When a lottery winner dies of shock, his fellow townsfolk attempt to claim the money.

Two con artists hire an unwitting medical-school student as a secretary for their latest scam.

Set against the backdrop of post-war Britain, John Osborneʼs modern classic conjures the seedy glamour of the old music halls for an explosive examination of public masks and private torment.

The winner of British Airways ”Great Britons” competition, the film tells the story of a carpenter at the Olympic Velodrome track and his cyclist son.