Centring on the activities of a gang of assorted criminals and, in particular, their leader – a vicious young hoodlum known as "Pinkie" – the film's main thematic concern is the criminal underbelly evident in inter-war Brighton.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Richard AttenboroughPinkie Brown | Pinkie Brown |
 Hermione BaddeleyIda Arnold | Ida Arnold |
 William HartnellDallow | Dallow |
 Nigel StockCubitt | Cubitt |
 Wylie WatsonSpicer | Spicer |
 Carol MarshRose Brown | Rose Brown |
 Harcourt WilliamsPrewitt | Prewitt |
 Virginia WinterJudy | Judy |
 Reginald PurdellFrank | Frank |
 George CarneyPhil Corkery | Phil Corkery |
| CCharles GoldnerColleoni | Colleoni |
 Alan WheatleyFred Hale | Fred Hale |
| LLina BarrieMolly | Molly |
| JJoan Sterndale-BennettDelia | Delia |
| HHarry RossBrewer | Brewer |
| CCampbell CopelinPolice Inspector | Police Inspector |
 Marianne StoneWaitress | Waitress |
| NNorman WatsonRacecourse Evangelist | Racecourse Evangelist |
 Constance SmithSinger (uncredited) | Singer (uncredited) |
 Pamela CundellPierrot Artiste | Pierrot Artiste |
| GGeorge SpenceMan at Races (uncredited) | Man at Races (uncredited) |