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The four-or-five-times-a-week adventures of a motel owner and her son, daughter and staff. Drama was never far away from the ringing of the reception bell.

A study, mostly chronological, of the life of Nick Drake (1948-1974). Gabrielle, his older sister, tells us of her brother's birth in Burma, childhood in Warwickshire, life at Cambridge and in London, then back to his parents' home in Tanworth. His parents describe his habits and personality. Two friends and the producer, arranger, sound engineer, and photographer for his three albums comment. His mother, a musician and poet, is an early influence. His quiet folk style made his one tour a disaster. His lack of success and gradual withdrawal end with his death at 26. Eleven of his recordings play on the soundtrack, usually as we see his room, a city, or the Warwickshire countryside.

Jonathan Meades offers an affectionate critique of Birmingham, its culture, and its inhabitants.

It's 1986. Welcome to the quiet little English village of Bell's End. There are American strangers in town: a crusty old professor, Benjamin Kurtz, and his psychiatrist daughter, Elizabeth. But there is also -- a KILLER ON THE LOOSE. And it might be one of Elizabeth's patients.