After Fran finally snaps and turns Shelley out on his ear, he turns to his best man Paul for help. Fortunately, Paul is going away for a year, and offers Shelley his empty apartment as a temporary home until he sorts himself out.

With the prospect of meaningful employment looking even more unlikely than ever, Shelley is left with no option other than to take up office temping work.

Shelley is dismayed when Fran starts divorce proceedings against him meaning they both have to hire lawyers.

Shelley is all alone in his eighth-floor flat on a Sunday afternoon feeling bored and going a bit stir crazy.

Shelley's tube train gets stuck in a tunnel, and doesn't appear to be moving anytime soon.

Shelley is still reluctantly looking for work so returns to the Easy Job Agency.