“Steve” (Ray Winstone) has been in some bother in his youth and so now discharged by the authorities, he heads to Devon where there is an open water swimming contest. He is working his passage in the local pub whilst training hard and it’s on the beach he meets deckchair attendant “Jimmy” (Tony London) and they hook up with “Angie” (Julie Shipley) and her pal “Carole” (Emily Moore) who have come down to work the summer as hotel chambermaids. He’s trying to keep himself out of trouble, but that might prove difficult as a group of lads from a Glasgow swimming club are also in town - bent on causi...