20 Things You Didn’t Know About Trainspotting

As already touched upon, the cast and crew tasked with bringing Irvine Welsh's story to life weren't afraid to rely on the assistance of real-life heroin addicts to ensure the most authentic depiction of drug addiction they could.

So, in a little nod to their work on set as vital advisors to the cast and crew, the five-a-side football team seen battling against the core group of leading characters early in the film is actually made up of the real-life recovering addicts team of Calton Athletic who had been helping Ewan McGregor and the gang throughout the picture behind-the-scenes.

The side itself is very much a legit and inspiring one too, with the group still helping recovering addicts today and actually receiving a portion of Trainspotting's profits following on from its release.