Andy has found a level of contentment with the world, reading books, watching films, and generally repairing his wounded psyche. Uncle Jeff is having none of this, and reveals a hitherto unknown secret to Andy: that dusty shop downstairs from his seaside flat belongs to Jeff. When necessary, it seems, he offers the community of Flamford a valuable service as an electrical repair person.

Jeff lures Andy into the shop, and shows him how to use the till. Andy realises it's another of his uncle's ploys, and refuses this oblique yet unsubtle job offer. But Jeff, never the one to say "die", takes his nephew on a job search in which Andy is an unwilling participant.

Visits follow to Fish Shop Frank, the Tourist Information Office, run by the uniformed and uninformed Steph and Pippa, and Flamford's as-yet-unlicensed zoo.