Don't Forget the Driver

Coach driver Peter Green lives a life of ordinary routine: clip on ties, limp packed lunches and vehicle checks. It's summer, Green is at full stretch and struggling to cope with his disaffected daughter, Kayla, and his ailing mum, Joy. Overworked and overwhelmed, Green is driving a group of pensioners to visit War Graves in Dunkirk with his co-driver, Squeaky Dave. But the discovery of a dead body on the docile Bognor shoreline and an unsettling meeting throws Green's life into chaos.

Deeply disturbed by the events of the previous night, Green gets up early to take a church group on a day trip to a Donkey Sanctuary. When he sees the young woman from the previous night being mistreated by a stranger, he makes a rash decision. Meanwhile Kayla endures her first day of work at the layby Snack Shack, and Joy is visited by a community nurse who is worried about her deterioration.

Kayla is unimpressed when Green tells her that she needs to look after their guest. After another home visit, Green is told that it is not safe for his mother to live alone. Troubled by this, and by the woman staying in his house, Green goes to work.

Green and Kayla reluctantly leave Rita at home alone while they go to work, and Green takes a group of Japanese tourists to Hampton Court. Rita, desperate to contact her brother, goes into town to explore and to get her phone fixed. But when the strange men return to Green's house, the danger Rita is in becomes apparent and Green is forced to take a detour with his passengers in tow. A surprise arrival at Green's house throws things into further chaos.

Attempting to escape their pursuers, Green brings his whole family along on a day trip to Babbacombe Model Village in Devon. Joy's ailing mind transports her back in time, while Rita looks after her. The twin brothers discuss what to do about their mum, and Barry berates Green for his decision to take in Rita. Kayla and Brad meet Gulliver, a kids' entertainer who takes Brad's fancy. Squeaky makes a surprise appearance at the Village as Green and Kayla team together to try and save Rita.

Squeaky's absence from work means Green is forced to take on the unpleasant job of a school trip. Brad prepares to conduct his first funeral, while Kayla considers leaving home. Joy is pleased to have some company now that Rita and Barry are living with her, while Fran makes an impulsive decision and joins Green on his day trip. When news about Rita reaches Green and Kayla, they are surprised by their own reactions.