Sutcliffe

But on the other, Hollywood actor Stephen Dorff, playing the film's lead character of original Beatles bass player and artist Stuart Sutcliffe, who died of a brain haemorrhage aged just 21, provided an uncanny likeness.

Parent Georgia Sutcliffe said: "I think it's galvanising all the parents. That's what so wonderful about the school is that it's in the middle of Soho, it's got a great pool of people who are helping and encouraging everyone with the funding issue, which I'm sure we'll sort out."

Only Herbert Sutcliffe, almost 100 years ago, got there faster for England.

Only the great Herbert Sutcliffe got there faster for England.

Passing sentence, Judge Sutcliffe QC, said: "Each one of you must have known that the reward for success would be very high and the penalty for failure would be high as well."