Barbara

When Ted's acerbic mother is thrown out of yet another retirement home, Barbara grudgingly agrees to let her move in - temporarily.

When Barbara's house is flooded, Ted gets a taste of the Dunkirk spirit and revels in the situation.

Giving Barbara just the right Valentine's gift is always a headache for Ted. But this year he forgets all about it - and discovers he is not the only one.

Following a crimewave in the area, Barbara joins the local Neighbourhood Watch scheme. The head of the watch, Mr. Dougsdale later decides to kick Barbara out for causing too much trouble. Soon after, the lights go out and Mr Dougsdale falls in the living room, losing his glass eye, hearing aid and false teeth. Mr. Dougsdale thinks he's found his hearing aid under the piano, only to discover its something old of Barbara's that should have been left where it was. Meanwhile, Linda is away, so Neil begs Martin to go to a nightclub with him. Neil is meeting a date at the club, and she's bringing along a friend, So, Neil wants Martin to keep the friend company while he's on his date. As it turns out, the two girls are big fans of Martin and completely ignore Neil. So Neil drowns his sorrows and arrives home drunk; only to be met with a bigger shinier problem...

Barbara and Ted make an unexpected announcement about their future together, leading to a rash decision at the garden centre. Linda and Martin have a weekend away with some friends, leaving the unreliable Jean and Phil to babysit.

Linda and Martin are trying in vain for another baby. Their lack of success distresses her, but pleases him. So after a trip to the doctors office they find out Linda can't have any more kids-so they both think over IVF treatment. Barbara decides its time for Neil to move out but she doesn't want him living in his girlfriends dirty flat so she tries to interfere in every way possible. After Jean hears a sqeaking noise coming from one of her £400 breast implants she tries her best not to make it worse, but one of her implants bursts and she has to be rushed to to hospital... in a Ice cream van!

Barbara and Ted visit Scarborough for second honeymoon to celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary. While Barbara is expecting a peaceful getaway in the expensive hotel she dreamed of when they wed, Ted has the surprise that they're staying in the cheap B&B they originally stayed in...

Ted is overjoyed when Linda buys him a shed for helping her out around the house, though Barbara is pushed out of the way for the shed which leaves her left to arrange their bonfire party alone. Meanwhile, Jean has recently found the delights of online shopping and unwittingly becomes addicted, forcing Phil to take drastic measures.

Neil has fallen head over heels for pizza-delivery girl Kirsty, and decided she's the one to settle down with. But it seems Neil has bitten off more than he can chew when Kirsty meets Martin.

It's Barbara's 60th birthday and Ted has promised the celebration of a lifetime. So, with friend Doreen, the family set off to a remote cottage - with tensions already surfacing amongst the passengers in the people carrier.