An invitation for the Lame Ducks to attend Mrs Kelly 's once-in-a-lifetime party. But when Angie decides to leave for the coast Drake and the others realise just how lost they are without her.

Drake and his companions find that their peaceful way of life is threatened by a visit from a near neighbour, the glamorous and unpredictable Mrs Kelly.

The day of the ball-walk test run, and Drake and company find that another 'outcast' is all set to join them.

Drake has found his dream home in the country, but his ex-wife is still determined to make life difficult for him. She sends Ansell, a private detective, to hunt him down.

Brian Drake is still heading for the country with Tommy, a cured pyromaniac, in tow. On the way they collect two more kindred spirits, Angie, a hitch-hiking girl, and Maurice, a ball-walking postman.

Having been kicked out by his wife, Brian Drake heads for the country where he intends to live the solitary life of a hermit. But hermits are not expected to collect people en route.