It's the off-season at the lonely Beauregard Hotel in Bournemoth, and only the long-term tenants are still in residence. Life is stirred up, however, when the beautiful Ann Shankland arrives to see her alcoholic ex-husband, John Malcolm, who is secretly engaged to Pat Cooper, the woman who runs the hotel. Meanwhile, snobbish Mrs Railton-Bell discovers that the kindly if rather doddering Major Pollock, played by David Niven, who won an Oscar for his performance, a retired officer who likes to find out more...

Cool and sophisticated Tolen has a monopoly on womanising, while the naive and awkward Colin desperately wants a small share of his success. So when sexy innocent country girl Nancy arrives in the Big Smoke and Colin falls for her, battle lines are drawn, and it's not long before the self assured Tolen moves in for the kill. Is all fair in love and war? Can Colin get the knack and beat Tolen at his own game? find out more...