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=== Series 2 === ==== Dance Class ==== Sophie and Mark attend an office party celebrating Johnson's promotion to their new boss. Mark attempts to hack into Sophie’s email by asking her personal questions, hoping one of her answers will reveal her password. When he finally discovers it (an abbreviation for "Sex and the City" that Sophie mistakenly thinks is "Sex in the City"), he reads an email where Sophie discusses Mark and Jeff, noting that Mark is too serious and uptight. To prove he can be fun, Mark agrees to join Sophie at her dance class. Expecting a salsa class, Mark is dismayed to find that it is actually "Rainbow Rhythms," a new-age dance class that embodies everything he dislikes. During the class, Mark pushes aside a man trying to dance with him when he sees another man dancing with Sophie. Later, in a group discussion, the man Mark rejected and another participant named Gwyn subtly criticize Mark’s fit for the class. Mark confronts them, arguing that if it’s truly a "hippie free-for-all," they should embrace people who stand for everything they hate, such as "eating red meat and liking money." Later, at a bar with Gwyn, Toni, Mark, Sophie, [[Nancy (Peep Show)|Nancy]], and others from the dance class, Jeremy pretends that he and Nancy are a serious couple. However, it becomes clear that Nancy is interested in Gwyn, revealing that she and Jeremy have an open relationship. Sophie, Mark, Jeremy, and Nancy later visit Gwyn’s summer house, where Nancy encourages everyone to "break taboos." This leads to Jeremy and Mark being forced to kiss, both trying to appear easy-going but disliking the idea of kissing another man. Sophie and Mark leave and share a romantic moment by the lake. The following day at work, Mark reads an email from Sophie where she expresses that she thinks they could "really have something." When Sophie catches him reading it, she is furious, and Mark tries to defend himself by saying, "We can’t throw this all away just because I spy on you!" ==== Jeremy Makes It ==== Mark is assigned to work on a Saturday with Daryl, a new colleague at the office. They quickly bond and engage in playful antics, such as stapling a sausage to an employee's door. However, Jeremy feels jealous as he observes their growing friendship. Later, Mark and Daryl attend a WWII reenactment where they portray Nazis. Mark is shocked to discover that Daryl is a Neo-Nazi and holds racist views. He confides in Jeremy, who is thrilled to finally have a legitimate reason to distance Mark from Daryl. Mark, Jeremy, and Super Hans visit Gog's house, expecting a discussion about their music. Instead, they find out that Gog is being targeted because he criticized their music, and the visit turns into an attempt to coerce him into paying them. During a workplace meeting at Frankie and Benny's, Daryl's racism becomes apparent to other employees, causing Mark embarrassment. He tries to manage the situation by removing Daryl from the meeting and speaking to him privately, but Daryl remains oblivious to Mark's discomfort. Realizing he needs to end the friendship with Daryl, Mark sets up a band rehearsal where he isolates Daryl in the recording room and rejects him from a distance. Daryl reacts angrily and quits both the band and his friendship with Mark. When Daryl is later fired for his involvement in a hate crime, he shields Mark from any repercussions, quietly calling him a "good guy" and stating he holds no grudge. Mark, concerned about his own reputation, responds by angrily reprimanding Daryl as he leaves, thereby protecting his social standing at the office. ==== Local Zero ==== Mark becomes suspicious of Sophie and Jeff flirting at work, so he befriends the security guard to access footage of them making out in the supply closet. He takes the tape home to watch it. When Mark learns that Sophie and Jeff have had a falling out, he sees an opportunity. Alan Johnson selects Sophie and Jeff for a business trip, but Mark convinces Johnson to let him go instead of Jeff. Despite this, Mark continues to spy on Jeff and Sophie, watching them mini-golf and picnic in the park. Later, Mark is horrified to realize that a news special about alcoholism accidentally filmed him drinking in the park. The footage, which fails to show that he was also eating, makes him look like an alcoholic. At work, everyone, including Johnson, who is a recovering alcoholic, assumes Mark has a drinking problem. Johnson insists Mark joins a support group if he wants to go on the business trip. Mark’s conservative father plans a visit, prompting Mark to ask his flatmate Nim to leave temporarily. Celebrating their upcoming trip, Mark meets Sophie at a bar. Johnson catches Mark drinking and cancels his participation in the business trip. Desperate to ensure Jeff doesn't go in his place, Mark provokes Jeff into hitting him, hoping security footage will show the incident. However, a new security guard didn't record it. Mark then tries to provoke Jeff into hitting him again, but Jeff refuses, leaving Mark's plan to get Jeff fired in shambles. ==== University Challenge ==== Mark meets a salesgirl named April at a shoe store. Impressed by her knowledge of history and her shy demeanor, he decides to return another day to thank her for her help with his shoes. Upon his return, he discovers it's her day off and learns she is studying at the University of Dartmouth, which is also Mark and Jeremy's alma mater. Intrigued, Mark decides to visit Dartmouth, and Jeremy tags along. Once they arrive, Mark pretends to be a mature student to spend time with April. This involves attending the office hours of an ancient history course taught by the snobbish and intelligent Professor MacLeish. The professor, impressed by Mark's knowledge, invites him to a dinner party at his house that night. Jeremy and Mark go shopping at a corner store, where Jeremy, inspired by Super Hans earlier in the episode, shoplifts some chocolate. When they are caught by the store owner, they leave a £10 note and escape through a window. At the dinner party, Jeremy crashes the event and outs Mark as being a loan manager, not a student, while April is in another room. Mark quickly devises a plan to escape, and they end up at April's dorm room. However, Mark is too scared to make a move, and April goes to sleep, believing she has "three more years" to see Mark again. ==== The Man Show ==== Sophie informs Mark that her boyfriend, Jeff, is moving in with her and doesn't want her to speak to Mark anymore. Determined to fix this, Mark decides to befriend Jeff. He researches typical "manly" topics but still feels uncomfortable interacting with Jeff, so he brings Jeremy along, knowing Jeremy is "more of a fun kind of guy." Jeremy ends up charming Jeff, effectively taking Mark's place as Jeff's new friend. Mark rethinks his approach and comes up with another idea to spend time with Sophie: participating in a charity bungee jump. However, he chickens out at the last moment. Mark then decides to tell Jeff that he's gay, hoping Jeff won't mind him seeing Sophie if he thinks he's not a threat. Jeff responds that he never had an issue with Mark seeing Sophie, whether gay or straight, because he knows Mark poses no threat. Mark realizes that it was Sophie who didn't want to see him, not Jeff. Ignoring this, Mark goes to Sophie's house to watch a film with her, while Jeremy and Jeff go out partying. Sophie is visibly annoyed that Mark has invited himself over but agrees to hang out with him anyway. While out with Jeff, Jeremy witnesses Jeff cheating on Sophie. Later, he makes the mistake of telling Mark about it "for a laugh." Mark, of course, tells Sophie the next day at work. That night, Sophie arrives at Mark's place, crying. Jeff realizes that Jeremy told Mark about his infidelity, and he arrives to confront Jeremy and talk to Sophie. Mark tries to ward Jeff off by sticking a broom out the mail slot. Sophie tells Mark to let Jeff in, which he reluctantly does. Jeff takes Sophie home, ending his friendship with Jeremy. ===== Wedding ===== Nancy asks Jeremy to marry her for visa reasons. Jeremy pretends they're getting married for real and has her move in. Mark doesn't particularly like Nancy, so he talks to Super Hans at the pub. Super Hans is also against the marriage because he's afraid she'll break up their band. They team up to try to break up Jeremy and Nancy, with Super Hans agreeing to tell Jeremy that he had sex with Nancy. Later, Sophie and Mark attempt to hang out as friends and meet at Gino's. While there, Sophie sees Karen, a friend of both hers and Nancy. Naturally, Mark botches it with Karen by winking at her creepily, then later trying to save face by pretending the wink is a twitch. During Jeremy's stag night, they invite a Buddhist named Sam who doesn't normally drink. Sam ends up cutting himself on a broken shot glass, so while everyone is at the hospital, Super Hans tells Jeremy that Nancy gave him oral sex while he was urinating. Jeremy starts crying, and Mark and Super Hans feel so bad that they tell him it was a joke. At the reception, Mark accidentally sets up the newly single Sophie with Sam after he asks Karen on a date. Karen, Mark, Sam, and Sophie end up back at Sophie's house. Jeff shows up to pick up some of his stuff and winds up crying in their bedroom on one of Sophie's dresses.
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