爱尔兰裔的丹尼·格林（雷·史蒂文森 Ray Stevenson 饰）出身于柯林伍德东区，在这片黑手党控制的街区里，格林从小就不断尝试挑战西西里孩子们的权威。1960年，当时在克利夫兰湖区码头工作的格林用暴力掌控了码头装卸工工会，从此他和一班帮手半公开的盗窃货物，敲诈勒索。克利夫兰警方不得不将格林收押，终止了他日益发展的犯罪事业。出狱后的格林另谋出路，为了统一垃圾车业务他选择与黑手党合作。声名鹊起的格林不再骚扰普通人，反而乐善好施打抱不平，这令其赢得了“罗宾汉”的称号。然而格林与黑手党不久即因利益分配发生冲突，引发了一连串疯狂的炸弹袭击……
Single-mother Sandra (Clare Dunne) escapes her abusive partner with her two young children, only to find herself trapped in temporary accommodation. After months of struggling, she draws inspiration from one of her daughter’s bedtime stories and hits upon the idea of self-building an affordable home. She finds an architect who provides her with plans and is offered land by Peggy (Harriet Walter), a woman she cleans for. Aido (Conleth Hill), a building contractor, appears willing to help too. But as her past rears its head, in the form of Gary (Ian Lloyd Anderson), her possessive ex, and as bureaucrats fight back against her independent spirit, will Sandra be able to rebuild her life from the ground up
