 A 1930 s British summer Bank Holiday starts at midday on Saturday with a rush for the trains to the seaside. Miss Fulham - Doreen Richards - is off with friend Milly to a beauty contest. Geoffrey and nurse Catherine Lawrence have decided to spend an illicit weekend in the Grand Hotel, although Catherine s mind keeps turning back to the hospital case she has just been on. Arthur, May and the children are set on a more straightforward holiday of sea, sand, and pub. Meanwhile, the manager and performers of the "Follies" on the pier pray for rain.