Rain Dogs is a hard-hitting indictment of Britain's social welfare system with moments of light-hearted comedy. The characters introduced are unmistakably British and the makers have a unique opportunity to exploit the contrast between Florian Selby and Costello to make a telling statement about class divide. The show promises to be a hard-hitting indictment of Britain's social welfare system with moments of light-hearted comedy. The central conceit of Rain Dogs is how Costello can get back up on her feet. Gloria is expected to play a vital role, and the barometer of kindness will be tested. There will be bumps like Brett, but Rain Dogs promises to be a pleasant ride of realizations and epiphanies. Gloria is woken up by Lenny, an old friend of Costello's in a telephone booth. Selby sees Iris at school and gives her 100 quid. Nikki, the front desk woman at the locality's grocery store, makes snide remarks at Costello for leaving without paying rent. Brent, a decent-looking man in the line-up, offers a helping hand and Costello and Iris can live rent-free with him in his studio apartment. Costello does part-time stripping jobs at the Flesh Pot, but Konstantin refuses to entertain her. Selby and Costello are best friends and he lends her money. She checks out Brett's apartment but thinks it is too small. The Homeless website set up by the government does not offer a viable alternative for Costello. She picks up Iris and goes to Gloria's house, but she is not there. Selby plays Mah-jong in Chinatown and meets up with an old acquaintance. Costello is warned not to spend the night at the laundromat, so she breaks into Gloria's car with Iris. Iris reveals the money Selby gave her and Gloria rushes to the store to buy scratch cards and old sandwiches. Costello blows all the money and they end up at Brett's house. After Iris is put to sleep, Brett mischievously asks Costello to put on a nighty, which she reluctantly does. Brett strips himself and gets under the cover, at which point Costello goes into the cupboard where Iris is sleeping and calls Selby. Selby waltzes in and threatens Brett with a steel pipe. He almost has an altercation with Costello, but she manages it well. Selby picks up Iris and they head towards her previous apartment. They break the door and Selby gives Costello the amount owed as rent debt. By midnight, Costello has been sober for a hundred days and Iris is proud of her mother.