Shows the Common Stock Theatre Company working on a project involving old people living in the London Borough of Hammersmith. By direct contact with elderly people, and in conjunction with a writer, the members of the company attempt to create a dramatised impression of the life of the elderly.

A portrait of Salford-born poet, storyteller and comic, John Cooper-Clarke. His poems, a satirical blend of humour and social comment, are delivered at a fast pace, often with musical backing. His style, and that of his contemporary Linton Kwesi Johnson, have influenced a generation of younger poets involved in a revival of popular poetry in Britain.