Ben Elton

Rick, Neil, Mike and Vyvyan learn that the council plans to rip down their home. Vyvyan tries to demolish it himself from the inside and Neil wants to commit suicide.

The reprobates from Scumbag College test their mental dexterity on a TV quiz show.

A bout of illness puts a strain on Vivian's usual easygoing approach to communal living.

A spell of bad weather means the friends must find ways to amuse themselves inside the house. As they play hide-and-seek, Jerzy Balowski is transformed into an axe-wielding maniac.