Two London boys form an unlikely alliance as they both begin falling for the same girl. Shane Meadows' films include Twenty Four Seven (1997), A Room For Romeo Brass (1999), Once Upon A Time In The Midlands (2002) and This Is England (2007). He won the Directors Guild of Great Britain award for Dead Man's Shoes in 2005. The film was also Bafta-nominated for Best British Film. Somers Town features This Is England star Thomas Turgoose.