ðə plˈɑːt ɪnvˈɑːlvz tˈuː wˈɪɡ sˈeɪlzmɛn, wˈʌn kˈæθlɪk ænd wˈʌn pɹˈɑːɾɪstənt, hˌuː lˈɪv ɪn wˈɔːɹtˈɔːɹn bˈɛlfæst, nˈɔːɹðɚn ˈaɪɚlənd, ɪnðə mˈɪd nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi z.
The plot involves two wig salesmen, one Catholic and one Protestant, who live in war-torn Belfast, Northern Ireland, in the mid-1980s.