 Smith also played a small role in the film, as Arthur, a character whom Eddie Ginley (played by Albert Finney) consults about the gun before entering Liverpool Docks.In 1977 Smith wrote the screenplay for "Apaches", a short public information film (government-funded documentary) directed by John Mackenzie, about the dangers to children playing on farms.In the late 1970s Smith played the protagonist in two television plays directed by Stephen Frears