A boy living in an orphanage grows up to be the institution's lovable but clumsy caretaker. He must save the children's home from a wicked property developer who wants to build a factory on the site, and tricks him into taking the kids to the seaside so he can knock the building down. Comedy, starring Norman Wisdom and Joan Rice.

Norman is the oldest orphan at Greenwood Children's Home and now acts as their caretaker. All the orphans are very happy and well cared for. The adventures start when a nasty property developer who is also the chairman of the orphanage board wants to close the orphanage and build a factory on the site. The children are sent to Brighton for the day and Norman is very excited because he's "Never seen the Sea". When they get back they discover the plan to close the orphanage and have to decide what to do