“This dog, our girl, they’re not expecting her to win. We’ll never have that secret weapon again so just enjoy it. The minute she crosses that line first, it’ll be like the whole world has changed for us…you might want to think about that a little before it happens.”

In a Walthamstow flat, five men await the arrival of a dog that could change their lives. But before they’ve left for the track, a violent situation threatens to erupt and now an innocent man could get hurt. fast-paced, funny, yet brutally dark, A Night At The Dogs was chosen as the winner of the Verity Bargate Award 2004.