Classic British comedy adapted from a James Thurber story about a tweed manufacturer's elderly accountant who devises a plan to save the company from an American takeover bid. The arrival of an efficiency expert from the States causes enough of a stir but, when it turns out to be a woman...
Unabletofindinspirationforhisnewestpiece,youngauthorLiam(DarylMcCormack)takesonthetitanicweightoftutoringthesonoflegendarywriterJ.M.Sinclair(RichardE.Grant)andhiswifeHélèneSinclair(JulieDelpy).Reelingfromthemysteriouspassingoftheireldestson,theSinclairspushLiamtoworkharderandinvitehimtostayon...