 Jimi, a doctor in Lancashire and the only son of loving Indian immigrants, is spineless. When his parents and grandmother arrange his marriage to a young woman from their home village, he hasn t the courage to tell them that he s already in love, with Jack, a man they think is his best friend. To queer the wedding, Jack s niece Hannah tells the bride-to-be that she s Jimi s daughter. Jimi s family swallows hard and decides to make the best of it by marrying Jimi to Hannah s mother, the blowzy, hard-drinking, foul-mouthed Vanessa. Jimi begs Vanessa to go through with it, so he can be with Jack. Is another resolution possible?