[1] The series stars Ben Chaplin, Matthew Cottle and Samantha Janus as three flatmates living in London.
Matthew's other lodger, Amanda "Mandy" Wilkins (Samantha Janus), is fed up of her life; working as a temp-basis secretary, money troubles, and an endless stream of men who just want to have sex with her.
Mandy is offered a research job by Ron Grimshawe (Dave Hill), a middle-aged Northern, Booker Prize-nominated author of books including Underdog and Blood Pudding - which include childhood bedwetting stories that resonated with Mandy - but the job "researching mines in Yorkshire" does not exist.
Mandy gets a new boyfriend, Paul "The Rage" Johnson (David Harewood), a famous middleweight boxer and rich fashion designer, who to Matthew's disgust is Northern.
Matt starts having sex with Laura, the attractive woman who lives upstairs, but because of his previous false boasts of sexual success, Mandy and Martin do not believe him.