Saleem, an elderly psychiatric patient, is partially paralysed and unable or unwilling to speak. When Kamala, a new student nurse, arrives, he begins to respond, encouraged by her gentle reassurance, and their common cultural identity.

An elderly man, Joe (Keith Barron) is lost, bored and tired of his Care Home existence. In steps young Joe, a bored, lost and smart kid on a trip to visit his Grandma in the home. After a chance meet, the two chat, young Joe and old Joe share a daydream or two and make a connection. There's a little romance and a tango with young Joe's Gran, and a bank heist with a child getaway driver. Old Joe and his nemesis, moody pensioner Arthur, also make a funny duo too.