Christopher has left London and his unfaithful wife to start again in a tiny rural village where life revolves around the local pub. The villagers are welcoming and Christopher begins to feel at home until a young boy goes missing and no-one seems interested in where - or why - he has gone. In the face of hostile opposition, Christopher and his extraordinary dog Honeywell carry out a little detective work of their own. Barbara Woodhouse meets The Wicker Man in a grizzly, funny exposé of British village life.