[4] The short consists of a series of surreal vignettes which transpire in the English countryside and involve a rotating array of protagonists.

Other examples are a photographer who tries to develop a film in the water of a lake after wrapping a black piece of cloth around his head, or an athlete who is performing push-ups and is then used as the seat for the model of a portrait painter.

The man then enters a hut, undresses, puts the boxing glove back on and goes to sleep, turning off the light and ending the movie.

BFI Screenonline concluded that the film's lasting legacy "was its influence (as part of Milligan's overall body of work) on British comedy in general, and on Monty Python's Flying Circus (BBC, 1969–74) in particular.

It was nominated for the 1959 Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Subject, but lost to the Jacques Cousteau film The Golden Fish (1959).