1980: The year the SAS became both famous and infamous. Unemployment reached a staggering 1.9 million. The Iron Lady held the reins of power, and The Police dominated the airwaves with their chart-topping hit, ‘Don’t Stand So Close to Me.’

In this turbulent backdrop, a kid with a taste for Guinness, weed, and motorbikes crosses paths with an aspiring actress in a smoky country pub. What follows is a whirlwind of events: a kiss under Cleopatra’s Needle, a fateful incident in a pub, and a peculiar investigation led by a tea-and-biscuit-obsessed detective. Along the way, a bull named Hector makes an unforgettable appearance.