The film follows a former Hollywood siren, Helen (Joan Collins), who escapes her London retirement home with the help of repressed English housewife, Priscilla (Pauline Collins). Together, they hit the road by coach, ferry, car and foot in a race to get to the funeral on time, becoming entangled in a love triangle with a reclusive French millionaire (Franco Nero).
On this unforgettable journey, they find true friendship in one another - and have the time of their lives.
