After World War I, a young painter, Walter Cox, leaves Kent for London. At the Slade School of Art, Walter meets all the important people of his life. Only by returning to the place of his childhood can he begin to rediscover his art, but how, in the wake of tragedy, can he rediscover meaning?

After World War I, a young painter, Walter Cox, leaves Kent for London. At the Slade School of Art, Walter meets all the important people of his life. Only by returning to the place of his childhood can he begin to rediscover his art, but how, in the wake of tragedy, can he rediscover meaning?