Give My Regards to Broad Street 1984

Paul McCartney is stuck in a traffic jam in his chauffeur-driven car on the way to an interview. In a moment of daydream, he imagines himself behind the wheel of a flashier car, crammed with the latest technology, winding through the countryside as the world whirs by. Then a call from Steve arrives: Harry, a reformed criminal, is missing along with the master tapes he was meant to deliver to the factory the day before.

Paul races to the studio, only to find police already there, investigating the case and treating Harry’s disappearance as a potential relapse into old habits. Mr. Rath [John Bennett] arrives with a hard-edged warning: if the tapes are not found by midnight, he will take over the record company.

From there, the day follows a snapshot of Paul’s life as he works with his wife Linda McCartney and his friend Ringo Starr. The trio shoots two videos, rehearses in a loft, and records performances for the radio. Between takes, Paul wonders what happened to Harry: did he hand the tapes to bootleggers, did he simply vanish, or was he harmed? Throughout several songs, Paul slips into elaborate fantasies set in a variety of settings and costumes that echo the mood of his predicament.

As midnight nears, the tension rises and the team braces for a potential takeover. Paul drives through London, retracing a path that leads toward Broad Street, the last place Harry was headed. He finds the blue case containing the tapes on a platform bench, and nearby a small maintenance building where Harry has accidentally trapped himself while looking for the toilet. They share a laugh, then drive off as Paul uses the car phone to call Linda. Linda informs the studio that the tapes have been found, and the takeover is averted. The chauffeur-driven car finally reaches its destination, and Paul wakes from his nap.