Seamus, an ordinary literary editor was chosen by the IRA to travel to London with a briefcase-sized atomic bomb.
The IRA acquires a briefcase-sized atomic bomb and entrust it to Seamus, an ordinary literary editor to bring it to London and fulfill their demands on the United Ireland, otherwise he sacrifice himself for his nation. But as soon as he gets there he is only looking for his self-interest and wants to be the King of England and makes everyone his servants. He is helped in this by his friend, his former drinking buddy, a local journalist.—mrtanaka