Fact1: Doug McLeod and wife unite following tense separation to travel to Scottish Highlands for Doug 's father, Fact2: tense rivalry On arriving at becomes apparent Gavin 's mansion, Fact3: Gordie encourages grandchildren to let go of troubles and enjoy life, Fact4: Gavin Doug Abi and Gavin 's wife make final arrangements for party, Fact5: Lottie returns back to house to tell adults leaving siblings with Gordie 's body
Output: Doug McLeod David Tennant and his wife Abi Rosamund Pike unite following a tense separation to travel to the Scottish Highlands for Dougs father Gordies Billy Connolly 75th birthday. Gordie has terminal cancer so Dougs brother, millionaire Gavin McLeod Ben Miller has arranged a lavish party for him, inviting all the important people in the neighbourhood. Despite difficulties getting their three children, Lottie Emilia Jones, Mickey Bobby Smalldridge, and Jess Harriet Turnbull, to leave the house, they hit the road, but find it congested and they are forced to stop overnight. Lottie expresses her troubles with trusting her parents following their recent separation and lies to each other; it is revealed that Doug had an affair, which led to Abi moving out and taking legal proceedings against him. They are only travelling to the Highlands together to appear as a couple for Gordie, not wanting to upset him in his final months. On arriving at Gavins mansion, a tense rivalry becomes apparent between Doug and Gavin. Gordie, despite being extremely ill, is funloving and encourages his grandchildren, particularly Lottie, to let go of their troubles and enjoy life. While Gavin, Doug, Abi and Gavins wife Margaret Amelia Bullmore make the final arrangements for the party, Gordie takes the three children to the beach. He reveals that he is descended from Vikings, a fact that Mickey in particular is excited about; he reveals his desire to be buried the Viking way by being cremated and sent out to sea. He believes this will stop arguments between Doug and Gavin. Later, while Lottie, Mickey and Jess are playing, Gordie dies peacefully. Lottie returns back to the house to tell the adults, leaving her siblings with Gordies body. However, when she arrives she sees them all arguing, Abi telling Doug she also had an affair and will be moving the children to Newcastle, and Gavin with his family over what Gordie wants for his birthday, Lottie returns to the beach without telling them. Fulfilling Gordies last wish, the three children create an improvised raft, and using petrol from Gordies pickup, send him out to sea aflame, Viking style. The children return home and tell the adults what has happened. The adults are horrified, and Doug and Gavin head to the beach, where they find Gordies pickup truck partially submerged by the high tide; Gavin breaks down in Dougs arms. Abi and Margaret break the news of Gordies death to the party guests, and word quickly gets out about what the children did. The police arrive to investigate, accompanied by social services worker Agnes Chisholm Celia Imrie, who interviews the children about their actions, and after speaking with Lottie she contemplates removing them from Doug and Abis care. The press descend on the house, with Lottie, Jess and Mickeys actions making headlines worldwide. While using Gavin and Margarets son Kenneths Lewis Davie computer, Mickey and Jess accidentally stumble upon a video of Gavins wife Margaret attacking a fellow shopper at a supermarket as a result of depression. Gavin also sees it, having been previously unaware of his wifes issues. After the press paints the childrens actions as depraved, Doug and Abi make a statement to the press that what their children did was not malicious, and that they support the childrens efforts to honour their grandfather, however misguided it may seem; seeing the support the children receive, Chisholm ends her investigation, leaving the children with their parents. In the final scene, Gavin and Doug hold a memorial for Gordie at the beach, where the brothers are shown to have buried the hatchet. Abi tells Doug she will not be moving to Newcastle, and the couple decide to divorce civily, apologising to their children. The film ends with the extended family honouring Gordie on a hill above the beach with some friends, and then the family playfully splashing around at the waters edge on the beach.