The market crew plan to put on a fashion show with clothes and models drawn from the market itself. Have they been overly ambitious in their thinking? Meanwhile, a husband and wife team, new to the market, arrive with a very unusual product to sell. Will they make enough to justify all their costs and hard work?
The crew pus on their first ever dog show. The only problem is… they don't have any dogs. Elsewhere, a first timer comes to the market creating on-the-fly stories for the passing public, and Tony the meat auctioneer shoves his reluctant sidekick centre stage.
It's the inaugural Dagenham Sunday Market Food Awards, with trophies on offer for best burger, best butty and best hearty meal. Meanwhile, two new traders try out their wares: edible cakes for dogs, and sculptures speed-carved out of wood with a chainsaw.
Frank and his team want to give something back to the East End public who have supported the market through thick and thin. What better way than to put on a charity auction with the stalls offering up a complete mixture of wares? Meanwhile, an inventor arrives at the market with a celebratory product he designed himself, and we meet Billy the eternal optimist, who sells headstones and memorials.
The area surrounding the wasteland upon which the market sits is being developed into posh flats. Dagenham is being gentrified and that's given market boss Frank an idea; can they draw in a new, well-heeled sort of customer by going up market? How will the usual market crowd take to the idea of valet parking, personal shopping and VIP loos?
Market boss Frank is taking a rare day off, and for Dean, one of the managers, it represents a big opportunity - but everyone knows that whenever Frank puts his feet up, everything tends to go wrong. Meanwhile, a newcomer to the market arrives with an array of games he designed and built himself.
To celebrate the depth of talent amongst the traders and customers at the market, the team put on a talent show, but will an attack of stage fright derail their careful plans? Meanwhile, a new trader arrives at the market with a bicycle, a sewing machine and a surprising idea for making money.
Market boss Frank puts on an ambitious Cockney Knees Up to celebrate the market's deep roots in the East End. A young entrepreneur arrives at the market with a strange new idea that appeals to Frank's overworked, stressed-out team - a 'rage room', in which paying customers get to vent their frustrations by smashing things up with a baseball bat.
Frank the market boss has a big idea: to showcase all the furniture and homeware available at the market by building a show home. Unfortunately, the only space for it is in the car park! With time not on the team’s side, they take on their version of Supermarket Sweep to fill the show home ready for the grand opening. Elsewhere, a homespun entrepreneur arrives with an innovative product she hopes might make her rich.
We catch up with some of the biggest characters from the series. Are the risk-taking new traders still in business? Who has shuffled back to the 9-to-5? And who is making a killing? Plus the five golden rules of trading are revealed.