Having discovered Alf's deception and broken his Lordship's crockery in a fit of anger, Mrs Lipton is left wondering if she still has a job. On a visit to the Sunshine Pantry, Ivy discovers the truth about Mrs. Lipton's cherry cake. Lord Meldrum is shocked to discover Cissy intends to stand for local government, as a candidate for the United Workers Party.

Miss Poppy and Dickie Metcalfe decide to marry and elope to Gretna Green, and Teddy and Rose take the idea and elope to, but Lady Lavender has hidden in the back the car and the rest of the household set off in hot pursuit in an attempt to stop them.