Romance is in the air at Angelo's. Kris finally works up the bottle to ask Maria out on a date, a marathon day trip on a sightseeing boat down the River Thames. Despite her better instincts, she agrees, but insists that Alicia comes along for the ride.

Angelo has a chance at happiness when he is introduced to Russell's recently widowed sister, Angela.

Maria is horrified to discover that her dad is 'putting it about' and drops in on his little romantic dinner. An evening out with an old friend leads Dave to face up the fact that his life may be an unmitigated failure.