Eric the postman just can't get a grip on his life. A chaotic family, wild stepsons and a cement mixer in his front garden don't help, but it's a deeper secret that sends him to the brink. In desperate times it takes a spliff and a special friend to challenge Eric to journey into the most perilous territory of all - the past. As a certain Frenchman says, "He who is afraid to throw the dice, will never throw a six."