Me and My Girl


Season 4 | Episode 12 - An Offer You Can't Refuse


Mar 28, 1987
Simon comes to Neil's house to tell her in confidence that he has been offered a very good job by a large company, who also want to take over the Eye-catchers agency; they do not want to employ Derek. Neil is shocked that Simon should consider getting rid of Derek, who is an old friend as well as a partner. Unaware of the offer Simon has received, Derek is hoping to ask for a rise. Urged on by his wife Muriel, he calls in at Simon's home that evening to discuss the pay. He is quite relieved to find that Simon is not home and he settles down to play Samantha at Chess. Samantha admits to Simon that she's going to ask to a rise in pocket money. Simon is taken aback by Samantha wanting the same thing as him. Isobel promises to broach the subject of Samantha's pocket money with Simon, but Simon misunderstands what Isobel is saying, and gives her a rise in her wages. However when Samantha tells Simon she wants a paper round, Simon agrees. At the office Derek steels himself to ask Simon for a