In Dr Prentice's Home for the Disturbed, it is a toss-up which are the crazier—patients or administrators.

An ill-assorted gang of workmen arrives to put up a luxurious tent at the home of their boss, for his daughter's wedding reception. By the time the tent has been raised—and dismantled—a lot more has been learned about all of them, and their problems.

David dreams to sweep away acres of crumbling south London houses and replace them with a perfect low-rise set of homes. But he has reckoned without the opposition of his oldest friend.