Made for British TV, the film was also released in cinemas in some countries and at festivals.
Gary Oldman suffered an eye injury on the set after one day at the rehearsal space (a factory) he and Tim Roth were throwing milk bottles around and suddenly Roth threw it up and it hit a fluorescent lighting strip which hit Gary.
At the time this film was made, Phil Daniels was by far the most famous name in the cast, having already appeared in youth orientated films like Quadrophenia (1979) and Scum. Tim Roth, Gary Oldman, Alfred Molina and Pam Ferris were all unknowns at the time.
Gary Oldman and Alfred Molina went on to portray real-life gay lovers in 1987's "Prick Up Your Ears", a biographical drama based on the tumultuous relationship of playwright Joe Orton (Oldman) and his partner, actor, writer and collagist Kenneth Halliwell (Molina.)
This film is part of the Criterion Collection, spine #890.