This series delves into the life of a young man lost in a world of elaborate daydreams to escape a mundane existence. He is a compulsive liar and an imaginative soul, where fantasy and reality become hopelessly entangled. His inability to distinguish between truth and fiction constantly leads him into complex and often humorous predicaments. The narrative explores themes of escapism, adolescence, and the poignant clash between aspirations and everyday life.
Billy Liar captures brilliantly the claustrophobic atmosphere of a small town. It tells the story of Billy Fisher, a Yorkshire teenager unable to stop lying - especially to his three girlfriends. Trapped by his boring job and working-class parents, Billy finds that his only happiness lies in grand plans for his future and fantastical day-dreams of the fictional country Ambrosia.