Stephen prepares to take over the family business after his dad's death, but foster-brother Andrew's arrival changes everything.
After Andrew is left a share of the business in Laurie's will, he and Stephen have very different ideas about how to clear the pub's debts.
When Andrew's improvements to the pub bring amazing TripAdvisor reviews, Stephen worries that they're flying too close to the sun.
Stephen and Andrew go on an enlightening road trip to meet the pub's suppliers, leaving Geoff to run the pub in his own inimitable way.
The family set about clearing up after the disastrous pub fire. Stephen makes some quite startling discoveries about life, death and Andrew.
Andrew has transformed the pub and a party is held for what would have been Laurie's 69th birthday, but Stephen finds out some big news about Andrew.
A rejuvenated Stephen heads back to the John Barleycorn, where pub landlord Andrew is feeling restricted.
Stephen wonders whether Charismatic Mike—one of Ellen's ex-lovers—could be his biological father.
Stephen's on a health kick. Cass embraces student living. Geoff has a dramatic change in his relationship status. But things soon start to unravel.
The Barleycorn is called upon to host a pub quiz. Can Stephen redeem himself after he fumbled the jackpot question and incurred his dad's fury last time?
Andrew helps Alison's parents to make a life-changing decision, so Alison and Stephen conspire to solve the Andrew problem once and for all. Geoff's relationship collapses.
Stephen and Alison try to track down Andrew's birth mother, but have they crossed a line?
