Tired of the empire that he has unwittingly created, Reggie tries to destroy Grot by employing incompetent people in roles that they should be totally unsuitable for. Unfortunately, his plan backfires and Grot becomes even more successful! So Reggie tries to sack each of the new employees, but for various reasons finds himself unable to. Reggie decides that the only course of action left is to start behaving eccentrically...

More and more success for 'Grot'. Reggie now employing C.J., Elizabeth, Joan, Tony and David.

"...without recognising promising inroads when I see them."

"...without recognising a completely useless machine when I see it."

Reggie mentions in a staff meeting that "someone" said that "I didn't get where I am today by having Irish labourers promoted over my head", at which C.J. looks rather guilty.

When Reggie says that they have built a fleet of super lorries, David exclaims "Super!" and shortly after Tony exclaims "Great!".

Reggie tells his cat, Ponsonby, that he opened Grot as a last defiant gesture to the world. He mentions that Elizabeth didn't think that Grot would be a success at first. He hires Doc Morrissey as his Head of Forward Planning. Irish labourer Seamus Finnegan is the new Admin Officer (complete with a £10K salary, company car and luncheon vouchers). Tom will be Head of Publicity and Jimmy will be Head of Creative Thinking. A Eurogrot Distribution Centre has been built in Luxembourg. Two newspaper headlines state that the Grot dividend is up 20% and that there are record profits for the rubbish chain.

"...campaign person"

"...slogan person".

However, Tom reveals that "I am a cold and wind person" while on holiday on the south coast in miserable weather. He also remarks that "I had no idea I was a publicity person".

"...explosives front" - when Reggie notes that Jimmy has his arm in a sling. Jimmy's plan to set up a secret army is scuppered when Clive 'Lofty' Anstruther does a runner with the money and equipment.

Joan describes Doc Morrissey as nice, harmless but absolutely useless. Reggie and Elizabeth are going on holiday with Linda, Tom and their children in a few days. Tom and Linda always holiday in France because children are not welcome in English pubs and hotels. Doc Morrissey has been struck off the medical register for gross professional incompetence. Reggie refers to the two visits to his house made by Joan (episodes 3 and 12) and describes her as a friend. Reggie predicts that Prince Charles will have a son. Reggie thinks that he will die rich, emaciated and alone.