After her husband commits suicide, renowned gardener Grace is left with a mountain of debt that threatens to take her cherished Cornish coast manor away from her. With the help of her groundskeeper Matthew, they cultivate high-quality hemp plants in Grace's greenhouse, selling them to pay off her late husband's debts.

Rita O'Grady and the other female employees at the Ford factory in Dagenham, England, stand up for their rights in 1968.

When Chris' best friend Annie loses her husband, Chris derives a scheme to memorialize him. The two women, along with some of their friends - all fiftysomething women - will make a nude calendar to raise money for the hospital where he died. The calendar becomes hugely popular. Based on actual events.

This final series sees the Doc making efforts to overcome his phobia and beginning to question whether he made the right decision about resigning. He and Louisa have also welcomed a baby daughter, Mary Elizabeth, a sister to four-year-old James Henry; includes the feature-length finale special.

When her husband jumped out of a plane without a parachute, Grace Trevethen knew life would get tough...but she had no idea just how tough. Left with a manor on the Cornish coast, a mountain of debt and dozens of creditors on her heels, she is about to lose everything. But with Matthew, the manor's caretaker, Grace hatches an outrageous idea: Why not use her renowned green thumb to plant a cash crop and pay off her debts? Soon her greenhouse becomes...

As Martin avoids his approaching birthday, Louisa plans to have her study group over to their home for a presentation. PC Penhale investigates a break-in at Ruth's house, and Al finds a way to make up for his lackluster proposal to Morwenna.

Mrs. Tishell's young cousin shadows her at the pharmacy for some work experience. Al decides to move in with Morwenna, and Angela visits Martin's surgery and notices something wrong with Buddy.

Ruth plans an intervention to help Martin overcome his blood phobia before his final medical refresher course. Wedding bells are ringing in Portwenn, but things don't go as planned when the officiant cancels at the last minute, the wedding dress gets stuck at the dry cleaners, and a medical emergency threatens to ruin the day.

As part of the inspector's recommendation, Martin is forced to attend refresher courses, starting with phlebotomy. While Louisa worries that James is struggling to make friends, she attempts to befriend the oblivious new school head. Bert's cousin arrives with a business proposition for the Larges.

Ruth has a mystery admirer who unnerves her. Louisa becomes Bert's least favorite person when one of her pupils pens a damning review of his restaurant in the school magazine.