Birmingham, England, c. 1973: a time of industrial strikes, bad pop music, corrosive class warfare, and adolescent angst. Amidst the chaos of IRA bombings and societal upheaval, four friends navigate the complexities of their teenage years.

Meet the class clown who stoops very low for a laugh, a confused artist enthralled by guitar rock, an earnest radical with socialist leanings, and a quiet dreamer obsessed with poetry, God, and the prettiest girl in school. Together, they hold on to one another as the world seems to self-destruct around them, guiding each other through the choppy waters of a decidedly ambiguous decade.