A weekend in the life of software salesman Gareth as he attends the Microsell '95 conference.

New town developers come to Ottle. Local handyman Ernest Moss - whose idea of a grand night in is reading The Story of Concrete - stands alone to fight against a tide of corruption.

Mike Crystal is an all-round entertainer and a man of many talents. Sadly he is also a financial incompetent with no future, but soon discovers an abrasive, loud-mouthed agent.