A tender love story about two adolescent young men set on a council estate in south london. Based on the play by jonathan harvey.  “superb… must see movie” – daily mirror a long, hot summer in south london and jamie is bunking off school more than usual, racing back to the tv and the flat in the vast council estate where he lives with his mother sandra. Also in the same block is jamie's classmate ste, sporty and athletic, but who nevertheless receives regular beatings from his father and brother. One night, to escape the violence, ste takes refuge in sandra's flat and sleeps head to toe with jamie. As sandra struggles with a job promotion and her relationship with her hippy dippy boyfriend tony, jamie and ste gradually discover their affection for each other.