In an attempt to escape the stresses of city life three friends, J, Harris and George, plus their faithful canine companion Montmorency, decide to take a boating jaunt between Kingston and Oxford.
However a trip intended to relax and rejuvenate quickly becomes a journey of unquenchable comedy, with deathdefying battles with swans, culinary disasters and contrary tea kettles just a few of the challenges facing the trio along the way.