Walking And Talking

Islington, 1979. Young Kathy Burke is about to introduce us to her life as a fourteen year old desperate to get in to a drama club, listen to punk music all day and hang out with her best friend, Mary. As Kathy and Mary walk home from school it becomes evident that Mary is keeping a secret.

Kathy sits waiting for Mary to arrive while listening to her mix tape but has an unfortunate run in with Fred the Ted and his gang. She makes the fatal error of disrespecting Elvis and Fred smashes her tape machine and tape. Mary tries to cheer her up in the aftermath and they make their way towards the secret gig that Kathy has heard about on the radio.

Kathy and Mary bunk off school to go and look for ghosts at the home of murdered playwright Joe Orton. On their way they decide to get an ice cream and meet the rather strange ice cream man, Icarus (who has changed his name by deed poll).

Kathy is hugely excited because she has got in to the drama club she has been desperate to attend. Kathy and Mary have to try and get Mary's confiscated 'Larry' necklace back off the nuns. Mary makes Kathy promise to keep a secret and reveals she has accidentally accepted Larry's marriage proposal and then begs Kathy to dump Larry for her.