There is excitement at the approaching May Day Fair, but Mariette drops a bombshell and the tax man comes calling.
With their wit, charm and a little bit of cunning, the Larkins woo Charley the Tax Man. Mariette agrees to put her plans on hold and stay for the summer.
Ma, worried that Pop is working too hard, books a weekend in Margate. Charley (now fully ensconced in the Larkins household) and Mariette are left to mind the kids and sort out the new (huge and ghastly) TV aerial which is being delivered by the wily Wilf.
News reaches Pop that the train station is to close. With the help of reluctant Miss Chand and villagers, Pop seizes the opportunity to save the railway and make money along the way. Mariette fights with Pauline, and Charley makes a big decision.
The Larkins have visitors they would rather avoid. There is tension between Mariette and Charley, Alec Norman is up to his old dirty tricks and the truth about Tom Fisher’s plans emerge. Can Primrose save the day, and where has Mariette disappeared to?
The Larkins go to extreme lengths to convince Mariette not to leave for France. The glamorous Angela Snow arrives and sets tongues wagging, adding extra fuel to gossip started by the Normans. Pop and Ma have champagne worthy news.
The Larkins are preparing for Christmas, but there's been burglaries in the village. Pop and Ma are overjoyed to have Mariette and Charley back for Christmas, but when Charley's parents arrive chaos descends on the farm.
Pop accepts a lucrative offer that he can’t refuse, and the Larkins’ new neighbours host a hilariously dire dinner party.
It's BBQ weather, and no one throws a party like the Larkins - everyone is welcome, including the dubious Jerebohms. Truths and tension are served alongside the sausages and burgers, and a trap is set to bring Pop down.
Pop is in denial, and Ma issues him some tough love while also playing Cupid between Primrose and Rev Candy. Pop's old friend Fruity Pears arrives in the village with his fairground in tow, but it's not all candyfloss and laughs.
Ma and the children try to convince Pop to take the court case seriously, but he has more fun things on his mind. He is conducting his own defence in court - what can go wrong? Mariette and Charley make a welcome return home. Bradley Walsh and Joanna Scanlan star
The Larkins do all they can to get Pop out of prison and in a bid to keep his spirits up Mariette tells him he is going to be grandfather, but swears him to secrecy. Ma is surprised by an about-turn from a conflicted Norma Norman.
When Norma confesses to her that Pop was set up by the Jerebohms, Ma organises her own sting operation and it is comeuppance time for the Vicar, Alec Norman and the Jerebohms as revenge is a dish best served cold.
