Growing up in a working-class neighbourhood of Portsmouth, England, Tony Barlow is immersed in his father's constant stream of contempt and hate. He's told he's a nobody, a loser who will never achieve wealth or success. Tony has only one real goal in life-to prove his father wrong by any means necessary.

Tony's dream colours his every decision. Business partnerships, friendships, and romance are tools to help him climb the social ladder. Along the way he'll betray those closest to him, capitalise on friends' personal tragedies, and break hearts, all to give the lie to a father who...