Trent runs a small antique shop while serving as guardian to his granddaughter Nell. His severe gambling addiction compels him to wager Nell in a poker game, resulting in her loss to loan shark Klip. Klip intends to force Nell into marriage with elderly lawyer Brass. Confronted by this outcome, Trent refuses to surrender Nell and flees with her instead. Their escape launches a journey across Britain to find Nell’s mother, believed to reside somewhere in the country. Throughout their travels, Brass and his henchmen—dispatched by Klip—relentlessly pursue them. This pursuit shapes their odyssey, which unfolds through unexpected encounters and events as they evade capture while searching for Nell’s mother.