When Mr. Grace is killed in a tragic scuba diving accident, the Grace Brothers store is closed down. Being faced with the option of finding new jobs or early retirement on a miniscule pension, the staff takes over the running of a large manor house/hotel in the English countryside, where all manor of humorous things take place.
When Mr. Grace is killed in a tragic scuba diving accident, the Grace Brothers store is closed down. Being faced with the option of fin ding new jobs or early retirement on a miniscule pension, the staff takes over the running of a large manor house/hotel in the English countryside, where all manor of humorous things take place.
When Mr. Humphries' mother is asked to write a book, she and her son stroll down memory lane as they recall his old experiences at Grace Brothers'.
At London's Grace Brothers Department Store, Mr. Grainger of Gents' Ready-Made and his sales staff learn that they must share their sales floor with Mrs. Slocombe and Miss Brahms of Ladies' Intimate Apparel. No one is happy with the arrangement at first, but they learn to make the most of it.
1910年,“飞行器”是那个时代风行一时的事物。然而正因为它刚刚诞生,一切还处于起步阶段。英国每日邮报主编劳德·罗恩斯(罗伯特·莫利 Robert Morley饰)策划组织了一场从伦敦飞往巴黎的竞赛。而这次竞赛的目的,就是为了彰显英国种族的优越。如果一切都按照预期发展,不出所料的,他的女婿理查德·梅斯(詹姆斯·福克斯 James Fox饰)将赢得比赛。竞赛的新闻一经发出,就得到了来自世界各地飞行器爱好者的踊跃报名。然而这场本该是冒险者的比赛,却成为了一场争夺帕特里夏·罗恩斯利(莎拉·米尔斯 Sarah Miles饰)感情的竞赛。
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