As London is submerged below floodwaters, a woman gives birth to her first child. Days later, she and her baby are forced to leave their home in search of safety. They head north through a newly dangerous country seeking refuge from place to place.
A married man and his younger mistress head into the English countryside for an illicit birthday picnic. As the afternoon progresses, events begin to take a disturbing turn.
En la década de 1960, el actor de teatro Harry H. Corbett tiene la oportunidad de interpretar a Harold Steptoe en "Steptoe and Son", un espectáculo de comedia para televisión. Sin embargo, el éxito del programa resulta ser un regalo envenenado para el actor, que se ve encasillado y con sus ambiciones teatrales frustradas.
Paul Reynolds is a Gatsby-like figure: owner of a magnificent house, the host of great parties, and a collector of interesting people. He persuades Lizzie Thomas, a secretary at a local estate agent's, to come and work for him as his assistant, to bring some order to his chaos. He inspires her with his enthusiasm and imagination, and frustrates her with his apparent carelessness and destructiveness, which culminates in her calling the police as one of his parties is attacked by local troublemakers, seemingly with his tacit approval. But their paths are destined to cross again and again as Lizzie, with the help of some of the people that she met at Paul's house, rises through the changing landscape of corporate Britain. This is the tale of a meaningful and powerful relationship that isn't a love story; it's about those rare people who profoundly influence and shape our lives.
