Once a successful playwright, George Maple is now procrastinating, lacking self-confidence and suffering from writer's block. He is seen at home with his supportive wife Mabel, son Wilfred and daughter Kate. They're frequently visited by neighbour Tom Lawrence, a confident, suave and successful playwright, and cleaner Mrs Field.
Gordon struggles to complete a film script about Adolf Hitler.
A script conference at Gordon's house. He devises a plot for Mabel to bring him food without having to feed the others.
One of Gordon's old plays is to be shown on TV. He tries to hide the fact from everyone else, but watch it secretly himself.
Gordon finds himself being aggressively pursued by an intense lady agent in search of a new client.
At 3 a.m. a paranoid Gordon decides he has lost his inspiration forever. His family spends a troubled night. Later that morning he makes a bonfire of all his works.
With Mabel immobile in a surgical collar, Gordon organizes Christmas dinner.
