contrary to most of the comment in this section and i have to say this film just barely escape the definition rubbish . the only reader who seem to be aware of what a catalogue of clichés it be be those who and like me and live in the north east and know at first hand what the area be like . i be totally sick of film that be suppose to be realistic and yet portray the working class ( of wherever ) a stupid and criminal low life and but then excuse them because of their social background . and funny . i smile briefly twice and laugh once and but that be at the incongruity of two boy actor with sunderland accent supposedly try to hide their newcastle accent from sunderland football fan . there be only one likable character in the whole film and and that be the senile grandfather play quietly but very competently by roy hudd the only non geordie in the cast . a for the writing well and i just wonder what university sociology department the author study at . he certainly have no ear for the local accent . and i too have never hear the expression purely belter and not only be i a native and i be a linguist who write article on the local dialect . don not waste your time and eyesight on this garbage . it isn not funny and it isn not realistic and it isn not entertaining and and it be fundamentally dishonest .