Alec comes to the labour exchange every day, making requests for ridiculous vacancies like astronauts or pop singers. He is finally willing to accept any job on the condition that Sylvia goes out with him. After an enjoyable evening with him, she decides to pop over to where the road construction company is working to surprise him. But she is the one who is surprised when she discovers he never reported there and has been employed as a bank clerk all along. He had used up a week's holiday, hoping to make friends with her.; Joan is writing a story where her hero is exactly like the new boy in the flat upstairs. In the story, they meet when he finds her handbag and returns it to her. The same thing happens to her in real life, but when she loses her story she is convinced Colin has read it and has recognized himself.; Four years ago, Jill would have married Johnny, but flying meant more to him than she did and he was posted to Malaya. Now he has returned and asked her to marry him. Johnny 'Head-in-Air' hasn't changed, but Jill has. The gay, irresponsible girl he had know is now a woman engaged to a bank clerk. Jill knows that Peter needs her as Johnny never could, but she is thankful for their love.; While on holiday in Italy, Phillida and her maid have changed places as a joke. Eva has been seeing the chauffeur Roberto while Phillida is out with Count Belozzi. But then Phillida receives a telegram telling her that her father is arriving. The truth comes out about the girls, but love wins the day for both of them.; Peg's obsession with the young, good-looking English teacher results in her having a spat with her boyfriend.; Eileen stays with her sister and her sister's husband, Garfield. They have just moved to Banfield, but their furniture hasn't turned up so they have to spend the night with Lord John Curtis. The Lord's son shows Eileen around the grounds until Deidre shows up, spoiling the date. She returns to discover the furniture has arrived. Garfield shows Eileen a well in the garden and uses a bag to try to determine the depth of the well. The rope breaks and the bag is lost at the bottom of the well. Then a workman comes, asking for his tool bag.; Julie had always been on the plump side and got used to being ragged. She never had a boyfriend until she was seventeen, then she met Jack who seemed to be different. But after two months, he broke up with her and started joking about her shape with his friends.