The staff at Gwendolyn Kyte's School for Girls are an odd assortment of social
misfits and eccentrics at a school caught in a time warp. Ursula Kyte has been left
in charge following her mother's death. The school is falling into disrepair and, at
the beginning of a new term, a government Education Inspector arrives to investigate
anonymous letters defaming the school and its staff. Will the school be closed?
If so, where will they all go? And what has happened to Trixie, Gwendolyn Kyte's
beloved pet dog?