It is 1950’s Britain and working class, underemployed Jimmy Porter is angry and frustrated at society’s entrenched class consciousness, which he believes denies him opportunity and dignity. Despite the disapproval by his upper-middle class parents-in-law towards his marriage to their daughter Alison, Jimmy lives a volatile existence with her in a rundown boarding house. Workmate and fellow tenant, Jimmy’s Welsh friend Cliff often acts as the couple’s peacemaker. With the arrival of Alison’s sophisticated friend Helena, explosive and life-changing events…