Coming Up - Season 9 (2011)

In the near future a failure in global harvests has caused a food crisis and the collapse of British society. An official of the beleaguered government seeks out Alistair,leader of the underground but popular far right group the BBA,whose policy recommends deporting all non-British citizens. The official intends to poison Alistair and his quarrelling henchmen but the plan goes awry,giving Alistair an autonomy which is not what the government wanted.

The local amateur magicians' group suspect that dominant chairwoman Felicity was responsible for the on-stage death of their revered founder,illusionist Tom Elstree,especially after his susceptible grandson Gary has has a message from beyond the grave. Thus they are all concerned when Felicity plans to wind the group down with a dangerous stunt that killed her beloved Pedro in 1989. But Felicity only wants to be with Pedro and just needs a little magic to help her.

Jim and his son Barrie run a haulage firm but business is hardly booming and Barrie wants Jim to listen to his ideas to improve trade. When they travel to Newcastle in the middle of the night to pick up a load Barrie rightly suspects that it is illegal and Jim is arrested. It is down to the youngster to take drastic action and help his wayward father by destroying the evidence.

Terrified of looking old Maggie saves for a face lift but husband Adeel finds and confiscates the money. Maggie persuades her daughter Yolanda,a nurse,to help her with a Do It Yourself face-lift using fish hooks but this leads to her face getting infected. Waiting in the casualty department Yolanda reveals to her mother an awkward secret of her own whilst Adeel tells Maggie he loves her the way she is.