Motherland

It's time for Amanda's festive soiree (dress code: tinsel and tiaras), and nothing says Christmas like Evil Santa and Anne's Porn Star Martinis.

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 bus trip from hell with their nemesis Ashley, while Kevin helps Amanda pack up her shop, with unimaginable consequences.

At the PTA charity FUNraiser, Julia resolves to leave Paul for her builder Garry, Kev's attempts to clear the air with Amanda backfire, and Anne finally loses her rag.

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.