Belinda manages a branch of the Mid-Counties bank, as her unemployed husband volunteers with Citizens Advice. Belinda wants to leave to become a housewife, but they enjoy a comfortable lifestyle, paid for by her.
David has applied for multiple jobs, but gets the usual string of refusals, however, there's one glimmering spark, an application form, unfortunately he can't remember what the position is.
The Bank are taking Belinda's resignation seriously, enough to send a representative to talk her out of it. David and Belinda begin a week's trial to see if they can live on a budget.
Belinda and David are busy in the kitchen, he spots her eating a raw sprout, he jumps to the conclusion that she's expecting. David tries to help a young girl who thinks she's pregnant.