In the future England is ruled by a fascist government, and one day the leaders begin the construction of a heavily guarded, mysterious airport. BBC adaptation of Rex Warner's 1941 novel of the same name. A stereotypical village in a somewhat alternative England is taken over wholesale by 'The Air Force.' Living in the village is young Roy, who has just learned he is not who he thought he was. Attempting to forge a new sense of identity, he joins the dashing Air Force, seduced by its dynamism and direct and brutal ways.
Жена преуспевающего английского писателя Элизабет - очень романтичная особа. Заскучав в обществе своего мужа, она уезжает развеяться в Баден-Баден. В лифте она случайно знакомится с немецким поэтом и жиголо Томасом, который изредка подрабатывает наркокурьером.
