
On the eve of his 78th birthday, the ailing, alcoholic writer Clive Langham spends a painful and sleepless night mentally composing and recomposing scenes for a novel in which characters based on his own family are shaped by his fantasies and memories, alongside his caustic commentary on their behaviour.

as Claude Langham

as Kevin Woodford

as Sonia Langham

as Dr. Mark Eddington

as Clive Langham

as Miss Lister

as Helen Wiener

as Dave Woodford

as Miss Boon

as Jenner

as Nils

as Karen

as Old Man

as Old Man