Riff-Raff

Riff-Raff

95 mins | Drama, Comedy | June 21, 1991

Stevie, fresh from prison in Scotland, finds a job on a London construction site. The working conditions are poor and most of the men are working under aliases, due to immigration status and to not conflict with their "signing on" for unemployment benefits. Some coworkers help Stevie secure housing, squatting in a council estate. Then Stevie meets Susan, from Ireland, who's struggling to be a professional singer.

Riff-Raff

95 mins | Drama, Comedy | June 21, 1991

Riff-Raff
Stevie, fresh from prison in Scotland, finds a job on a London construction site. The working conditions are poor and most of the men are working under aliases, due to immigration status and to not conflict with their "signing on" for unemployment benefits. Some coworkers help Stevie secure housing, squatting in a council estate. Then Stevie meets Susan, from Ireland, who's struggling to be a professional singer.
IMDb rating 7.0
Producers Parallax Pictures, Channel 4 Television
Original title Riff-Raff
Directors Valerie Croft, Ken Loach
Writers Bill Jesse

Cast

Robert Carlyle

as Stevie

Emer McCourt

as Susan

George Moss

as Mo

Jimmy Coleman

as Shem

Ricky Tomlinson

as Larry

David Finch

as Kevin

Peter Mullan

as Jake

Ade Sapara

as Fiaman

Derek Young

as Desmonde

Bill Moores

as Smurph

Willie Ross

as Gus Siddon

Luke Kelly

as Ken Jones

Gary Lammin

as Mick (as Garrie J. Lammin)

Dean Perry

as Wilf

Terry Bird

as Van Driver

John Kazek

as Robert

Maureen Carr

as Ellen

Angela Morant

as Estate Agent

Vicky Murdock

as Medical Secretary

Tracy Brabin

as Singer

Debra Gillett

as Singer

Benjamin Lush

as Singer

Jayne Mackenzie

as Singer

Johanne Murdock

as Singer

David Alder

as Director

David Taegar

as Producer

Dominic Barlow

as Pianist

Terry Duggan

as Boss in Office

Jimmy Batten

as Man Buying Kango

Dylan O'Mahony

as Youth

Brian Coyle

as Youth

Stuart Peveril

as Youth

James Macdonald

as Funeral Director

Mike Hayden

as Security Guard (as Mike Haydon)

Lila Cherif

as Estate Agent's Client

Joumana Gill

as Estate Agent's Client

Zohra El Harrack

as Estate Agent's Client