After 4 years of participation as costumed historical re-enactors, the directors were given unprecedented access with their cameras to the UKs oldest and largest historical re-enactment, Kentwell Hall in rural Suffolk. Among the 500 volunteers spending their summer holidays re-creating every aspect of 16th century English life, they met a core of loyal and protective re-enactors whose real life stories form a fascinating counterpoint to their chosen 16th century roles. Shepherding through the thousands of paying visitors who keep Kentwell afloat is owner Patrick Phillips, a distantly paternal leader who describes the epic spectacles as his game.