Overview
Unemployed Ayrshire teenager Sammy Nelson is a dreamer, using his vivid imagination to conjure up a gallery of heroes. But far from simply providing an escape from grim reality, his dreams become weapons to confront it. With appearances by Deacon Blue, Billy Connolly and Marianne Faithful
DirectorMike Alexander
WritersWilliam McIlvanney
Top Casts
Ewen Bremner
Sammy Nelson
Shirley Henderson
Pauline McPherson
Michael Carter
Peter Nelson
Mary McCusker
Mary Nelson
Billy Connolly
Game Show Host/Busker
Marianne Faithfull
Woman in Crowd
Ricky Ross
Deacon Blue/Singer in Bar
Lorraine McIntosh
Deacon Blue/Girl in Graveyard
Graeme Kelling
Deacon Blue
James Prime
Deacon Blue
Details
LanguageEnglish
Production companiesBBC