A lot on MY PLATE

“You join me at a table for two at The Nice Little French Place On The Bypass, and the evening is not going entirely well.

If you’ve been following what, for want of a better word, we must call the plot, you’ll remember that Mr Dear is enjoying a chaps’ weekend in a country cottage. As we speak, he’s probably on his third helping of pudding. When Mr D and his chums push the boat out, it’s usually the Queen Mary.

Meanwhile, back aton iPlayer.