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...