A student faced with an ultimatum to find £5 by morning - or lose his girlfriend - searches for friends he can tap and discovers that the crises in their lives are even greater than his own.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| TTom MarshallPeter | Peter |
 Miriam MargolyesVeronica | Veronica |
 John BettPaul | Paul |
 Eileen NicholasMary | Mary |
 Bill PatersonLuke | Luke |
 Niall TóibínIrishman | Irishman |
| GGordon ReidMark | Mark |
 Alex NortonJohn | John |
| JJohn McGlynnMatthew | Matthew |
| RReginald TsiboePercival | Percival |
| DDavid BannermanFirst youth | First youth |
| RRonnie LethamSecond youth | Second youth |
| PPaul KellyThird youth | Third youth |
| MMichael MaloneFourth youth | Fourth youth |
| AAnn Scott-JonesBermaid | Bermaid |
| PPhil McCallElectricity Man | Electricity Man |
 Freddie BoardleyYoung Man | Young Man |
| KKen HendersonPoliceman | Policeman |
 Mary RiggansTelephone Operator | Telephone Operator |