Gordon, looking for any excuse not to continue with his new film script, submits to an interview from an earnest American student.
Gordon attends the filming of his latest screenplay - with which his director, Sandy, is not pleased.
The Maples need to find someone to open the village fête - but who?
Gordon wants an ordinary life as a welder on an oil rig. Jenny leaves Tom, and the Maples are stuck with their 5 awful children.
A script conference at Gordon's house. He devises a plot for Mabel to bring him food without having to feed the others.
One of Gordon's old plays is to be shown on TV. He tries to hide the fact from everyone else, but watch it secretly himself.
Gordon finds himself being aggressively pursued by an intense lady agent in search of a new client.
At 3 a.m. a paranoid Gordon decides he has lost his inspiration forever. His family spends a troubled night. Later that morning he makes a bonfire of ...
With Mabel immobile in a surgical collar, Gordon organizes Christmas dinner.