Smashing Time

Brenda and Yvonne arrive in London at St Pancras in search of fame. They quickly discover they cannot pay for meals after Brenda is robbed by a tramp, leaving them penniless in the capital.

Yvonne goes to Carnaby Street hoping to catch the eye of a trendy photographer, Tom Wabe. Meanwhile Brenda stays behind to wash dishes at a greasy spoon, underscoring their unequal fortunes.

In a nearby greasy spoon, a chaotic scene unfolds as ketchup is mistaken for washing-up liquid and patrons get drenched in bright liquids. The mess highlights the girls' comedic misadventures as they try to survive in the city.

Yvonne reveals to Brenda that Wabe photographed her for a newspaper and paid her. Brenda then sees that Yvonne has been mocked for fashion in the paper and vows to confront Wabe.

Brenda tracks Wabe to a strange party served by robots, introduced by Clive Sword, where Tom tries to charm Brenda. The night mixes ambition with flirtation as the chase for fame continues.

The girls land a hostess job at a nightclub. On Yvonne's first night, she is drugged by Bobby Mome-Rath and taken to an apartment, while Brenda follows and sabotages the tryst with laxative and a chaotic bubble bath. A building supervisor falls through a ceiling hole, giving them a chance to escape.

Back at their flat, the girls learn the club has sacked them, adding another setback to their already precarious plans for stardom.

Brenda is hired by Charlotte Brillig to manage her exclusive design shop Too Much and is left in charge while Charlotte meets her ostensible main employee for lunch. There Brenda crosses paths with Tom Wabe.

At Sweeny Todd's restaurant, Yvonne serves pies in Nell Gwynne garb and a custard-pie fight erupts in the street. Yvonne is blamed for starting it and is fired from her job.

Charlotte capriciously shuts the Too Much shop to go on an impulse trip to Greece, leaving Brenda and Yvonne unemployed once again.

The girls watch a Candid Camera–style TV show where a house is demolished as a joke, and they discover their own home has been demolished as well. Yvonne, the name on the lease, wins a £10,000 reimbursement cheque.

Yvonne invests the prize money to pursue pop stardom. Her live recording of I'm So Young is initially awful but, after mixing, becomes a polished hit, boosting her TV appearances on shows like Hi-Fi Court.

The two girls drift apart as Tom Wabe becomes Brenda's boyfriend and Yvonne's popularity begins to wane. Yvonne seethes when she sees Brenda in an advert for a new perfume called Direct Action.

At a glamorous party for Yvonne at the top of the Post Office Tower, Yvonne sits alone while Brenda watches on CCTV. Tom arrives to be mobbed by adoring fans, and Brenda gatecrashes, turning the revolving restaurant to full speed and ending the party in disarray.

The girls walk away in the early morning and decide to return home. The film ends with a reprise of the song Smashing Time.