Thatcherism and the Irish troubles provide the backdrop for this study of Mick, a well-meaning youth in Sheffield, who has, unlike Dickens' Pip, no expectations. Mick lives with his parents, works on his motorbike, looks for work, and every two weeks gets his check from the dole. There are no jobs. His best mate Alan joins the army to fix tanks and is sent to Belfast to quell Catholics. At a disco, Mick meets Karen, who works at a shoe shop and lives with her recently-separated mom. Karen misses her dad. She offers Mick emotional stability and a route to adulthood; Alan pitches the army. Does Mick have a future?
Ken Loach
Director
Barry Hines
Writer
Graham Green
Michael 'Mick' Walsh
Carolyn Nicholson
Karen Lodge
Tony Pitts
Alan Wright
Roy Haywood
Phil
Phil Askham
Mr Walsh
Pam Darrell
Mrs Walsh
Tracey Goodlad
Julie
Patti Nicholls
Mrs Wright
Cilla Mason
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