Recently almost-married Bug and her best friend Winnie are getting ready for the inaugural meeting of their book group. Fiona is there, of course, with her Uber driver Sami; and a random man called James who hasn’t read the book. Or any books. It’s going to change all their lives. They just don’t know that yet. Welcome to the bookshop.

Bug and Winnie are encouraging Fiona to dip a toe back into the dating pool – but there are a lot of frogs. As the three women head to the art gallery to scope out one of Fiona’s possible beaus, Bug finds herself bidding on a giant oil painting of a pink rocket. It is a rocket, isn’t it?

Sami gives James some pointers in the gentle art of flirting. Be cool, don’t go in too hard, and double check they like the right Bronte sister. It’s amazing they’re both still single. Amazingly for James – it works. He has a date. But why doesn’t he want Bug to know about it?

Winnie has chained herself to a bookshop to raise awareness of a plan to close it. Not Bug’s bookshop, a rival bookshop. Her heart is in the right place, and her arresting officer is rather good looking. For a policeman. Of course, Winne doesn’t date. But there he is, asking her pronouns and respecting her right to protest. This couldn’t work could it?

Bug’s ex causes problems for the bookshop, and James has his date. Though, should you really invite someone back to yours when you live out of boxes and sleep on a blow-up mattress?

Could a giant penis save the bookshop? The painting, guys, the painting. Sometimes the giant penis art you accidentally buy at an auction comes good. Bug’s attempt at dating ends in a trip to the hospital – and James and Fiona work on a plan to save the bookshop. If only they can get Bug on board.

Fiona gets back in touch with an old flame from university. It may have been 30 years since they last spoke, but there’s still a spark. If only Fiona can let herself be herself.

Sami meets a mum at the school gates with a Phd, three sons, and a love of baking. She’s nothing like the woman of his dreams. So why can’t he stop thinking about her? Bug’s ex is still blocking plans to buy him out – but Winnie has a plan that can’t fail. It involves hi-vis jackets. Of course it does.