OK, I take it all back. After last week's opening episode of the second series which barely made any narrative sense to me this distinctive series is very much back on track in the second episode, which is compelling and hilarious in equal measures for a number of reasons.

The main attraction for many will be the appearance of Daisy May Cooper's This Country co-star Charlie Cooper as Dutch psychic/IT consultant Jurgen, who offers Daisy a Tarot card reading. (fan of old rock music my think he resembles Ginger Baker with a mullet). What Jurgen reveals terrifies Daisy as it suggests that whatever bad character traits she has – and she has done some very bad things – will be passed on tenfold to her child - Ollie, played as brilliantly as ever by Lenny Rush. Is he going to turn out as bad as his mum? Surely not lovely Ollie...

The episode rushes along at a fair old lick but the scenes link up a lot better than in episode one. Daisy's best friend Jen, played by Selin Hizli, is homeless after a social worker with a grudge against Nic (Daisy May Cooper) comes round and finds her in the shower. Brace yourselves for some superb lines about shitty, smelly egg sandwiches.

Meanwhile Nic's husband Dan is trying to perfect his in-line roller skating and there's an excellent bit of slapstick faceplanting while taking Ollie to school, as well as a stand-off with Nic and Dan that seems to be a homage to Clint Eastwood spaghetti westerns.

All of this and some further great jokes - there is a reference to Nic resembling a cross between Handmaid's Tale and Gemma Collins and now I can't ever get that image out of my head.

Maybe my review last week was unreasonable. I'm definitely very much back on board now.

Read my review of episode one here.

Wednesdays, 9.30pm, BBC One and all episodes are on iPlayer now. 

Picture Credits: BBC/Boffola Pictures/Lara Cornell