The poor, elderly—and the wily, when it comes to parting those who can afford it from their money—Scottish skipper of a broken-down old 'puffer' boat tricks an American tycoon into paying him to transport his personal cargo. When the tycoon learns of the trick, he attempts to track down the boat and remove his possessions.

The inhabitants of Todday are content to live their lives in peace and quiet, until, that is, the government decides their little corner of the world would be the perfect place for a rocket launch site.

鲍比是一只可爱的苏格兰猎犬，和主人老乔克（Alex Mackenzie 饰）过着相依为命的生活。虽然老乔克自己的日子也过得紧紧巴巴，但他从未亏待过鲍比，十分珍惜这生命里唯一的伴侣。然而不幸的是，老乔克突发肺炎去世了，鲍比遭受了巨大的打击，逗留在主人的墓碑前久久不愿离去。 崔尔先生（劳伦斯·奈史密斯 Laurence Naismith）对鲍比的忠诚赞赏有加，想要收留它，但鲍比不愿意跟崔尔先生走，还是倔强的为主人守墓，就连墓地的管理员布朗太太（凯·沃尔什 Kay Walsh 饰）都拿它毫无办法。照理来说，墓地是不允许宠物入内的，所以鲍比的存在引起了铁石心肠的警卫的注意，他不仅想把鲍比驱逐出去，还想要借此向布朗太太索要一大笔罚款。

Classic British comedy adapted from a James Thurber story about a tweed manufacturer's elderly accountant who devises a plan to save the company from an American takeover bid. The arrival of an efficiency expert from the States causes enough of a stir but, when it turns out to be a woman, the old-fashioned number cruncher declares war. Man-eating businesswoman, Angela Barrows is sent by her US company to Edinburgh to investigate export opportunities. She meets businessman Robert MacPherson en route and he persuades her to help bring his company into the 20th century. The staff, lead by Mr. Martin, have other ideas and a battle between the old and new business methods breaks out.