Back — Season 2
All 6 episodes in airing order, with first-run dates and viewer ratings.
- 01
A rejuvenated Stephen heads back to the John Barleycorn, where pub landlord Andrew is feeling restricted
- 02
Stephen wonders whether Charismatic Mike (Anthony Head), one of Ellen's ex-lovers, could be his biological father
- 03
Stephen's on a health kick, Cass embraces student living and Geoff has a dramatic change in his relationship status. But things soon start to unravel.
- 04
The Barleycorn is called upon to host a pub quiz. Can Stephen redeem himself after he fumbled the jackpot question and incurred his dad's fury last time?
- 05
Andrew helps Alison's parents to make a life-changing decision. So Alison and Stephen conspire to solve the Andrew problem once and for all. Meanwhile, Geoff's relationship collapses.
- 06
Stephen and Alison try to track down Andrew's birth mother, but have they crossed a line?
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