ClassicBritishcomedyadaptedfromaJamesThurberstoryaboutatweedmanufacturer'selderlyaccountantwhodevisesaplantosavethecompanyfromanAmericantakeoverbid.ThearrivalofanefficiencyexpertfromtheStatescausesenoughofastirbut,whenitturnsouttobeawoman,theold-fashionednumbercruncherdeclareswar.Man-eatingbusinesswoman,AngelaBarrowsissentbyherUScompanytoEdinburghtoinvestigateexportopportunities.ShemeetsbusinessmanRobertMacPhersonenrouteandhepersuadeshertohelpbringhiscompanyintothe20thcentury.Thestaff,leadbyMr.Martin,haveotherideasandabattlebetweentheoldandnewbusinessmethodsbreaksout.