As the 1982 school year begins, Jack Sheffield returns to Ragley village school for his sixth year as headteacher. Nora Pratt celebrates 25 years in her coffee shop, Ronnie Smith finally tries to get a job, and little Krystal Entwhistle causes concern in the school Nativity play. It's the time of ET and Greenham Common, Price William's birth, Fame legwarmers, and the puzzling introduction of the 20p piece. Meanwhile, for Jack, the biggest surprise of his life is in store.