Though in the movie Gerry McCarten is a die-hard Newcastle fan, in real life 'Chris Beattie' supports Sunderland.
When Sewell and Gemma are talking in private, Gerry wants to know what they're talking about. One of his mates comments: "What are you? Inspector fucking Morse?" Inspector Morse (1987) was a highly acclaimed TV series starring John Thaw and Kevin Whately, who plays Mr. Caird in this movie.
The original title was going to be 'The Season Ticket' which was the title of the novel written by Gateshead teacher Jonathan Tulloch.
Filmed under the title Season Ticket which was the title of the novel by Gateshead teacher Jonathan Tulloch, it's about 2 boys
who are staunch Newcastle supporters trying to raise money by various means to buy 2 season tickets, The joke of it being is that reality they actually support Sunderland which is where they are from.