Series 2 Episode 5

Alan is a several times divorced man and recovering alcoholic, and has a budding relationship with Rose, with whom he smokes home-grown cannabis on a regular basis to help her with the pain in her knees. Upon winning the lottery, his latent alcoholism begins to return, despite his friend's reminders of what his alcoholism did to his relationship with his son.

His forgetfulness frequently leads to him forgetting items he is supposed to transport through the hospital, such as corpses, and after being suspended, he angrily quits his job. Alan goes online and orders a mail-order bride from Thailand, whom he asks Tom to pick up from the airport after running into some difficulty. He meets her at a luxury hotel, and plans to take her to visit London. His new bride hesitantly agrees to a kiss on their first night, but flinches when he tries to get intimate, saying that they need to get to know each other first, but agrees to travel with him. In London, he is encouraged to try and repair his relationship with his estranged son. However, his behaviour offends his son, who reveals that he has only just kicked a heroin habit, and expresses disgust at his father's irresponsible behaviour.

Alan is upset, but his new bride consoles him, and, while walking along the Thames Embankment, they see an expensive yacht for sale, and Alan buys it on the spot. That night, his new bride agrees to get intimate with him, but when she undresses, he discovers that she is a kathoey (explaining why she flinched at his earlier attempt to get intimate), and, despite her protests, Alan flees the boat, promising to pay for her flight back to Thailand. He returns home and goes up to his cannabis farm, lights up a joint and pours himself a glass of whisky. Unfortunately, he falls asleep, accidentally dropping his lit joint and igniting the cannabis plants. Rose, who had been concerned by his absence, runs into his equally concerned friend, and the two see smoke billowing from the house, and manage to break in and drag him to safety. After the fire is extinguished, Alan comments that his friend is probably feeling light-headed because of all the cannabis smoke that he inhaled, and resolves to sort himself out. He and Rose form a relationship.