The story revolves around Jonny (Jonny Lee Miller) who is stuck in a boring job as a courier. He is called into his supervisor's office one morning and told that with a bit of hard work and dedication he can get promoted to a supervisor's position in about ten years time. Jonny decides that he cannot stay in this dead-end job one day longer so he calls his good friend Jude (Jude Law) and asks to be introduced to his uncle Ray (Ray Winstone) who is the boss of a North London gang. Jonny is accepted into the gang and in order to try and make a name for himself decides to cause a bit of trouble with the South London firm without Ray's knowledge. Jonny, in between stealing a load of cocaine and knocking off two guys, builds up a hatred for one of the rival gang members, Matthew (Rhys Ifans). The two then play a game of cat and mouse with each other which ends with dire consequences.
