The Book Group

- Season 2

(2003)

Clare is now living with Lachlan in a loft apartment and studying 'Don Quixote' for the group though she keeps visualizing herself as the don with Kenny as Sancho Panza. Kenny himself gets his book published and, celebrating in the pub, meets Carol Ann, another wheelchair user, who spends the night with him. Out in Spain Rab feels neglected as Jackie is either in training or having sex with women so he succumbs to the charms of the handsome Anselmo, who tells him that Jackie is using him and gives him a farewell present, a book of poems with his number in. Whilst ...

Clare is nervous when her sarcastic sister Jean, having lost her job, arrives to stay and criticizes everything, as well as walking in on her fellating Lachlan. Dirka, advised by Fist, refuses to pile on the pounds during her pregnancy but then Fist announces that she too wants a baby and cruises a bookshop to look for a father. Jackie sacks Rab and returns home, dismissive of Janice's good news that she has started as a reporter. At the book group Jean is dominant and Dirka and Fist are not especially welcoming to Carol Ann. Feeling that they are kindred spirits and ...

Kenny's book tour is highly successful though, after turning down Fist's request to be her sperm donor, he rows with Carol Ann, though she does come to the book club one more time. Afterwards he finds himself attracted to Harriet, his publisher's daughter. Janice is becoming a crusader on behalf of Scottish farmers in her newspaper column but Jackie is annoyed that she is out of the house so often so both are pleased when Jackie brings back Rab as their live-in help. With Clare unable to have orgasms Lachlan makes a play for Jean, who rebuffs him for being disloyal to...

Whilst Rab opts for a day on the farm with Janice Jean moves into a flat with Fist, allowing Clare to nurse the temporarily invalided Lachlan though he is a terrible patient and makes another pass at Jean, who again rebuffs him . Seeking comfort Clare visits Kenny, who kisses her, but she is later annoyed to learn that he has a girlfriend in Harriet and even more annoyed to find that Jean has pitched her idea for a self-help book to Kenny's publisher. At the book group the sisters argue whilst Dirka is also in a bad mood since she will be moving back to Sweden in line...

Whilst researching for her book Jean is mistaken for a call-girl and delivers a feminist tirade to her client - who absolutely loves it. After reading 'The Sexual History of Catherine M' for the group Dirka and Lars suggest partner swapping with Fist and Bart but it does not go smoothly. Jean and Clare meet Harriet and are certain that she is under-age whilst after the group has finished Rab agrees to pleasure Janice and Jean delivers the draft of her book to her publisher Miles, who is acting rather unnaturally over Harriet's decision to leave home and move in with ...

Kenny finds Harriet irritating and she moves out whilst Clare is also annoyed with Lachlan for interrupting when she is trying to write. Jean's book is published and at the launch party she announces her forthcoming marriage - of convenience, to get British citizenship - to Dougal, her client when she was researching her book. Lachlan also proposes to Clare in song, but she refuses in a tuneless riposte and Lachlan accuses her of being more interested in Kenny. Rab returns from Spain with Anselmo and announces to Janice that he will be moving to Spain as Anselmo's ...