Peter cannot get the family out of the house on time; Peter tries to bond with Jake; Karen is horrified when she contracts lice.

Dad has strayed into a job-threatening controversy at school, Mum is starting a turf war with her sister, and young Ben is further developing his extraordinary talent for lying.

Stuck in a traffic jam, Mum tries to keep the peace in a car containing three fractious kids, a new-age aunt and a bewildered grandfather; meanwhile, Dad is waiting outside the Headmaster's office after an ill-judged joke.

Dad is complimented on his friendship with Gordon Brown and his SAS training; a romantic night does not go as planned.

Ben's got a mystery illness and claims to be far too ill to go to school; Auntie Angela's boyfriend dumps her, so the family rally round to cheer her up in the best way they know how; Dad worries that he could soon be out of a job.

Five-year-old Karen decides she's had enough of mum's nagging and announces that she's leaving home, for Spain, or possibly Greenland, and preparations are in full swing for a dinner party.