George Oliver is a middle-aged Labour MP who lives in his middle-class home with his children and his second wife, the bustling, attractive Polly. Disillusioned by the passing years and the changing world George is out of touch with his family, his friends and neighbours, with the world he has tried to improve. 'He's a socialist,' says Polly, 'but he doesn't like people' - the disenchanted reformer.
