Thomas Wilkins has faithfully worked his entire life on Saville Row. Suddenly he is fired by his boss Mr Gerald, who wants a younger man with new ideas. Thomas advertise under "Lonely Hearts" and receives an answer.
England, mid-1980s: Bill embarks on a dream-like odyssey around rural England, breaking into country houses, taking photos of anything that interests him, until he meets a mysterious woman in a van, who seems to be on the run from the authorities.
El futuro, año 1984. Winston Smith (John Hurt) soporta una abyecta existencia bajo la continua vigilancia de las autoridades en la Oceanía totalitaria. No obstante, su vida se convierte en una pesadilla cuando prueba el amor prohibido y comete el crimen de pensar libremente.
A ringing phone after midnight can be a disturbing experience but until Simon, a successful barrister, hears from Macy, his friend from university days, he doesn't know just how disturbing.
"This could be a bit special, Maggie. This could be the first case of an office block falling down during the topping-out party." A self-made man finds his building firm in trouble as a new office block nears completion.
Charles Salt y Christopher Pepper están a punto de inaugurar un club en Londres, pero la posibilidad se frustra al ser multados por incumplimiento de las normas. El hermano gemelo de Christopher, Lord Sydney Pepper, acepta pagar la multa con la condición de que abandone Inglaterra, ya que su presencia le supone un auténtico desprestigio. Cuando Chris retorna para hablar con su aristocrático hermano, lo encuentra cadáver.
