Victor accidentally kidnaps a businessman's mother. There is a mix-up over a holiday cottage, Victor buys a haunted caravan, and Margaret has a heart attack.

A tramp takes up residence in the Meldrews' garden shed. Patrick is shocked when his new boss announces that she has recently hired Victor as her gardener. Nick Swainey's mother claims she's being abducted by aliens every night. 

The Meldrews have a tarot reading that prophesies disaster for Victor. Patrick and Pippa sell their home, but a house clearance crew are mistaken for their removal men. Patrick and Victor get snowed in at an old house with a jealous boyfriend and a huge spider.

Margaret tries to organise an unlikely love affair after Victor takes to the road, and a disaster of truly biblical proportions descends when the Meldrews are invited to Ronnie and Mildred's for the evening. In addition, a visit to the dentist goes horribly wrong. 

Margaret comes into some money, and Victor helps a young Dutch girl to get back on her feet. To add to the usual mayhem, the builders arrive to embark on a loft conversion. 

Victor and Margaret visit a solicitor to sort out some legal matters. But their eventful wait then brings more misery. 

A new home security system threatens Victor's chances of sneaking off to the European Cup quarter-final, and a widow from the local greengrocers has designs on Victor that are more animal than vegetable. 

Mrs Warboys moves in with the Meldrews after rain floods her basement home. Victor ponders on the mysteries of life after watching a murder drama on TV. 

Victor is dogged by some practical jokers, and then joyriders steal his car. An old friend, Mr Foskett, comes to visit the Meldrews and his unconventional behaviour causes problems for Patrick.