Daddy Issues follows Gemma, who lives for the weekend when she can get blasted and party hard in Stockport, Manchester. But after joining the mile high club with a random hook-up on her way back from a holiday to Portugal, she's pregnant, and it couldn't come at a worse time.The only person Gemma has left in her life is her dad Malcolm, who is kind hearted but useless – he can't load a washing machine, boil an egg or change the Wi-Fi password. Malcolm is suffering from the collapse of his family and living in a bedsit for divorced men.Which is how Gemma and her dad end up living in Gemma's flat. She needs support at a critical time in a woman's life, he needs help microwaving rice without it exploding.
When hedonistic 24-year-old Gemma discovers that she is pregnant after a one-night stand, she has no choice but to turn to her hapless father, Malcolm, for support. A sweet-but-lost man in a domestic crisis, Malcolm must learn to rebuild his relationship with his daughter. And so it only makes sense for Gemma and Malcolm to move in together - what's the worst that could happen?
Gemma realises she needs more female support as Malcolm is a challenge to live with. Gemma suggests Malcolm finds a normal friend after Derek tries to make him a hit with ‘the ladies'. After a chance encounter with Cherry, Gemma agrees to go to a party to try and reconnect with girls from school. Malcolm starts to develop a new friendship with Stuart and tries to woo women with close-up magic.
Gemma receives dodgy life advice from her incarcerated sister Catherine and Rita, her alcoholic boss. Worried that she will be having the baby alone, Gemma enlists Cherry to help her find a suitable, ideally rich, father for her unborn child. Meanwhile, Malcolm thinks he has found love with a woman online. Gemma educates him on the perils of catfishing - but Derek encourages Malcolm to meet her.
Gemma attends birthing classes led by a very eccentric antenatal teacher. Realising she needs more support, she seeks advice from her aunt Jess, Malcolm's sister. Malcolm and Gemma are invited to Jess and her domineering husband Tyrone's new house for a party. Malcolm is scared of Tyrone, who intimidates him with his new hot tub.
Gemma bumps into an old flame and realises she still has feelings for him. She introduces him to Malcolm, who tries to impress him. Malcolm tries to retrieve his belongings that Davina had left in the loft when she sold the old family home, but the new owners refuse to let him in. Derek hatches a plan for Malcolm to break into the house and retrieve his stuff.
Malcolm and Derek throw Gemma a baby shower. Derek surprises Malcolm with an escape room for his birthday, where they are kidnapped off the street. Xander discovers Gemma in labour. Unable to reach Malcolm, and with no one else available to be her birthing partner, Xander steps in. Malcolm and Derek struggle to escape the extremely complicated escape room. Will Malcolm make the birth in time?
Gemma, living with her three-month-old daughter, sees her formerly estranged mother, Davina, move in. Instead of helping, her mother lives an irritatingly carefree life. Meanwhile, father Malcolm is living back at the bedsit, sleeping on an inflatable bed on the landing. Missing her dad and in a state of despair, Gemma conspires with Malcolm and Derek to hatch a plot to oust Davina.
Longing for her old life, Gemma tries reliving a past night out, only to realise she has changed forever and misses Sadie. Malcolm's babysitting night in is upturned by Derek, who ropes Malcolm into helping him exact revenge on his ex-wife. In an attempt to support his friend, whilst keeping Sadie safe from all perceived threats, Malcolm panics when Gemma announces she is coming home early.
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Malcolm surprises Gemma and Sadie with a weekend away. Returning home from living in Spain, Malcolm's estranged dad, Jackie, invites himself along. Worn down by his father's constant jibes and Gemma's disappointment at the holiday, Malcolm calls Derek for help. Between managing Derek's secret addiction and Jackie trying to recruit investors to his business, Malcolm enters the talent contest.
Cherry introduces Gemma and Sadie to Rocky's Rhyme Time, the hottest ticket in town for young mums. Gemma isn't convinced that Rocky is everything Cherry says he is, and they fall out. Gemma tries to make amends, and in doing so, makes an interesting discovery about Rocky. Meanwhile, Jackie takes Malcolm and Derek on a day trip to the Peak District.
Going to great lengths to fulfil his dad's wishes, Malcolm still feels he has failed Jackie. Meanwhile, Catherine's plans to conceive a baby with her ex-husband Gary are put into action, but she needs Gemma's help. When a stranger arrives, Gemma is shocked to discover Malcolm's long-held secret.
Gemma prepares a joint birthday party for Sadie and Malcolm, and Malcolm searches for the perfect present for Sadie. Malcolm and Tommy get to know each other whilst sorting out Jackie's belongings. After months of trying, Gemma finally finds herself in a job interview, only to be thrown by the whole situation. Gemma and Malcolm both have difficult decisions to make.