Overview

A manager hires Ray, off the books, to paint all the power towers in a 15-mile stretch of high-tension wires outside Sheffield. Ray's crew of men are friends, especially Ray with Steve, a young Romeo. Into the mix comes Gerry, an Australian with a spirit of adventure and mountain climbing skills. She wants a job, and against the others' advice, who don't want a woman on the job, Ray hires her. Then she and Ray fall in love. He asks her to marry him, gives her a ring. Steve's jealous; Ray's ex-wife complains that he spends on Gerry, not his own kids, and she predicts that Gerry won't stay around. Plus, there's pressure to finish the job fast. Economics, romance, and wanderlust spark the end.

Cast

Pete Postlethwaite

Ray

Rachel Griffiths

Gerry

N/A

James Thornton

Steve

Andy Serkis

Bob

Lennie James

Shovel

Rob Jarvis

Weasel

Alan Williams

Frank

Steve Huison

Derek

N/A

Sharon Bower

Lyn

Emma Cunniffe

Barmaid

David Webber

Billy