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Keen to boost Brownall’s figures, Trish calls in the troops, quite literally. Sergeant Steve Fox arrives hoping to recruit jobseekers into the armed forces, but he finds himself the object of a very different kind of interest. As battle lines are drawn, Trish is going to have to overcome her bad hair day if she is going to get her soldier. Benefit fraud investigator George goes undercover to catch a man who is signing on while working as a decorator – but things don’t quite go according to plan., Trish is conducting staff appraisals and Danielle is feeling the pressure, while Angela is in an unusually good mood. When the reason for her cheerfulness comes to light, George suspects that she is not telling the whole truth and seeks revenge. Karl arrives for work with a spring in his step – he has finally got a girlfriend. Then he discovers that she signs on at the job centre – where relationships between staff and jobseekers are against the rules., Manager Trish invites a sergeant to the job centre to hold an armed forces recruitment day., Trying to boost the centre’s figures, Trish calls in the army. But when recruiting Sergeant Steve Fox arrives, he finds himself the object of a very different kind of interest.
