Sir Duncan Craggs retires from the Colonial Service and returns to London with his new French wife. The couple are devoted to each other, but continually flirt with other people. Sir Duncan is appointed to the board of clothing retail chain. On his tour of inspection, he encounters a successful store run by the efficient Mr. Bullock. By contrast, a neighbouring shop is filled with unhelpful staff overseen by an incompetent and lazy manager, Raymond Penny, who is more interested in horseracing than running his shop. Craggs is unimpressed by Penny and summons him to a meeting in London. Both Bullock and his domineering wife travel up to London as well, fearing that Penny will tell Craggs malicious stories about them.
Tom WallsSir Duncan Craggs
Ralph LynnMr. Raymond Penny
Yvonne ArnaudLouise Craggs
Robertson HareMr. Bullock
Norma VardenMrs. Dulcie Bullock
Andrews EngelmannCount Polotsky
Davy BurnabyMerritt
Veronica RoseTrixie MerrittStella MoyaMoya
Gordon JamesSalt JasperLouis BradfieldLaceyFewlass LlewellynPullman
Peter GawthornePolice InspectorGordon Begg
Graham MoffattOffice Boy