Set in the idyllic village of Menton-cum middlewick, where the village inhabitants are preparing themselves for the imminent threat of Nazi invasion, resident nosey-parker and spinster, Miss Skillon, becomes convinced that her beloved vicar's actress wife is having an affair and attempts to expose her. Add an escaped German POW, a handsome actor, the visiting Bishop of Lax, a rotund locvum priest and some meddling neighbours and you have all the ingredients for a classic British farce.