Chloe introduces herself to Mr. Stink for the first time, and he surprises her by calmly introducing himself as 'Mr. Stink.'

Chloe brings sausages to Mr. Stink and Duchess and notices he eats elegantly using antique silver cutlery and a linen napkin.

Mrs. Crumb finds creative writing hidden in Chloe's math book, calls it drivel, and tears it up in front of her.

Chloe and Mr. Stink visit Starbucks together, causing all customers and staff to flee his overwhelming smell.

Chloe reads her mother's election leaflet and discovers a policy to ban unhoused people from the town streets.

Chloe secretly invites Mr. Stink and his dog Duchess to live in the family's garden shed.

Chloe tells Mr. Stink an original bedtime story about vampire teachers, talking through the night until dawn.

Mr. Stink appears at the front door during Mrs. Crumb's press interview and asks when his breakfast will be ready.

A journalist mistakenly assumes Mrs. Crumb invited Mr. Stink to live with her, praises her generosity, and she plays along.

The prime minister calls to invite Mrs. Crumb and Mr. Stink to appear together on the TV programme Question Time.

Mr. Stink delivers a heartfelt speech on Question Time, asking the public to see unhoused people as unique individuals.

Mr. Stink corrects Mrs. Crumb on live television, revealing it was Chloe who showed him kindness and invited him to stay.

The prime minister reveals he wants Mr. Stink to run as a political candidate solely to improve the party's public image.

Chloe angrily scolds the prime minister for his rudeness, and Mr. Stink happily rejects the political offer.

Mr. Stink politely declines the family's offer of a permanent home, says goodbye to the Crumbs, and walks away with Duchess.

Twelve-year-old Chloe Crumb strikes up an unlikely friendship with Mr. Stink, an unhoused man living on a park bench in her town. After her mother tears up her creative writing and she confides her loneliness to Mr. Stink over coffee, Chloe discovers that her mother's political campaign includes a plan to ban unhoused people from the streets. Determined to protect Mr. Stink, Chloe secretly hides him in the family shed, but his presence is accidentally exposed during a journalist's interview — an incident that turns into unexpected publicity for Mrs. Crumb. The media attention lands Mr. Stink on the political TV show Question Time, where he delivers a passionate plea for the public to see unhoused people as individuals, then humiliates Mrs. Crumb by revealing it was Chloe, not her mother, who showed him genuine kindness. After a deeply disappointing visit to 10 Downing Street, where the prime minister tries to exploit Mr. Stink's popularity, Chloe finds her courage and confronts him directly. Their adventure ends with Mr. Stink warmly but firmly declining a permanent home, choosing instead to continue his life as a wanderer.

The headline story of Chloe and Mr. Stink's friendship and its public impact.

Chloe discovers Rosamund secretly taped the word 'loser' to her back; Mr. Stink comforts her and throws the note away.

Annabelle tattles on Chloe at the dinner table for trying to sneak a sausage off her plate.

Chloe talks with shopkeeper Raj about Mr. Stink and they agree that ignoring unhoused people is deeply unkind.

Chloe opens up to Mr. Stink at Starbucks about being bullied by her mother and feeling lonely at school.

Mr. Stink calls Rosamund a nasty bully on the high street and burps loudly in her face, sending her running.

While settling Mr. Stink into the shed, Chloe discovers her father's old electric guitar and his rock band albums.

Mrs. Crumb notices a foul smell throughout the house, and Chloe deflects suspicion by blaming the drains.

Mrs. Crumb campaigns door-to-door and fails completely to draw shopkeeper Raj into any political discussion.

Annabelle catches Chloe sneaking toward the shed at night, causing a loud argument that wakes their parents.

Mr. Crumb investigates the shed after the late-night commotion and reports back to his wife that it appears empty.

The family eagerly reads Mr. Stern's published newspaper article praising Mrs. Crumb's generosity in housing Mr. Stink.

Mr. Stink bathes in the backyard pond, and Duchess emerges from the water as a surprisingly clean white dog.

Makeup artists at the television studio attempt to make Mr. Stink look dirtier before filming begins.

Chloe is called onto the television stage to audience cheers; Mrs. Crumb explodes in anger about Mr. Stink and is loudly booed.

Mrs. Crumb apologises for tearing up Chloe's creative writing and gives Mr. Crumb a new guitar to replace the one she ruined.

Behind the main events of Mr. Stink lie the smaller but meaningful moments that shape Chloe's world and reveal the characters around her. From Rosamund's cruel bullying and Annabelle's tattling, to a warm conversation with shopkeeper Raj about treating unhoused people with dignity, Chloe's daily life is full of tests that strengthen her compassion. Mr. Stink proves himself a loyal friend by confronting Rosamund on the high street, while Chloe stumbles upon a clue to her father's secret past hidden in the shed. The family's attempts to conceal Mr. Stink unravel gradually, from Mrs. Crumb detecting a strange smell to Annabelle triggering a late-night confrontation, as Mr. Crumb quietly covers for his daughter. Mr. Stink's unexpected pond bath and his chaotic but charming television debut round out the story's middle section, before Mrs. Crumb's on-air outburst finally exposes her true feelings. The pool closes with Mrs. Crumb making sincere amends with both Chloe and her husband, marking a genuine turning point in the Crumb family's relationships.

The supporting moments that shaped Chloe and Mr. Stink's world.

Mr. Stink refuses the money Chloe offers and asks for a sausage instead, setting their unlikely friendship in motion.

Chloe's father secretly slips her sausages from the kitchen to take to Mr. Stink, agreeing to help just this once.

Mr. Stink tells Chloe he dislikes the word 'tramp' and prefers to think of himself as a wanderer.

Chloe asks her mother whether her father was once in a rock band; her mother angrily dismisses the question.

Chloe finds her father hiding inside the coat closet and learns he has secretly been let go from his factory job.

Chloe notices an old photograph of a young couple beside a fancy car in the shed; Mr. Stink refuses to explain it.

Mr. Crumb confronts Chloe about Mr. Stink living in the shed but agrees to keep her secret on one condition.

Hundreds of supporters gather outside the Crumb house cheering for Mr. Stink the morning after his television appearance.

The prime minister calls again to offer Mr. Stink the chance to stand as a parliamentary candidate in Mrs. Crumb's place.

Mr. Stink addresses his adoring fans from an upstairs window, reading a short speech aloud from a toilet paper roll.

Annabelle helps Chloe apply colourful makeup to Mr. Stink to smarten him up before the prime minister's helicopter arrives.

Mr. Stink insists that Chloe join him as they board the prime minister's helicopter together bound for 10 Downing Street.

Mr. Stink finally reveals he is Lord Darlington and that his beloved wife Violet died in a devastating house fire.

Chloe begs to become a wanderer with Mr. Stink, but he instead speaks to Mrs. Crumb about Chloe's deep unhappiness.

Mr. Stink gives Chloe a stationery set as a parting Christmas gift and encourages her to write her stories down.

This pool traces the quiet turning points and dramatic revelations that give Mr. Stink its emotional depth. From Mr. Stink's first act of self-respect — asking for sausages instead of money — to Chloe's father secretly confessing he has lost his job, the story is built on small moments of honesty that chip away at the family's careful façade. Mysterious clues about Mr. Stink's past accumulate, including a puzzling old photograph and a monogrammed silver spoon, while Mr. Crumb quietly becomes Chloe's unlikely ally in protecting their guest. After Mr. Stink's television fame explodes overnight, the prime minister's cynical attempt to recruit him as a candidate is met with Chloe's furious defence and Mr. Stink's firm refusal. On the bus ride home, Mr. Stink finally reveals the truth about his aristocratic past and the house fire that claimed his wife Violet, bringing Chloe — and the reader — to a far deeper understanding of who he truly is. The pool concludes with Mr. Stink's parting gift to Chloe: a stationery set and the encouragement to write, planting the seed for her future as a storyteller.