After an afternoon in the pub, Ian goes to Astley's farm to take some photos. A ladder is left by the barn so he climbs on the roof but falls off. Ian starts to to believe his father-in-law wanted him to fall but Lisa doesn't believe it.
Norriswood decides to offer Ian a position has a school governor but his joy is short lived when he crosses his father in law at his board meeting. Dean gives him the chance to let his hair down but it involves a lot of heavy drinking.
Ian decides to advertise a photographic teaching course which offers a nude modelling module. Susanna Grave gets a crush on Ian and he needs Lisa's help let her down gently. Ian becomes under pressure from the class to find a nude model.
Dean is doing building work at Derek Few's home but refuses to finish. Derek is cracking up so Lisa begs Dean to finish it. Helen is going on holiday so Ian is persuaded to help Jill in the shop. Jill's new candles sets fire to the shop.
Lisa wants Ian to bond with her father by taking up his offer to go clay pigeon shooting. Ian is wary having already escape death once. Lisa lets slip that Helen is looking for romance and now has to fend off offers from Dean's friends.
Following the shooting of her father, Lisa and Ian are living apart. Ian is sleeping in his photo studio but moves in with Dean. Fearing for Ian's health at Dean's, Lisa let's Helen arrange for the pair to meet up and save their marriage.