EPISODE ONE
It’s Shiv’s 36th birthday and she’s full of good intentions to stay on the right track. Even though she’s been flirting with sexy barista Alex for months, she’s determined not to let a man derail her sobriety again and refuses his offer of a date. At work, she’s excited to learn about a bursary for new and emerging artists. Shiv’s life is finally looking up. Meanwhile, Bernie has a new boyfriend, Finbar, and is in flying form. Sobriety is going really well for Bernie and she’s being celebrated as inspirational – much to Shiv’s annoyance. Caroline also has a new man – investment banker Shane – and is determined to get married, become a consultant and have babies before 35. She thinks Shane could be the one. Maybe. Ant and Max are happily loved up, though things are going less well for Ant at work. Sales are down – and Eddie warns Ant he needs to up his game. Life hasn’t been quite so kind to Tom. He’s been exiled to the shed and is massively irritated by the presence of Finbar, who makes Tom feel like a guest in his own home. Shiv’s birthday party goes awry when Finbar introduces a radical new house rule and everyone leaves early. Shiv decides to throw caution to the wind and goes to meet Alex, it’s her birthday after all.
EPISODE TWO
Things are getting steamy between Shiv and Alex. Shiv is loving all the excitement, until Alex suddenly refuses a late-night invitation to stay over. Shiv is thrown and turns to her siblings for advice, but Caroline and Ant are distracted by their own problems. Caroline is defensive of commitment-phobic Shane, while Ant is missing Bernie, who’s not as much fun now that she’s sober – and her new sponsor Billy is monopolising her time. Poor Tom’s fortunes take a turn for the worse when he’s unexpectedly fired from his job. Shiv has an unexpected run in with a face from her past and Caroline is shocked to see Rory passionately kissing a new woman. Maybe he isn’t as heartbroken as she thought? At work, Shiv jumps at a chance to prove herself and volunteers to cover the geriatric’s life drawing class, but disaster strikes when the model cancels. Despite the awkwardness, Alex saves the day by agreeing to step in and Shiv learns that there is a lot more to him than meets the eye.
EPISODE TWO IMAGERY
