Synopsis: After Reggie Conyngham-Jervis (Albert Finney), a wealthy ex-fighter pilot, and Roy Southgate (Tom Courtenay), a retired milkman, are both widowed on the same night, the “odd couple” decide to overlook their differences and move in together. At first the two become friends, until their unlikely relationship is threatened by the arrival of Liz Franks (Joanna Lumley), an alluring woman with a hidden agenda.