Kathy Burke truly makes the film memorable with her intense portrayal of Valerie. She shares a home with her rough husband Raymond (Ray Winstone) and her constantly anxious brother Billy (Charlie Creed-Miles). All three have issues with drugs and alcohol, but when Raymond accuses his brother-in-law of theft, he throws him out, forcing him to seek shelter from his mother Janet (Laila Morse), who provides a place to sl…