It's the day of Pauline's retirement and she's disappointed to learn that hardly anyone's noticed or really cares - least of all her husband Silent Ken. The only person who does notice is Peter Bachman, who gives her a present. Pauline feels progressively more and more put upon and taken for granted by her family, and the pressure builds when her dad, Frank, has an accident. She seeks comfort from Ken who cruelly dismisses her, which is the last straw for Pauline - should she sit back and accept her life as it has been for years, or take a chance on a brand new one?

Kevin's secretly battling to make ends meet and sinking to desperate measures in order to do so. What will he do if Sarah finds out how bad it's got?