Maxine is left with a dilemma when pop group Sweet Gyal threaten to ditch her. Should she accept that her glory days are over, or reclaim the spotlight for herself?

With Sweet Gyal in the recording studio, Maxine's on a mission to find her former bandmates and get Variety back to the big time. But reuniting with Mel isn't the dream scenario she'd imagined. Meanwhile, her husband Neil tries to spice up their love life with advice from his best mate Mikey and a prostitute.

It's Neil's 40th, but Maxine has more important things on her mind. She needs a third band member, fast. But where do all the MILFs hang out? Unfortunately for Neil, Mikey hasn't forgotten his big day, and he's got a surprise in store.

With the new Variety line up in place it's time to show Sweet Gyal what a real girl band looks like, and it doesn't often look like this. Are the locals down The Plough ready for Mum Pop? As Maxine gets ready for the performance of a life time, Neil has a mid-life crisis and Mikey tries to save his relationship with Sarah the Brass.