In Episode 2, each of the celebrity volunteers must come face to face with the lives they led in their heyday and take back control of their lives. For Lionel, the most resistant to the experiment, a trip to the London Palladium ends in tears, and for Dickie a trip to Lord's cricket ground brings the man he used to be back to life. Kenneth is reacquainted with his beloved dogs, and Liz takes up painting again.
But just as the experiment seems to be working, a surprise visit from a group of carers shows Michael and Ellen just how far the volunteers still have to go...