When Viv and Keith Nicholson win £152,319 on the pools their life is turned upside down, particularly when Viv exclaims she will 'spend, spend, spend!' their newly found fortune. Presented in the tabloid press as loud-mouthed and unsophisticated, Jack Rosenthal's drama presents Viv as a much more nuanced and complex character. Justifiably this is one of his most famous and critically acclaimed works.