During a break from his usual village beat, young Police Constable Nick finds himself involved with holidaymakers and their problems. As well as the normal seaside duties, how does he cope with a man who’s lost his false teeth in the sea and another who wants to give away thousands of pounds when drunk? Then there's the stray Labrador that thinks he's a police dog and accompanies police officers on night patrols, and the anxious fisherman who daren't...

In the 1960s, three crimes in a month in the village meant a "crime wave" to the locals. A hay barn set on fire, a car thief, and a missing pig keep Constable Nick busy in the beautiful North Yorkshire countryside.