The story of young black man, Nicky Burkett, who is trying to keep on the straight and narrow after a spell in prison. Helping to motivate him are his son Danny and Noreen, a beautiful woman in his life. But he is drawn back to violence when he inadvertently crosses the wrong guy on the mean streets

The story of young black man, Nicky Burkett, who is trying to keep on the straight and narrow after a spell in prison. Helping to motivate him are his son Danny and Noreen, a beautiful woman in his life. But he is drawn back to violence when he inadvertently crosses the wrong guy on the mean streets of London's Walthamstow district.