Faith and her best friend Hilary spend a weekend at a health spa, which allows Bill, who decides that the household needs reorganizing, to devise a rota making its running more efficient. Unfortunately this lands him with all the ironing, the kids are not keen to cooperate and the dog runs off whilst he is taking out the rubbish and is returned by an irate neighbour. Then Liza turns up, wanting to stay the night after a row with her boyfriend. Bill just about manages to keep this from Faith on her return.

Bill incurs Faith's displeasure by going behind her back to sell his flat to Liza, thus cutting all ties with his previous bachelor existence. By the same token Bill is unhappy that on a visit to the kids' school it is assumed that he is Faith's husband and addressed as Mr Grayshott. Thus they both decide to vent their frustrations at the school fete.

Bill is stunned to learn that his married boss Richard loves Liza and is having an affair with her. He is also taken aback when Faith suggests they try for a baby. He starts to come round to the idea but changes his mind when Joe, who has taken a paper round to finance a school trip, falls ill and Faith has to do it for him and Hannah's end of exams party attracts police attention.