The Medfords get new neighbours - Tarquin and Melinda. Terry is concerned about his lawnmower as the previous tenant did not return it to him before he left. Tarquin refuses to return it as it has been signed for as part of their household inventory. Terry decides, with the help of his nephew Alan, to do a night time raid on the neighbours' garden shed to get it back!

Tarquin and Melinda pay a visit to show their home movies. This gives Terry the idea to buy a tent from a work colleague so June and him can go camping. As a trial they set up the tent in the back garden.

Terry gets talked into being an auctioneer by Austin, the vicar.

Sir Dennis wants Terry to stand as a councillor and get into the local council so they can sell more fire extinguishers. If he fails to get elected he faces a transfer to the company's Iceland office.

Terry decides to take up woodworking, while Tarquin sets up a noise abatement group to try and curb noise from a neighbour who is learning to play the drums.

The vicar asks the Medfords to give a talk at their local old folks' club. He also suspects there is a fraudulent bingo game going on and asks Terry to straighten it out.

In an attempt to improve relations with their neighbours, June persuades Terry to spend a day with them at a lakeside wildlife sanctuary.