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.

The Medfords take up golf, but when they run into problems with other members at the club, they begin to wonder whether they are cut out for the sport.

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.

Terry takes up CB radio and ends up getting stuck in the back of a removal van!

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.

Sir Dennis Hodge wrongly assumes Terry has invited him to Christmas lunch. Things escalate when Miss Fennel and Malcom and Beattie also invite themselves. It ends up with Terry and June having a full house on Christmas Day.