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When Nurse Gladys' washing machine breaks down, Arkwright tries to lure her into his home with the offer of his vintage machine.

Arkwright decides to take Nurse Gladys away to a hotel leaving Granville in a position to make his play for the milk round lady.

Arkwright bewails his inability to sell a load of fig biscuits and toilet rolls imprinted with inspirational texts.

Nurse Gladys is tired of being seen around with a shabby Arkwright so she gives him an ultimatum and tells him that he must buy a new suit.

In order to convince Nurse Gladys that he is a man of enterprise, Arkwright proves his ambition by expanding the business... he buys an old ice-cream van.

To the envy of Granville who has never attended one, Arkwright is taking Nurse Gladys to a wedding and has taken his old suit out of moth-balls, but it still reeks of camphor.

Arkwright has always told Granville his father was a Hungarian but then a real Hungarian comes into the shop. Could it be him?