Destiny is angry with her father, Gaz, and skips school. She brings her best friend, Cal, with her. On a whim, the two steal a car, but the excitement is short-lived when they discover an unwanted passenger.
The marriage of Dave and his successful wife Jean is under severe strain. He then becomes friends with twelve-year-old Twiglet, a boy to whom he becomes a father figure.
Working as a guard at the psychiatric hospital, Gaz oversteps his duties when he discovers the talented graffiti artist Anto in the service and decides to help him regain his creativity.
After borrowing money and secretly re-mortgaging everything he owns with Dennis, Lomper returns from Amsterdam with a valuable package in his luggage. His goal is to earn money to win back Dennis' respect.
As the northern rain pours down, Darren spots Kurdish asylum seekers Silvan and his son Hasan being evicted from the house next door. War is declared when Silvan believes that Darren is the cause of their expulsion.
At the employment office, Horse goes berserk. He threatens drastic measures in hopes of drawing attention to what happens to people like him who have worked all their lives and receive no help in their old age.
Robert Carlyle
Gaz
Mark Addy
Dave
Lesley Sharp
Jean
Hugo Speer
Guy
Paul Barber
Horse