Newly ordained Andrew Deane thinks he was appointed to the living in the charming Yorkshire village of Gaythorpe because of his strongly-worded sermons and dignified appearance. He's ready to take his new parish in hand and teach his parishioners to walk the straight-and-narrow path. But as young Reverend Deane makes one blunder after another, he realizes he has much to learn about the people of Gaythorpe . . . And much to learn from them, if only he will open his heart.