In the small fishing village of Polperro in southern Cornwall, harbourmaster Olly Puckey prepares for the arrival of a new storm gate, designed to protect residents, houses and fishing boats from the winter sea surges. In Devon, dairy farmer Jon Perkin hopes visitors at Widdecombe Fair are willing to try his alternative ice-cream and yoghurt, while stonemason Alex Piper and glazier Arthur Bradley must draw on all their skills and experience to save the crumbling vestry window of a church in the Cornish village of Warbstow.