Chris Benson idolizes his older brother, Gavin, a seasoned bank robber. He aspires to be like him in every way and moulds his whole personality around armed robbery so that this is all he lives for.

He holds normal working people (or plebs, as he calls them) in contempt and tries to ape Gavin without truly understanding what it is that makes him tick.

When Gavin gets sentenced to 15 years in prison, Chris steps into his boots and tries to take over as head of a small crew of blaggers. He complicates things further by having an affair with Heather, Gavin's wife, while neglecting his own treacherous, money-grabbing partner, Debbie.

A mistake that could cost him his life.