The day-to-day life of 40-year-old Eric Feeble, an perennial London town loser who’s wife has divorced him to pursue her dream of self discovery; leaving Eric alone to take care of the two kids: his bright but hyper-allergic to everything six-year-old daughter, and autistic nine-year-old son. The Portuguese au pair, Maria is hopeless and unreliable, suffering from drunkenness and eating disorders.

Also Eric’s menial job in the data department is hampered by his self-centered secretary, who uses the phone to talk to her friends, arrives late and leaves early; his loudmouth blowhard of a boss constantly makes it known that he doesn't think much of Eric. From trying to attend school fates, entertaining important company clients, a crippling mortgage over his head and the snobbish Perfect family that live in virtual luxury next door; it seems to Eric that the whole world is against him and with his high blood pressure he just isn’t able to cope.