Editing Mark Corrigan (section)

=== Series 1: ===

==== Warring Factions ====
Mark boards the bus hoping to see his work crush, Sophie, who accidentally sits on his hand. Too embarrassed to move his hand, Mark makes Sophie uncomfortable.

On his way home, Mark encounters some kids who taunt him with the nickname "clean shirt" and provoke him, eventually calling him a "paedo."

While Jeremy is out with his bandmate, Super Hans, Mark invites [[Toni (Peep Show)|Toni]] back to his apartment to listen to Jeremy's music and offers her Alpen, her favorite cereal. Toni reveals that her sister has cancer, and Mark awkwardly tries to offer comfort. They end up laughing at Jeremy's song. When Jeremy returns home, he is furious and expresses his anger by writing "Judas" with raw meat on Mark's bed.

Later, they attend a party at Toni's flat with her neighbors. Toni suggests playing party games, but Mark and Jeremy are more interested in finding ways to have sex with her. When Jeremy meets Toni's sister, Paula, who works in the music business, he hopes sleeping with her could advance his career. Mark, realizing Paula is Toni's sister, warns Jeremy about Paula's cancer. Jeremy, however, makes a crude offer of sex in exchange for career benefits and makes an insensitive remark about her illness. It turns out that Paula is Toni's half-sister, and the sister with cancer is not at the party. Jeremy feels tricked by Mark and becomes angry, believing it was all a joke.

Mark and Jeremy are kicked out of the party after embarrassing themselves and Paula, returning home defeated. The next day, Mark confronts the obnoxious kids by chasing them down the street, an action Sophie witnesses from the bus.

==== The Interview ====
Mark becomes increasingly frustrated with Jeremy's lack of interest in finding a job. Jeremy complains that "there just aren't that many jobs in the media these days" and is infuriated when Mark suggests considering jobs outside of the media field. Mark decides to arrange an interview for Jeremy at his credit management company, JLB.

Mark finds a cute cartoon from his work crush, Sophie, and decides to draw a cartoon in response. Annoyed with his drawing of a clown-like man, which he deems "very gay," Mark attempts to create something more "edgy." He ends up drawing a cartoon of one stick figure giving another stick figure a large heart with a swastika on the inside, thinking, "Love is for Nazis."

He becomes anxious, worried that Sophie might think he's a Nazi, but it turns out Sophie interpreted the drawing as representing their boss, Barbara, giving Sophie a bonus, due to Barbara's known racism. Mark obtains Sophie's phone number and looks forward to calling her.

Jeremy is reluctant to take the job at JLB because he dislikes the cubicle lifestyle and has been offered a pyramid-selling job by Toni. He deliberately sabotages the interview by claiming he is seeking a "relaxing" job and pretending to have a facial spasm. When Mark scolds him, Jeremy retorts, "At least I don't fancy elves and pixies."

Later, Mark finally calls Sophie but ends up singing the lyrics, "Then I go and spoil it all by saying something stupid like, 'I like you'." He is embarrassed by the voicemail, but Jeremy tries to console him. The next day at work, Mark tells Sophie that he likes her and that she should either accept it or "f--- off." Sophie laughs and assures him she can handle his feelings. Mark is pleased until he encounters his rival Jeff in the elevator, who sings the same song Mark used in his voicemail, suggesting Sophie might have shared the message with Jeff.

==== On the Pull ====
On his Friday night grocery run, Mark tells Jeremy that he asked Sophie out on a date, but she turned him down. Jeremy encourages Mark to join him at a party to meet someone new.

When Mark arrives at the party (with his groceries), he meets Valerie, a teenage goth with a feisty attitude. Initially uncomfortable with her age, Mark becomes more at ease with her as he drinks. Mark, Valerie, and Jeremy head to a bowling alley, where they invite Toni to join them.

At the bowling alley, they share strange sex experiences, with Toni saying, "I once had a steward eat me at the airport. Wow, that was depressing." Valerie jokingly mentions that she believes true love waits, and Mark pretends to agree. When Mark realizes Valerie is joking, he admits he was joking too, making her laugh.

In the bathroom, they all get high (implied to be Mark's first experience with smoking pot). Mark goes into a frenzy upon seeing Sophie on a date with Jeff at the bowling alley. He starts throwing his groceries like bowling balls, and Jeff agrees to cover the damage, further humiliating Mark. Meanwhile, Jeremy and Toni begin making out. Both couples eventually head home.

Mark becomes unsettled when Valerie starts choking him, claiming her ex liked it. The episode concludes with Mark trying to connect emotionally with Valerie, but loud noises next door disrupt the moment. He ends up grabbing a box of tissues and sleeping on the couch.

==== Mark Makes a Friend ====
Mark encounters the handsome and arrogant Johnson and later runs into him at a business conference. Mark is left walking alone from the hotel because Sophie gives his seat in her vehicle to Dave, who is helping Debbie, who is in a wheelchair. Mark is dismayed to see Jeff also in Sophie's car, highlighting his status as a rival for Sophie's affection.

Seeing Mark walking alone, Johnson offers him a ride, and they strike up a friendship, though it may be one-sided. Johnson starts to negatively influence Mark's views on women, criticizing Sophie by saying she isn’t as attractive as "a supermodel, like Giselle," and that she has a "fat arse." Mark begins to emulate Johnson, including growing a mustache. When he sees Sophie at JLB, he behaves rudely when she apologizes about the car ride and then tries to kiss her, only to get hit in the head with a cabinet door.

Johnson visits Mark at his apartment to discuss business, during which Jeremy embarrasses Mark by revealing their immature and uneducated behavior, such as "picking teams" on issues like Israel and Palestine for fun. Jeremy also recalls creating a "mega tsunami" of bath water onto Mark's computer and spills wine on it to make Mark think the wine caused the malfunction.

Mark decides to accept Johnson’s offer to relocate to Cardiff for business and informs Jeremy during a sushi lunch. Jeremy reacts by snapping and breaking his chopsticks in half, pretending to be happy but appearing extremely manic. Mark starts to question if he might have romantic feelings for Johnson or if he might be gay. He rents some movies to explore this, but finds himself turned off and freaked out.

Johnson leaves his BMW 5 Series parked near Mark’s flat and gives Mark the keys. Although Mark doesn’t know how to drive, Jeremy persuades him to drive Johnson’s car to the JLB office to pick up his repaired laptop. Mark drives cautiously but tries to show off when he spots Sophie and Jeff. He accidentally shifts the BMW into reverse, scraping the side against a dustbin.

Jeremy reassures Mark that it's okay and will take the blame for the car damage to make Mark appreciate him and their friendship. When Johnson arrives and dismisses the car damage since it’s insured, Jeremy tells him that Mark crashed the car and, additionally, that Mark is in love with him. Johnson is visibly disturbed by this revelation.

==== Dream Job ====
Mark applies for a promotion at JLB but is enraged when Sophie is chosen instead of him. Although he wants to remain friends with her and still has feelings for her, he suddenly feels a strong animosity towards her.

In a fit of frustration, Mark breaks into the office at night and urinates on Barbara's papers. Later, he regrets his actions and tries to dry the papers off in the bathroom, only for Sophie to catch him in the act. When she confronts him, he simply replies, "It's not piss."

Mark is forced to take time off work and attend "careers guidance," which is essentially therapy. He is resistant to the idea and tries to trick the therapist by giving opposite answers to everything he would normally say.

Mark and Jeremy plot to get revenge on each other's enemies—Super Hans and Sophie—even though Mark still has feelings for Sophie. Jeremy pretends to be a pervert watching Sophie from outside her window, saying, "I can see you. You're eating spaghetti—linguini, whatever." Sophie responds by shooting him with a BB gun, leading Jeremy and Mark to jump over the gate and accidently kill a dog. They then go to Super Hans' apartment, where Jeremy has Mark pose as a pizza delivery man, intending for him to deliver an empty box and then pepper spray Super Hans. Mark chickens out and simply asks Super Hans to pretend he’s been sprayed. When Jeremy discovers Toni at Super Hans' apartment, he confronts her angrily. Mark ends up pepper spraying Jeremy, claiming it's for his own good.

Later, Sophie visits Mark at home to apologize and explain that Barbara pressured her into taking the job. Mark initially shows sympathy but eventually makes a rude comment, causing Sophie to leave. As Mark chases after her, Jeremy pepper sprays him, saying, "It's for your own good."

==== Funeral ====
Jeremy learns that his Uncle Ray is dying and feels uneasy about visiting him in the hospital. Mark, however, manages to charm Ray and make him feel comfortable, which makes Jeremy feel jealous. After Ray's death, Mark invites Sophie to accompany him to the funeral, and she agrees.

At the funeral, Jeremy gives a speech criticizing his aunt Liz for not making it a Christian service despite Ray being Christian. His speech receives cheers from Ray’s friends, who toast to him at the wake. Sophie and Mark share a kiss at the wake after reflecting on the fragility of life.

Sophie invites Mark to spend the weekend away with her. Meanwhile, Jeremy discovers that the disease Ray died from is genetic and he might have it. As he awaits his test results, he becomes depressed and explores various religions to find solace. Mark, feeling it would be wrong to leave Jeremy alone during this time, reluctantly invites him to join him and Sophie. Jeremy agrees, thinking Mark's invitation is due to fear of being alone with Sophie.

Mark is also worried about the size of his testicles and makes an appointment with Dr. Runciman, only to find out that the procedure will be performed by the practice nurse instead, which makes him uncomfortable.

At the vacation house, Mark speaks negatively about Jeremy to Sophie. Jeremy overhears and becomes enraged, storming off into the living room. As Mark and Sophie attempt to be intimate, Mark goes to the living room to get condoms and discovers Jeremy passed out surrounded by sleeping pills and alcohol. Alarmed, he calls for paramedics, who take Jeremy away in an ambulance and attempt to pump his stomach.

The next day at work, Sophie tells Mark that their relationship is moving too quickly and that they need to slow down. Mark responds by handing her a pair of underwear she left at the house.