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A new anus? So she'd have two anuses? And then in this mad new world of yours, I'd presumably shove my four bollocks up her two anuses for some unknown reason.

—Mark, "A Beautiful Mind"

A Beautiful Mind
Series 07, episode 03
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Episode details
Date aired 10 December 2010
Previous episode Man Jam
Next episode Nether Zone

A Beautiful Mind is the third episode of series 7 and thirty-ninth overall episode of Peep Show.

Summary[]

Jeremy still tries to woo Zahra, despite the fact that her boyfriend Ben is now his boss at Cre8tive Music Merchandise. Oblivious to the affair, Ben offers Jeremy more responsibility and a pay raise.

Jeremy watches independent films with Zahra and agrees to attend gallery events with her, even though he really doesn't know what's going on. She asks him if he would host a book club meeting at his flat when her friend Paul is unable to, and Jeremy agrees figuring it couldn't be harder to read Wuthering Heights than the last book he read, Mr. Nice.

Meanwhile Mark is nervous about his relationship with Dobby. He is worried that he can't satisfy her sexually, and when he offers to take her somewhere for her birthday, she tells him to save his money because he is poor and works in a Mexican restaurant. Mark's anxiety is multiplied by the fact that Dobby's recent ex, Simon, is a wealthy graphic designer.

A door-to-door seller comes to the door of the flat selling overpriced cleaning supplies. Wanting to look generous, Mark buys a fluffy duster, but regrets it when he realizes how expensive it is. He tries to take his money back, but the man defends the sale and storms off. Dobby is impressed with Mark, but Mark is still concerned about the loss of £11.

Mark buys a large dildo (named Kenneth) in hopes that he will be able to use it in bed with Dobby. He shows it to Jeremy, who finds the whole ordeal funny and tries to give Mark sex advice. When Simon's mom dies the next day, Dobby tells Mark that Simon will be "a very wealthy man" and goes over to Simon's house to console him.

Jeremy, concerned that Gail is demanding too much of Mark (and by extension probably dulling his sex drive), suggests that Mark ask Gail for some time off. When Mark tries to do this, Gail denies the request as two other employees Abigail and Marek are already out on account of illness and injury. To add to the frustration, the door-to-door seller who was at his place earlier coincidentally dines at Banditos and Mark is his waiter. The seller is so rude to Mark that Mark goes into the kitchen to piss in his jalapeño sauce. Gail catches him in the act.

That evening, Jeremy needs Mark's help reading Wuthering Heights, so Mark demands money for his reading the book and giving Jeremy the notes. Jeremy accepts reluctantly. However, when the book club arrives at the flat, Dobby makes a suggestive remark to Mark, implying that she wants to have sex with him back at her house. Mark was originally going to help Jeremy run the book club, but wants to change plans and go home with Dobby. Jeremy begs him to stay but to no avail.

Jeremy, woefully out of his element, begins his thesis on the "love story" that is Wuthering Heights, only to get shot down by Ben who is apparently plagiarizing his analysis off a well-known article, unbeknownst to Jeremy. Mark calls him out and rescues Jeremy from the potentially uncomfortable situation. Confident and happy with himself, Mark decides not to use the dildo.

Trivia[]

  • The "Brize Norton" and "Helmand" Mark refers to in the context of "Kenneth," are war history references. Brize Norton is the name of a RAF station, and Helmand is a province of Afghanistan.

Guest Stars[]

  • Jamie Deeks as taxi driver
  • Jack Doolan as door-to-door seller

Uncredited co-stars[]

Unknown performers as:

  • Book club girl on couch 1✝︎
  • Book club girl on couch 2✝︎
  • Book club girl in chair 3✝︎
  • Girl in Windsor✝︎
  • Guy in Windsor✝︎
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