Following the non-wedding the happy couple hold separate receptions with their same sex friends but just before Christmas Mrs Hollingbery goes to confession,the priest telling her that she has wronged Alf and should do penance. To Alf this means cooking and cleaning for him and,to make her feel guilty,pretends he had booked a luxury honeymoon for them. Mrs H however rebels and,when the priest visits to make her do further penance,makes sure she gets her money's worth.