Betty and her daughter Corinna are introduced to the harsh seacoaling way of life by Ray, an ex-seacoaler returning from a job with ICI. His offer of a caravan on a cliff top and promises of the Klondyke that awaits them at least seem preferable to the violent marriage she has left behind. The film sets Betty's struggle for survival against the wider struggles of the seacoaling community, surviving on the fringes of capitalism. Despite the exploitation by a local entrepreneur, run-ins with dole snoops and School Board men and the ever encroaching regulations of a hostile council, their lives retain a kind of anarchic romance, which is reflected in the film's lyrical style.
as Betty
as Corrina
as Joe
as Man in Dole
as Counter Clerk
as Ronnie
as DHSS Investigator
as Woman in Dole
as Mother's Voice
as Critch
as Val
as Stan
as Taity
as John
as Rosie
as Brian
as Alison
as Helen
as Rockers
as Nini
as Ray
