About this season
Parallel storylines follow English perfume saleswoman Alice Chenery and American comedy writer Gil Raymond, who are seemingly perfect soulmates but never meet, as they deal with their chaotic lives and relationships.
Episodes (12)
1. Smoke and Shadows
Aired 1 March 2008
Alice worries that her manager may be after more than a business meeting when she's summoned to the woman's hotel room, Cleo obsesses over a bad review and Milly is strangely drawn to a man's shadow.
2. Integrated Logistics
Aired 8 March 2008
Alice bumps into what may be the "Perfect Man" at a cash machine, but their first date includes meeting the family and a spectre from his past. Elsewhere, Cleo and Milly devise a test for Darren's love of Milly.
3. Dream Twister
Aired 15 March 2008
Alice's yearly lunch with a college chum is interrupted by an obsessed student; Milly and Cleo try out the speed dating fad.
4. The Menaced Assassin
Aired 22 March 2008
Alice's encounter with the anti-terrorism unit of the local police may have something to do with the romantic deceit she engaged in with her latest beau, and Cleo indulges in some sexual games of her own.
5. Ragged Claws
Aired 29 March 2008
Alice is swept into the posh life of Matthew Chater; Milly and Cleo find themselves arguing over a tee-shirt, a man, and a funeral.
6. Sophisticated Lady
Aired 5 April 2008
Cleo and Milly get in trouble when they access personal health records at the store's chemist in an effort to screen potential dates for Alice; meanwhile, Alice's boyfriend's job may be its own deterrent.
7. Green Widow
Aired 12 April 2008
Alice's finances force her to finally let her Brighton flat and look for something cheaper in London.
8. Lobotomy Bay
Aired 19 April 2008
Everything seems to be going well with Alice's new bed-in, Douglas, but a message from his ex-girlfriend will plunge them into another round of humiliations and disappointment.
9. Kiss of Death
Aired 26 April 2008
Alice is excited by her opportunity to see a play directed by a comedy actor she admires.
10. Whose God is it Anyway?
Aired 3 May 2008
Alice's life is in turmoil, although her housing situation has stabilised, and she wonders if her choice about Douglas was correct.
11. Human Error
Aired 10 May 2008
Getting used to a new flatmate is difficult, unfortunately Alice's date provides no distraction as it descends into the drama that's typical of her outings.
12. Home
Aired 17 May 2008
Alice's loneliness becomes pervasive. Is the solution another date, or will the grand plan finally be revealed?