David, a science fiction writer recently widowed whilst looking for an adoptee, is finely matched with socially awkward young Dennis, who believes he's from Mars, prefers to live in a cardboard box, wears a weight belt to prevent himself floating away and likes hanging upside down. David and Dennis begin the hard process of learning about each other, from Dennis' incessant photo-taking, his inclination to eat only Lucky Charms and his stealing, to David's continuing love of his wife, his penchan find out more...

It's the off-season at the lonely Beauregard Hotel in Bournemoth, and only the long-term tenants are still in residence. Life is stirred up, however, when the beautiful Ann Shankland arrives to see her alcoholic ex-husband, John Malcolm, who is secretly engaged to Pat Cooper, the woman who runs the hotel. Meanwhile, snobbish Mrs Railton-Bell discovers that the kindly if rather doddering Major Pollock, played by David Niven, who won an Oscar for his performance, a retired officer who likes to find out more...

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