Mr. Tebbs has left Grace Brothers and it's time to hire a new staff member. Charming gentleman Mr. Goldberg wants a job, but Captain Peacock dislikes him - Goldberg knows a thing or two about the reality behind Peacock's military history.
In order to qualify for a new pension plan, the staff have to undergo a medical examination. The men's department is embarrassed about having to undress in front of each other, and decide to try dancing to get in shape.
Mrs. Slocombe has been given permission to store her belongings at Grace Brothers during the moving to a new property. She sets up her own temporary house there, only for the staff to be stuck as flatmates with her due to a transit strike.
Mr. Rumbold has fallen seriously ill, and in his place Mrs. Slocombe temporarily fills in for him. She finds that while she assumed the job would earn her respect, it's actually quite boring and lonely.
Mr. Franco of the sports department reveals that Captain Peacock has an enormous boil on his buttocks, leading to the staff making jokes at his expense. In defense of his honor, Peacock challenges Franco to a boxing match.
Frustrated by the repulsive conditions of the staff canteen, the department staff have a fight with the canteen manageress and end up having to fill in for the canteen staff after they all walk out in anger.
Mr. Goldberg, hoping to improve his friends' monetary situations and make a little profit for himself on the side, starts working as a job agent. Unfortunately, things don't go as hoped.
To appease workplace tensions at Grace Brothers after a strike, the department staff decide to put on a puppet show and dinner party for the children of their fellow colleagues.
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