In the early seventies England had a lot of of power-cuts,something Cyril and Dorothy are glad to see the back of now they are located in sunny Spain.The unthinkable happens and a power-cut in Cyril's flat sends him into hysterics.
Old-fashioned and stuffy Cyril is flabbergasted when his shy and plain sister Dorothy is asked out to dinner by a good-looking Spanish stranger but during this dinner the love-struck Dorothy hears a proposal that leaves her dumbfounded.
One of the few things Cyril.Blake misses about his English homeland is the television schedule,wanting the same service in his new Spanish home ends up in even more misery for the grumpy Cyril and his sister Dorothy.
Cyril and Dorothy are looking forward to the England versus West.Germany football match especially as it is taking place in Spain but patriotic Cyril's pride in his national team is to be put under a stern test by his German neighbors.
Dorothy is filled with fear and panic at the thought of her first Spanish shopping trip,its bad enough that she is confused over the difference between pounds and kilo's without the lift causing her problems as well.
Cyril is determined to re-wire his flat, as he is fed up with the Spanish electrical service,the results end up in disaster of course and end him up in serious trouble with the local Spanish police.
A furious Dorothy intends to go on an economy drive as Cyril's new and mysterious friend Fred is causing him to go astray and spend large sums of money .Dorothy's confrontation with Fred nearly destroys the Blake's retirement plans.
The keep fit antics of his German neighbors cause a flabby and out of condition Cyril, to go on his own personal get fit campaign, all seems promising until he slips his disk and Dorothy has to call the local physician.
During his long and illustrious career as an inspector on the buses ex-inspector Cyril.Blake,has seen a lot of bad breakdowns but nothing like the problems the water-lorry causes while bringing fresh water supplies to his tiny flat.