The story of the ascension to the throne and the early reign of Queen Elizabeth the First, the endless attempts by her council to marry her off, the Catholic hatred of her and her romance with Lord Robert Dudley.

General Othello's marriage is destroyed when vengeful Ensign Iago convinces him that his new wife has been unfaithful.

Ben Spray is a fantasist who tries to impress people with outrageous tales of his life. His girlfriend's flatmate, Louise asks him come to a Bonfire Party, exposing himself as the fool but she is lonely and desperate which scares him.