Daniel was now played by Tom Bennett, and only appears in The Booze Cruise II, while Amanda Abbington took on the role of Leone.
A group of men from Kent – Clive (Martin Clunes), Rob (Neil Pearson), Dave (Mark Benton), Maurice (Brian Murphy) and Daniel (Ben Whishaw) – go on a "booze cruise" to France.
Clive's wife Ruth is enthusiastically planning a lavish wedding for her daughter Chloe (Louise Callaghan) and Daniel.
Meanwhile, Maurice's wife Grace (Anne Reid) and Leone (Claire Skinner) reconcile over their garden fence, and end up really enjoying each other's company, in the absence of their husbands.
So Maurice returns home to find his wife drunk and his beloved trees chopped up on the front drive, whilst Rob discovers that his shed has vanished!
[2] Businessman Marcus (Ian Richardson), who will potentially offer a contract to Dave's company, first appears in this episode.
Rob, Dave, Cath, Leone, Daniel, and Marcus form a team called the "Booze Cruisers".
The next day, the group get very behind schedule with a flat car tyre, but Dave, Rob, Marcus and Maurice still go to the beach look for the last treasure item.
However, a dog had picked up and moved the stick that marked their treasure spot, so Dave, Rob, and Maurice dig a massive hole in the wrong place.
Daniel returns to visit them both at the hospital, and Chloe announces that she would like to call her baby "Timberlake".
[3] After looking at a photo album at Maurice and Grace's house after the funeral, Leone, Cath, and Dave also plan to surprise the couple with a meal at a Yorkshire hotel, to celebrate what they think is their Ruby Wedding Anniversary.
Meanwhile, the women's car breaks down, but with help from Jackie, they manage to hitch a ride with Ben, a good-looking man from Canada.
[citation needed] The Booze Cruise III won the Royal Television Society Award North for Best Network Drama.