Description: A short current affairs item looking at the Kent towns of Crayford and Erith. The film presents some of the history of the area through the Roman, Tudor and Victorian periods and considers its current fate. A slice of Modern Britain, both towns are presented as somewhat lost. While there is new housing on estates of semi-detached homes and in council blocks, and new industries employing people locally, many commute into London for work. The River Thames which once dominated Erith's existence now has a declining role in contemporary life. Residents old and new repeatedly talk about the lack of entertainment available in the area, especially for the local youth. There are proposals for new building, including a planned redevelopment of Crayford city centre but the members of the public interviewed fear that such redevelopment will offer them little and take away elements that they care about.