On the outskirts of Birmingham and the margins of society the Billingham family perform extreme rituals and break social taboos as they muddle through a life decided by factors beyond their control. At times shocking and laced with an unsettling humor, three episodes unfold as a powerful evocation of the experience of growing up in a Black Country council flat.
Genres: Drama
Keywords: 1980s , alcoholic , birmingham , budgerigar , council-estate , neglected-child , tape-recorder , working-class