Compo, Clegg and Truly chase a reluctant groom all through the village and beyond to stop him from escaping his wedding. Meanwhile, hungover best man Barry is frantically trying to locate the missing wedding ring.
Howard is roaming free in the village despite Pearl's efforts to keep him occupied at home. The Cafe has a mysterious patron. Wesley is creating another machine.
One of Howard's "messages" is accidentally delivered to the wrong woman. Compo wants to prove that he can still do the things that he did as a nine year old.
Mr. Truely wants his name in the paper so he wanders through the village with Compo and Clegg looking for someone to save. Howard dresses to go "fishing", or so he told Pearl.
Truly teaches Compo couples dance moves to impress Nora Batty. The ladies are sneaking around with bun tins. Wesley creates another weird machine. Auntie Wainwright puts a sandwich board on Eli and sends him to walk about the village.
Edie is angry with Wesley for giving her inappropriate gifts. Compo says that he will give Nora Batty one last chance to make him number one in her life. Glenda gives away Barry's tan suit, which ends up on Compo. Howard has a new disguise idea to be with Marina.
Compo meets a childhood rival and blackmails him into competitions they did when they were eleven. Auntie Wainwright sells Barry a saxophone with a weird case.
Howard buys a "secret" van, that everyone knows about. Truely thinks that Clegg is paying too high a tax so he drags Clegg to a council meeting. Auntie Wainwright has Smiler deliver a truck load of junk (in a hand cart) that the recipient did not order.
Marina has put Howard on notice, she is looking for a stable relationship. Wesley unveils his latest vehicle. Nora and Ivy go to the bus station to meet an old friend.
Nora Batty has received a mysterious postcard that is driving Compo to distraction. Wesley is developing another Franken-vehicle and wants Barry as a test pilot. Howard tells Pearl that he is going out to live off the land... until tea time (with Marina). Truly makes a deal with Auntie Wainwright to benefit her and Compo.