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

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

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.

Aretha stuns Della with a request to go to school, prompting memories from Della and Grampy. Germaine brings her new boyfriend over.

Della makes the house `inspection ready' for the landlady's visit, but ends up receiving an eviction notice, while the kids spend a laid-back day with their often absent father that results in civil disobedience. Elsewhere, Della is unimpressed with the state of the rental market, but when Grampy discovers a health-hazard, it is a stroke of luck that may be the answer to her prayers.

Germaine gets asked out and premieres her 'personal fragrance' life-hack, and Della takes a trip to the 'Poor Woman's IKEA': a skip