Will is a grumpy sardonic loner who has just been released from prison on compassionate leave. The reason – he has to care for his eleven-year-old niece, Stacey, after the sudden death of her mother. The thing is that Stacey is also a grumpy sardonic loner. They head into the sleepy midlands together – a dysfunctional twosome. With Stacey’s stressrelated narcolepsy, and Will’s bungling attempts to become a father figure to her, a very human comedy begins to emerge. As Will’s temporary release rushes towards an end and prison looms again, this odd couple must learn to become the one thing they both have never had… a family