As Elizabeth Jones tries to come to terms with the realisation that she is about to become an unmarried mother, she must also brace herself for the negative reaction of her parents.
Elizabeth is starting to realise what impact looking after a very young baby has on her social life. She also finds that she is unable to take on any work unless it involves doing it from home.
Great Aunt Bronwen is about to arrive from Wales in order to welcome the new arrival to the family. At 84 and with Victorian attitudes, Elizabeth feels the need to find the baby a proxy father - who will, of course, double as a suitable husband.
Bringing up a baby single-handed has left Elizabeth with little opportunity to earn an income. She also finds she is too late to apply for supplementary benefit and the Health Visitor seems less than impressed with her. To top it all the local unmarried mothers' society want her to carry a banner on a protest march!
With her baby about to be christened, Elizabeth has many contentious issues to resolve. Before she can christen her son Roland Desmond Geoffrey Jones, she has to sort out the church, godparents and christening robe...
After being persuaded to enter her son into a baby contest by Geoffrey, Elizabeth keeps it a secret from the new man in her life in case it scares him off. What she doesn't know is that he also has a child and is afraid to mention it to her for the same reason ...
She may be becoming more used to motherhood, but Elizabeth is still on her own. When Geoffrey announces his engagement to an old school friend, Ruth, he encourages her to try a lonely hearts' club.
As Geoffrey leaves for his new life up north, the new landlord, Mr. Manderson, asks Elizabeth if she could show a few prospective tenants around. She quickly takes a shine to a widower in his late 30s, and sets about putting everyone else off!
After rowing with his wife, upstairs neighbour Sam asks Elizabeth to pretend to be his better half at a work party. Playing the role of Jill proves easier said than done.
As David and Penny begin moving in over the stairway, Elizabeth and friend Rose hope to make some money and resolve their childcare woes in one blow by establishing their own crèche.
After being asked to illustrate his new book, Elizabeth sees her friendship with neighbour David growing. When he invites her to dinner she prepares to ward off his amorous advances but, when they are not forthcoming, she starts to worry.
The morning after the night before, neither David nor Elizabeth know quite what to say - or do. Then David remembers his brother's country cottage and invites Elizabeth and Roly to join him and Penny for the weekend. Things do not get off to a good start...
