Dark comedy about a seaside Punch & Judy man driven to distraction by his social climbing wife and his hatred for the snobbery of local government. He is persuaded to go to the Mayor’s gala evening but it’s all too much for him.

Belle Watson agrees to work for reclusive millionaire, Eric Landry, to pay off a debt incurred by her father accidentally breaking a valuable vase. As Belle gets to know Eric, she sees a kinder side to him than just the rough and rude exterior as society knows him.