JP has purchased the house and is now everybody's landlord as the students begin their second year. Candice, a new girl, moves in. Josie is now iliving n Southampton and her absence is felt by everyone. Howard and JP attempt to coax some female freshers to join their dry slope skiing society. while Vod's summer fling shows up unexpectedly.

Vod thinkd of a way to try and get rid of her holiday romance. Howard likes a girl but JP believes that she is out of his league. Kingsley is unable to find the courage to end things with Heather, so dates both her and Josie, who is commuting from Southampton.

Haviving discovered just how serious Javier has become since their wedding, Vod attempts to dump him. Howard is busy attemptng to think of a way to humiliate JP via a university quiz. A romantic boozey weekend in the country poses some questions for Kingsley and Josie.

JP is determined to try and to win Sam back by signing up to take part in a medical drugs trial that he knows she'll be attending. Kingsley believes that this could also be a secure place to be honest with Josie about having two-timed her, but he fails to take into account his hypochondria. Howard becomes involved in a heated argument with another student about an obscure library book.

Vod announces that her mother is going to be paying a visit and after she arrives she's not what anybody quite expected. Josie and Kingsley declare a relationship amnesty which entails them both being honest about everything so far. Howard is impressed by the feminism book that Candice gave him.

The grouop become radical as they take part in a university sit-in organised by Oregon to demonstrate against the forced deportation of a good looking Tunisian guy. Josie ends up being taken hostage by Sabine during a PhD crisis she's currently having.

Howard is about to celebrate his birthday, not that he's told anybody about it. Word soon gets out though and the housemates decide to throw him a party at Candice's behest. Oregon wants to hijack the whole event and make it into a political fundraiser for her own campaign to become President of the Student Union.

Following last week's party some relationships and friendships are on the rocks. Oregon battles it out against Vod in the Student Union elections. Josie and Kingsley reach an unusual arrangement to overcome their relationship issues. Howard realises that it's now or never with Candice.