It doesn't take long fro Gary to realise that MI5 have tricked him, he's not on the Isle of Wight, he's stuck behind enemy lines in France. As the severity of the situation dawns on him, the Gestapo rapidly begin to close in, and Gary's survival is entirely reliant on the loyalty of a French double-agent named Celeste. In 1998, Ron is recruited by Yvonne to escort a a statuesque fashion model to the launch of a new Nature Boy product, but things don't quite go to plan.

As Gary gets Ron settled into the West End flat in 1998, he encounters the porter who tells him that in 1944 the owner of his flat was killed horribly in a road accident. Discovering Reg is still alive in the 1990s, Gary visits him to try and get more information. Meanwhile, Phoebe is struggling to balance taking care of Michael while running the Royal Oak, and Yvonne is celebrating the successful launch of her autobiography.