In picturesque Tarnfield in the north of England, feuds and rivalries between the villagers typically lie dormant. But the arrival of a new local vicar shakes the community up, bringing together an unlikely alliance between Suzy Spencer, a working mother, part-time television producer and full time mess, and Robert Clark, a conservative, 'Mr. Perfect' widower from the parish. But they are too late to save an unfortunate flower arranger.