After several sleepless nights caused by the ceaselessly blinking lights from the new zebra crossing outside their house, Tom's mum and dad decide that it is time for revolution.

When the lights from a new zebra crossing outside Tom's parent's house causes insomnia in the Wrigglesworth household, Tom's dad is forced to take matters into his own hands and cause a fuss. Not perhaps in the way everyone else would though...

Meanwhile, Tom is down in London preparing himself for a visit from the bailiffs.