Jack Middleton likes to imagine himself a country squire. At weekends he retires to Laverings Estate with his wife, Catherine. He may be pompous, and they may seem ill-matched, but the couple are devoted to each other.
Follows the comically tangled affairs of the Middletons, the Stoners, Lady Bond, and Lord Pomfret as they try to prevent a teashop and garage from being built on unspoiled Pooker's Piece.