Motherland

It's time for Amanda's Festive Soiree (dress code: tinsel and tiaras) and nothing says Christmas like Evil Santa, Anne's Porn Star Martinis and a strict ban on dark drinks indoors.

When a nit pandemic sweeps the school, Julia is accused of triggering a second wave. In the hope of getting back into everyone's good books she hosts a nit treatment party - bringing the other's dramas and head-lice into her home.

The parents join the merry-go-round of secondary school open days, as they face the choice of where to send their kids at 11. Julia panics about which catchment area she is in and considers a fake religious conversion to beat the system.

Mother's Day leaves Julia feeling ignored while Meg gets spoilt rotten. Amanda endures a passive aggressive lunch with her appalling mother Felicity.

Julia, Liz, and Meg endure the school coach trip from hell with their nemesis Ashley; Kevin helps Amanda pack up her shop with unimaginable consequences.

Amanda's PTA charity FUNraiser is doubling up as her birthday celebration, meaning everyone is dragged into a big event. Mixing sponsored cycling with Anne's lethal cocktails results in a night of high drama and big revelations.

School's out for the festive season, so the mums (and Kevin) host the ultimate blended celebrations, but the big day takes a shocking turn at Julia's.