Bridget and Eamon epitomize the stereotypical discontented married couple of 1980s Ireland. Residing in the Midlands with an unspecified number of children, Bridget is a habitual smoker with grand aspirations. She dreams of a life straight out of the pages of Woman’s Way magazine, yet she shudders at the thought of the expenses involved in maintaining such a lifestyle, akin to heating the sprawling South Fork estate.