Adult。brothers。Mark。and。Colin。Pollock。still。live。with。their。parents。Frank。and。Mavis。Pollock。in。a。small。apartment。in。the。projects。of。London's。east。end。in。what。is。a。collective。depressed。and。unhappy。existence.。The。three。men。of。the。household。are。all。on。the。dole,。each。doing。little。to。find。gainful。employment.。Between。the。brothers,。Mark。is。the。smart。aleck,。who。calls。his。parents。by。their。given。names。to。irk。them,。and。who。hangs。out。with。a。bunch。of。hooligans。as。he。refers。to。himself。and。his。friends,。such。as。a。skinhead。named。Coxy.。Although。never。medically。diagnosed。as。such,。Colin。is。seemingly。emotionally。slow.。Colin。likes。to。hang。out。with。Mark。and。his。friends。in。his。want。to。be。accepted,。especially。as。Mark。tells。him。that。a。neighborhood。girl。named。Hayley。is。interested。him.。The。family。rarely。socializes。with。Mavis'。sister。and。brother-in-law,。Barbara。and。John,。who。live。a。middle。to。upper。middle。class。and。seemingly。perfect。existence。in。the。suburbs。of。Chigwell.。Although。not。telling。them。to。their。face,。John。dislikes。his。relations。by。marriage,。believing。especially。Mark。to。be。brash。and。trashy.。A。unilateral。act。by。Barbara。leads。to。many。issues。within。the。extended。family。coming。to。the。surface,。most。specifically。the。true。happiness。of。the。marriage。between。Barbara。and。John,。and。what。Colin。is。truly。looking。for。to。be。happy。in。life.