Having separated from his younger wife Elena, Mick returns to Alan and Joyce's, parking on their drive in his large campervan. Alan has a new job, with a manager who is clearly out to get him. Mick tells him not to stand for it and he quits. At the local fete Trevor is in a quandary as he has got a diary clash, having promised to be a clown at the same time as run the tombola for Carol. Alan comes up with a solution - do both! Meanwhile, Mick has put the fear into John about their routine relationship. Mick suggests role play, so John suggests it to Maureen.