Aretha's new life at college leaves Germaine feeling left out so she fakes a pregnancy scare, leading Della to recruit Germaine to work a shift with her at the Pound Lord to show her life in the real world.

In order to pay bills, Della and the family sell items at a car boot sale where Germaine reluctantly takes up face painting, Grampy gets his groove back, and Aretha tells Yoko a secret

Della takes the kids on holiday to Wales. Germaine and Aretha suffer romantic disappointments, and Della encounters an old flame.