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A family day out in the Surrey Hills leads to departures and frustration which trigger a confrontation and a heated exchange at a 3-star hotel. If Peter can't save the day, Sami will lose his asylum claim.

Raj invites Sami to join him in entering a marmalade festival, but the organisers prevent Sami from entering due to his immigration status.

Now he's back in Dorking, Sami is determined to be part of the local community, so his friend Raj invites him to enter the Dorking Marmalade Festival.

Elliot takes John to a Drake concert. Sami and Naomi visit a vineyard, where she kisses him. He goes home, where Katy kisses him - which John sees.

Seb's mother realizes that Sami is not a science teacher. She tries to seduce Sami, but her husband comes home and punches him in the right eye. Raj reveals to Sami that he is gay.

Katy tells Peter that she has been given a warning at school and may resume her position. However, she decides to quit teaching. Sami is sent a letter about his application to be granted refugee status, but he has gone missing.

A family return to England after a holiday in France and discover a refugee in the boot of their car. Sami has fled Syria but has become separated from his family. The English family take pity on him and try to help him contact his wife.

Now that Sami is an official asylum-seeker, Katy is determined that he should stay with them for as long as he needs to. John rearranges the spare room to make it just like Damascus. Sami introduces his new British friend Raj.

Sami is settling in and has finally made contact with his family, who are now safe and living with a lovely couple in Berlin. John is having a tough time at school and Peter has his worst prejudices about Sami confirmed.

Sami anxiously waits for his substantive interview at the Home Office. To take his mind off that Katy gets him to do a talk at school which turns into an opportunity for Sami to make some money.

Things are tense between Sami and his wife, who has claimed asylum in Germany. Sami joins the black economy as a tutor but gets more than he bargained for. The German couple visit to persuade Sami to join his family.

With the day of his substantive interview fast approaching, Sami is desperate to make a good impression. But is Britain actually where his heart lies? Should he go to Berlin instead, to be with his family?