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.
Movie tag line: "Sometimes in life, the odds are in your favour."
Production companies:
Character: Percy 'Smudge' Smith
Character: Shirley Baxter
Character: Threads
Character: Jago
Character: Mark 'Bax' Baxter
Character: Katie
Character: Martha
Character: Alfie Hobnails
Character: Mickey
Character: Natalie Cheam
Character: Johnny Gossamer
Character: Sefton Wallace
Character: Erica
Character: Becka
Character: Cheryl
Character: Sam The Soleman
Character: Gutsy George
Character: Harry 'The Horse' Fenton
Character: Lil
Character: George
Character: Phil
Character: Linton
Character: Lifeguard
Character: Vicar
Character: Ted