In the approach to Christmas 1938, a lot is happening in the lives of
the Bailey and Sutton families in the town of New Bedford.
Grace Mainwaring and her mother - the Bailey family matriarch, May
Bailey - are in Europe collecting the remains of Grace's husband, Van, who was
killed in the war in Spain and Hub Bailey (Dylan Provencher) is in the seminary
at the University of Toronto.
Back in New Bedford, Hub's mother, Honey Sutton (Laura Bruneau), is
following in her son's footsteps and is also a University of Toronto student
where she is taking courses by correspondence although she would rather take
classes in person.
Honey's husband, Max (James Carroll), has to take over many of the household
duties because of Honey's busy schedule, this in addition to his regular work
as the school's principal and the town mayor which leaves no time for his passion,
writing.
Even the Christmas pageant, which is being directed by May's daughter-in-law,
Toppy Bailey (Robin Craig), so there is more than enough going on without
intrigue and a jingoistic police presence.
But Christmas has the last word.
