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
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Cast
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 Vernal
Deacon Blue
Douglas Vipond
Deacon Blue
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