The show revolves around Jacqui Villiers, who loses her husband when he is killed in a boating accident. After his death, all he leaves her is a substantial amount of debt. She sets out to raise enough money to pay off the debts and save her London mews home, taking various jobs and also taking in a lodger, Freddie Phillipson. Jacqui is helped by her daughter Jennifer and her friends Henrietta, Mavis and Millicent.