It's all change at Grantleigh Manor when Martin fforbes-Hamilton dies and Audrey is forced to sell her beloved stately home to millionaire grocer Richard DeVere.
Life in the sleepy village will never be the same again when Richard and his formidable mother, Mrs Polouvicka move in. Richard gets off to a bad start with Audrey when he misses the church service and things go from bad to worse when he decides to modernise the manor.