When the nocturnal activities of a local farmer keep the Fields up at night, William decides to complain to the mayor--until he finds out who the mayor is. Hester intervenes to teach everyone a lesson about getting along.
A top French magazine wants to do a story about the increasing number of English people moving to France--and picks the Fields as a typical couple. Thanks to a series of misunderstandings, the magazine gets a distorted view of the English.
Hester wins a raffle at the village fair. But when she goes to pick up her prize, she learns it's not just a leg of mutton but four legs--and they're still attached to the sheep.
William is looking forward to his annual vacation, when he'll go on a motoring tour of France. The nautical Hester and daughter Emma have other ideas, however, and before long William is ready to jump ship.
When the Fieldses' lease on their beloved farmhouse comes to an end, their obnoxious English neighbors try to buy the place. William and Hester are powerless to stop them, until they get help from an unexpected source.
William wins the respect of the locals when he proves adept at the French game of boules. His newly demonstrated skills not only allow him to win the game, but also to secure for Hester the thing she treasures about all else about their life in France.