Three unemployed wasters find themselves embroiled in an unusual dispute with th
eir new neighbours: Carole and her weeping mother. When the shabby Carlisle inte
rvenes in their lives, he incurs the wrath of their landlord - the silent, grinn
ing embodiment of evil, Mr Stapleton - and his mute minion son, Craig. As Mr Sta
pleton's malign influence spreads to his housemates, Carlisle takes the fight to
his enemy and realises he must sacrifice his life to save the world.
