England, 1958: Young Higgs is a hard-working motorcycle mechanic in Milton-Keynes. The entire country is generally cold and damp. There's got to be more out there for a man with his ambition. The future looks grey. Until he picks up the paper over a pint one night in The Carrington Arms.
The Northern Rhodesia Police Force (NRP) needs men now.
A phone call, some paperwork, and a few handshakes later, Higgs is aboard the R.M.M.V. Carnarvon...