While waiting for his girlfriend to join him in the calm and quiet countryside, city dweller Marc gradually falls prey to the assault of sounds not usually heard.

With her career stalling, her pending marriage still pending and her dreams on hold, Jazz is searching for a new direction in her life. At her sister’s insistence, and with the help of a handsome (and frustrating) young lawyer, she begins working for a local community center teaching adults how to read. Now, Jazz will discover that everything she thought she wanted out of life can change the second you fall in love.

A young bride who comes from a rich family has a hard time adjusting to life in a boarding house with other soldiers and their wives. Her spoiled ways cause resentment from the other wives and problems with her husband.

迈克·李的《与此同时》描述了撒切尔夫人时代英国的经济衰退，是这位编剧兼导演在电视领域开创性工作的巅峰之作。他利用紧张的接触来打破菲尔·丹尼尔斯和蒂姆·罗斯饰演的兄弟俩枯燥乏味的日常生活，其中包括与一个努力成为中产阶级的一本正经的阿姨(玛丽安·贝利)，与一个快要发疯的喋喋不休的光头党(抢镜的加里·奥德曼，这是他第一个主要角色)，这令兄弟俩越来越不满。《与此同时》由迈克·李如今标志性的即兴创作过程以及贝克特式摇摆不定的对话节奏推动，是对领取失业救济金的生活的一种无情的、往往极其有趣的观察。

撒切尔主义”统领下的英国，社会阶层的分裂和不平等加剧，从中产阶级到失业工人，从家庭主妇到光头党青年，迈克李用一个简单的故事铺陈出一副生动的时代画卷，“白痴”弟弟与“痞子”哥哥，看不到希望的未来，游手好闲，无法摆脱的无力感，逃离真的是唯一办法？争吵、误解的悲剧在这个国家同时上演着