A story of inner-city poverty from director Ken Loach. Unemployed and penniless, Bob (Bruce Jones) is desperate to earn enough money to pay for his daughter Coleen's (Gemma Phoenix) communion dress. Unable to raise the cash any other way, he ends up borrowing from a vicious loan shark who then proceeds to terrorise Bob's wife and threaten further violence. As the communion approaches, the family seemed locked into an impossible situation.
Director: Ken Loach
Producer: Sally Hibbin
Writer: Jim Allen
Music: Stewart Copeland
Production Design: Martin Johnson
Director Photography: Barry Ackroyd
Actor: Bruce Jones
Actor: Karen Henthorn
Actor: Lee Brennan
Actor: Ricky Tomlinson
Actor: Ronnie Ravey
Actor: Julie Brown
Actor: Jonathan James
Actor: Tom Hickey
Actor: Mike Fallon
Actor: Gemma Phoenix
Cinematographer: Barry Ackroyd