The show revolves around Jacqui Villiers, who loses her husband when he is killed in a boating accident. After his death, all he leaves her is a substantial amount of debt. She sets out to raise enough money to pay off the debts and save her London mews home, taking various jobs and also taking in a lodger, Freddie Phillipson. Jacqui is helped by her daughter Jennifer and her friends Henrietta, Mavis and Millicent.
The show revolves around Jacqui Villiers, who loses her husband when he is killed in a boating accident. After his death, all he leaves her is a substantial amount of debt. She sets out to raise enough money to pay off the debts and save her London mews home, taking various jobs and also taking in a lodger, Freddie Phillipson. Jacqui is helped by her daughter Jennifer and her friends Henrietta, Mavis and Millicent.