Clegg is having difficulties with his bicycle and even more so trying to get it fixed. Finally Sid takes a look and we are treated to a "Summer Wine" version of "Butch Cassidy & The Sunshine Kid"
Two new librarians arrive and are bent on keeping the morality of the library. Elsewhere, Compo's neighbor Gloria is moving to Australia, and Compo sees an opportunity to get his arms around Nora without risking getting hit.
Thinking they have too much free time on their hands, the trio decides to find an occupation. They come across a dodgy, bankrupted dealer who persuades them to sell his new product, with disastrous results, particularly for Blamire.
Compo is in open pursuit of Nora and Wally seizes his chance to try a run for freedom, Compo sees a chance to. "comfort" Nora - too bad Nora wants nothing to do with their plans.
The Trio meet a man on the river who has lost his canoe. They find it, port it for the gent and then have to retrieve it from the river when they decide to take an unauthorized trip of their own. Ivy wins a prize for having the best mouth-instrument