BEAUTIFUL THING ( English )

Barmaid and single mum, Sandra, is struggling to bring up her son Jamie in a council flat at Thamesmead housing estate, on London's outskirts. She's a tough nut, and naturally concerned to find that the boy has been skipping school to avoid bullying by his classmates. On one side lives another distraught mother, with a drop-out daughter who's only interest seems to be listening to Mama Cass at full volume. The other neighbours are an all male trio consisting of an alcoholic father, one son who is a petty crook, and a younger son, Ste. Ste is one of the 'blokes' at school and football, and normally wouldn't let on that he knows Jamie.Then one night after he's bashed by his brother, the motherly Sandra takes him in. The only problem is that the two boys will have to 'top and tail' in a single bed. I don't think I have to tell you where the story goes from there! The Mamas And Papas soundtrack adds enormously to the feelgood factor of this film, as do Leah's hilarious antics and Sandra's stoner/hippy boyfriend.One for the true romantics.