A girl from a middle-class family gets drunk one night and sleeps with a working-class boy, who also happens to be younger than she, and gets pregnant. But are there really feelings there?
Cast: Sean Verey, Scarlett Alice Johnson, Yasmin Paige, Dylan Edwards, Ben Crompton, Bronagh Gallagher, Angus Deayton, Anna Chancellor, Emer Kenny
Laura prepares for Emily's first birthday but can do without her mother being depressed that Alan is planning to marry Sally. However when Alan visits Sally her teen-aged son Luke explains that he is but one of many men she has dated to help with Luke and Alan makes a swift exit.
Jamie is finding Isabel clingy and juvenile, throwing a tantrum when he criticizes her fairy tale themed 'enchanted picnic'. She persuades Jamie to bring Mike on a double date with the attractive Nicola but Mike is more preoccupied with Beth who, having fallen for hunky fund raiser Ben, is collecting money for a refuge purely to impress him.
Jamie is not pleased that Laura has moved into the flat. Laura is not pleased that he is dating Isabel and confronts her. However Isabel points out that Laura seemingly has no further interest in Jamie and should move on. Laura goes to see Jamie but they fail to connect.
Laura and Jamie are shown a number of flats by estate agent Isabel but disagree over what they want. Isabel is attracted to Jamie and sides with him so Laura chooses a flat behind Jamie's back. Mike meets a new girlfriend Lorraine, whose father Terry employs him in his rather mysterious sports shop.
Unsuccessful at the Job Centre Jamie is employed by painter and decorator Dave. Jamie is not really very good but the fact that Dave strips him down to a tiny pair of very tight cut-offs and makes him bend over a lot brings in the money from the delighted housewives and he is soon ringing Laura to suggest they put down a deposit for a flat.
Janet gets in touch from New York. She tells Laura that she has found somebody else and is contemplating a divorce, even sending an estate agent to have the house valued. Laura tries to reconcile her parents but in vain as Janet informs her that she is staying in New York but will provide Laura with a flat.