Scummy Man is a short film, written and directed by Paul Fraser and produced by Mark Herbert and Diarmid Scrimshaw, based on the song "When the Sun Goes Down" by the Arctic Monkeys, and released on DVD on 10 April 2006 by Domino Recording Company.
The film stars Lauren Socha as 'Nina', Stephen Graham as 'George', known by the nickname of 'Scummy Man', Russell Shaw as 'Cowboy' and Andrew Turner as 'Magician'.
Scummy Man is a violent and manipulative 'customer' of 'Nina's, who attacks and intimidates both 'Nina' and those who try to help her escape prostitution, such as a magician who offers her a job as his assistant in his act.
[1] The name of the film comes from a line in "When the Sun Goes Down", describing the "customer" of the girl featured in the song, And what a scummy man Just give him half a chance, I bet he'll rob you if he can You can see it in his eyes, yeah, that he's got a driving ban amongst some other offencesThe film won an award for "Best Music DVD" at the 2007 NME Awards on 1 March 2007.
Besides this, Helders and Alex Turner are seen carrying musical equipment through a gate in the credits of Just Another Day, but they do not feature in the film itself.