Beth Briggs and her policeman husband, Danny, lead busy lives, coping with the pressures of work and three children as best they can. but Beths mother, Daisy, isnt always a ray of sunshine! Why are you still working? is her constant complaint.

As a district nurse, Beth is used to dealing with awkward customers (including an escaped piglet), but when her brother, David, gets married to Polly, and little Emily arrives, Daisy becomes unbearable. Polly turns to Beth for help, and then fate intervenes in the form of a health scare for Daisy.

Beth and Dannys wedding anniversary approaches. They...