When milkman Jimmy Connelly accidentally puts Britain's contender for the World title out of action, he is propelled from amateur boxer to the world stage and announced as the replacement contender for the championship fight.

Orlando Bloom
as Jimmy Connelly

Omid Djalili
as Herbie Bush

Michael Lerner
as Artie Cohen

Michael Peña
as Jose Mendez

Tamer Hassan
as Pete Wright

Rafe Spall
as Stan Parlour

Mark Heap
as Sebastian Gore-Brown

Frank Harper
as Clive Connelly

Billie Piper
as Angel

Ronni Ancona
as Pat Connelly