Billy's tough working father is a typical northern bloke who likes beer boxing and a good plate of drippin' sandwiches. The whole film is one big stereotype really, but a very real and truthful stereotype. I have lived up north in the UK and it can indeed be a bit bleak with little job prospects for youngsters (no offence to the north).
The whole plot could be the tale of many many northern born men within England at any point in time really. Naturally this disgusts his strong proud father and gets him into trouble for disobeying. On the other hand Billy discovers his love for dancing in ballet and wants to follow that path. His dad obviously wants more for his boy with the possibility of boxing but he knows the pit beckons. Billy is destined to become a miner like his older brother and father and is pretty much forced to take part in boxing at school by his father. Set in north eastern England around 1984-85 during the miners strikes against a powerful Thatcher led Conservative regime.errr I mean government. The tale of a humble miners son whose aspirations to become a male ballet dancer are frowned upon by his blue collar father and similar blue collar brother. I think this film may have been one of the first to kick start that trend as it were, can't quite remember. One of many films that has become a great success and followed on with even greater success as a musical theatrical production. The film that started it all.well for this particular franchise/story that is.
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