
Set against the turbulent mid 1980s of money, privatisation, unions and dramatic media evolution: A lifelong group of friends find themselves at the bad end of a redundancy pay-out and invest their savings into a racehorse, hoping that one final race can turn their fortunes around.

as Percy 'Smudge' Smith

as Shirley Baxter

as Threads

as Jago

as Mark 'Bax' Baxter

as Katie

as Martha

as Alfie Hobnails

as Mickey

as Natalie Cheam

as Johnny Gossamer

as Sefton Wallace

as Erica

as Becka

as Cheryl

as Sam The Soleman

as Gutsy George

as Harry 'The Horse' Fenton

as Lil

as George

as Phil

as Linton

as Lifeguard

as Vicar

as Ted