
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

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

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