理查德是一名飛行員,退伍後,他在一家酒吧打工,認識了同事芭芭拉(安娜·瑪西 Anna Massey 飾)並與之相愛。性格粗暴的理查德同老板發生口角後被開除,身無分文的的隻得投奔前妻布倫達(Barbara Leigh-Hunt 飾)。布倫達經營著一家婚姻介紹所,她友善的接待了理查德並偷偷的在他口袋裡塞了一些錢。沒想到幾天後,布倫達在介紹所中被她與理查德共同的朋友鮑伯(巴裡·福斯特 Barry Foster 飾)玷污並用領帶勒死,原來鮑伯就是倫敦臭名昭著的領帶勒殺狂魔。
At London's Grace Brothers Department Store, Mr. Grainger of Gents' Ready-Made and his sales staff learn that they must share their sales floor with Mrs. Slocombe and Miss Brahms of Ladies' Intimate Apparel. No one is happy with the arrangement at first,