Nakon što su se vjenčali, John (Owen Wilson) i Jennifer Grogan (Jennifer Aniston) sele na Floridu s namjerom da tamo osnuju obitelj. Kako bi na neko vrijeme odgodio rođenje djece, John pokloni Jennifer štene labradora, koje izraste u velikog i nestašnog psa Marleya, koji Johu i Jennifer zadaje puno brige i posla. No njegove nepodopštine pruže Johnu gomilu materijala za novinsku kolumnu.
Elizabeth Lane je poznata novinarka koja piše o hrani. U svojoj kolumni sebe opisuje kao snažnu ženu sa farme, koja je se brine o djeci i izvrsno kuha. Ali to su sve laži. U stvarnosti, ona je neudata žena iz New Yorka koja ne zna skuhati ni jaje. Recepte joj daje njen prijatelj Felix. Vlasnik novina za koje radi dolazi na ideju da jednog mornara, ratnog heroja, pošalje na njenu farmu da provede Božić. Gđica Lane shvaća da joj je karijera uništena ako se istina sazna. Što će napraviti?
Agony is a British sitcom that aired on ITV from 1979 to 1981. It starred Maureen Lipman as a successful agony aunt but whose own personal life and marriage is a disaster. It was written by Len Richmond, Anna Raeburn, Stan Hey and Andrew Nickolds. It was made for the ITV network by LWT. Although a comedy, Agony sometimes dealt with issues that were seen as taboo at the time such as drug use, racism, abortion, interracial relationships, and swinging, and was the first British sitcom to portray a gay couple as non-camp, witty, intelligent and happy people. It also openly mocked the government, the ruling classes, and religion, and occasionally contained dark and dramatic storylines.
