The tradition in Britain is if you do anything about working-class people either they are scary or funny or it is a shame, it’s a pity… we must feel sorry for them.

The experiences I had of working-class life was of people enjoying themselves, having a laugh, having fun, having self-respect; they were in control of their own destines to an extent, and so I wanted to reflect that.

So you had a working-class environment where these people are sort of aristocracy in a way within their own community.