Reggie Perrin

Reggie decides against his pseudocide, and instead chooses to quit his job and pursue a more fulfilling career. Meanwhile, Nicola loses her job as a teacher after pulling down a boy's trousers. Groomtech is in serious trouble without Reggie, forcing Chris to appeal him to return, which Reggie arrogantly brushes off.

Believing self-sufficiency is the answer to the Perrins' problems, Reggie takes to making bread and trying to sell it at the farmers' market. But Nicola wants the old Reggie back and persuades him to return to Groomtech.

Determining "not to lose touch with reality", Reggie makes sweeping changes at Groomtech. When the chairman expresses disapproval Reggie changes the firm's name to Grot, and announces that it will make only useless things. Nicola, now sacked, is bored at home, spending her time mending basket chairs, whilst her father tells Reggie he has cold feet about marrying his mother.

The Groomtech staff fear that Reggie is running the company into the ground. But when the surprisingly good sales figures come in, everyone must reconsider--including the chairman of the board, who gives Reggie an unpleasant ultimatum.

The success of the new product range leaves Reggie with a difficult decision, which could result in redundancy for many of his colleagues. Meanwhile, his efforts to reconcile with Nicola lead to a shocking discovery that threatens to change everything.

Reggie has to meet with a potential buyer for Groomtech Industries--and knows that if he blows the deal, everyone will be out of work. Matters reach the breaking point when he realizes who the new boss will be.