- Title: Lock Up Your Sons
- Date: 23rd October 2003
- Summary: The craze for British teenage boys doing highly reckless jackass style back yard wrestling in Essex. Film that looks at this craze, the way these teenage boys access risk and achievement and their parents often surprisingly supportive attitudes. Directed by Ben Channon (who did The Youngest DJ)
- Description:Lock Up Your Sons This documentary examines a little-know subculture of British teenagers who gather in 'Federations' to fight and hurt each other known as Backyard Wrestling (BYW). This 'sport' contains all the ritual and commentary of a WWF bout,but the fighters use an array of weapons including light tubes,planks wrapped in barbed wire and boards covered in thumbtacks. The carnage is filmed,and highlights posted on the net for a growing army of fans. Using the boys' own words and experiences the film explores the complex psychological and sociological issues surrounding the fighting. Produced and Directed by: Ben Chanan
- Broadcaster:Channel 4
- Collection: Channel 4
- Genre:Documentary and Factual
- Producer:Firecracker Films Ltd.
- Programme Episode:Episode 1
- Transmission Date:23/10/2003
- Rights:Worldwide
- Decade: 2000s