Essex, 1977. Beverley is hosting, the alcohol is flowing, Demis Roussos is on the record player and the cheese and pineapple cocktail sticks are ready... Queen of the castle in her suburban semi, Beverley and husband Laurence welcome new neighbours Angela and Tony round for drinks. Sue from next door is invited too, escaping from the real party happening back at hers, where her teenage daughter Abigail can’t seem to keep the noise down. Awkward small talk quickly descends into inappropriate flirtation, power games and marital disputes. It’s the soiree from hell but it would be rude to leave. Mike Leigh’s darkly comedic portrayal of pretension, materialism and sexual tension in 1970s England is an unmissable modern classic.