Wed, Mar 2, 2016
To save money Della cancels the Internet, forcing the girls to go to the library where bookish Yoko and Aretha are quite at home though Germaine finds it boring and quiet. However a chance encounter with Lee Rhind allows her to use the Monroe Technique and secure a date with him. Della meanwhile takes Grampy - who has moved in with her - scavenging in skips as well as using Germaine's new relationship with Lee to get the Internet back.
Mon, Apr 20, 2015
Germaine is thrilled to hear that Lee Rhind is on the market again after a split from Cathy and discovers that he is going to the Dorchester night club. Della consents to her going - provided she takes Yoko, whose dancing is a hit, and Aretha. However having been mistaken for a prostitute and realizing that she is irresistible to men Germaine ditches Lee whilst Della's night out with Michael proves positive, in that they are both scavengers from supermarket waste bins. On returning home though the whole family is in for a shock.
Wed, Mar 9, 2016
With landlady Laura coming to inspect the house Della not only organizes a clean-up but sends the children for a day with their unemployed, former left wing campaigner father Sean. He takes them for a picnic in the country in woodlands, now claimed by a private company where their exercise in civil disobedience ends in arrest. When Laura evicts the family Sean suggests life in a commune but Grampy accidentally discovers a way of allowing them to stay in the house.
Wed, Mar 23, 2016
As Aretha enjoys college life with radical Economics lecturer Ruby Della takes Germaine, who claims to be pregnant, to work with her at Pound Lord to show her life in the real life. The pregnancy is a false scare but Della does meet up with old flame Michael and ends the day with a proposition for Lee Rhind. Grampy's attempts to organize a fun day for the babbies end in disaster.
Wed, Apr 6, 2016
Della and the family head off for Wales to stay in a caravan that was owned by Grampy's late friend Dino but with Aretha and Germaine both feeling dumped by objects of their affection, Grampy unable to pay the hire purchase for his new 4 x 4 and a caravan full of stuffed animals it is far from being a happy holiday. Fortunately Yoko summons Sean to turn up and with his arrival things start to look up - perhaps permanently
Wed, Mar 16, 2016
Having home educated the children Della is shocked when Aretha declares that she wants to go to school and coerces Lee Rhind into being her guardian whilst Sean also turns up to promise that he will get even with any bullies. Unfortunately the school is chaotic and badly run and Aretha's rant against it gets her excluded. Fortunately Grampy comes to the rescue with an alternative.
Wed, Mar 30, 2016
To raise money to pay the gas bill Della drags the family off to a car boot sale where the little ones do well by playing the sympathy card but Yoko and Aretha's environmentally friendly method of organizing car parking causes chaos. Germaine gets roped into face painting with cousin Cathy, who shows her a unique new way of sexting whilst Grampy decides to celebrate his upcoming divorce by getting stoned with another ageing hippie.
Mon, Mar 16, 2015
Della takes the girls foraging for free food on the common. On the way Lee Rhind rescues Germaine's scarf from bullies and she is even more thrilled to see his house is next to the common. The girls find foraging boring and the onset of Yoko's period halts the exercise. However Germaine returns with Aretha to touch the Rhinds' house but gets her hand stuck in the letter box. With Grampy busy indulging in afternoon delight a panic call to Della is required to save the situation.
Mon, Mar 23, 2015
Germaine interrupts her sisters' Britain's Got talent session to announce that she needs new knickers and, since Yoko also needs a new bra, Della grudgingly takes her daughters to town, shopping. The girls guess that she is bad-tempered because it is her birthday so they sneak off to buy her a present - but only have six minutes before their free parking runs out. Wyatt meanwhile spends the day with Grampy, who has his own, highly unusual, present for Della.
Mon, Apr 13, 2015
After Grampy's mother dies and his wife dumps him - literally, in a layby - Della decides he should move in with the family and takes Aretha to collect his mourning clothes, narrowly avoiding a meeting with her hated mother. Germaine has her own, bizarre , way of dealing with grief but, the funeral over, the Garrys discover that, thanks to Grampy's wife's spiteful actions, he is likely to be a permanent guest at the hose.