The team arrives at the Animal Control Officer of the Year(ACOOTY) awards and party ahead of the ceremony. It's Frank vs.Templeton for the big prize, and Shred and Emily's secretromance is finally exposed when they are caught kissing.
Humphrey and Esther are left baffled when a dogwalker leadsthem to a man painted green and bound with ivy. Delving intothe mystery of the mythical Green Man, the team discover anoff-grid community living off the land. But when their woodlandhome comes under threat from a developer from the city,tensions rise and accusations fly as the image of the Green Mancontinues to crop up at crime scenes, including painted acrossa developer's office as it goes up in flames.Learning more fromthe two warring brothers who own the land, with one sidingwith the off-gridders, and the other keen to get the diggersin, it's up to the Shipton Abbott team to uncover the tiesthat bind and those that don't. But when one alibi doesn'tcheck out, it seems the battle lines in this extreme siblingrivalry aren't as clear-cut as they seem, as dark secretsthreaten to be unearthed.Meanwhile, the pressure on Humphreyfrom Mr Smith continues to mount as the deadline to lose a teammember rapidly approaches. A family dinner looks set to offersome respite, but things go from bad to worse when it turnsout Anne has invited Mr Smith as her special guest. Elsewhere,a determined Martha shocks all around her when she takes onsome of Margo's advice, leaving even Humphrey and Annespeechless. And Kelby is joined by Esther and Margo as heanxiously awaits Agnieszka's arrival from Poland. But as thenight draws on and Kelby continues to wait, Margo's theorythat he's being scammed looks all but confirmed...
Georgie':s plan to make new clients at the local countryclub backfires when its outdated policies upset Audrey.Meanwhile, Mandy struggles to prove herself at work.
When a promising opportunity to save Woodstone is threatened bya personal conflict, Sam and Jay are forced into a difficultchoice. Meanwhile, election day arrives as Flower and Isaac gohead-to-head to become Ghost Representative.
The team hunts for a struggling ventriloquist who never learnedhow to deal with hecklers - other than killing them. Now backout of The Pit, and armed with his beloved Figures, Dylan isout for revenge and to leave a permanent mark on the comedyworld.
An off-grid community is thrust into the spotlight when a landdeveloper is terrorised by the image of a Green Man. Astensions rise, secrets surface that someone wants buried.
Sue Perkins hosts, with guest panellists comedian FinlayChristie and journalist Camilla Long joining team captains PaulMerton and Ian Hislop as they delve into the news.