Peter Chapman, an 88-year-old retired stonemason and WW2 Veteran, lives in a cosy cottage with his wife, Angela, with whom he has been happily married for 62 years. However, when Angela unexpectedly passes away from an aneurysm in the middle of the night, Peter’s world is shattered. A few weeks after her death, adding insult to injury, a depressed Peter is diagnosed with dementia. 

 

At first, sceptical due to his distrust of doctors, Peter begrudgingly agrees to move into “Poppy Place,” a local care home. However, due to his worsening condition, he is unable to move on his own, and as a result, Will Boote, Peter’s 21-year-old cheeky chappie Grandson, whom he has not seen since he was 14 years of age, is forced to come to his aid. 

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Despite initially clashing due to their polar opposite personalities, the pair forms an unlikely bond over their shared love of bacon rolls, which only blossoms as Peter agrees to assist Will in his daunting pursuit of getting a girlfriend. 

 

However, as Will slowly starts to mature into a competent adult, Peter regresses due to the rapidly worsening condition of his ever-present dementia diagnosis.