The end of the academic year is approaching and the housemates have to make some big decisions...

At an open mic gig at the Student Union, Kingsley performs a song written by Blur's Graham Coxon. And Vod gatecrashes a poetry seminar by the renowned poet John Frobisher.

Spurred on by a righteous sense of getting-his-money's-worth, Kingsley makes an official complaint, but when a field trip goes awry, things come to a head for him and JP

Josie makes a catastrophic error of judgement, Oregon falls for a sexy librarian, JP makes a 'local' friend, Vod falls in love and Howard turns detective in a bid to catch an intruder

It's the Easter break and JP invites the gang to stay at his country house, but it's not as idyllic as it seems...

The boys compete for lucrative internships at a geology careers fair. Meanwhile, Oregon is thrown together with Tony again, as she attempts to secure funding for her new magazine.

A spate of muggings on campus leave the gang concerned about their safety, while JP is confined to his bed with mumps. Kingsley makes an announcement that leaves Josie reeling.

It's a new term. Kingsley has a new image. Josie turns over a new leaf. JP's friend Giles has transferred from Exeter. Vod's skint and it's time to find a replacement for invisible flatmate Paul Lamb