Eric's severely allergic daughter Claire dreams of having a pony and going to the gymkhana, but finding her a pony is the easy bit.

A job interview awaits Eric, one that seems to represent his last chance of escaping the hell that is Data Dept. However, on his way to the interview Eric is involved in an accident and carted off to hospital...

Eric is a single father who finds it hard to cope with the stresses of modern day life. He tries to get a pay rise.