Jam and Jerusalem

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• A light-hearted look at village life, written by Jennifer Saunders. In the small town of Clatterford a struggling Ladies Guild tries to survive as memberships dwindle. Sal Vine is not only the village nurse, but the lynchpin of the community. She cannot bring herself to join the Guild, however, as knitting and cake baking are simply not her scene, but when tragedy hits her it's enough to change her mind.
• The leader of Clatterford St Mary's Ladies Guild suggests to the vicar that he needs a room in the church for coffee mornings to stop them having to serve tea and biscuits in the middle of his sermons. Elsewhere, recently widowed Sal decides it's time for her to get rid of her late husband's clothes, but she isn't offered much support from her children.
• The town comes together to take part in the ancient tradition of `Beating the Bounds'. The ladies guild are in charge of refreshments, but Rosie forgets to order the pasties. During the walk, the Vicar tries to oversee proceedings on the moor, but his ceremonial outfit keeps getting in the way. Meanwhile, Sal and Tip discover that Eileen is adopted.
• Sal's son takes over as the new GP with his wife Yasmeen replacing Sal, but she has a lot to learn on the ways of the surgery from receptionist Tip, including rather unorthodox practices like weighing babies at the post office. Meanwhile, Sal's daughter Tash moves back in with her and begins to drive her mad.
• The Ladies Guild is to receive a visit from the Main Wheel of the Guild, Lady Anne Crump, who has the power to shut them down, so Eileen calls an extraordinary meeting to make sure they are up to scratch. When they finally arrive for the meeting they have made no effort at coming up with ideas as they have been too busy sorting out a neighbour in need.
• The Ladies Guild is helping to dress the church ready for Harvest Festival, much to the despair of the grumpy vicar, who complains about the display being just tins and packets. So Rosie goes to the allotment to find something `fresh' for the display. She discovers instead a potato with Jesus' face on it. The vicar doesn't agree that the potato could be a calling from God, as why would God call someone like Rosie?
• The whole of Clatterford comes together to put on the yearly panto in the town hall. Queenie takes on the role of director, but fusses more about what hat she should wear than the casting. With both her son and daughter taking centre stage, Sal Vine only wishes her recently deceased husband could be there to see them.
• Jennifer Saunders' lighthearted look at village life. A year after her husband's death, Sal is finding the anniversary hard to deal with, especially since the rest of her family seem to have forgotten. James continues to run his father's surgery, but his appalling bedside manner causes Sal to attempt some on-the-job training.
• Tash is packing her rucksack for Glastonbury, gearing up to climb over the fence. Spike outrages her when it transpires that he has actually bought a ticket. Her son Raph is in tow (reluctantly), complete with fairy wings. Of course, Tash's plan fails, but to call Caroline, who is in the VIP campsite, would be to admit defeat. Caroline has problems of her own though, trying to keep the swingball set intact.
• Sal has organised a ramble for the whole Guild, seeing it as an opportunity to have a nice stroll and a chat with friends. Sal thinks Spike would be a better boyfriend for Tash than Marcus and tries to steer Spike towards this goal. Meanwhile, Sal and the Guild find themselves lost in a fast-descending impenetrable fog.
• The men are disappointed when the annual Clatterford Roundheads v Cavaliers battle re-enactment is cancelled after health and safety concerns. It's the Guild to the rescue, though, who come up with an alternative safe plan to save the event; one that includes a giant Sudoku and a speed-knitting contest. The simmering rivalry between Spike and Marcus over Tash's affections ends in a beer-fuelled clash on the battlefield.
• Clatterford Guild's continuing rivalry with the guild from neighbouring Hole rears its ugly head in the form of a duet of sporting grudge matches - first netball and then crown green bowls, with all pressure on Rosie in the final moments. Meanwhile, Spike has written a love letter to Tash and offered her a dramatic ultimatum - `leave Marcus and meet me by the Twisty Tree' - or he will give up on their love.
• Tash accepts Spike's proposal of marriage and they decide to organise their own unique wedding ceremony. When it all gets a bit too much, a distraught Tash throws herself at Sal's mercy. Secretly delighted to be able to organise her daughter's big day, Sal enlists the help of the Guild to create a magical faerie wedding by a babbling brook, with bewinged flower fairies, and a final magical send-off party.
• Sal is getting used to living on her own, but misses her job at the surgery. When she sneaks in to give someone an emergency treatment, she is caught red-handed by an unimpressed James. She has to hand over her keys but worries that James has no idea of the community's real needs from their local doctor.
• Recently widowed Sal decides it's time for her to get rid of her late husband's clothes.
• Sal discovers an old planning application to convert the barn in the field behind her house and, despite the fact that it is officially too late to object, she enlists the help of the Guild in an effort to stop the development. She enjoys their full support, until Rosie discovers from the developer that the barn will be occupied by none other than Charles Dance.
• Caroline is planning a dinner party for husband John and his friends from London. She has the brilliant idea of asking Rosie if she will help out in the kitchen, but Rosie gets the wrong idea and thinks she's invited as a guest. An attempt to put this misunderstanding right via the Vicar only ends up with him making the same mistake.
• Sal Vine is a lynchpin of the community, but what will it take for her to join the ladies guild?
• The village comes together to take part in the ancient tradition of `Beating the Bounds'.
• The Ladies Guild is helping to dress the church ready for Harvest Festival, much to the despair of the grumpy vicar.
• Spike and Tash are finally ready to travel the world in their converted mobile library, but a confusion with the gears leads to a call-out for the emergency services, and Sal's house ends up looking like a war zone. Jock agrees to mend the damage, and the thawing of his previously frosty relationship with Sal continues, much to the amusement of Tip and the disgust of Tash.
• Christmas edition of the quirky comedy series.