The Job Lot
Series 3
The daily troubles of everyone who works at the job centre.
Where to Watch The Job Lot • Series 3
6 Episodes
- Pregnant
E1PregnantKarl finds a pregnancy test in Natalie's drawer, assumes that she's pregnant and sets about proving what a great father he can be, but his over-the-top efforts have the opposite effect, especially since the test is not Natalie's but is in fact Trish's. Meanwhile, Angela brings her very pregnant cat into work. - Flatmate
E2FlatmateTrish decides that she wants to have a baby via sperm donation and needs someone she knows rather than a random donor. Meanwhile, Natalie pretends she is deep in debt in order to avoid moving in with Karl, but her lie looks like it could backfire when Karl considers selling his swimmers to Trish to help her out! - Caravan
E3CaravanKevin, an ex-factory worker with aspirations to be a Country and Western singer, gets his benefits turned down by Karl as he refuses a Poundland job interview which would clash with a gig. As a result he takes Trish hostage and so begins a roof-top siege. Karl reluctantly agrees to act as negotiator but when he reaches the roof finds Trish has bonded with her kidnapper - that is until Karl has an accident which brands him the hero of the hour. - Strike
E4StrikeWhen the fire alarm goes off it is assumed that it is just a drill but it is a real fire started by Angela to draw attention to the inefficiency of the system. Since financing effective fire-fighting would mean cancelling the Christmas party the staff goes on strike with Karl taking advantage of the situation by trying to chat up a girl in the pub. Unfortunately she is not what she seems. - Tour
E5TourBrownall tops the leader board for getting people off benefits at the monthly managers' meeting. Trish is more interested in Greg, a manager from the nearby Nechells Job Centre branch. Angela and Natalie go on tour attending a work conference in London with Angela giving a talk to fellow colleagues. - Secret
E6SecretIt is Brownall's 25th birthday and former boss of the centre Maggie Higgins is invited to lead the celebrations. Unfortunately, Maggie comes armed with some devastating information about Angela, who will stop at nothing to keep her quiet. Meanwhile, Trish's holiday romance Raul visits from Spain with marriage on his mind.
