Northshields Stories

Fifteen-year-old Casey Murphy is lost in the fog of North Shields. Her life, fractured by family neglect, secrets, and a storm of bullying, seems to be spiralling out of control. When a drunken night out leads to a brutal attack by former friends, Casey's world begins to crack even further. But in the shadows, an unlikely ally waits: Mr McBride, a gruff but kind-hearted old boxer who sees in Casey a spark of resilience waiting to ignite. As Casey trains, finding strength in the ring and within herself, her family secrets begin to unravel. The past comes crashing into the present - a long-buried truth about the man who tore her family apart, and the unspoken pain that has festered between Casey, her father, and her sister. Haunted by Chloe, her ex-best friend turned tormentor, and fuelled by the fires of past trauma, Casey faces a choice: let the weight of her past crush her, or rise above it.