May 1939: the possibility of war seems remote as Clegg and Sherbet wonder if they'll ever get the hang of girls.Little Wally does his best to reach Nora's expectations by doing stretching exercises and is helped by an ingenious plan from Compo.

Seymour tries to attract Deborah Norbury but Mrs Norbury proves to be quite an obstacle. He devises a scheme to get him into the Norbury kitchen and leaves Clegg in charge.