If you've ever been late... you'll know what this film is all about! John Cleese is the star of this hilarious farce as tightly wound, punctilious public school headmaster Brian Stimpson, whose well-organised life unravels in a series of disasters on his journey to a conference. Cleese is the master of fussy, fastidious characters in exasperating situations, bottling up his frustration under good manners and sardonic comments until he finally blows. An exceptional British cast back up Cleese, with Alison Steadman as Brian's long suffering wife Gwenda, Geoffrey Palmer as a fellow headmaster and Penelope Wilton as the unfortunate Good Samaritan who gives our bumbling headmaster a lift ending in disaster.