Following Janey's absence, Susan feels a void and needs female company, so she invites Ben's first cousin once removed Abi Harper (Siobhan Hayes), who has just started at Art College in London, round for dinner.

After getting a call of distress from Janey, Ben and Susan drive up to Manchester where they discover they are not needed after all, so they decide to stay in Maythorne Metrolodge on the M62.

Once there they decide to pretend to be strangers under the names Delores DeLarge and Johnny Studd, and meet for the first time.

Susan auditions for the community theatre's nativity play, but ends up with the role of Shepherd Number Two, while Nick is given the part of Jesus, but she soon tries to expand her character.

Abi has a new job at a coffee shop, where Michael finds out his date Sophie (Sydney Stevenson) is seeing someone else.

After finding a cannabis cigarette in Michael's bedroom, which he had got from a friend called Bex (Gemma Gregory), Susan and Ben decide to smoke it themselves as an example to their children.

However, after Nick wins an 72 MG Roadster car in a poker game, Ben is more concerned about fixing it up.

Susan's perfect weekend includes looking for antiques and going to the Tate Modern, while Ben's is to relax and do nothing at home or to go to the cinema.