Two Doors Down

In the first episode of the third series, a big meaty haggis for the neighbours and a tiny vegetarian one for Gordon are on the menu for Burns Night in Latimer Crescent.

Cathy and Colin, Ian and Gordon arrive to celebrate with Eric and Beth.

To everyone's surprise, Christine turns up. She's back early from visiting her daughter Sophie in North Wales, and is full of complaints about the trip. Sophie's new partner has clearly failed to impress. With news that Beth has freshened up the wee downstairs toilet, a viewing is a must for the whole party.

Eric's patience is tested to the limit when his attempts to recover peacefully from a minor medical mishap are interrupted by his unruly neighbours.

In the third episode we discover that Cathy and Colin have been burgled.

They've just returned from holiday and Colin has called the police.

Colin is relatively cool about what has happened but Cathy's beside herself - the thief has taken her emergency stores of Valium. Knowing that an intruder has touched everything she can't stay in her own home a moment longer, so they decamp to Beth's for a cup of tea.

The Bairds' son Ian arrives with his boyfriend Gordon. They've been suiting themselves up for a wedding and so to take their minds off the burglary, everyone insists that the boys try the suits on.

Meanwhile Colin pops home to collect his and Cathy's gear for their sleepover and makes an extremely unwelcome discovery.

To celebrate Beth's birthday, son Ian and his boyfriend Gordon are taking her and Eric out for a pub meal. Christine has no qualms about gate-crashing the family outing.

The Bairds and Whytes arrive home from a pub quiz with Colin, miffed they only came third and mocking the winners for taking it far too seriously.

Beth reminds him they were raising money for charity and Cathy and Eric agree - until they learn that the winners walked away with a £50 M&S voucher.

The new couple on the street are invited to Beth's to meet the neighbours. Everyone warms to them except for Cathy, whose competitive instincts get a little out of hand.