The Road to Middle England is an animation that parodies the English obsession with social mobility. British politicians often proclaim that the masses are either already middle class or aspiring towards that status at the very least.
The film explores the ideology of social progression from the perspective of those that are financially insecure, in unskilled work or unemployed. The story follows an unnamed job-seeker, faced with a mandatory work trial to continue his entitlement to social welfare.
A dystopian nightmare unfolds as humiliation becomes a necessary experience of class progression.