Birmingham, England, c. 1973: industrial strikes, bad pop music, corrosive class warfare, adolescent angst, ira bombings. Four friends: a class clown who stoops very low for a laugh; a confused artist enthralled by guita...Birmingham, England, c. 1973: industrial strikes, bad pop music, corrosive class warfare, adolescent angst, ira bombings. Four friends: a class clown who stoops very low for a laugh; a confused artist enthralled by guitar rock; an earnest radical with socialist leanings; and a quiet dreamer obsessed with poetry, god, and the prettiest girl in school.