Jimmy decides that he wants to a proper father to his children and parent without Diana's help. As expected, things don't quite as he planned though.

Jimmy finds both his work and social lives affected after Kev is injured at work.

Jimmy decides to start training after Diana mocks his physical attributes.

Kev and Bobby take action when they think that Jimmy has started drinking again after splitting up with Siobhan.

Jimmy overcompensates for his previous paternal failings by letting his kids throw a party. Knowing Diana would disapprove, Jimmy agrees not to tell her and keep her away on party night. Under the pretext of seeking advice on matters 'too personal' to discuss around the kids, he invites her to dinner. At Diana's favourite restaurant, Jimmy discovers that while he and the kids have been sneaking around behind Diana's back, Diana has been sneaking around theirs.

When Alex's teacher writes home to say that 'Alex is possibly gifted but we'll never know because he has the attention span of a gnat', Jimmy latches onto 'gifted' while Diana's focus is on 'not living up to his pontential'. Alex being under the microscope gives Molly the chance to fly under the radar and do what she wants for a while.

When Jimmy discovers what Alex has been up to in his room, he finds his parenting skills pushed to the limit.

Jimmy thinks that Siobhan will want to be engaged to him after he learns that Kev has gotten engaged.

Jimmy and Diana join forces to give the kids a normal, traditional family Christmas – but this is not a normal, traditional family! Meanwhile, the school play puts everyone under pressure.

When Jimmy brings home a table tennis set, chaos ensues.

When nurse Ann Venables goes to Africa to help out with a disaster relief effort, she leaves her teenage children Alex and Molly in the care of her ex Jimmy and her mother Diana. The kids try to exploit the fact that the easygoing handyman and his posh ex-mother-in-law cross swords at every turn, ultimately leading to the realisation that in order to survive their mom's absence, the kids need them both.

Diana takes the kids to Africa, leaving Jimmy in charge. Upon return, there's a surprise in store: Jimmy's buried under a pile of pizza boxes.

Diana's friend Pam seeks a home decorator so Diana sends Jimmy and Kev to her, causing nothing short of chaos.

Jimmy accidently sees Diana naked in the shower and Molly takes advantance of his shock by gettting him to agree to her having a tattoo. Meanwhile, Alex takes an aptitude test and the results indicate that accountancy is an appropriate career.

Jimmy is invited out to meet Siobhan's father David, and his nerves aren't helped when Diana tags along. Soon enough, Diana and David hit it off but when Diana wants out, it's up to Jimmy to help her end things.

Ann's colleague and new partner Dr. Howard Banks visits to raise relief funds. Diana and the kids like him but Jimmy doesn't, and the disdain deepens when Howard tells Diana that he and Ann want Molly and Alex to live with them in Africa.