Famous crime writer Jack Cameron and his wife Susie drown in a boating accident……..

Jack is refused entry into heaven because he is a card-carrying atheist, so he and Susie return to the country cottage where they had lived. It’s a dull life and their only pleasure is to haunt the estate agent and frighten away any would-be tenants. Things change, however, when Susie persuades Jack to allow a young couple to move into their cottage, and Simon, an inspiring writer, and his wife Felicity settle in. All is well until the mother-in-law from hell arrives …