Strayman, a spontaneous poet, is landlord to a pack of stray dogs. Unable to resist another of life's strays, he hooks up with Strumpet, a shy, homeless girl with an extraordinary gift for music. After Strayman's neighbour overhears them singing, the three set off for London - Strayman's dogs in tow - in search of fame, fortune, and Top Of The Pops.
Direction
Boyle's kinetic energy crammed into 72 minutes of pure momentum
Acting
Eccleston commits fully to unhinged poetic madness
Sound
Jenna G's raw vocals that somehow justify the whole journey
Director
Danny Boyle
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot in just 12 days for BBC television with a budget so tiny Boyle called it 'guerrilla filmmaking.'
Made during Boyle's '90s hot streak but buried until streaming resurrections; it's basically his lost punk rock demo tape.
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