After Alice and her family move into their dream home, it quickly turns into a nightmare when she finds her husband dead at the bottom of the stairs.
Alice is shaken up by the arrival of an unknown relative, but she tries to focus on the funeral which uncovers even more secrets.
While Charlotte finds help with her school counsellor, Alice is struggeling without her while the relationship gets worse with Harry's parents.
Alice is growing desperately short of money and to stop Harry's parents from selling her house, she makes a deal that noone saw coming.
The situation gets more twisted when Harry's sister Nicola gets involved and accuses Alice of planning to use Harry's sperm that he had stored.
Alice decides to throw a family party where her bond with Charlotte proves to be stronger than ever and she finally finds out the truth about George.
Keeley Hawes
Alice
Gemma Jones
Minnie
Kenneth Cranham
Gerry
Jason Merrells
Harry
Matthew Flynn
Detective Davis