There's a big fête approaching at Dream Acres. Compo, Clegg and Seymour happen upon a wiley transient, who persuades them to help him rescue his childhood donkey from a field. Soon, the tramp's plan of fixing the fête 'donkey derby' is revealed.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Peter SallisNorman Clegg | Norman Clegg |
 Bill OwenCompo | Compo |
 Michael AldridgeSeymour Utterthwaite | Seymour Utterthwaite |
 Ray McAnallyTramp | Tramp |
 Thora HirdEdie Pegden | Edie Pegden |
 Gordon WharmbyWesley Pegden | Wesley Pegden |
 Kathy StaffNora Batty | Nora Batty |
 Robert FyfeHoward Sibshaw | Howard Sibshaw |
 Juliette KaplanPearl Sibshaw | Pearl Sibshaw |
| JJonathan Linsley"Crusher" Milburn | "Crusher" Milburn |
 Jane FreemanIvy | Ivy |
 Jean FergussonMarina | Marina |
| JJoanne GoodVi | Vi |
| DDavid EllisonGary | Gary |
 Rachel DaviesMavis | Mavis |
| DDanny O'DeaEli Duckett | Eli Duckett |
 Tony CapstickPoliceman | Policeman |
| SShakespeareHeathcliffe | Heathcliffe |
| BBarry AxupCivilian | Civilian |
| JJohnnie CassonCivilian | Civilian |
| AAndy Fenn-RodgersPolice Driver | Police Driver |
| MMark GeraldCivilian | Civilian |
| DDenis MawnCivilian | Civilian |
| CColin RobinsCivilian | Civilian |
| TTerry WaddingtonCivilian | Civilian |
| TThe Holme Silver BandThemselves | Themselves |
| HHolmfirth Golden Girl MajorettesThemselves | Themselves |
| PPatrick James O'HareBoy Watching Play | Boy Watching Play |