When her alcoholic boss Andy is sacked lazy Hannah seeks to impress his successor Annette Walker by claiming that, like Annette's son Charlie, her brother Dan is also in a wheelchair.

When Hannah's best friend Sadie returns from holiday with her handsome vet boyfriend Rich, announcing their engagement Hannah is jealous though she does attend the engagement party, where her rude present is not rapturously received.

Hannah goes to give a careers talk at her old school and impresses pupil Ellie, whom she takes on for work experience. Ellie is enthusiastic and efficient and lazy Hannah exploits her. When Ellie fights back, Hannah uses dirty tricks.

The siblings' mother, Marion, insists that Hannah looks after her for two days whilst she is temporarily blind after laser eye surgery, but Hannah feels enslaved by her. Dan dates Izzy, the free-spirited doctor he met at the STD clinic and falls in love.

High-flyer Gavin from the flat below asks Dan to feed his tropical fish whilst he is away. Miraculously the fish survive but, having the key to the flat, Dan passes himself off as Gavin, throwing a party at the flat.

Hannah and Dan attend the funeral of their old drama teacher Mr. Balcombe, where Hannah is thrilled to see Adam Piper, the boy who gave her her first kiss and Dan meets his equally brain-dead friends Jack and Sheriff.