 Ted is a northern comic who s seen better days. Working class, irascible, gregarious, he always has to be centre of attention. His ambitious, upwardly mobile and humourless son Daniel couldn t be more different, and relations are strained. On the day of his birthday, Ted turns up unannounced and uninvited to his son s dinner party, and sets in motion an explosive and surprising chain of events which force father and son to see their relationship in a whole new light.