Julie Brown

Un hombre en proceso de rehacer su vida recibe consejos de un benefactor inesperado, el ex jugador de fútbol Eric Cantona.

Tommy is a vacuum cleaner salesman gripped by the fever of closing the deal. He lives on puffa rice stored in his glove compartment, listens to motivation tapes of his own voice shouting 'Sell, sell, fucking sell' and his punters are up to their eyes in debt. Even Tommy admits his 'soul's in holes'. He's sure the Golden Vac (the holy grail of vacuum salesmanship) can be his - if only he hadn't been saddled with Pete, a meek sales trainee trying to help his girlfriend quit stripping.

Jimmy Grimble is a shy Manchester school boy. At school he is constantly being bullied by the other kids, and at home he has to face his mother's new boyfriend. However, through football, and some special boots, he manages to gain the confidence to succeed and leads his school football team towards the final of the local schools cup.

Bob (Bruce Jones), trabajador en paro, vive con su mujer Anne (Julie Brown) y su hija Coleen (Gemma Phoenix) en un barrio pobre del norte de Inglaterra. Aunque su situación económica es muy precaria, fiel a las tradiciones católicas, hará lo que sea necesario para que su hija lleve un bonito vestido el día de su Primera Comunión.