Joking Apart Episode Rating Graph

Mark meets Becky for the first time at a "party", and after a whirlwind romance, they tie the knot. But Mark is oblivious as his marriage begins to slowly crumble and when, after five years, his wife asks for a divorce, the scene is set for a night of utter humiliation for the both of them

Robert and Tracy stay with Mark to try to help him get through his first night apart from Becky, as he reminisces about their first night together, at the end of an eventful first date.

Robert and Tracy have invited Becky and her new lover, Trevor, to dinner, but their plans go awry when Mark turns up shortly before they are due. Can the two parties be kept apart or will the night end in acrimony?

A retrospective episode in which Mark proposes to Becky four times, only to be rebuffed on each occasion. With Becky adamant she's looking for nothing serious, their relationship appears to be over, particularly when Mark does something stupid.

Robert has left his mobile phone at Mark’s flat, so Mark drives round to the house to return it. But separation can make for strange bedfellows….

Mark has two women at his flat who both want to spend the night alone with him. When Becky turns up unexpectedly, he suspects she desires the same, but unless he can keep all three apart, he knows he’ll be in for a night of frustration.