In a suburb of London, young Jamie is escaping sport hours, to avoid being the victim of his comrades. Young Ste, his neighbor, is beaten by his father, and comes to sleep overnight. They discover new feelings, sleeping in the same bed.
A tender love story set during a hot summer on a South-East London housing estate. Jamie, a relatively unpopular lad who bunks off school to avoid football, lives next door to Ste, a more popular athletic lad but who is frequently beaten up by his father and older brother. Such an episode of violence brings Jamie and Ste together: Sandra (Jamie's mum) offers refugee to Ste, who has to 'top-and-tail' with Jamie. Hence, the story tells of their growing attraction for one another, from initial lingering glances to their irrefutable love, which so magnificently illustrated at the end of the film. In deals with the tribulations of coming to terms with their sexuality and of others finding out, in light of Sandra's unwavering loyalty and defence of Jamie and the fear of repercussion should Ste's family find out. The plot is set against sub-texts of Sandra's desire to manage her own pub...
Written by Mark Edwards <me93fm@soton.ac.uk>
Cameo:
[Jonathan Harvey]
Screenwriter appears as the Wheelchair Queen in the scene in the Gloucester pub.
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Goofs
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers):
Mama Cass Elliot did not die from choking on a ham sandwich. She had a heart attack. There was a partially eaten sandwich in the room when she died, but she didn't choke on it.
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Quotes
Ste:
You always wear glasses when you read? Jamie:
Supposed to. Ste:
But you don't at school. Jamie:
It's hardly fetching, is it? Ste:
Nah, looks all right. Jamie:
Really? Ste:
I'm tellin' ya. Jamie:
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