A study of a man’s slide into the abyss of alcoholism and of the women who attempt to save him

Derek is happily married with two young children and a steady job. Everything is rosy for him. A visit to the town where he spent his bachelor days...

Set in 1914, lodger Sam and his married landlady, Ann (10 lears his senior), fall in love. He marries a tart who falsely claims to be pregnant. But...