
A morality tale of xenophobia, religious prejudice, mob violence, poverty, and their effect on two children in Liverpool during the Depression. When a shipyard closes, Liam and Teresa's dad loses his job. Liam, who's about 8, making his first Holy Communion, gets a regular dose of fire and brimstone at church. Teresa, about 13, has a job as a maid to the Jewish family that owns the closed shipyard. The lady of that house is having an affair, and Teresa becomes an accomplice. Liam stutters terribly, especially when troubled. Dad comes under the sway of the Fascists, who blame cheap Irish labor and Jewish owners. A Molotov cocktail brings things to a head.
Dad

Mum
Liam
Con

Teresa

Mrs. Abernathy

Father Ryan
Mrs Samuels

Jane Samuels
Aggie

Tom

David

Mr Samuels
Pawnbroker

Lofty
Lizzie
Lizzie's Husband
Nunney
Nunney's Husband
Black shirt

Little Micky

Big Micky
Clubman
Gaffer
Man at Political Rally
Teacher (uncredited)

Policeman (uncredited)