The film centers around a seemingly ordinary funeral in England. Turns out to be anything but ordinary - thanks to LSD being confused with Valium in several instances, a crotchety uncle in a wheelchair, an unexpected 'guest' who shows up with homosexual photos of himself and the deceased - attempting blackmail, an insecure novelist wannabe, a Deacon in a hurry, etc. All plausible scenarios, all well-acted. Everything works out in the end, except of course the deceased is still dead.