It's easy to feel at home in Mitford. In these high, green hills, the air is pure, the village is charming, and the people are generally lovable. Yet, Father Tim, the bachelor rector who yearns for something more, suddenly finds he has more than he can handle. His life is turned upside down with church secretary Emma Garrett managing his every move, the appearance of a very large dog, a lovable but unloved boy named Dooley thrust into his care, and the charm of an attractive new neighbor who effects surprising change in his stick-in-the-mud habits. Seemingly overnight, Father Tim's quiet life isn't so quiet anymore.