A Glaswegian ex-convict gets a job on a London building site, and with nowhere to live, is forced to squat in an abandoned building. As he deals with homelessness and corrupt supervisors, his grim routine is brightened up by his relationship with a female singer - but she also harbours a dark secret. Ken Loach's drama, starring Robert Carlyle, Emer McCourt and Ricky Tomlinson.

Stevie, fresh from prison in Scotland, finds a job on a London construction site. The working conditions are poor and most of the men are working under aliases, due to immigration status and to not conflict with their "signing on" for unemployment benefits. Some coworkers help Stevie secure housing, squatting in a council estate. Then Stevie meets Susan, from Ireland, who's struggling to be a professional singer.