Vancouver Special is the story of a family with an unusual dynamic. The father, suspected of killing his wife, loves his three children, and recruits a woman to act as the family servant in exchange for promises of personal gratification. The children, all in their twenties, each has a unique way of handling life, torturing a boyfriend, using meat and vegetables in a self-absorbed way, creating an online part time job which brings both relief and frustration to middle-aged men.