Documentary following a group of characters as they live through a dramatic night. Tony has been cleaning the streets of London for 17 years. But this night he is broken-hearted as his wife has run off with another man. Meanwhile, on a warship off the southern coast of England, pilots must learn how to land their helicopters on a rolling flight deck in darkness. Nisha, a beautiful Indian bride, finally gets the opportunity to realise her dream. Szymek, a seven-year-old choirboy, struggles to cope with life away from home as he tries to absorb the history and splendour of one of Britain's finest medieval cathedrals. Alan, a Newcastle DJ, takes a call on his night-time talk show that proves to be too much. Elsewhere, Natalie the midwife wrestles to deliver a baby
