John Lyons

Financial crisis finally cripples the Butler household. Stan knows that building buses in the North can make more money than driving them in Luxton. By lucky coincidence a motor firm advertises for workers in the local paper, and Stan decides to apply.

A new clippie arrives at the depot, but she is no ordinary woman. A committed feminist, she is determined to emancipate all the girls in the bus company. She chooses the shortage of lavatories at the turnaround points as her first campaign.

Classic period drama. Lady Prudence and Hazel disagree about a tea party for wounded officers which is to be held at Eaton Place. The reappearance of an old flame throws Rose into a state of confusion.