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#1
S2E1 8.6
The Monroe Technique

To save money Della cancels the Internet, forcing the girls to go to the library where bookish Yoko and Aretha are quite at home though Germaine finds it boring and quiet. However a chance encounter with Lee Rhind allows her to use the Monroe Technique and secure a date with him. Della meanwhile takes Grampy - who has moved in with her - scavenging in skips as well as using Germaine's new relationship with Lee to get the Internet back.

#2
S2E2 8.6
Hairy Poppins

With landlady Laura coming to inspect the house Della not only organizes a clean-up but sends the children for a day with their unemployed, former left wing campaigner father Sean. He takes them for a picnic in the country in woodlands, now claimed by a private company where their exercise in civil disobedience ends in arrest. When Laura evicts the family Sean suggests life in a commune but Grampy accidentally discovers a way of allowing them to stay in the house.

#3
S1E6 8.5
The Dorch

Germaine is thrilled to hear that Lee Rhind is on the market again after a split from Cathy and discovers that he is going to the Dorchester night club. Della consents to her going - provided she takes Yoko, whose dancing is a hit, and Aretha. However having been mistaken for a prostitute and realizing that she is irresistible to men Germaine ditches Lee whilst Della's night out with Michael proves positive, in that they are both scavengers from supermarket waste bins. On returning home though the whole family is in for a shock.

#4 Working Girl S2E4 8.5
#5 Dead Man's Caravan S2E6 8.5
#6 The Old School S2E3 8.3
#7 The Car Boot S2E5 8.3
#8 Yoko's Got Talent S1E2 8.2
#9 Pilot S1E0 8.1
#10 Hand Jam S1E1 8.1

Lowlights

#13 S1E3 Mehmesis 8.0

Cousin Cathy calls by unannounced and everybody is pleased to see her - except Germaine, and to make matters worse Cathy attracts the desirable Lee Rhind. To get even Germaine takes her on at cards and a quiz, losing both times. Della manages to stop her from leaving home but is unable to stop Grampy from causing more damage to the garden than the pesky cat he is trying to trap.

#12 Little Orphan Mannie S1E5 8.1
#11 The iPhone, the Bitch and the Wardrobe S1E4 8.1
#10 Hand Jam S1E1 8.1
#9 Pilot S1E0 8.1

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