Ruth runs into an old friend of an old boyfriend while looking for her Manual Handling course. They seem to be getting on very well so he joins Ruth an Cherry for lunch. Unfortunately he seems to have a heavily pregnant wife. Fed up with his slovenly lifestyle, Jack decides to start jogging, but gets the mickey taken out of him by some other much fitter joggers. Elaine meets a handsome stranger when she gets lost a St Phil's on her way to a meeting.

Immie and Belinda are at the Mill, shooting a documentary about life in the NHS. Immie though, gets all determined and seems to be so focused on the virus outbreak and the personal lives of the doctors that she misses the personal problems her friend is having, which include a very overbearing mother. Immie then totally overlooks her mother's contribution.

Karen discovers that one of Rob's oldest friends has a shocking secret. Him and his wife are having an 80's party for their wedding anniversary, though he's also wearing women's clothes. His wife thinks he's having an affair though - with Karen. An old friend from hell of Cherrys calls her for a home visit. She has a nasty scar on her face, though she carries on treating Cherry exactly how she did many years ago.

Jack has his eyes opened when spending the day with Rob, and gets picked up by Andrea along the way! He's trying to write a thesis. Cherry tries everything to get Simon to stay at the Mill, but he's already announced his intention to leave to the partners. Cherry's very sad. Immie carries on stealing.