Beautiful Thing (1996) | Film4 Trailer

Two boys, Jamie (Glen Berry) and Ste (Scott Neal), are neighbours on a South London housing estate. One is dealing with his emerging homosexuality, the other with a brutal alcoholic bully of a father. But in spite of this, a sweet, tender love kindles between them. Directed by Hettie Macdonald (Doctor Who: ’Blink’, Hit & Miss), written by Jonathan Harvey (Gimme Gimme Gimme, Coronation Street), and also starring Ben Daniels, Tameka Empson and Meera Syal. A Film4 Production, released in the UK on 21st June