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Maureen's mum Joan drops a bombshell - she's getting married and Roy, her new husband-to-be, is 20 years younger than her. The three couples gather at the very grand hotel for the wedding. As an impromptu stag do, Roy decides he wants them to sample the spa - much to Alan's dismay. Joyce and Carol are concerned and ask Maureen if she's checked Roy out. Is Maureen sure he's not after Joan's money?
It's John's birthday and he has decided to do something different this year - a murder mystery party, where all the couples have to come in fancy dress as characters in the mystery. Soon, however, there is a real life mystery: is it Maureen or her alter ego Lady Greystoke that's having an affair? Will Alan's success at re-gifting eventually come back to haunt him? And who is the exotic-sounding 'Diego'? John just wants someone to take the game seriously.
Having separated from his younger wife Elena, Mick returns to Alan and Joyce's, parking on their drive in his large campervan. Alan has a new job, with a manager who is clearly out to get him. Mick tells him not to stand for it and he quits. At the local fete Trevor is in a quandary as he has got a diary clash, having promised to be a clown at the same time as run the tombola for Carol. Alan comes up with a solution - do both! Meanwhile, Mick has put the fear into John about their routine relationship. Mick suggests role play, so John suggests it to Maureen.
The couples are off to the naming ceremony of Alan and Joyce's first granddaughter Scarlett. Joyce thinks her daughter-in-law Suze is deliberately keeping her away from the baby so suggests to Alan that he give the young couple money as a gesture of support.
Carol is buoyant about her latest venture, an erotic novel she's writing as part of a new creative writing course she's taking, although Trevor is more than a little concerned about where some of her inspiration is coming from.
Meanwhile, John and Maureen have Vaughan, Suze's father, in their sights, as he's a member of an exclusive boat club, but it turns out he and his wife Sally may be willing to give them more than just a recommendation.
Joyce eventually gets the pictures she wants of her and baby Scarlett but in doing so may have jeopardised her relationship with Suze even further. Carol strikes up an unlikely alliance with Sally and Vaughan who want to talk about crowdfunding her novel. They invite her and Trevor to stay over and take the discussion to the next level.
Alan's in mid loft clear-out, having hired a skip for the purpose, when new couple Matt and Seb pop by to invite them to their housewarming party that night. Despite Alan's natural inclination to say no to a social invitation, Joyce is keen to be welcoming to the new neighbours so accepts on their behalf.
The party is in full flow when our gang arrive. John - having confessed to Alan that he's catnip to gay men - instead immediately attracts the attentions of Matt and Seb's house dog Becks, much to Alan's amusement. Carol's keen to leave early as she and Trevor are coming to the end of a period of sexual lent, which has raised Trevor's anxiety levels to an all time high. Maureen's just excited to be at a 'real gay party' - she used to be a regular at all the clubs back in the day - but Joyce has told her to keep a lid on it, as she doesn't want anyone thinking they're old fogies with outdated notions 'of the gay scene'.
Meanwhile, Alan's spotted one of Joyce's old bedside tables that he had recently thrown out and thinks his hosts have stolen it, which they deny. Unconvinced, Alan tells John he's going to steal it back and enlists his help. But it turns out nicking your own stuff back off your neighbours is more complicated than you might think.
The gang visit a campsite to celebrate Trevor's birthday. John and Maureen are in a top of the range Winnebago, Trevor and Carol in Trevor's beloved caravan and Alan and Joyce in a leaky two-man tent.
The boys get into trouble, thanks to Alan, on a charity bike ride and Trevor's plans of upgrading the caravan are put on hold, much to Carol's relief.
Meanwhile, the girls meet a handsome young Swede with a penchant for older ladies, but find out he's not as good as he looks.
Every year, Joyce, Alan, Maureen, John, Trevor and Carol go away for a 60s weekend at a seaside resort. There are activities, dancing and old 60s acts playing live, but this year's different - Alan's messed up the booking and they've only got two rooms between six. John's feeling old and decides to prove he's not by trying to get to the top of the climbing wall, and Carol bumps into an old male friend who could throw her and Trevor's marriage back in the air...
Joyce and Alan have financial concerns and are considering downsizing; Joyce is desperate to make sure her friends don't find out yet, which would be easy enough if they weren't in the house while the estate agent looked around.
Maureen has finally bitten the bullet and decided to move her mum Joan into a residential home. Everyone thinks it's a good idea except Maureen's sister Pauline - three times married, 60 going on 16 - who thinks it's cruel.
John has a tricky problem of his own. The boys have convinced him that Pauline's 'touchy-feeliness', which John has put up with for 40-odd years, is actually a form of sexual harassment, and he's going to have to stop being the victim and speak up...
Joyce is retiring. Although she was hoping for a big party at a country hotel, Alan has just invited their friends round to their house - but at least he has blown up some balloons.
Maureen is feeling trapped 'out in the sticks' and latches on to Joyce's hip new neighbours - a young couple and their two kids - who have just moved from London. John's made a 'tribute video' for Joyce's party, but has forgotten to ask Trevor for his tribute. Alan has some bad news for Joyce that might spoil her party. That is, unless she spoils it first by confronting their neighbour about her kids' bad behaviour...
Thurnemouth Day is the day the town puts on its party hat and celebrates its history. It's a big day for Trevor, who's been given the honour of officiating at the opening ceremony - if Maureen can get him there on time.
Joyce has promised Carol a place in the Choral Society's choir for their production of the Messiah, but forgotten to clear it with the dragonlike musical director, and John's plans for a fishing trip are scuppered by Joan's dodgy plumbing...
It's Carol and Trevor's 40th wedding anniversary. Joyce has organised a celebratory lunch at an upmarket gastropub. Her carefully-laid plans are thrown when Maureen turns up with her mum Joan, who, like Dr Jekyll, is very nice until she's had a drink.
Then Carol announces she's made a decision that could ruin not just this anniversary but every one to come - unless Joyce and Maureen can change her mind in time.
Alan is looking forward to Jean's funeral; his old mate Mick, Jean's ex, is coming over from Spain especially for it. Alan's wife Joyce isn't so happy - Mick has always been a bad influence. John's not happy either - he's been convinced that Mick has a thing for Maureen ever since a notorious holiday in Weymouth. And when Mick turns up, he's got a surprise for everyone - a 30-year-old Lithuanian wife who seems to understand Trevor more than his wife Carol ever has.
It's Christmas Eve, and disaster strikes at the end of a long weekend at the festive markets in Cologne.
Marooned in France, John and Alan have their preconceptions about Germans challenged, Trevor gets grilled by security, and Joyce and Maureen have to rescue Carol, who's taken one too many travel pills.
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