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Overview

Set against the turbulent mid 1980s of money, privatisation, unions and dramatic media evolution: A lifelong group of friends find themselves at the bad end of a redundancy pay-out and invest their savings into a racehorse, hoping that one final race can turn their fortunes around.

Cast

Bob Hoskins

Percy 'Smudge' Smith

Jenny Agutter

Shirley Baxter

Phil Davis

Threads

Vincent Regan

Jago

N/A

Calum MacNab

Mark 'Bax' Baxter

Emily Atack

Katie

Rita Tushingham

Martha

Dudley Sutton

Alfie Hobnails

Jason Maza

Mickey

Kate Magowan

Natalie Cheam

Terry Stone

Johnny Gossamer

Perry Benson

Sefton Wallace