Devastated by the news he's to become a father, Smithy goes AWOL. The boys finally track him down, but can he be persuaded to do the right thing? Stacey is shocked to hear of Gwen's new domestic arrangements as the prospect of living in Essex finally hits her.

Mick becomes a minor celebrity for the night, while Stacey and Gavin start house-hunting.

Nessa visits Stacey and shows the others a thing or two at the bowling alley, but tensions between the newlyweds come to a head at the end of the night, leaving the embarrassed friends to take solace in some corn on the cobs.