Jess (Gwenn), Elizabeth (Glynne), and Inigo (Gielgud) change their dull lives by signing on with a failing road show called the Dinky Doos. Providing financial and other assistance (as well as a name change), the company finds a potential star in Susie Dean (Matthews) and then tries to get noticed by an impresario. Adaptation of the J.B. Priestley novel.