Ken Archer, 49 years old, has been with the same firm for 33 years but has just been told he is to be made redundant. On the same evening his wife tells him that she is leaving him for a man 20 years her junior!
His two sons are no help in his time of crisis and, after contemplating suicide, he decides to make the best of it. But Ken's luck has run out and things get a lot worse as a series of disasters befall him.
Ken Archer is now without wife, job or money. All he needs is to be accused of burglary ...
Ken decides to drown his sorrows, but even a visit to the pub can get him into trouble. A visit to the bank, on the other hand, involves him in high drama. Has his luck turned at last?
Ken's efforts to play ' mother ' fail dismally -but his attempt to reestablish himself as a husband brings total disaster.
Already facing financial disaster, Ken resorts to desperate measures in an effort to get his wife back-which result in social disaster.
Ken ends up in court - twice.