A short series of 15 minute programmes, really expanded sketches, in which Tracey Ullman and Michael Palin play various roles satirizing the British class system.
Carla Mallory
The London branch of Whitney Paine, a major American investment bank, is in the midst of a crisis; after the loss of $100 million, one of their leading traders, Tony Eisner commits suicide by putting a slug through his head while seated at his place in the board room. Despite the high stakes, many of the firm's staff are eager to step into Tony's now-vacated shoes and get credit for saving the company. Daniel Pascoe, the leading trader at the firm, is convinced that he's first in line for the assignment, but the firm imports a new trader from America, Anna Schuman. Daniel is enraged and makes a point of trying to dig up as much dirt on Anna as he can, but things are going to take another turn.
Annie Rice
An expatriate American doctor in London allows herself to lighten up when her freewheeling younger sister and a mysterious man enter her life. Her inhibitions released, the beautiful doctor learns that freedom has its own price.
Enemy Mother
A film with no spoken dialogue, just follows the music and lyrics of Benjamin Britten's "War Requiem, which include WWI soldier poet Wilfred Owen's poems reflecting the war's horrors. It shows the story of an Englishman soldier (Wilfred Owen) and a nurse (his bride) during World War I. It also includes actual footage of contemporary wars (WWII, Vietnam, Angola, etc.)
Lady Grace
Ceddie Errol, um garoto de 8 anos, mora com sua mãe num decadente prédio de Nova York. Seu pai, Capitão Cedrid Errol, morto há vários anos, era filho de um conde inglês, mas foi deserdado quando casou-se com uma americana. No entanto, sua vida muda surpreendentemente quando seu avô o chama para morar com ele, pois agora é seu único herdeiro e deve ser educado para assumir as responsabilidades e deveres de um aristocrata inglês. Será que Ceddie, tão amoroso e gentil, conseguirá suportar a rabugice de seu avô e a falta de sua mãe que não foi aceita no castelo?
