Gabrielle gets carried away with the Colonel's request to only buy British, dock leaf tea and seaweed cigarettes turn out to be acquired tastes, and George revives an old custom to get some luxuries back into the house.
Gabrielle saves a gullible girl from the vulgar intentions of an evil tycoon, the Colonel comes home from a reunion with a bottle of champagne, and George wakes up with a huge hangover and a nightmare of a bride-to-be.
Gabrielle gets her uniform and medals ready for her squadron reunion, the Colonel explains how he came out of the war with an Iron Cross, and George ends up on waiting duty after a mishap with the waste disposal.
Gabrielle strips for a plumber when she goes for a life insurance medical, George offers to get a doctor a new dog when she loses her Airedale, and an overheard conversation suggests that death needs a new chauffeur.
Col. Maynard reveals that he has proposed to his childhood sweetheart, George puts his foot in it when he goes to pick her up from the station, and Gabrielle declares war when the bride-to-be explains the new rules.
The Colonel gives his staff some time off while he goes on a fishing trip, Gabrielle soon realises that the best holidays are out of her price range, and George tries to be devious to find the money for a break of his own.
The Colonel gets it all wrong when he hands out his Christmas presents, Gabrielle accepts a long forgotten invitation to stay with her sister, and George is given the chance to spend some time with his latest girlfriend.
The Colonel complains about the picture on the front page of The Times, George writes a letter of thanks on behalf of the Duke of Edinburgh, and Gabrielle heads off to Buckingham Palace so he can thank her in person.
A salesman keeps calling back when he refuses to take no for an answer, George struggles to pick up the BBC on his homemade television set, and Gabrielle finds that she has competition for a first come first serve offer.
Ralph makes a nuisance of himself when he's ordered to do the wiping, George and Gabrielle give up food to prove who has the most willpower, and the Colonel struggles to cope with the absence of meals on his table.
