1. Episode One

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

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

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

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

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

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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