Series 1 (2006)

1. Episode One

First Broadcast: Thu 23rd November 2006

On her hen night, as she watches Louise stage dive into a crowded dancefloor and Karen recreate the Bacardi ad on the club bar, Donna realises with absolute drunken clarity that single girls have more fun. In this state of inebriation she declares the wedding off. Karl responds by running into the kitchen wall and begging Donna not to leave him. Donna moves in with Karen, and so life begins.

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2. Episode Two

First Broadcast: Thu 23rd November 2006

Donna decides that it's time to completely re-evaluate her life and puts herself back on the job market. A "tired and emotional" Karen manages to do the same thing by bursting into tears in front of her class of infants, and quickly resolves to live the life of a free-spirited alcoholic. Meanwhile, Louise decides that she's fallen in love with Karen's most recent conquest, 'Thingy'.

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3. Episode Three

First Broadcast: Thu 30th November 2006

Karl tries to kill himself but changes his mind at the last minute. Donna discovers him hanging by a noose and saves him. At a party, Karen is being stalked by Mark, who she really cannot stand. The girls persuade Donna to let a friend of Louise's called Tanya look after Karl. The party is a disaster, and Donna returns to find Tanya's relationship therapy session with Karl has been less than helpful.

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4. Episode Four

First Broadcast: Thu 7th December 2006

With the electricity turned off Donna wonders how this will affect her 30th birthday, and with Karl no longer sounding miserable she begins to feel insecure. Karen gets Louise to organise Donna's present on the internet, but Louise accidentally gets addicted to online porn instead. Karen is owed money by Mark, but when she tries to get it she finds that he has inconveniently died.

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5. Episode Five

First Broadcast: Thu 14th December 2006

Richard, Louise's boss at the restaurant, is assumed to be gay, but appearances are not what they seem when he shares a bed with Donna. Louise decides that it's time to take the bull by the horns and have sexual relations with a man and asks out Oleg from the restaurant. Karen gets run over and decides to give up drinking, which turns her into a demented, sweaty, man-repellent.

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6. Episode Six

First Broadcast: Thu 21st December 2006

Louise's mum, Eileen, turns up and announces that she's moving in, after having been dumped by her toyboy. Karen is far from happy with this. Donna is trying to make an impression on Sam's friends but does so by insulting them. Louise and Karen go out with Eileen who makes a show of herself by doing lesbian dancing with her daughter to attract men. Sam gives Donna an ultimatum - it's Karl or him.

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Series 2 (2008)

1. Episode One

First Broadcast: Sun 23rd March 2008

When Donna can't get anyone to go out with her on a Friday night, she ends up spending it at home learning about global warming. Meanwhile, Tanya is having kitchen sex with Karl, while Karen bumps into Billy, the ex who tried to kill her the last time they dated. Donna is desperate for a night out, so when Tanya calls Karl for a date she assumes it's an invite for her as well.

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2. Episode Two

First Broadcast: Sun 30th March 2008

Louise falls for a convicted flasher. Donna sets out to impress old friend Catherine. Karen discovers that Billy has married his Argentinian cleaner to help her stay in the country.

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3. Episode Three

First Broadcast: Sun 6th April 2008

Karen wakes up with a dead mouse and a live cat in her bedroom, and decides to keep the cat. Ian's mum dies and Donna is able to offer the most banal of platitudes that suddenly leads her to believe she is a natural counsellor. Karl bumps into Tanya in the supermarket and accepts an invitation to a little party at Tanya's house - which turns out to be an intimate double date.

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4. Episode Four

First Broadcast: Sun 13th April 2008

The girls celebrate Louise's birthday and Karen absolutely swears that it will be a girls' night out only, but she gets drunk and sleeps with someone as usual. Louise is devastated at Karen's concept of friendship, and moves out after a huge row.

Spurred on by Karen's put down that she's never achieved anything, Louise decides to start a business making frozen ice lollies in the shape of a penis.

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5. Episode Five

First Broadcast: Sun 20th April 2008

Karen dates Justin, the man who won't stop crying. Louise becomes addicted to stealing. Donna finds out that Karl is going to make eighty thousand pounds selling the house that she bought with him.

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6. Episode Six

First Broadcast: Sun 27th April 2008

Karen is pregnant by Billy. She doesn't want him to know, but Louise tells him anyway. Billy cleans up his act, but Karen won't trust him until he proves himself. Louise has met the perfect man, one of her customers, but unless they're flirting over a pumpkin risotto it doesn't really work. Donna is trying to sleep with as many men as possible to distract herself from Karl leaving her life, but then he unexpectedly reappears.

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