One by one, the six new students destined to be housemates congregate before term begins. Kingsley has a romantic encounter at the pub, while Josie sleeps with JP, and is horrified to discover she will be living with him.

The housemates are in social Siberia so they decide to throw a party, spearheaded by Josie in the hope that she and Kingsley will get together, a plan scuppered when Josie's boyfriend Dave turns up unexpectedly.

Oregon and Prof Shales's flirtation reaches bizarre new levels. Enticed by Ruth the alluring drama queen, Kingsley rashly switches courses to drama. Josie enrols the other housemates in a charity dating scheme.

Kingsley is forced to confess to Josie that he is a virgin, and she offers to 'cure' him. But the deal is undercut when Kingsley unexpectedly winds up having sex with drama queen Ruth.

The gang travels to London to take part in a students' protest march. There, Vod discovers the scandalous affair of Oregon with Professor Shales. And Josie and Ruth are baffled, when Kingsley admits he's been seeing both of them.

JP finds out his father has serious health issues, and decides on an unconventional response. Oregon is distraught to learn that her childhood horse is dying, culminating in the revelation that she isn't called Oregon at all.

Mrs Professor Shales gets suspicious and assumes her husband is having an affair. Oregon resolves to break it off with Shales, but he wrongfoots her by leaving his wife and turning up on her doorstep.

Josie embarks on a "girl power" booze and sex fest, aided and abetted by Vod, who believes her Uni days are truly over. JP joins Ralph in organising the 'Love Cloud' club night only to find he has a major clash.