Samantha is a high-powered lawyer in London. She works all hours, has no home life, and cares only about getting a partnership. She thrives on the pressure and adrenalin. Until one day... she makes a mistake. A mistake so huge, it'll wreck her career. She walks right out of the office, gets on the first train she sees, and finds herself in the middle of nowhere. Asking for directions at a big, beautiful house, she is mistaken for the interviewee housekeeper and finds herself being offered a job. The have no idea they(ve hired a Cambridge-edicated lawyer with an IQ of 158 - Samantha has no idea how to work the oven. Disaster ensues. It's chaos as Samantha battles with the washing machine... the ironing board... and attempts to cook a cotrdon bleu dinner. But gradually, she falls in love with her new life in a wholly unexpected way. Will her employers ever discover the thruth? Will Samantha's old life ever catch up with her? And if it does... will se want it back?