The Good Housekeeping Guide
by Tony Basgallop

Things are going badly for RAYMOND FOX (Alan Davies). His high-powered wife JENNY (Michelle Gomez) has left him for a younger man, and looking after his teenage kids- nerdy SARA (Tamzin Merchant) (17) and wayward ROBINSON (Rory Jennings) (15)- and his gorgeous suburban family home is his only consolation. Raymond is desperate to raise enough money to stop Jenny buying the family home and evicting him, but there aren't many opportunities for failed mechanics-turned-house-husband. So when he finds out that cheery neighbour LYDIA (Doon Mackichan) is working as a prostitute to supplement her and her daughter's lifestyle, he's initially shocked- but soon realises that his housekeeping skills are surprisingly transferable. While his kids are staying with Jenny (and battling with her toyboy, JOE (Jon Overton) Raymond and Lydia use his family home to throw tasteful and lucrative sex parties. But will Raymond's nosy neighbours twig that the luxury cars aren't parked outside for any ordinary coffee morning? What will happen when Robinson and Sara fall out with their mum and come back home with unexpected bad timing?
Raymond might think he's just making easy money- but how will he cope with the moral fallout?
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