Hyacinth surprises Richard with a pair of skis for a birthday present, a gift that he's not particularly thrilled about, but that ends up being only the start of a series of problems.

Hyacinth's plan to take Daddy on a picnic backfires when he takes the car, leaving the rest of the family stranded.

Hyacinth's visit to her favourite stately home goes wrong when her less-than-blue-blooded relatives tag along.

Hyacinth volunteers Richard's services when there is a problem with the lights at the church hall, and he reluctantly agrees despite the fact that DIY is not really his forte.

Hyacinth decides to have a second attempt at finding a weekend home in the country and Elizabeth is called in to help her on her property search. Her final choice is `interesting' to say the least and worries Richard enormously.

Hyacinth's social standing at a church function is jeopardised when Daisy tries to encourage Onslow to become more ardent. She pretends to have found herself a 17-year-old toyboy.

Hyacinth plans a super-special event, desperate to keep up with the Barker-Finches who have had a local celebrity at their barbecue. However, despite a faultless strategy, events do not turn out quite as she planned.

Hyacinth wants a new car and, much to Richard's disgust, test drives a Rolls-Royce in her efforts to take Lydia Hawksworth down a peg.

Hyacinth has her feathers ruffled when she has problems with Daddy, and is appalled to spy a strange man at Elizabeth's house who has obviously spent the night there. What will it do to property values?

Fog prevents the salesgirl for the Bliss perfume from coming to the store. Somebody has to step up to take her place, and Mr. Humphries is just the man for the job.

Mrs Slocombe's 50th birthday is approaching. The staff pull out all the stops to ensure it is an occasion to remember - but is she really 50, and where does her cat fit into all the kerfuffle?

Staff that have reached a certain age have been made redundant, including Mrs Slocombe. Refusing to leave Grace Brothers, she becomes a cleaner and her position is filled by a younger woman.

A suspicious Captain Peacock thinks his wife is having an extra marital affair with Mr Rumbold behind his back.

German goods are being promoted at Grace Brothers as part of German Week, but the German customers want non-German items instead.

When the ladies' department is closed for a face-lift, the female assistants have to share the men's counter. Will Mrs Slocombe get steamed up?

The staff has been complaining about the canteen food and the canteen staff is tired of hearing about it. The staff ends up getting the job of running the canteen handed to them so that they can show that they can do it better.

When Mrs Slocombe's new flat is occupied by squatters, she sets up house in one of Grace Brothers' vacant departments. Will she bring her pussy too?

Mr Rumbold's training session for the staff conflicts with everyone's personal plans, which leads to dissent in the ranks.

The staff are outraged when management insists on closing down the store for redecoration - forcing them to take annual leave when they do not want to.

The store sponsors an anniversary dinner for Mr. Gainer, an employee whom no one wants to see retire.

Things get out of control when Mrs. Slocombe tries to act out the dream she has had about a romantic entanglement with Mr. Humphries.

Fog prevents the salesgirl for the Bliss perfume from coming to the store. Somebody has to step up to take her place, and Mr. Humphries is just the man for the job.

The Grace Bros staff dream of stardom when young Mr Grace gets a bee in his bonnet about making a promotional film to show at local cinemas.

With sales down, once again, the staff put their heads together and at the last minute think of advertising on CB radio. It's free, so Mr Grace loves the idea.

The staff at Grace Bros are working late, but they are not alone in the building. There's a thief about. Well, two actually.