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In the midst of the Hull Prison riot of 1976 Singe and Yebsley declare the roof of 'A-wing' to be for 'Hull Kids only', and set about enjoying the sunshine, chucking sweets to the kids in Southgates Lane, and making money. Singe, the 'A-wing bookie, has the only television that s not been trashed, there s a full card at Haydock, and Declan and those Irish boys like to gamble. But Singe s runner, Yebsley, can t concentrate on his work because he s fallen in love with a girl in Newtown Court Flats, and has to hide from 'Mad Hatchet Jack who has a score to settle, and an axe with which to settle it. This fictional account of the Hull Prison Riot takes us 'up on roof' and into the comic and tragic lives of the Hull men doing bird alongside the 'Category A' prisoners of the IRA, the Richardson gang, and the Angry Brigade

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Author: Richard Bean