It's safe to say that London hasn't lived up to English teacher Nic's expectations: After disaster strikes his new flat, he finds himself staying with a fellow teacher and his interesting family. Nic is getting in a lot of TV viewing, but just when he thinks his life has truly hit rock bottom, he finds himself being blackmailed by a student with whom he had a one-night stand. Meanwhile, still reeling from the discover that Ned is not his son, Jeremy heads back to Australia from London to confront his ex-wife Lydia. As for lovely Lizzie, she's still haunted by the tragic boating accident in Thailand.