Laura is finding it hard to live with her dad, especially when he starts dating a girl her age. Jamie gets a job as a painter/decorator but is horrified when he realises it's not his DIY skills the boss is interested in. Meanwhile Keith and Sandra discover it's hard to get rid of frozen lobsters.

Laura is finding living with Alan intolerable. The bachelor pad is completely unsuitable for a baby, and Alan has started dating Penny, a girl Laura's age.

Meanwhile Jamie, finding it hard to get a job, takes casual work as a painter /decorator but is horrified to discover he's being pimped out by his boss, as eye candy for middle aged women.

Meanwhile, Keith, after successfully flogging off some old furniture, buys a chest freezer of frozen lobsters to sell. However his new entrepreneurial venture turns out to be tougher than he thought.