| Part 1 of the 2009 movie based on Kevin Sampson's novel of the same name. "Paul Carty (Nicky Bell LIFE ON MARS, CREEP) is a teenager driven out of his mind with boredom. Living a dull, suburban existence in the shadow of his dead mother and grieving father, Paul craves excitement and that's exactly what he finds when he meets Elvis (Liam Boyle ROBIN HOOD, SPOOKS) who introduces him to a gang known as The Pack. But all is not what it seems and Paul soon discovers that Elvis is disenchanted by The Pack and for all it stands. Although Elvis does his utmost to dissuade Paul from joining the gang, recognising a kinship between them that seems impossible with the other 'nobodies' within, Paul is drawn into the group by his fascination with their dark and vicious world. [D-Man2010] Drama set in Birkenhead in 1979. Nicky Bell stars as 19-year-old Paul Carty, a bored, middle-class, junior civil servant who becomes involved in 'The Pack', a gang of 'casuals' who live for drugs, music, casual sex, football, fighting and, perhaps most importantly, fashion - specifically Fred Perry shirts, Lois jeans and Adidas Forest Hills trainers. As his intense relationship with fellow Pack member Elvis (Liam Boyle) begins to verge on the destructive, Paul finds himself plunged into a dark and violent world from which he cannot escape." - IMDB |
