It's all run of the mill for lace worker Alf, until a trip to the seaside turns to seduction...

With mill and factory closures rife, 1950s Britain isn't the best place for the working classes. Alf, a twisthand at Polkirks Lace Mill, is worried his position might not be secure.

But one perk in the year is the annual, company-funded excursion to Blackpool. Sticks of rock, the illuminations, paddling in the sea and promenading on the pier help to break up the monotony of working life.

But what happens when the boss's son Jeremy comes along on the trip...and seems a little more familiar than he should? Is love between two men really possible, even in progressive, post-war Britain?