It's 27th December and Simon and Esther are on a flying visit to see Ray and Sue. They can only stay for the day as Simon is so busy with work. Sue wishes they'd stay longer. A reunion at the local pub reminds Simon of what he might be missing.
Simon and Esther travel to the Isle of Wight between Christmas and New Year to visit his doting mother, his controlling yet well-meaning stepfather and his celebrity-obsessed stepbrother.