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
as Sammy Nelson
Shirley Henderson
as Pauline McPherson
Michael Carter
as Peter Nelson
Mary McCusker
as Mary Nelson
Billy Connolly
as Game Show Host/Busker
Marianne Faithfull
as Woman in Crowd
Ricky Ross
as Deacon Blue/Singer in Bar
Lorraine McIntosh
as Deacon Blue/Girl in Graveyard
Graeme Kelling
as Deacon Blue
James Prime
as Deacon Blue
Ewen Vernal
as Deacon Blue
Douglas Vipond
as Deacon Blue