w right ▁Alan ▁Ble as dale . ▁The ▁drama ▁is ▁notable ▁for ▁featuring ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁Liverpool ▁football ▁club ▁first - team ▁squad ▁of ▁that ▁era . ▁ ▁The ▁estate ▁parts ▁were ▁fil med ▁in ▁Long s ight , ▁Manchester , ▁on ▁the ▁' An son ▁Road ' ▁Est ate . ▁Also ▁some ▁scenes ▁were ▁fil med ▁in ▁W yth ens ha we ▁m 2 2 ▁Manchester . ▁ ▁S cul ly ' s ▁house ▁is ▁situated ▁on ▁Blue bell ▁Lane ▁in ▁H uy ton , ▁Kn ows ley , ▁Several ▁parts ▁were ▁also ▁fil med ▁on ▁roads ▁off ▁Princess ▁Drive , ▁D ove cot . ▁ ▁The ▁school ▁building ▁featured ▁is ▁the ▁' Cent ral ▁High ▁School ▁for ▁Boys ' ▁( dem ol ished ) ▁on ▁P ink ▁Bank ▁Lane , ▁which ▁is ▁off ▁Kir km ans h ul me ▁Lane ▁in ▁the ▁Belle ▁Vue / G orton ▁area ▁of ▁Manchester . ▁The ▁ex tras ▁used ▁in ▁the ▁school / class room ▁scenes ▁were ▁pup ils ▁of ▁the ▁school . ▁ ▁Francis ▁S cul ly ▁( play ed ▁by ▁Andrew ▁Sch of ield ) ▁is ▁a ▁te en age ▁boy ▁who ▁has ▁his ▁heart ▁set ▁on ▁gain ing ▁a ▁trial ▁match ▁for ▁Liverpool ▁to ▁hopefully ▁ful fil ▁his ▁amb ition ▁of ▁playing ▁for ▁the ▁club . ▁Francis , ▁in ▁every day ▁situations ▁during ▁his ▁w aking ▁hours , ▁occasionally ▁" se es " ▁famous ▁Liverpool ▁players ▁such ▁as ▁Ken ny ▁Dal g lish ▁when ▁they ▁are ▁not ▁really ▁there . ▁These ▁dream