1951 Devon. Connie's job at the Tivoli cinema provides an escape from her alcoholic father Frank. There she meets and falls in love with projectionist Charlie. After a whirlwind romance he splices his proposal into her favourite film Casablanca and for the first time Connie dares to dream of a life beyond the one she's settled for. Charlie promises her a happy ending but for Connie fate has a different plan. 1996. Seeking fulfilment after his divorce Eddie takes on the now dilapidated Tivoli cinema a once-shining gem in Devon. He finds an abandoned film reel with a note: I'm sorry. The film reveals the final frames of Casablanca with a marriage proposal to someone called Connie Harris . . .