Against the backdrop of Thatcher’s Britain, Alan experiences sexual awakenings, battles with bullies and navigates the highs and lows of fourth division football.
It's the day of reckoning - Northampton Town are all abuzz and anticipation of a promotion to the Third Division is in the air, but Alan is completely miserable.
With the stress of the Cobblers trying to stay top of the league taking its toll, Christine strong-arms Graham into having a caravan mini-break in Great Yarmouth.
A sex education lesson strikes fear into Alan's heart while an impending testosterone-fuelled school disco gets him all hot and bothered - and not in a good way.
A vicious stray Alsatian in the close forces the Carrs to have some unexpected quality time together, but the front room starts to resemble a pressure cooker.
The Close has a problem with knickers being snatched from washing lines and windows being peeped into, so Alan eagerly decides to play detective, even if it clashes with his 12th birthday.
It's 1987 and Northampton Town are leading Division 4, but the bullies are still making Alan's life a misery, while peer pressure forces him to accept a challenge, leading him into the murky world of fake IDs.
Against the backdrop of Thatcher’s Britain, Alan experiences sexual awakenings, battles with bullies and navigates the highs and lows of fourth division football.
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