Tomo (Thomas Turgoose) has run away to London from a lonely, difficult life in the Midlands. Through a chance encounter he meets Marek (Piotr Jagiello), a Polish immigrant living with his father in Somers Town, central London. Unknown to his father, Marek begins hiding Tomo in his flat and the two boys go on little adventures, stealing clothes from a launderette and earning money from an eccentric neighbour, Graham (Perry Benson) while sharing a growing obsession for Maria, the French waitress at their local café. Adrift in an adult world, the two develop a mutual trust and acceptance through their unlikely friendship.

BAFTA award-winning Shane Meadows follows up his highly acclaimed This is England (which also starred young Thomas Turgoose) and re-unites with his regular writing partner Paul Fraser with Somers Town,which has already won its two young leads the Best Actor prizes at the Tribeca Film Festival and the Michael Powell Award for Best Film at Edinburgh.

Somers Town has been announced for a UK DVD release on 12th January 2009 by Optimum Home Entertainment at the RRP of £17.99. Extra features will include:

• Interview with Shane Meadows, Thomas Turgoose, Piotr Jagiello and Perry Benson;
• Shane Meadows Masterclass at Tribeca Film Festival;
• TV spots;
• Trailer.