Deacon finds one of his elderly customers poised for a suicide attempt on a windowsill six floors up.

Dawson Dairy is on the rocks, sales are down, and the bank is threatening to force them into liquidation. Deacon organises a petition and the milk roundsmen rally for a fight to save their jobs.

When old Cyril retires, the boys' noses are put seriously out of joint by his replacement: the stern, no-nonsense Joan Foster! Something has to be done.

Jock is off work with the flu. When Deacon and the boys pop by for a visit, they find themselves stuck in a busted lift.

Stan is organising a benefit for a local old folks' home, but, with no one famous on the bill, tickets aren't moving. Deacon, however, has a big-name celebrity on his round...

After a whirlwind weekend romance, Deacon and Sharon announce their engagement and imminent nuptials.