When Grace Brothers has been closed and Mr. Humphries, Captain Peacock, Miss Brahms and Mrs. Slocombe all have attended Young Mr. Grace's funeral, they discover that they are all beneficiaries of his will. Together with a Miss Lovelock, they have inherited a Tudor manor house called Millstone Manor, presently being run as a country hotel, as part of their pension fund. They also discover that the manager is their old boss Mr. Rumbold. When they arrive there, they discover that Mr. Rumbold has accidentally fired all of the staff, except Mr. Moulterd and his daughter Mavis. It also turns out there are quite a few domestic animals at the manor. However, when they discover that their pension fund will only give them a total of £243 a month (about £60 each), they decide to run the hotel themselves, to make some extra money.
—Anders E Lundin