The Fordyces are busily preparing for the wedding of their eldest daughter Jacky to Victor, son of Stephen Parker, with whom Henry Fordyce is planning a business merger. Then in walks a total stranger Mrs. Puffin who announces she saw in a vision that Jacky would not marry Victor. She then establishes her visions accuracy by correctly predicting various hilarious domestic accidents. She also predicts Jacky will marry the young business associate, Roger Vincent, who has accompanied the Parkers to the Fordyce home. She also foretells Victor will ask release from the engagement as hes in love...

When unexpected guests are inflicted on Barbara, she receives milk, comfort, and more from the milkman.

Murder in Company. A Dramatic Society is assembling on the stage of a church hall to rehearse a production of a mystery-thriller under its somewhat dictatorial director Philip Stephens. Events and strains within the company, however, more than equal those in the play they are to present. Philips wife is friendlier than is wise with a young man of the company, a "prowler" is in the neighbourhood and attacks one of the girls, an unpleasant
caretaker tries a little blackmail and one of the women seems to know him from the past. The rehearsal proceeds under difficulties until the mysterious death...

A trip to the theatre changes a meek bank clerks life as he undergoes hypnosis and leaves without being woken up. Suddenly, he believes he is the worlds greatest lover and becomes a terrorizing Casanova. First produced in 1950 and filmed in 1953, with Vernon Sylvaine adapting his own play for the screen, with George Cole in the leading role of Henry Sterling.

Cuthbert Barnstable, an establishment type, learns he has only 18 months to live. At first he only tells his friend, Harry. But hes constantly tempted to divulge his secret and always disappointed by the reaction of his loved ones. Then he discovers what lifes all about and his family learns to live with an amateur bull fighter/nascent painter/master cook. He becomes a combination free spirit and hippie to the chagrin of his son and daughter in law whos been the resident free spirits. Cuthbert, wishing his son would take over the business, had talked them into becoming more "establishment."...

Robert Caplan and his wife are entertaining her brother and sister-in-law. Because Robert insists on uncovering the truth about his brother Martins suicide, many unpalatable revelations ensue which cause Robert to shoot himself. At this point, the opening scene is repeated, but this time they bypass the dangerous corner at which the truth is demanded, thus averting the disaster.
Written in 1932 this forms one of the three time plays.