Class clown Johnny and bookish Alan form an unlikely friendship in their final school year in 1977 Hackney. As they anxiously face an uncertain future after leaving, can their bond survive?

In Hackney in 1977, Johnny Jarvis and Alan Lipton become unlikely friends in their final year at school: Jarvis is the class clown, a popular lad with a talent for welding, while Lipton is a bookish dreamer who spends his time fabricating impressive exploits, pondering the future and fantasising about the father he's never met. As they leave school and anxiously embark on an uncertain future, can their friendship survive?—GusF