The story goes that Tim Roth got the lead role by accident. He stumbled into the theater where auditions were being held as he was looking to borrow a bicycle pump.
Audio clips from the film feature prominently on the 2004 album 'Council Estate of Mind' by UK Hip Hop artist Skinnyman.
A scene, cut from the final version, shows 'Trevor' after he has been jailed, doing forced manual labour with other inmates in the ' Borstal' (Young Offenders Institute).