Back with Kevin Hannah is moving into a house with him whilst Joe announces that he may be trying for a scholarship to an American university. Faith is delighted as it means she and Bill will be alone in the house but is less than pleased to learn that his new job will take him to Germany for three months, clashing with their plan to holiday in Italy. She lines up Hilary as a companion but when she also backs out Faith decides to travel on her own.

Bill returns from Germany for a weekend and Faith tries to create a romantic ambience despite an unexpected visit from Hannah and a phone call from Joe in America in the middle of the night. Bill accepts an invitation to a quiet drink from Richard, only to find that Liza has organized a belated farewell party for him, which does not go down well with Faith. Worse is to come when Bill gets a call to say that his magazine has folded and he is redundant.

Bill is coping well with his redundancy, assuming the role of the house husband when Faith gets a full-time office job. Hannah, having split with Kevin again, is annoyed when Faith tries to get her back with ardent old flame Christian. Fortunately Christian hits it off with Hannah's friend Sarah and between them they rescue Bill's DIY disaster.