Film producer Denzil Arcourt and his team take over Ashfordly Hall for a couple of days to shoot scenes for a new movie. The whole village is impressed by the movie people, who stay at the Aidensfield Arms. But unlike most movie people Arcourt does not like it and get very enraged, when Gina takes a picture of him with the new camera she has just been given by Andy. David has bought a couple of hens from Nathaniel Clegghorn so that he can sell the eggs, but he wants his money back, when Greengrass discover both the hens are cocks. That is easier said than done when Clegghorn threatens them with his shot gun. Greengrass and David are not the only ones who find themselves at the wrong end of Clegghorn's shot gun. Lord Ashfordly gets in the same position when Clegghorn accuses his dog of disturbing Clegghorn's sheep.

Ashfordly Hall está cerrado durante la Navidad. El agente Walker descubre que alguien ha entrado a la propiedad. Parece que nada ha sido robado, pero en la biblioteca se encuentra con un hombre que se hace llamar Ray Hallam y que está bebiendo tranquilamente el whisky de su señoría. Hallam afirma ser amigo del Lord Ashfordly, quien convenientemente está de vacaciones. Hallam es arrestado, pero puede regresar a Ashfordly Hall cuando su señoría confirme su identidad por cable. La tía Peggy compra muchas cosas en una venta de incendio, incluyendo muchos regalos de Navidad para que Papá Noel, es decir, David, los reparta en su cueva. Desafortunadamente para ella, Oscar Blaketon ha tenido la misma idea brillante y con mucho más éxito.