Tales of the Suburbs

As a boy growing up in the Black Country—drained grey by Mrs Thatcher''s steely policies—Jamie dreams of escape to a magical metropolis where he can rub shoulders with the mythical creatures who inhabit the pages of his Smash Hits. Though his hometown is not without characters and Jamie''s life not without dramas—courtesy of a cast of West Midlands divas led by his mother, Gloria. Her one-liners a...