Grandpa Owen dies concealing a winning betting slip. His gambling-mad family is desperate to prove 'you can't take it with you.'

When Harry and Sydney plan to impersonate Laurel and Hardy it all gets a bit close to the real thing.

Albert's life is tied to Ashfield Football Club - bottom of the League.

To old Sam Cobbett it seems like the end of the line. In retirement after 30 years as an engine-driver his life seems to be running out of steam.

Norman Stanley Fletcher, a career criminal, and his escorts – soft-hearted Mr. Barrowclough and authoritarian Mr. Mackay - make the journey on New Year's Eve from London up to Slade Prison in Cumberland.