In summer 1994 in a quiet mining village just outside Doncaster, a rumour stirs about the legend of a giant carp in the nearby decoy ponds. Trevor takes watch one night at the water's edge. The following night, he decides to lead a brigade of young friends and neighbours on a fishing expedition. In a world of broken families, cassette tapes, and rumbling political fever, these friends, with their own struggles to bear, share a moment of harmony that they will never forget as they witness the carp for themselves.

Quando uma mulher desconhecida faz uma declaração bombástica sobre sua esposa, Adam Price se vê envolto em um mistério e tenta desesperadamente encontrar respostas.