Significant Others

The Smoking Room, series two, episode eight. First aired 13/09/04 BBC THREE

Janet's off the shelf...

Janet's new boyfriend Noel has unexpectedly asked her to marry him, and she has joyfully accepted. OK, the ring wouldn't exactly give Liberace an inferiority complex, but still...

All of the smokers (or most of them anyway) are delighted for her - even more so when she decides to celebrate with champagne over lunch in the smoking room. Heidi's got some news too - she's up the stick again.

Crossword clues
'Home to famous birdman'. That would be Alcatraz. Not Thailand, Barry.

It's supposed to be a happy occasion but Robin is concerned that she might be rushing into things, and his constant sniping eventually causes Janet to snap - setting in motion a series of revelations that will change the lives of more than one of the smokers for ever.

The ideal man...

Janet was rather hoping to meet a Heathcliff to her Cathy, she says. Unfortunately, what she got was a Ken Barlow to her Deirdre.

Who says size doesn't matter?