A new version of the black crime farce from 1955. In a ramshackle house in London lives an elderly lady, Mrs. Wilberforce – also known as mum, with Gordon the parakeet. A string quintet led by Professor Marcus takes lodgings with the elderly lady who looks forward to the company and the wonderful chamber music. However, the joy is episodic; Professor Marcus is really leading a group of very professional criminals in the process of planning a robbery that requires mum’s partaking. However, the old lady has her very own sense of logic, and countless of mad situations arise in a cocktail of chamber music exposed to an old travelling gramophone, a wilful parrot and criminals who might not be as tough when it comes to old ladies. Based on the well-known film from 1955 staring Alec Guiness as Professor Marcus.
