Linda can't remember what a shoe is called. She's sure it's early-onset dementia. When she finds out it's the menopause, she moves to a caravan in the Forest of Dean to reconnect with her youth.
Linda heads into the forest to search for a time capsule she hid when she was 10, and meets the mysterious Pig Man, who may know more about the capsule than he's letting on.
Linda considers returning to her old life - until she discovers that a building development threatens the future of the forest.
Linda receives a visit from her sister, who's furious at her for leaving. Meanwhile, The Verderer comes up with a way to stop the developers: living in a tree.
It's Eel Festival eve, and Linda joins up with Joy and the Eel sisters to help with the final preparations. But she soon starts feeling guilty about her big secret.
Eel Festival day has arrived, and the town is buzzing with excitement. Even honorary 'Eel Child' The Verderer comes down from his tree to celebrate. But the harmony is soon broken...
Linda finds herself on trial for lying to the town about her true identity. But her time in the forest is far from over...
News of Linda’s ledgers spreads across town and the seeds of a domestic revolution are sown. But Linda is reluctant to lead the women’s campaign, and a childhood memory is starting to raise questions.
Linda begins to realise the power her ledgers have unleashed in the town’s women. Meanwhile, with eel numbers dwindling, the Eel Sisters reluctantly agree to trial Linda’s idea: vegan mushroom eels.
While the men and women of the town are more divided than ever, Linda’s past comes back to haunt her - and reveals her true identity.
The Eel Sisters invite Linda to their annual ‘Silent Supper’, which is the final straw for The Verderer and his men, who declare war...
The strike is over and there’s a sense of new beginnings for everyone… even the Mother Tree.
