In 1997 Reading, 13-year-old Simon Doonan and his best friend Kylie dream of escaping their dreary suburban surroundings and moving to cosmopolitan London 'to live amongst the beautiful people'.
Luke Ward-Wilkinson
Simon Doonan
Layton Williams
Kylie Parkinson
Olivia Colman
Debbie Doonan
Aidan McArdle
Andy Doonan
Samuel Barnett
Adult Simon Doonan
Sophie Ash
Ashlene Doonan
Sarah Niles
Reba Parkinson
Meera Syal
Aunty Hayley