Joanna Lumley

Saffy has plans for New Year's Eve - a quiet night in with Gran, her dad Justin and his boyfriend Oliver. But this won't do for Eddy, who has made a resolution to have more fun and plans to see in the New Year at a club in an underground car park. All plans are halted, however, by the arrival of Patsy's long lost sister Jackie.

Edina Monsoon and her best friend Patsy face a heavy day. Eddy is frantically preparing for her debut fashion show and trying to prove to her daughter, Saffron, that she can function without booze. Patsy, content for alcohol to remain a substitute for foo

Eddy has installed a state of the art 'panic room'. It contains CCTV monitors, board games and, of course, alcohol. Meanwhile, Patsy has an eventful day at Jeremy's and meets Minnie Driver. Patsy persuades her to visit Eddy's for a personal styling session, but things don't quite go to plan.

Patsy hates Christmas and refuses to acknowledge its existence. Unfortunately, Eddy has plans this year and for the very first time, she wants to stay at home with Saffy and her granddaughter. All of this Christmas spirit is too much for Patsy and she finds herself in a downward spiral.

Patsy is now chief buyer for a new designer shop called 'Jeremy's'. She goes to New York Fashion Week to find ideas but her plans are soon subverted by Edina's search for Serge, Saffy's long departed older brother and their encounter with social counsellor Goldie. Meanwhile Bo and Marshall are running a Christian TV show and Saffy has been observing the world from inside a cupboard to help her career as a writer.

When Saffy employs the tousle-haired Jago to redesign the garden, Patsy recognises him as the younger brother of a well-known aristocrat and Eddy decides to turn on the charm.

Patsy and Edina go on a photo shoot to Paris for a 'generation flex' feature in which old and young mingle. Patsy teams up with a supermodel, while Edina teams up with Saffy. But Patsy finds the shoot is not quite the glamorous trip down memory lane she expected.

Edina embarks on a detox diet in a desperate attempt to get thin. But her nights are plagued with visits from God and the devil, who have their own agendas. Saffy gets picked up by a pretentious old school friend and Patsy decides to try life without a fringe.

Bored with her suburban life, Shirley takes a chance on adventure when a friend invites her on a vacation to Greece.

Clatterford Ladies Guild receives a visitor from the Main Wheel of the Guild, Lady Anne Crump, who has the power to shut them down. When they finally arrive for the meeting they have made no effort at all. Will the Guild be closed down and merged with the guild at nearby Hole?