Absurdities mount up in this freewheeling 1950s comedy about impulsive TV producer Tony (Tony Wright) and his efforts to produce a show about Patrick Farrell (Barry Fitzgerald), a man who claims to be the oldest person in the world Much of the town is delighted by the prospect of a television crew, and the money fame might bring, coming to town, but complications ensue as nefarious local businessman Desmond Philips (Godfrey Quigley) threatens the venture.