Edinburgh. Mark Renton, thief by necessity, chose an honest and sincere drug addiction. Begbie, a violent and alcoholic psychopath, scares even his friends, but he wouldn't even dream of touching drugs. Spud, a desperate, but lovable heroin addict. Sick Boy, a narcissus with encyclopaedic knowledge about Sean Connery, can control his heroin addiction. Then there’s Tommy who doesn’t take drugs, he’s a freak of the outdoor hikes and Iggy Pop. On the sidelines of the story, there are the girls in the group.
