Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps
Series 8
The lives and loves of five friends in the Northern town of Runcorn.
Where to Watch Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps • Series 8
10 Episodes
- Gazman
E2GazmanGaz determines to be a good father, dressing the part and practising his parenting skills on Tim, who is trying to encourage Louise to be a better mother and stop leaving her baby behind when she goes out. Gaz goes to court and is granted his order, but Donna returns, followed by boyfriend Wesley, who is dismissive of Runcorn and wants her to go back to London with him. - Flan Van
E3Flan VanWhile Tim persuades Louise that her baby does not need a father figure and that she can go it alone, Donna is annoyed after Gaz tries to set her up with a tramp as well as giving Wesley courtship advice that she finds questionable though she sees that he has her genuine interests at heart. Nonetheless, she decides to set up house with Wesley. After a youth mugs her, Janet becomes a police Community Support Officer. - D.I.V.O.R.C.E.
E5D.I.V.O.R.C.E.Donna and Gaz are at the solicitor's office to sign the divorce papers but still unsure if they are doing the right thing as, in a series of flashbacks, they recall how they first met as children and their subsequent life together. They also, in a fantasy sequence, try to imagine what life would have been like had they never met--with a scary look into the future. - Val Doonican
E6Val DoonicanWesley gives Gaz a ring with which to propose to Janet, and Donna offers to help him plan the wedding, despite Tim's view that it might end up causing her pain; however, she spends a day with Gaz and all goes well. Janet is working with Wesley on his market stall selling Val Doonican CDs but is rushed to hospital with stomach pains and needs surgery. Wesley tries to ring Gaz, who has ended up in bed with Donna. - You Decide
E7You DecideJanet is discharged from hospital after her appendectomy. She tells Gaz that Wesley held her hand all night, and Gaz confesses that he slept with Donna, resulting in Janet throwing him out. When she catches up with him again, he is back with Donna and the two women deliver an ultimatum, forcing him to choose which one he really wants. Meanwhile, Louise meets promising boyfriend material in Scott Chegg, of the boy band "R Soul." - The Aftermath - Part One: Waiting For Gaz
E9The Aftermath - Part One: Waiting For GazAfter telling Donna that it is her that he wants to be with, Gaz has sliped into a coma. After praying to God, begging him to let Gaz recover, Donna imagines two parallel lives with Gaz, one where he makes a full recovery and another where he is paralyzed. - The Aftermath - Part Two: Sliding Gaz
E10The Aftermath - Part Two: Sliding GazDonna is at the hospital visiting the stricken Gaz. In a plot borrowed from the film "Sliding Doors," she imagines the two possible scenarios of her continuing relationship with Gaz: the one depending on him being able to walk and the possibility of their having children together; and the other based on the premise that he will be in a wheelchair permanently.
