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!

Terry gets the chance to apply for a job in the new branch based in Brussels. Sir Dennis invites himself round for dinner but things start to go wrong when Terry's nephew Alan drops in, together with four Japanese businessmen.

Problem-solving causes its own difficulties for the middle-aged couple

Terry and June pay a visit to Alan's pub and end up running it with disastrous consequences.

An all-expenses-paid weekend away beckons, but Terry falls ill.

Malcolm's continuous affairs with younger women cause a bust up between himself and Beattie, when he receives a Christmas card from another woman.