A bored undertaker's clerk in a 1950s northern town daydreams of an imaginary world to escape from his dull life, while struggling to keep his two fiancees from finding out about each other. When an old girlfriend returns to the area, she offers him a fresh start, if he is brave enough to leave his fantasies behind. Drama, starring Tom Courtenay and Julie Christie.

A young Englishman dreams of escaping from his working class family and dead-end job as an undertaker's assistant. A number of indiscretions cause him to lie in order to avoid the penalties. His life turns into a mess and he has an opportunity to run away and leave it all behind.