Prior's Ford's Women's Rural Institute finds itself on the verge of a
civil war when Moira Melrose is defeated in her bid to become president
for the third time by newcomer Alma Parr. Moira seeks revenge by trying
to outdo the Parrs' extravagant Christmas outdoor decorations, and the
feud escalates from there, setting neighbour against neighbour. A former
villager returns to set up the village's first holiday home, causing
deep resentment, and things are going from bad to worse at Tarbethill
Farm when building starts on the field that Victor McNair persuaded his
father Bert to hand over to him.