Turf Wars

It's anarchy among the potting sheds in this gentle comedy when gardening novice Edward (James Fleet in full bumble mode) decides he'd like an allotment. But it's not a simple case of putting his name down on a waiting list. The secretary of the allotment association is Bernie and he doesn't believe in waiting lists, "Hitler could come through on one of those". No, Bernie's the kind of chap who runs a tight ship and an even tighter dress code: "sturdy casual - no bare arms or legs". Applicants for plots have to go through a formal interview before they can lift a spade, so surely Edward doesn't stand a chance against a fellow interviewee's three-year plan and Powerpoint presentation? Ah, but she doesn't have Edward's breeding...

Comedy by clever Nick Warburton, starring James Fleet as Edward. He's timid, bashful. Passing local allotments one day he speaks to attractive Amanda (Joanna Monro) and decides there and then that he must get an allotment too. But first he has to be interviewed by fierce site manager Bernie (Jonathan Coy).

A way through the resulting confrontational suddenly opens when Bernie learns Edward's father was a noted local horticulturist he's admired all his life. Whew! Yes there's another surprise for all in store. And there will be three more in the series.