Kate and Martin have decamped to a nearby picturesque village - but find more than a chocolate on the pillow in their room. The Garveys return to the Solana in the company of Madge's new boyfriend Mel, who is the owner of five sunbed shops and is Didsbury's answer to Julio Iglesias. Their holiday does not get off to the best of starts when Mel's diving competition with the Oracle leads to a near fatal accident.

Holiday fever takes its toll as Madge seems determined - despite Janice's pleas - to marry a man she has only known for five minutes, while an arm-wrestling match dreamed up by the Oracle and his mum provides a chance to settle old scores.