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6 Episodes 2002 - 2002
Episode 1
29 mins
Five years and one nervous breakdown later, Alan is back on Radio Norwich, albeit in a better timeslot, and has released an autobiography, "Bouncing Back". He is currently living in a caravan while his dream house is being built and is seeing a younger woman, a scatterbrained Ukrainian immigrant called Sonja. He is still friends with Michael, the Geordie handyman from the Linton Travel Tavern who now works at a BP petrol station, which Alan uses as a hangout spot. While there he runs into his old school teacher, who invites him to give a talk at his school. Alan uses this as an excuse to screen one of his videos of him presenting car crash clips and leering at glamour models in skimpy costumes.

Episode 2
28 mins
Michael's front door has been stolen so he is staying over at Alan's. Alan's latest gig is hosting an annual awards ceremony for a coal-effect gas fireplace company and is being visited by a representative of South African extraction. After his pranking his country club backfires, Alan is forced to take the rep to his house still under construction, giving Lynn and Michael one hour to set up a conference room from whatever they can find.

Episode 3
29 mins
Alan meets Dan, who spookily likes various things he does - Lexuses (or rather "Lexi"), Lynx deodorant, The Daily Mail, Director's Bitter and calling people "saaad". They become instant friends, and since Dan owns a successful kitchen company, he could provide both a good deal on a kitchen and a chance to climb Norfolk's social ladder.

Episode 4
29 mins
It's a bank holiday weekend and Alan plans to watch all the James Bond films, enlisting Sonja to help organise a viewing schedule with military precision. Two new sources of consternation come in the form of Lynn's new boyfriend Gordon and Tex, Michael's new Americanophile friend. Alan dislikes the mere idea of Lynn having a boyfriend or Michael having another friends, but what's worse is Gordon is a retired policeman who won't stand for Alan's treatment of Lynn and Michael still has Alan's video of The Spy Who Loved Me.

Episode 5
27 mins
Alan receives a visit from two tax inspectors which causes him great anxiety. At the same time his girlfriend Sonja comes over and is typically indiscreet. This leads to a tiff between them, so to patch things up, Alan agrees to take her to Bono's house, who he claims to be a good friend of. Except Alan doesn't actually know Bono or where he lives, so once again, instead of being honest about his shortcomings, he does an off-the-cuff charade.

Episode 6
28 mins
Alan's house is finally finished and he gives each of the builders a leaving present - a copy of his book "Bouncing Back", which has not sold well at all and is due to be pulped. Sonja is keen to move in with him as her flat is being demolished to make way for an office block, but Alan is wary of commitment and prefers to "come to an arrangement".
