It is 1938 and the prospect of war hangs over every London inhabitant.
At the lodging-house at Number 10 Dulcimer Street, Kennington, the buttoned-up clerk Mr Josser returns home with the clock he has received as a retirement gift..
Everywhere people continue to work, drink, fall in love, and struggle to get on in life.
But the city doesn\'t stop.
It is 1938 and the prospect of war hangs over every London inhabitant