Fleeing persecution and torture in northern Iraq three young Kurds Mahmoud Rezghar and Saman smuggle themselves into Britain aboard a freight train. Arriving in London they register for asylum but soon experience the first blast of bureaucracy as their papers are lost in the system. When Saman is detained in prison and the police attempt to arrest Rezghar he flees and hides in a church where Father Michael is leading a service. So begins a lengthy standoff with the police and immigration officers as the priest offers sanctuary to both Rezghar and Mahmoud and the church becomes the focus of intense media attention. With Father Michael under siege from armed police the Press racist neighbours and his own superiors tension mounts until something -or someone -threatens to break.
Bill and Perry are brothers and small time entrepeneurs. They make the bulk of their money from collecting rents on ex-council properties that they acquire through a scam. Their humour works in celebration with despair as Bill takes the viewer through 2 days of events that he persistantly blames on an impending full moon.
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