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It鈥檚 April 2020, and the Covid-19 pandemic has brought Scotland and the rest of the UK to a standstill under the first national lockdown. In Dunoon, first-time renovators Cal and Claire are spending lockdown at Jameswood with Cal鈥檚 childhood friend James, an engineer, and his girlfriend Kate.

There鈥檚 lots of work for them to get stuck into: plumbing in an outdoor bathtub and clearing and landscaping the long-neglected garden. Claire tries to rein in Cal鈥檚 enthusiasm for the digger, but unfortunately it鈥檚 not enough to prevent Cal hitting the gas line to the house.

By July, the Scottish lockdown has eased, so it鈥檚 time for best friends Jake and Kate to leave Jameswood. Cal is able to travel to Glasgow to pick up building supplies, while Claire pays a long-overdue visit to local friend Marry, who looked out for the couple when they first moved to Jameswood and has since become a vital connection to the Dunoon community.