This episode starts on Peter’s 35th birthday and Katie’s booked a surprise day trip to celebrate. However, we soon learn that Katie and Peter have missed their train and will not be celebrating his birthday in Paris after all. Instead, they’re stuck in Central London having spent 5 hours in a car because of some major traffic delays. The couple can’t go home because Katie’s bought Peter another surprise gift, a baby grand piano, which is being delivered that day. So, stuck in London, Katie does what she does best and heads for up-market Sloane Street and a shopping spree. Although she intends to spoil Peter, the inevitable soon happens and she ends up buying lots of things for herself; leaving Peter feeling sorry for himself whilst he waits in the car.

When they finally arrive home, Peter is chuffed with his piano. However, because of his acute sense of hearing, Harvey really takes to the musical instrument and the family sing ‘Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star’ together. Read more & comment »