Bill Snibson, a Lambeth costermonger, is revealed to be the New Earl of Hareford and his newly-discovered aristocratic relations are horrified. Bringing him to Hareford Hall, they attempt to educate Bill into the ways of the gentry and seperate him from his cockney girlfriend. This ''comical cockney comedy'' features an abundance of well-known ''toe -tapping'' songs (including ''Lambeth Walk'', ''The Sun Has Got His Hat On'' and ''Leaning On A Lamppost''). This version was rewritten by Stephen Fry and Mike Ockrent and first presented at the Leicester Haymarket Theatre in 1985 with Robert Lindsay and Emma Thompson.