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Will is 36, and is the wealthiest, trendiest, but also the most selfish and lazy man in the world. He lives off the royalties from his late father's single hit, "Santa's Super Sleigh".

To try andmeet some women who are desperate for sex, he joins a single parents' group called "SPAT", while pretending he has a son. There he meets Fiona, who is an eccentric, vegetarian hippy, whose son Marcusis 12, and a total misfit: gets bullied at school, has a stupid haircut and clothes (chosen by his mum). One day he and Will meet on an outing, but don't like each other very much.

Marcussometimes sings in the classroom without realising it, which causes him to suffer even more. He also spies on Will during the day, and sees that he doesn't have a kid at all. He tries to make Will be friendswith his depressive mother, who has now started crying frequently.

One day, the "dead duck day": Will and Marcus go to the park with another "SPAT" mother, and Marcus accidentally kills a duck (bythrowing an entire loaf of bread at it). They return to his house, to discover that his mother has tried to kill herself. She is rushed to hospital, and recovers.

Marcus now starts visiting Will athis home regularly. Will gives him advice on "trendiness", and buys him some expensive trainers ("sneakers" in the US!). The very next day, these are stolen at school, and Marcus has to explain tohis mother how he and Will have become friends, and how Will is trying to save him from the bullies at school.

Later on, Marcus becomes friends with a rough girl at school (Ellie), while Will finds anew girlfriend, who assumes Marcus is his son. Will tries to persuade Marcus to pretend he is, but Marcus won't hear of it.

Fiona has started crying again. Marcus tries to get help from Will, whorefuses, now his old selfish self. Marcus remembers that his mum loves to hear him sing, so he joins a school event, where he will give a solo rendition of "Killing me Softly", which is bound to...