In May 1940, the fate of World War II hangs on Winston Churchill, who must decide whether to negotiate with Adolf Hitler, or fight on knowing that it could mean the end of the British Empire.

When a cockerel apparently flies into a chicken farm, the chickens see him as an opportunity to escape their evil owners.

The exiled royal physician to King Charles II devotes himself to helping Londoners suffering from the plague, and in the process falls in love with an equally poor woman.

A member of Parliament falls passionately in love with his son's fiancée despite the dangers of discovery.

Two terminally ill patients in a hospital yearn for relief from their predicament. With little or no friends, they form an uneasy alliance and plot an escape for one last wild time.

The story of the rise of a madame of a suburban brothel catering to older men, inspired by the real experiences of Cynthia Payne.