Ključna beseda Surrey

Američanka Amanda in Angležinja Iris si delita enake težave, saj sta tik pred božičnimi prazniki ostali sami. Da bi ušli turobnim mislim in spremenili okolje, se prijavita na program izmenjave hiš med prazniki. Iris prične takoj uživati v razkošnem Amandinem stanovanju v središču ameriškega velemesta, družbo pa ji dela tudi zabavni Miles. Medtem se mora Amanda še močno prilagoditi življenju na pustem angleškem podeželju, toda očarljivi Graham ji predstavi pozitivne lastnosti novega okolja.

Socially inept Miranda always gets into awkward situations; working in her joke shop with best friend Stevie, being hounded by her pushy mother, and especially when she's around her crush Gary.

Martin Bryce lives in a quiet suburban close with his wife Anne. He does his best to "organise" the leisure time of all of the other inhabitants of the close, running umpteen societies and doing "good works". He's is quite happy with his lot until Paul Ryman moves in next door.