Anyone expecting to see another of comedian Lenny Henry's popular comic characters is in for a short, sharp shock from the opening scene in this grim and unrelenting anti-drug drama when he shoves a broken bottle into a rival drug dealer's face. And anyone expecting yet another cuddly fat character like his pope in 'The Pope Must Die' from Robbie Coltrane is in for an eye-opener as his ex-gangster drug counsellor carries out a Kray twins-style beating on Henry's character to knock some sense into him. Both actors are a revelation in controversial roles well removed from their established image. Written by Al Hunter, who also penned The Firm, the film was inspired by the extraordinary true story of a football team founded to help addicts kick their habit. The scenes of drug abuse, its aftermath and actual drug-taking - including Henry inhaling crack - are among the strongest ever seen on TV and even rival the most harrowing of cinema films, including Robbie Benson's Crack in the Mirror. It is a laudable anti-drug statement.


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