Starlingsfollowsthelivesofatypicalworking-classfamilywholiveinDerbyshire.Granddadhasrecentlymovedin,followinganincidentattheoldfolks'home.Ratherthanseehimunhappy,Terryandhiskind-heartedwife,Jan,decidetomovehisfatherintotheiralreadycrammedfamilyhome.