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Granville longs for true love and places an advertisement in a lonely hearts magazine.

Granville just can't keep up with all of Arkwright's demands, so the latter advertises for a live-in housekeeper. It doesn't succeed in getting Nurse Gladys Emmanuel jealous but does tempt the "Black Widow", the formidable Mrs. Featherstone.

Granville's flights of fancy are starting to get quite outlandish. In an attempt to bring him back to earth, Arkwright offers him a promotion to 'cream cracker stacker'. To impress Stephanie, a young lady from the boutique, Granville claims he is an "executive" and that Arkwright is his "faithful old assistant".

All Arkwright wants for his birthday is a chocolate gateau that's past its sell by date, but he may be getting a visit from a man from the 'Good Shop Guide'. Then again, is that really a man, or is it Nurse Gladys Emmanuel in disguise?

Arkwright will do anything to get himself into Nurse Gladys Emmanuel's bedroom, including the use of a ladder and a box of chocolates. Meanwhile, Granville takes to wearing tights on his head, and attempts to persuade his uncle to finally buy a new till.