After finding himself invalided from the fire service when his lungs are damaged while rescuing a young boy during a blaze, Ken Boon buys a plot that he calls The Ponderossa and tries to make a living as a market gardener. After he gets into debt, his former colleague Harry Crawford, who now runs a hotel, The Grand, offers Ken his assistance. He suggests that Ken should offer his services for odd jobs as a means of supplementing his income towards his market garden, and despite Ken's protestations, he places an advert in the local paper. His first client is music promoter Barney Spitz (John Sessions), who wants Ken to dress up as a fireman for a publicity stunt for the band he represents.
Original Broadcast Date 14th January 1986.