When Debbie Fendon's hermit-like husband, William unexpectedly dies, she makes an outlandish decision that will put the family under more pressure than ever before. Because William isn't actually dead.
Cast
Dawn French, Mark Heap, Craig Roberts, Mandip GillWhen William Fendon is mistakenly declared dead and the payout from his life insurance is sent to wife Debbie, mischievous Debbie spies a golden opportunity - and decides to keep the money while William hides in their loft.
While William struggles with his confinement and his wife's ban on chocolate, Debbie is organising a fundraising night at the Bowls Club in William's "memory".
Police Officer Neha needs Harry and her in-laws to come clean and give back the insurance money. Meanwhile, Debbie's on a mission to catch the blackmailer by seducing the Bowls Club president in order to access the CCTV.
To get to the bottom of who this blackmailer is, Neha and Debbie team up. Meanwhile, the kids' childminder is sick so Harry has to task William - or rather, his alter ego "Great Uncle Otto" - with assuming babysitting duties.
Debbie takes pity on blackmailer Marcus and invites him for lunch. She discovers that he and Pamela aren't in cahoots after all. The Fendons had two separate blackmail threats, and Pam is still at large and wants her money!
Not only was the doctor a bit hasty in pronouncing Pamela's death - but Neha discovers that Pamela's heart attack wasn't Debbie's fault either. She was being poisoned! Maybe she isn't the blackmailer after all? (Final)
