Retired Matthew is happy eating his breakfast on his patio in the morning sunlight. However, constant interruptions from his do-gooding niece. June, force him to seek sanctuary in Kew Gardens. There he meets young businessman Tony and Tania, a beautiful but bewildering visitor from southeast Europe. Meanwhile June sperkls her day helping in a local charity shop, assisted by Harold, an insecure bus-driver with an encyclopedic knowledge of routes. Two paintings and a bizarre set of events bring these five very different and lonely people together to dine by candlclight. But will the pursuit of private passions cause chaos among this disparate company?