S1E4 · For the Children

AFC Richmond loses 2–0 in a match, which angers Roy (Brett Goldstein). Jamie (Phil Dunster) makes an offensive comment about Sam's (Toheeb Jimoh) mother, which prompts Roy to engage him in a fight. Rebecca (Hannah Waddingham) is preparing for an annual charity ball with the club, feeling nervous as Rupert (Anthony Head) always frequented the events. She is also stressed because Robbie Williams cancelled as a musical guest, so she asks Higgins (Jeremy Swift) to find a replacement.

Ted (Jason Sudeikis) forces Jamie and Roy to share the same table in order to ease tensions, which frustrates Keeley (Juno Temple), who is accompanying Jamie as his date. At the ball, Rupert suddenly appears and takes over the auction, promising guests that they can bid to spend time with the club's players. While talking with Rupert, Ted deduces that he might have been responsible for Williams cancelling, as he personally knows him. Ted finds Rebecca outside, who laments feeling alone despite her position. Ted consoles her and motivates her to go back inside.

Acting on advice from Ted, Roy approaches Jamie with a new suggestion: they will both tell why they hate each other. After doing so, they start bonding together. While talking with Rebecca, Keeley finds that a woman who was bidding for a date with Jamie is a former lover who he hired to make himself look good. This revelation and a heated argument cause her to break up with him. The auction ends with Rupert donating one million pounds to the charity event to show Rebecca up, silently embarrassing her. To save face, Ted and Higgins bring in a street musician named Cam Cole, whom Ted had encountered earlier, to play at the event. Cam gets an enthusiastic reception from the guests. After the event, Keeley joins Rebecca in a rickshaw to get drunk.