| Ray Winstone | ... | Carlin | |
| David Threlfall | ... | Archer | |
| Martin Philips | ... | Davis | |
| Davidson Knight | ... | Angel | |
| John Blundell | ... | Banks | |
| Phil Daniels | ... | Richards | |
| Ray Burdis | ... | Eckersley | |
| Patrick Murray | ... | Dougan | |
| Ian Sharrock | ... | Rhodes | |
| Tony London | ... | Woods | |
| Peter Kinley | ... | Betts | |
| Peter Francis | ... | Baldy | |
| Sheridan Earl Russell | ... | Jackson | |
| Colin Mayes | ... | Sumner | |
| Trevor Butler | ... | Toyne | |
| Philip DaCosta | ... | Formby | |
| Steven Butler | |||
| Michael Deeks | |||
| Mark Dunn | |||
| Christopher Gilbert | |||
| Simon Howe | |||
| Mike Mungarvan | (as Mike Mungaven) | ||
| Reggae Ranjhe | |||
| William Vanderpuye | |||
| Richard Butler | ... | Governor | |
| John Judd | ... | Sands | |
| Bay White | ... | Matron | |
| Peter Gordon | ... | Goodyear | |
| Stewart Harwood | ... | Greaves | |
| Robin Hopwood | ... | Burton | |
| Dennis Castle | ... | Duke | |
| David Stockton | ... | White | |
| Julian Hudson | ... | P.T. Instructor | |
| George Lee | ... | Chief Officer | |
| Sean Hopwood | |||
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Danny John-Jules | ... | Bit Part (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| Alan Clarke | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Roy Minton | writer | |
Produced by | |||
| Margaret Matheson | .... | producer | |
Cinematography by | |||
| John Wyatt | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Anthony C. Thorpe | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Roger Reece | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Marion Richards | .... | makeup artist | |
Sound Department | |||
| Ron Edmonds | .... | dubbing mixer | |
Other crew | |||
| Chris Cherry | .... | production assistant (as Christopher Cherry) | |
| Keith Evans | .... | production assistant | |
| Guy Halifax | .... | production assistant | |
| Jennifer Hammond | .... | production assistant | |
| Michael Jackley | .... | production assistant | |
| Ray Jewers | .... | fight arranger | |
| Michael Turner | .... | film recordist | |
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Scum is a fabulously gritty borstal drama revolving around troublemaker Carlin (Winstone) and his campaign to do his time quietly. The menacing staff and inmates of the Borstal (young offenders prison) are frighteningly realistic and the whole film has the feel of a fly-on-the-wall documentary. Sporadic violence comes with no warning and the rape scene in the greenhouse is one of the most harrowing I have seen on film (may be cut in some versions). Full marks to Alan Clarke and Ray Minton for this beauty.