In a little Scottish town by the sea, the rain pours and the wind howls and the people are just as miserable as their weather; even Reverend Archie, the trainee minister, is hard pressed to be cheerful. And then, one day, his prayers are answered. The town basks under a mediterranean heatwave; and all of a sudden folk are eating alfresco and going ballooning and having wild affairs... But how long can it possibly last?