his GP, Dr. Meadows, only to find he has left general practice and now works at the local hospital, and a young Indian woman is his replacement. Del's unhelpful quips fail to impress her and during the examination he lies to her repeatedly about his lifestyle, pretending he is a teetotal, celibate health conscious non-smoker. She sends him to hospital thinking he might have a grumbling appendix but after testing Del, the doctors dismiss this and cannot seem to diagnose his condition. In a discussion in the Nag's Head, Uncle Albert suggests it might be Green Parrot Disease. Rodney, Albert, and Cassandra visit Del in hospital, and Del worries that he might have contracted AIDS due to his womanising past. He also finds out that the "pukka séance" was a disaster after a mix-up because of Del's posters, which led a group of punk rockers to turn up thinking they were seeing an Iron Maiden-style band instead of Elsie Partridge (though as Rodney quips "Fortunately she remained in a trance throughout the riot!"). Whilst still pondering his health, Del is approached by his former GP, Robbie Meadows. Having heard Del's name come up in conversations with his colleagues, Meadows had asked to see Del's medical file and, given Del was his former patient, was subsequently put in charge of his case. Knowing Del well, and that he is not in fact the celibate healthy man he made himself out to be to the other doctors, Meadows is quickly able to diagnose Del with having irritable bowel syndrome caused by his busy, unhealthy lifestyle. Meadows criticises Del for lying to his GP, telling him that because he had not been truthful about his lifestyle, Del had confused the doctors handling his case since they believed they were dealing with the "perfect man", and had he been honest from the start his diagnosis would have taken far less time. Warning him to actively lead a healthier lifestyle, Meadows then reveals that he telephoned the council, who have given Del some breathing space with regard to his rent arrears. He then discharges Del, who after an initial macho display of claiming that he knew he was fine all along, breaks down in tears of relief. A few days later, back at Nelson Mandela House, a housebound Del is appalled at his muesli diet but is getting better, until Rodney comes home and announces