This is a feel-good comedy-drama which tells the story of a bullied teenager’s rocky journey out of childhood and into adulthood without ever taking its tongue out of its cheek.

Like most teenagers, Jimmy Grimble dreams of a life for himself. However, unlike most teenagers, he has some ancient footware to step into and, as a result, his dreams become reality. Well, sort of … Produced by Jeremy Bolt, Sarah Radclyffe and Alison Jackson, the film marks the feature debut of acclaimed television director John Hay, who co-wrote the screenplay with Simon Mayle and Rik Carmichael.

It combines the starpower of three of Britain’s top actors – Robert Carlyle, Ray Winstone and Gina McKee – with the youthful enthusiasm of newcomer Lewis McKenzie, whose natural charm and instinctive acting skill mark him out as a formidable new talent.

Jimmy Grimble

Fifteen-year-old Jimmy Grimble (LEWIS McKENZIE) dreams of being a professional footballer. The only problem is that when he plays in front of anyone, his confidence disappears, his technique and co-ordination abandon him. That’s not Jimmy’s only problem – at school, he’s victimised by Gorgeous Gordon Burley (BOBBY POWER), the school bully; he’s fallen for new girl Sara (SAMIA GHADIE) but gets tongue-tied whenever he sees her; and at home, his mum Donna (GINA McKEE) has just broken up with Harry (RAY WINSTONE), a genial, good-hearted man who has inspired Jimmy to become a Manchester City fan. Needless to say, being a City fan in a school full of Manchester United supporters doesn’t make life any easier. One day, Jimmy meets a homeless woman (JANE LAPOTAIRE) who gives him a tatty old pair of football and says that when he puts them on, he will play as well as Robbie Brewer, the famous player they once belonged to.

Now, Jimmy’s a streetwise, 21st century kid from Manchester and he knows exactly what to do when a mad old woman gives him a pair of "mysterious" boots – throw them away. However, fate intervenes and to his acute embarrassment he finds himself having to wear them in a school’s cup match – a match in which he scores the goal of a lifetime!