Aging historian Gerald Middleton is taciturn and methodical, a creature of habit who prefers his daily routine undisturbed. Separated from his wife and disapproving of his youngest son’s job, Middleton's life and career are beginning to lose meaning. Keenly aware of his faults and the void he's created around himself, Middleton is forced back into society once more as his past catches up with him.

3 episodis. Gerald Middleton és un taciturn i metòdic professor d'història medieval que li agrada portar la seva rutina diària sense ser molestat. Separat de la seva dona i a disgust amb la vida del seu fill menor, la seva feina comença a perdre sentit, per la qual cosa Middleton intenta canviar el seu món.