Stevie, fresh from prison in Scotland, finds a job on a London construction site. The working conditions are poor and most of the men are working under aliases, due to immigration status and to not conflict with their "signing on" for unemployment benefits. Some coworkers help Stevie secure housing, squatting in a council estate. Then Stevie meets Susan, from Ireland, who's struggling to be a professional singer.
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| Directing | Ken Loach | Director |
| Writing | Bill Jesse | Screenplay |
| Camera | Barry Ackroyd | Director of Photography |
| Art | Martin Johnson | Production Design |
| Directing | Valerie Croft | Continuity |
| Sound | Bob Withey | Sound Recordist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Wendy Knowles | Costume Design |
| Editing | Jonathan Morris | Editor |
| Production | Sally Hibbin | Producer |
| Camera | Paul Chedlow | Still Photographer |
| Sound | Stewart Copeland | Music |
