Civil servant Jasper Pye is sent to report on a long forgotten Ministry research unit at Arcady Hall in Suffolk.
Amorous advances from Belinda, Matilda and married Chloe make Pye forget his staid morals.
Jasper is needed for the annual cricket match, but alcohol threatens the days play.
Pye finds the residents more interested in the village fete than the fate of Arcady Hall.
