Brookside

1. Episode 1 - Bollocks

Air Date: 1982-11-02

Although he has nothing to go on, Paul Collins accuses one of his new neighbours of stealing his toilet. But Barry believes that Damon's poor spelling clears him of responsibilty for the graffiti found in Gordon's bedroom.

2. Episode 2 - Mass

Air Date: 1982-11-03

The Grants are taken to church by the Collins when there car breaks down and Heather wants Roger to come back to bed instead of watching what is going on in the Close.

3. Episode 3 - Shortage

Air Date: 1982-11-09

Paul registers for benefit, Lucy struggles at the local comprehensive.school, realising that her posh voice and background will be a disadvantage. Barry has a dodgy suggestion for Annabelle.

4. Episode 4 - Productivity

Air Date: 1982-11-10

Roger tries to assemble a shelving unit, despite having not enough screws and no instructions. Bobby plans a strike at work, and there are cookers on the move on the Close.......

5. Episode 5 - Cost

Air Date: 1982-11-16

Paul's digging amuses Damon and his friends. Barry tells a horrific tale of an accident on the building site. Karen brings home her new boyfriend, Demon Duane.......

6. Episode 6 - Diminishing Returns

Air Date: 1982-11-17

Heather wonders why Paul is always at home, Roger is becoming agitated about the cookers in the next garden, Karen's period starts, and a strike looks imminent.

7. Episode 7 - Gav and Pet

Air Date: 1982-11-23

New neighbours arrive.......in a large frozen meat truck. Karen wants to persuade Bobby and Sheila to allow her to go on holiday, and Heather gets her revenge on Roger.

8. Episode 8 - Humping

Air Date: 1982-11-24

Barry makes Duane understand that boasting about his "conquest" of Karen was really not a very good idea. Meanwhile, Lucy is being physically intimidated at school.

9. Episode 9 - Burgled

Air Date: 1982-11-30

The whole close is burgled, but Petra has more reasons to be upset than most. Not only are her house contents not insured even though she works for an insurance company, but she is still not pregnant.

10. Episode 10 - Property Values

Air Date: 1982-12-01

A buyer for Gavin's cookers turns up at the Huntingtons'. Barry tries to persuade Sheila to bump up their insurance claim.

11. Episode 11 - Intervention

Air Date: 1982-12-07

Sheila is hassled, Bobby is pressurised, Gavin is visited by the council and given a week to dispose of his cookers, and Arthur dies.

12. Episode 12 - Home Improvements

Air Date: 1982-12-08

Gavin plans revenge, Barry delivers his new doors, and Petra fills in her chart. Damon advises Karen to keep quiet about her decision for the moment.

13. Episode 13 - Burglar Alarm

Air Date: 1982-12-14

Roger has an alarm installed, Gordon is resentful, Lucy is being followed, Petra is ovulating and Barry is stabbed.

14. Episode 14 - Insecurities

Air Date: 1982-12-15

Roger does his Christmas shopping, all of which is then stolen. Bobby is under increased pressure to end the strike as Christmas approaches.

15. Episode 15 - Ill-mannered

Air Date: 1982-12-21

Lucy is rescued from a kiss under the mistletoe by one of her class-mates. Karen wants to go to a party instead of attending the midnight Mass. Derek makes a pass at Heather.

16. Episode 16 - Christmas Spirit

Air Date: 1982-12-22

It is an upsetting Christmas for the Collins family, while Karen has a hangover, Bobby has an emergency meeting, Roger's burglar alarm goes off again, and Damon has no presents.

17. Episode 17 - Bit of Business

Air Date: 1982-12-28

Barry is determine to get revenge on his attacker, Paul receives some encouraging news, but Petra is still feeling fed up and depressed.

18. Episode 18 - Open House

Air Date: 1982-12-29

The Grants invite all their neighbours to their New Year's Eve party. Roger and Heather return home, and discover that their alarm has been tampered with, and Gavin has erected a multicoloured shed to house his cookers.

1. Episode 19 - The Real World

Air Date: 1983-01-04

Paul has a job interview and is confident that he has done well. Annabelle starts making clothes for Lucy as part of her economy drive. Bobby goes back to work after the strike, and finds that some of his co-workers are angry

2. Episode 20 - Too Good To Be True

Air Date: 1983-01-05

Paul jumps to some wrong conclusions. Petra becomes more obsessed with having a baby. Sheila makes a decision, and Damon invites his mates over.

3. Episode 21 - Individualism

Air Date: 1983-01-11

Karen and Sheila go shopping, while the rest of the family go to watch a football match. Roger joins a badminton club, and Paul suggests a trip to the Lakes to visit Annabelle's mother - but Lucy refuses to go.

4. Episode 22 - Money

Air Date: 1983-01-12

Annie's financial worries begin to trouble Sheila, and Barry discovers that he may also have some money problems. Lucy is amused that, without Paul knowing, Annabelle is looking for work.

5. Episode 23 - Nothing's Easy

Air Date: 1983-01-18

Damon almost reveals that Karen is on the Pill. Paul wants Annabelle to stay at home, but she would prefer to do some supply teaching. There is more bad news at work for Sheila.

6. Episode 24 - The Poverty Trap

Air Date: 1983-01-19

Roger's attempt to take up jogging are not successful. The boys' school reports are not good, so Damon has some serious grovelling to do. Sheila confronts Annie, although Barry has no sympathy.

7. Episode 25 - Measuring

Air Date: 1983-01-25

Barry has to back down in a heated argument with Victor, but then finds himself being propositioned by Eric's wife. Meanwhile, Sheila finds contraceptives in his bedroom, and is determined to find out whose they are.

8. Episode 26 - Copped

Air Date: 1983-01-26

Barry's denials when Eric confronts him after hearing rumours of his liaisons with Irene seem convincing enough, but he is not as good at explaining to Sheila why he has contraceptive pills in his bedroom. A TV Enquiry Officer visits the Close, and someone hasn't got a licence.......

9. Episode 27 - Prospects

Air Date: 1983-02-01

Sheila is told that Damon has been playing truant. Gavin and Petra have a blazing row, and he storms out, telling her that she will see him in the morning - if she's lucky. Petra's response is to throw a tray through the glass door after him.

10. Episode 28 - He Was Younger Than Me

Air Date: 1983-02-02

Petra awakens in the morning to discover that Gavin has died in his bed during the night, and has to be comforted by her brother-in-law George, her neighbours Roger and Heather, and - especially - Barry.

11. Episode 29 - Inertia

Air Date: 1983-02-08

Annabelle becomes exasperated when her car is caught behind Gavin's funeral cortege and she runs out of petrol. Paul resolves to be more decisive and find himself a job.

12. Episode 30 - Campaign Plan

Air Date: 1983-02-09

Lucy attends a meeting at school, expresses her grievances and tries to stir up some action. Sheila is not convinced that Karen should be on the Pill, and goes to speak to her doctor. Jeff reveals that Duane has been badly beaten up.

13. Episode 31 - Intent

Air Date: 1983-02-15

tries to set his relationship with Carol on a firmer footing. Redundancies look certain to occur, as one plant at Bobby's work is to be closed down. Sheila seeks advice from her priest.

14. Episode 32 - Sides

Air Date: 1983-02-16

Gordon is invited to an all-night party, but Paul wants him to be home by 10.30pm. Matty receives a redundancy notice, and is disappointed when Bobby seems unwilling to use his influence to help him. Carol is not impressed when she meets Barry's bit on the touchline.

15. Episode 33 - Verbal Volleyball

Air Date: 1983-02-22

Annabelle has an unexpected visitor, while Roger and Heather battle over Derek's dinner party. Damon steals Karen's Valentine card, and takes it to show to everyone at school.

16. Episode 34 - Social Studies

Air Date: 1983-02-23

Matty and Teresa have dinner with Bobby and Sheila, and end up arguing over redundancies. Meanwhile, Heather and Roger dine with Derek and Angela and their other guests - and Derek hints to Heather that Roger's career could depend on how co-operative she is.......

17. Episode 35 - Rates

Air Date: 1983-03-01

Damon steams open the wrong letter. Barry and Frank are horrified by Petra's attitude and her detemination to get Gavin completely out of her life.

18. Episode 36 - Altruism

Air Date: 1983-03-02

Annabelle tries to convince Paul that he cannot claim free meals for Gordon at his private school. Barry and Frank plan a surprise for Petra, but she has a bigger surprise for Barry.

19. Episode 37 - About Damon

Air Date: 1983-03-08

The Huntingtons are burgled again, and Roger sets off around the Close to interrogate his neighbours. The Educational Welfare Officer visits the Grants to find out why Damon has been missing school.

20. Episode 38 - Closed Shop

Air Date: 1983-03-09

Redundancy in the Grant household forces Damon and Karen to think of ways of earning cash. But Barry brightens the day by bringing home paint for the planned redecoration.

21. Episode 39 - Donkey Work

Air Date: 1983-03-15

When Petra's boss makes a pass at her, Michelle suggests that Petra tells him that she is pregnant. There are differing views over how a ratepayers' association should be run.

22. Episode 40 - A Stay-Behind

Air Date: 1983-03-16

Sheila waits at home while Bobby and his mates endlessly drink and drivel after-hours about nothing of any significance or interest.

23. Episode 41 - Hard to Get

Air Date: 1983-03-22

The Huntingtons suspect that they have another intruder, and they're right. Damon is stranded in the bungalow after arguing with his mates. Lucy tells Gordon of her doubts about her relationship with Jonathan.

24. Episode 42 - Camp Beds

Air Date: 1983-03-23

Roger's parents visit for Easter, and his father's offers to help around the house don't go down too well. Gordon suggests that Lucy should give Jonathan a taste of his own medicine.

25. Episode 43 - Paving Stones

Air Date: 1983-03-29

It's time for church, but Karen and Damon have gone missing. Sydney sees Barry laying paving stones for Petra, and asks whether he could get some for Roger. Lucy drops Gordon right in it.

26. Episode 44 - Gentle Persuasion

Air Date: 1983-03-30

After Michelle expresses doubts that they should be spending so much time together, Petra and Barry talk things over. Meanwhile Sydney makes Damon pay when he catches him doing something naughty in church.

27. Episode 45 - Which Way Is South?

Air Date: 1983-04-05

Alan measures the bungalow, but can he find anybody who knows enough geography to help him out? Roger invites everyone for a drink to celebrate his and Sydney's birthdays. Lucy practises for her stint on "What The Papers Say".

28. Episode 46 - Party

Air Date: 1983-04-06

Damon and his friends become uneasy about Alan, but their fears prove unfounded. The Huntingtons' party doesn't go as planned.

29. Episode 47 - Oscillations

Air Date: 1983-04-12

Paul suspects Barry of stealing his paving stones. Samantha resists Alan's invitation to more into the bungalow with him. Karen is threatened with suspension from school for swearing at a teacher.

30. Episode 48 - Hypocrites

Air Date: 1983-04-13

Bobby and Sheila have a fun evening out, followed by a full-scale row with Karen when she reveals that she no longer intends to go to church.

31. Episode 49 - Perks

Air Date: 1983-04-19

Barry resorts to drastic action when his boss, Ted, confronts him about removing materials from the building site. Alan chats to Michelle, and invites her to come and look at his computer. Lucy makes a new friend.

32. Episode 50 - Learners

Air Date: 1983-04-20

Heather is studying for her exams and feeling tetchy. Lucy decides to go to a CND rally. When she hears that Barry and Terry are planning to go into business together, Michelle suggests that Petra could do their secretarial work.

33. Episode 51 - Stepladders

Air Date: 1983-04-26

Bobby has some advice for Jonah, whose one-night-stand with Jean leaves him feeling lonely. Gordon tells Annabelle she is turning into Brookside's "iron lady" - but can she persuade Alan to join the ratepayers' association?

34. Episode 52 - Access

Air Date: 1983-04-27

When Jonah's aggression in court leads to his rights of access to his son becoming restricted, Bobby persuades him to appeal. Paul plans to sell his car, and Alan asks Samantha to marry him.

35. Episode 53 - Gossip

Air Date: 1983-05-03

Against Michelle's advice, Marie visits Sheila to explain why Barry is becoming too involved with Petra. Lucy and Gordon hatch a plot to enable her to go to the CND rally with Janice. Someone comes to stay with Heather while Roger is away.

36. Episode 54 - Rumblings

Air Date: 1983-05-04

Heather and Polly play scrabble, and compare their prospects. Lucy is disappointed with the small turnout at the demonstration. Petra and Barry are both annoyed when they discover that Marie spoke to Sheila about them.

37. Episode 55 - Looking Forward

Air Date: 1983-05-10

Although Annabelle visits Sheila to remind her about the ratepayers' meeting, Roger is the only one who turns up. Samantha increases Sheila's fears about Bobby's job by telling her she suspects Fairbanks will be closing soon.

38. Episode 56 - Special Occaision

Air Date: 1983-05-11

The Collins family celebrate Annabelle's birthday, while Bobby plans to take Sheila to London for the final of the F.A. Cup. Damon is sent home from school, suffering from lovesickness - and marriage still doesn't appeal to Samantha.

39. Episode 57 - Mild Beer

Air Date: 1983-05-17

Gordon attempts to convincingly order a drink in a pub. Barry's confrontation with Dave results in Petra quitting her job.

40. Episode 58 - Thought and Effort

Air Date: 1983-05-18

Barry pays Karen to cook lunch for him and Petra - but she goes out and it is burned. Tempers flare, and Petra storms out, doubting that Barry really wants to be with her.

41. Episode 59 - Knocked for Six

Air Date: 1983-05-24

Paul is recalled for a job interview, but decides not to take the position because he feels it is beneath his capabilities. Heather argues with Roger, who is then run over by a bus.

42. Episode 60 - Comfortable

Air Date: 1983-05-25

Now that his ribs are broken, Roger is reconciled with Heather. Annabelle goes to a district ratepayers' meeting, and Paul has another interview.

43. Episode 61 - Forewarned

Air Date: 1983-05-31

George Williams gives Bobby confidential and disturbing news about the factory's future, and Sheila dreads the conflicts that may follow. Michelle attempts to heal the rift between Barry and Petra, but Marie may not approve of their holiday plans.

44. Episode 62 - Getting Old

Air Date: 1983-06-01

A chance meeting with Barry affects Alan's holiday plans. Sheila fears that she and Bobby will have less time together, even though the factory closure seems even more likely.

45. Episode 63 - Foursome

Air Date: 1983-06-07

Michelle and the Grants awaken to discover that Petra and Barry have sneaked off to the Isle of Man for a holiday.......but so have Alan and Samantha!

46. Episode 64 - Mysterious Ways

Air Date: 1983-06-08

Barry and Petra sneak out of the hotel early in the hope of escaping from Alan and Samantha. When Petra begins to feel unwell, she thinks it's the baby.

47. Episode 65 - Recuperating

Air Date: 1983-06-14

Marie and Michelle visit Petra, who is in hospital after having a miscarriage. Barry offers to give them a lift home. Heather and Roger talk about their marriage, but Roger is summoned into work.

48. Episode 66 - Inadequacies

Air Date: 1983-06-15

Paul has another interview.......at the Dole office. Roger and Heather argue about work and starting a family.

49. Episode 67 - Better Things to Do

Air Date: 1983-06-21

Damon goes skating with Elsa, who then goes off with her mates. Lucy goes on a demonstration instead of sitting an exam.

50. Episode 68 - In Clink

Air Date: 1983-06-22

Paul goes to the police station, and Lucy is released with a caution. Damon and Elsa decide just to be good friends.

51. Episode 69 - Dinner

Air Date: 1983-06-28

As her final exams approach, the pressure is getting to Heather - and when she walks out after an argument with Roger, he rings another woman.... Alan and Samantha encourage Bobby to teach Sheila to drive. Annabelle is not convinced that their troubles with Lucy are over.

52. Episode 70 - Stupid Rows

Air Date: 1983-06-29

Petra tries to start facing the future. Heather and Roger are meant to be celebrating, but he doesn't come home. Karen gets her CSE results.

53. Episode 71 - Thinking Badly

Air Date: 1983-07-05

Gordon goes to look at Alan's computer. Jonah tries to placate Annabelle and Paul after Lucy's arrest. Roger reacts angrily to Heather's impulsive spending.

54. Episode 72 - Summer Madness

Air Date: 1983-07-06

Gordon and Lucy are uncomfortable about how close Annabelle seems to be with Robin Tate. Karen, Pauline and Susi go into town to investigate starting up a new venture.

55. Episode 73 - Just Like Gavin

Air Date: 1983-07-12

When Barry refuses to do Petra's decorating, Terry volunteers. Bobby is concerned when Alan Torenson questions him, fearing that the secret report has been leaked.

56. Episode 74 - Stretch Covers

Air Date: 1983-07-13

Practising her driving alone, Sheila crashes into Alan's car. Petra believes Gavin has returned from the dead, but it's someone else.

57. Episode 75 - New Image

Air Date: 1983-07-19

Gordon chooses a jacket that will "express his personality". Lucy loses her knickers. Roger misses out on a partnership, but Paul is offered a job, and decides to accept it.

58. Episode 76 - Human Nature

Air Date: 1983-07-20

Roger tells Heather a convincing lie about where he was last night. Lucy and Gordon discover that the family holiday will have to be postponed.

59. Episode 77 - Straight Choice

Air Date: 1983-07-26

The closure of the factory is announced, and redundancy is now only 90 days away for Bobby and Jonah. Meanwhile, someone is lurking in the undergrowth and observing the residents of the Close...

60. Episode 78 - Working Away

Air Date: 1983-07-27

Sheila is upset at the possibility that Bobby may have to seek work abroad, and even more upset when Barry leaves for London with her kidney fund money. Roger is worried when he is spotted dining out with his rich client.

61. Episode 79 - Pane

Air Date: 1983-08-02

Roger helps to mend Michelle's cassette recorder - but Damon is equally keen to repair Samantha's broken window.

62. Episode 80 - Ghosts

Air Date: 1983-08-03

Damon and Gizzmo play a trick on Karen and Susi while they are sunbathing. Bobby persuades Sheila to take a holiday in Anglesey. Petra returns home from the shops, packs a suitcase, and leaves home.

63. Episode 81 - Over-reacting

Air Date: 1983-08-09

Petra's car is found, and Alan mistakes the detective who arrives to speak to Michelle for the flasher. Lucy storms out after Annabelle slaps her during an argument.

64. Episode 82 - She's All Right

Air Date: 1983-08-10

Gordon reveals that Lucy is staying at Janice's. Mr Johnston thinks Heather is a secretary, then discovers that she is his accountant. Marie is convinced that Petra will come home.

65. Episode 83 - She Wouldn't

Air Date: 1983-08-16

A policewoman tells Michelle that Petra may have committed suicide. Paul convinces Lucy to come home. A chance remark cause Heather to become suspicious of Roger.

66. Episode 84 - Long Holiday

Air Date: 1983-08-17

Annabelle and Paul suggest that Lucy goes to France for six months, and she agrees. Heather discovers that Roger isn't where he should be - but she doesn't know where he is. Sheila decides that if Bobby isn't going to fight, she will...

67. Episode 85 - Temperamental

Air Date: 1983-08-23

Maureen Lomax arrives to collect the kidney machine money from Sheila, who can only give her a cheque. Heather accuses Roger of being unfaithful.

68. Episode 86 - Inscrutable

Air Date: 1983-08-24

A parcel arrives for Heather, but it might not distract her from questioning Roger about his movements. Barry returns home, but he is not alone. Lucy and Karen receive their O-level results, and there are more birthday celebrations in the Close.

69. Episode 87 - Six in a Bed

Air Date: 1983-08-30

Sheila is convinced that Val is not really unable to speak English, and proves it by having Alan pretend to by a fluent Chinese speaker. Diane gives Roger an expensive tie-pin for services rendered.

70. Episode 88 - Bon Voyage

Air Date: 1983-08-31

Diane wants Roger to go away on holiday with him, so he tells Heather more lies. Damon gets into more trouble, and Lucy leaves to spend six months in France.

71. Episode 89 - Seperation Orders

Air Date: 1983-09-06

On Paul's first day in his new job, he is called up for jury service. Roger is reluctant to commit himself to going on a holiday to Corfu with Heather. In return for a favour, Alan lets Val move in with him for a while.

72. Episode 90 - Approaching the Crunch

Air Date: 1983-09-07

Paul has to deal with a problematic trainee. Diane and Heather finally come face-to-face.

73. Episode 91 - Bird Droppings

Air Date: 1983-09-13

Damon and his mates find a new way of making mischief. Alan has a setback in his bid to earn more than Samantha.

74. Episode 92 - Cliches

Air Date: 1983-09-14

Heather receives her exam results, but Roger is too busy with Diane to ask her if she has passed.

75. Episode 93 - Collapsing

Air Date: 1983-09-20

Barry goes shopping for Bobby and Sheila's anniversary. Bobby discusses the factory closure with George Williams, and Heather and Roger fight. Annabelle has an unexpected guest.

76. Episode 94 - You Sod!!

Air Date: 1983-09-21

Marie finds a letter from Petra, and calls the police. Heather hears conclusive proof that Roger is having an affair with Diane, and throws him out.

77. Episode 95 - Soaking

Air Date: 1983-09-27

Roger gets a shock when he goes to see Diane again. Bobby and Sheila plan their 25th wedding anniversary party.

78. Episode 96 - Memory Lane

Air Date: 1983-09-28

Both Samantha and Val think a message Alan has left is for them. Sydney prepares to escort Heather, and Gizzmo is beaten up.

79. Episode 97 - Worker's Wives

Air Date: 1983-10-04

Sheila tries to set up an action committee. Barry tries to tempt Terry. Alan's bottom is bitten during a rugby match.

80. Episode 98 - Neighbourliness

Air Date: 1983-10-05

Barry and Terry's attempts to store their knock-off jeans are continually thwarted. Alan discovers who bit his bottom. The residents meet their new neighbours - Edna and Harry Cross.

81. Episode 99 - Jack and Gill

Air Date: 1983-10-11

While Heather visits her parents in Belfast, Roger returns to the Close and almost burns her house down.

82. Episode 100 - Dulce

Air Date: 1983-10-12

Heather talks to Will about her marriage, and prepares for life on her own. Annabelle takes Sheila for a driving lesson.

83. Episode 101 - Fund Raising

Air Date: 1983-10-18

Annabelle gets carried away, Sheila joins the picket line, and Barry and Terry discover that some of their jeans have gone missing.

84. Episode 102 - Jeans

Air Date: 1983-10-19

Sheila is disappointed when the newspaper coverage of the pocket line is dominated by Samantha. Terry and Barry are not the only ones selling jeans....

85. Episode 103 - White Elephants

Air Date: 1983-10-25

Sheila is invited to appear on television, and George buys Paul's cardigan at the bring and buy sale.

86. Episode 104 - Good Cause

Air Date: 1983-10-26

Sydney takes Heather and Roger out for the day in an attempt to reconcile them. Sheila puts forward strong arguments in her interview, but returns home to bad news.

87. Episode 105 - Mischief Night

Air Date: 1983-11-02

Bobby tries to negotiate a fair settlement, Barry and Terry need some cable, and Marie's washine machine needs to be repaired.

88. Episode 106 - On the Fire

Air Date: 1983-11-03

The Jacksons' bonfire has some surprising contents. Marie finds that her kitchen is full of water. Mike tells Karen he is joining the Army.

89. Episode 107 - Daylight Robbery

Air Date: 1983-11-08

Harry and Edna move in. While Harry tells Paul about his boxing medals, Mark steals them - but Damon and Gizzmo are blamed.

90. Episode 108 - What You've Lost

Air Date: 1983-11-09

Paul and Heather see Gizzmo being beaten up by his brother. Damon fights with Mark, and wins - but Bobby tells him off.

91. Episode 109 - Gnomes

Air Date: 1983-11-15

When Harry's attention is diverted, Damon and Gizzmo start moving his gnomes around. Barry helps Samantha retrieve a valuable disk Alan has accidentally dropped behind a cabinet, but then she spills coffee on it.

92. Episode 110 - Age of Opportunity

Air Date: 1983-11-16

Barry works on Bobby's car. Gordon and Mark go to a recording studio to hand in their demo tape. Gordon asks the receptionist for a date, but she turns him down.

93. Episode 111 - Small Mercies

Air Date: 1983-11-22

Sheila and Karen go to bingo, and Karen wins £75. Alan continues his search for the missing disk, and blames Gordon when it turns up damaged.

94. Episode 112 - Foibles

Air Date: 1983-11-23

Karen arrives home late with Mike, and Bobby throws him out. Karen and Bobby then argue over her giving away her bingo winnings.

95. Episode 113 - Shopping Lists

Air Date: 1983-11-29

Paul tries to pacify Jack when he discovers Gordon has the stolen drum-box. Everyone on the Close is having car trouble.

96. Episode 114 - Outdoor Mechanics

Air Date: 1983-11-30

Barry and Terry go to the beach to burn the Jaguar, but discover they haven't enough petrol. When they return with some, they find the car is sinking into the sand.

97. Episode 115 - The Pit

Air Date: 1983-12-06

Marie decides to try to contact Petra by putting an ad in the paper. Heather is invited to the firm's annual dinner with Roger and feels that she can't tell her boss that her marriage has broken up.

98. Episode 116 - New Order

Air Date: 1983-12-07

When Alan refuses to tell Harry why he has dug a pit, he starts to fill it in. Heather spends a day at Mr Johnston's printing firm in Billinge, and agrees to let Polly come and stay with her.

99. Episode 117 - Sardines

Air Date: 1983-12-13

Harry discovers that some of his gnomes are up Alan's Christmas tree, and that his is the only garden without a sapling. Marie and Michelle face a gruesome task. Heather and Polly gain a third lodger.

100. Episode 118 - So Thoughtless

Air Date: 1983-12-14

Polly and Sydney disturb Heather when she has work to do at home. Harry is asked to dress up as Father Christmas. Samantha returns home earlier than expected.

101. Episode 119 - Nothing Serious

Air Date: 1983-12-20

As Christmas approaches, Heather battles to save her client's business. Marie receives news that George has been injured and taken to hospital. Bobby and Matty deliver Christmas hampers, and Barry and Terry try to sell dodgy perfume.

102. Episode 120 - Not Beaten Yet

Air Date: 1983-12-21

Heather dashes back to Ireland, Marie and Michelle discover that Petra has sent them a Christmas card, and Barry and Terry discover a more profitable use for their perfume.

103. Episode 121 - Nothing's Changed

Air Date: 1983-12-27

Having Lucy home for Christmas doesn't improve Annabelle's mood, but can she be persuaded to see a doctor? Mike hears a few tales when he returns home on leave from the Army.

104. Episode 122 - Survivors

Air Date: 1983-12-28

The Collins family have a party on New Year's Eve, but Gordon is out getting drunk elsewhere. Mike comes to visit Karen, but ends up playing cards with Barry and Terry.

1. Episode 123 - Long Johns

Air Date: 1984-01-03

Harry loses his underwear. Annabelle goes to the doctor. The Huntingtons' burglar alarm goes off again.

2. Episode 124 - Beyond Repair

Air Date: 1984-01-04

The long johns thief is exposed. Sheila decides to set up an agency, and, after an argument with Marie, vows never to speak to her again.

3. Episode 125 - Workmanship

Air Date: 1984-01-10

Annabelle and Marie clean Heather's house. Samantha asks Alan to marry her. Paul has more problems with Skelly.

4. Episode 126 - Sound Advice

Air Date: 1984-01-11

Annabelle wants to have her hair done in case she is invited to Alan's wedding, but her telephone isn't working. Paul discusses how the YTS scheme is progressing with his boss.

5. Episode 127 - Alan's Mother

Air Date: 1984-01-17

When Alan hears that his mother is on the way to visit him, his extensive preparations including convincing Samantha to move out of the bungalow for a few days.

6. Episode 128 - The Wrong Time

Air Date: 1984-01-18

Molly finally meets Samantha, whose boss gives her something to think about as her wedding day approaches. Paul tells Annabelle that their medical insurance has lapsed. Marie and George can now go home - but do they want to?

7. Episode 129 - Bad Luck

Air Date: 1984-01-24

Marie tries to convince George that they should continue to live at Petra's. It's Alan and Samantha's wedding day, but not quite everything goes according to plan.

8. Episode 130 - Bad News

Air Date: 1984-01-25

Molly believes that Alan has been taken for a mug, and tries to dispose of his photo of Samantha. Marie and Michelle are at loggerheads over who should stay on at number 10, but then they have an unexpected visitor bringing bad news.

9. Episode 131 - Muesli

Air Date: 1984-01-31

Barry has to decide whether he should go to Petra's funeral. Alan discovers that Molly has fed his muesli to the birds. Harry finds a betting slip in Edna's purse.

10. Episode 132 - Mummy's Boy

Air Date: 1984-02-01

Harry prepares for a visit from his son, but he doesn't know that Kevin has told Edna he is living with a married woman and her daughter. When Mrs O'Rourke tells Marie it is what Petra wants, she and George move back to the Close.

11. Episode 133 - Worrying

Air Date: 1984-02-07

When Damon is sent out of his domestic science class, he discovers an ingenious use for a piece of clingfilm. Kevin worries about how Harry will react to his secret.

12. Episode 134 - Disgraceful

Air Date: 1984-02-08

While waiting to see his head of year, Damon invites Pat to the Valentine's Day disco. Harry confronts Edna about her betting.

13. Episode 135 - Valentines

Air Date: 1984-02-14

Everyone is waiting for Valentine cards, but who will receive them? Terry's tricks rebound. Heather has an interview.

14. Episode 136 - Going Without

Air Date: 1984-02-15

Damon faces suspension, Matty wants to fiddle his electricity meter, and Annabelle bows out of the ratepayers' association.

15. Episode 137 - Market Forces

Air Date: 1984-02-21

Heather's boss tries to convince her to change her mind about resigning. Barry thinks he has won a bet - but the arrival of a stranger from Ireland may change things.

16. Episode 138 - All or Nothing

Air Date: 1984-02-22

Bobby is more willing to help Matty with his problems than to help Sheila with hers. Terry pretends to be injured to avoid having to go jogging with Michelle.

17. Episode 139 - Catalogue Stuff

Air Date: 1984-02-28

Marie is not convinced that the Jacksons now face a better future. Karen receives a letter from Mike.

18. Episode 140 - Blind Drunk

Air Date: 1984-02-29

Damon plans to get drunk with Gizzmo to celebrate his 16th - or 4th - birthday. Heather has no shortage of willing helpers when her car won't go.

19. Episode 141 - Blabbermouth

Air Date: 1984-03-06

Harry is not pleased to find that Edna has discussed his attitude to Kevin with Marie. Sheila spots a tiny flaw in Karen's boycott plans.

20. Episode 142 - Etiquette

Air Date: 1984-03-07

Marie gets a shock when her long-lost father turns up. Heather gives Sheila some book-keeping advice. Harry and Edna try a spot of match-making.

21. Episode 143 - King Rat

Air Date: 1984-03-13

Ted tells Karen why he must refuse to support her campaign. Annabelle and Paul have a win on the premium bonds.

22. Episode 144 - Tights

Air Date: 1984-03-14

Robin asks Annabelle to be his election agent. Michelle finds that her tights have gone missing, but soon the Jacksons face a more difficult predicament

23. Episode 145 - Transport

Air Date: 1984-03-20

Even though Barry is without a car, he is determined to keep his promise to take Heather to the airport. Davey is shocked to discover the terms of Petra's will.

24. Episode 146 - Off

Air Date: 1984-03-21

Davey leaves, taking Michelle's catalogue money with him. A "For Sale" sign outside Heather's house causes speculation among her neighbours.

25. Episode 147 - Dodging

Air Date: 1984-03-27

Edna goes with Jessica to choose a mother's day present for Sally. Michelle insists that Barry takes Terry to hospital.

26. Episode 148 - Mother's Day

Air Date: 1984-03-28

There are surprises all round as Mother's Day and April Fools' Day coincide. Tommy McArdle turns up at the Grants' with some advice for Barry.

27. Episode 149 - Cynicism

Air Date: 1984-04-03

Robin needs to deliver his election nomination papers, but the Jacksons' dog is squatting on his car seat. Marie very nearly calls a truce.

28. Episode 150 - Observer

Air Date: 1984-04-04

Terry feels that Michelle is over-dressed for her first shift at the pub. There's a shock in store for Matty.

29. Episode 151 - Risks

Air Date: 1984-04-10

Sheila feels guilty over what has happened to Matty. Paul receives an invitation to a reunion at PetroChem.

30. Episode 152 - On Parade

Air Date: 1984-04-11

Annabelle is embarrassed when she doesn't realise that the potential buyers she has to show around Heather's house are a gay couple.

31. Episode 153 - Job Prospects

Air Date: 1984-04-17

Both Bobby and Paul feel that they are in with a good chance of landing a new job, while Tommy McArdle is looking for a car from Barry and Terry.

32. Episode 154 - Sound Runner

Air Date: 1984-04-18

When Alan shows his new girlfriend Liz his bungalow, she tells him they will have to move. The Grants go to church on Easter Sunday, except for Barry. who is worried about the car Tommy McArdle has borrowed.

33. Episode 155 - Take the Money

Air Date: 1984-04-24

Liz deliberately misleads Gordon about Alan's intentions, causing bad feeling throughout the Close and some embarrassing late-night outbursts.

34. Episode 156 - Stupid

Air Date: 1984-04-25

Annabelle is concerned when Paul hasn't returned home. Alan receives a rude awakening and some unpleasant truths, and Barry is subjected to some tough questioning.

35. Episode 157 - Underpants

Air Date: 1984-05-01

Marie finds something unfamiliar in George's bed. Bobby suspects that Barry is up to something and tells him to leave.

36. Episode 158 - Bad Vibrations

Air Date: 1984-05-02

When Annabelle discovers Paul and Dorothy together, she decides to go and stay with her mother. Bobby is elected District Secretary.

37. Episode 159 - Bad Books

Air Date: 1984-05-08

George wants Michelle and Marie to come to an agreement about the house. Harry wants his bed moved downstairs while he recuperates. Heather's senior manager receives a letter about her from Roger.

38. Episode 160 - Conditions

Air Date: 1984-05-09

Alan's day begins with the arrival of a parcel, but then he discovers its contents. Heather's meeting with an old acquaintance ends unhappily. Barry and Terry carpet everyone they can.

39. Episode 161 - Unstable

Air Date: 1984-05-15

Paul resigns from the youth training scheme and, in Annabelle's absence, celebrates with Dorothy. Heather has another visitor from Ireland. Alan becomes more depressed.

40. Episode 162 - Unpredictable

Air Date: 1984-05-16

Alan digs up his tree and destroys Harry's fence. Heather insists that Rose explains why she has arrived in Liverpool.

41. Episode 163 - Little Pleasures

Air Date: 1984-05-22

When Harry decides to get up, he finds that Edna has gone on strike. Karen tries to find out why Sheila is so moody. Will arrives at Heather's to take Rose home.

42. Episode 164 - Puzzles

Air Date: 1984-05-23

Terry and Michelle go to look at cars.......or vans. Karen encourages Sheila to think about going on holiday. Alan locks his keys in the car, and falls asleep on Edna's bed.

43. Episode 165 - Delayed Strain

Air Date: 1984-05-29

The neighbours rally round when Alan finds himself fighting for his life after Liz returns to the Close with a sinister friend who beats him up and wrecks the bungalow.

44. Episode 166 - Encouragement

Air Date: 1984-05-30

Annabelle returns home to find a suspicious son and an absent husband. Sheila decides to go on holiday, but a visit to the doctors confirms her worst fears. Alan discharges himself from hospital.

45. Episode 167 - Fellow Travellers

Air Date: 1984-06-05

Bobby and Sheila relax on holiday in Spain, but Sheila is trying to pluck up the courage to tell Bobby that she's pregnant.

46. Episode 168 - Extending

Air Date: 1984-06-06

Sheila and Bobby ponder on how the rest of the family will take their news. Michelle buys a car, and encourages Terry to teach her to drive.

47. Episode 169 - Symptoms

Air Date: 1984-06-12

Tensions mount in the Collins household, and Annabelle follows Paul to the tailors'. When Michelle comes home, she discovers that she has moved house.

48. Episode 170 - Respectability

Air Date: 1984-06-13

Barry tries to break into Heather's bedroom. Annabelle meets an old acquaintance. Marie wants to send the twins to private school.

49. Episode 171 - Irresponsible

Air Date: 1984-06-19

Karen realises that her parents have something to tell her, but isn't at all prepared for what it is.

50. Episode 172 - Impatient

Air Date: 1984-06-20

There are differences of opinion in the Grant household about Sheila's pregnancy. Barry and Celia discuss their tool-hire venture.

51. Episode 173 - Bidding

Air Date: 1984-06-26

Heather asks Rose to prepare an inventory and show a potential buyer around. Annabelle goes to an auction with Sonia. Harry discovers that someone has placed Heather's "For Sale" sign in front of his house.

52. Episode 174 - Trump Card

Air Date: 1984-06-27

Sheila tries to find out more about Barry's new girlfriend. Harry tries to find out who has bought Heather's house. Teresa appeals to Sheila for help with her money troubles.

53. Episode 175 - Like Old Times

Air Date: 1984-07-03

Alan rushes to the festival to see Samantha, and finds her surrounded by men. In desperation, he turns to drink again. Paul and Annabelle look forward to a dinner party.

54. Episode 176 - Make a Wish

Air Date: 1984-07-04

Marie takes the twins to be interviewed. Alan has to thank Samantha for preventing him from being arrested.

55. Episode 177 - Reversing

Air Date: 1984-07-10

Matty appears in court. Alan and Samantha spread the happy news of their impending marriage. Alan is offered a job abroad, and puts the bungalow on the market.

56. Episode 178 - Negotiating

Air Date: 1984-07-11

Harry makes an offer for Alan's bungalow, but Edna discovers that it involves blackmail. Marie receives some bad news about the twins' prospects of private education, and confronts the headmaster.

57. Episode 179 - Omen

Air Date: 1984-07-17

It is Samantha and Alan's wedding day - but there is a terrible accident.

58. Episode 180 - Off to the Gulf

Air Date: 1984-07-18

Alan prepares to leave the Close for good. Marie tries to persuade George to change his mind. The Grants visit Sheila in hospital, and the doctor has some disturbing news for Bobby.

59. Episode 181 - Decision

Air Date: 1984-07-24

Sheila has made her decision about the tests the hospital has suggested, but will Bobby agree with her? Michelle decides to train as a beautician, and Marie advises her on how to dress.

60. Episode 182 - Spoiling

Air Date: 1984-07-25

Marie and Michelle prepare for their cocktail party, but at least one of them may be in for a disappointment. Barry and Terry have to make a deal with Victor - but Celia isn't satisfied with it.

61. Episode 183 - Smoke

Air Date: 1984-07-31

Andrew asks Karen to go on holiday with him to the Lake District. Heather sorts out Alan's boat, and Marie voices her suspicions about Michelle and George.

62. Episode 184 - Flammable Material

Air Date: 1984-08-01

Marie is concerned when George fails to return from helping to quench a big warehouse fire. Celia receives money from her father to invest in the tool-hire business.

63. Episode 185 - Equals

Air Date: 1984-08-07

Bobby and Sheila receive a surprising telephone call. Michelle becomes an official partner in the tool-hire business, and Terry proposes to her - but they decide to try living together first.

64. Episode 186 - Panic Stations

Air Date: 1984-08-08

Sheila and Bobby arrange a Spanish reunion with Ken and Doreen, but it doesn't quite go according to plan. Victor is in a spot of trouble.

65. Episode 187 - A Few Questions

Air Date: 1984-08-14

The police call on the Jacksons', and George is taken away for questioning. Rose tells Heather she is returning to Ireland, then her fiance turns up on the doorstep....

66. Episode 188 - Wistful

Air Date: 1984-08-15

Paul advises Annabelle to keep her distance from the Jacksons, but she agrees to stand bail for George anyway. Damon tells Linda what he heard about her and Danny. Rose leaves for Ireland.

67. Episode 189 - Social Standing

Air Date: 1984-08-21

When prospective bungalow buyers the Prides arrive, Harry shows them round his house instead. Some familiar faces return to the Close, and one of them desperately needs a bath.

68. Episode 190 - Financially Dependant

Air Date: 1984-08-22

Damon and his mates meet up with some girls from London. Barry accidentally reveals that he knows more about George's predicament than he should. The Hardwicks visit Harry and Edna.

69. Episode 191 - Not Helpful

Air Date: 1984-08-28

George sees his solicitor, while Barry and Terry try to work out how they can help him. Damon and Gizzmo arrange to go to London with Yvonne and Dawn.

70. Episode 192 - Getting Shaky

Air Date: 1984-08-29

Celia warns Barry that he will have to mend his ways if they are to continue in business, but their problems are not over yet. Karen returns from holiday, but her lies are soon discovered.

71. Episode 193 - Dealt With Delicately

Air Date: 1984-09-04

Michelle returns from London and finds out what has happened to George from Terry - the couple spend their first night at the flat. George confronts Tommy McArdle, and soon regrets it.

72. Episode 194 - Friendly Advice

Air Date: 1984-09-05

Tommy McArdle assures George that he shouldn't worry if he is sent down. The twins start their new school. It's Karen's 18th birthday - but will Bobby spoil it for her?

73. Episode 195 - Hopeless

Air Date: 1984-09-11

Gordon receives a mysterious letter from a young lady demanding money from him. A depressed George tells Marie he is going to plead guilty. Can Annabelle or Paul talk him out of it?

74. Episode 196 - Not a Robber

Air Date: 1984-09-12

Marie worries that George won't turn up for his court appearance - but he does, and pleads not guilty. The young lady who wrote to Gordon turns up at the Collins' house.

75. Episode 197 - Justice for All

Air Date: 1984-09-18

Marie suggests to Edna that George can help them move house - but Harry won't allow him to. Cathy suggests to Gordon that he has an ear pierced, so that he looks less like a bank manager.

76. Episode 198 - Forgetting Something

Air Date: 1984-09-19

While on a day trip, George heroically rescues a drowning child, but his glory is short-lived. Sinbad tells Edna that he didn't place her bet, and she panics because she has already given Marie her share of the winnings.

77. Episode 199 - Ideal Tenant

Air Date: 1984-09-25

Harry produces a questionnaire for prospective tenants to complete and tries it out on Edna, who scores 23%. Michelle wants Terry to tell his father that he is moving in with her - or, failing that, to bring his record player over.

78. Episode 200 - Nurses

Air Date: 1984-09-26

Prospective tenants Sandra and Kate arrive at the Crosses, and Harry incorrectly assumes that the third tenant, Pat, is also female. When Linda finds out that Damon has lied, he has no girlfriend and no job.

79. Episode 201 - A Good Story

Air Date: 1984-10-02

Cathy and Gordon plan to turn a bathroom into a darkroom. After watching their new tenants move in, the Crosses begin to suspect that one of them is a man. George reads of his heroism in the newspaper - but will Marie respect his decision not to reveal his identity?

80. Episode 202 - Twiddling

Air Date: 1984-10-03

Harry confronts Pat. George receives another unexpected visitor - but will he be able to help? Things develop for Gordon and Cathy.

81. Episode 203 - Aggrieved

Air Date: 1984-10-09

Paul complains to Harry about Pat's mode of transport; but, surprisingly, Harry defends his tenants. Andrew suggests to Karen that they go away for a weekend to look at universities. Damon tells Sheila he is thinking of moving to London.

82. Episode 204 - Men's Attitudes

Air Date: 1984-10-10

Karen refuses to spend the night with Andrew. Sheila tries to help Damon to find a job. Ralph offers Harry and Edna a cheap holiday.

83. Episode 205 - Precedents

Air Date: 1984-10-16

George's solicitor tries to reassure him. Paul discovers that getting a repair done late on a Friday is not easy. An elite group selected by computer includes everyone living on the Close and visiting it.

84. Episode 206 - Exploitation

Air Date: 1984-10-17

Paul's never-ending search for a spare part crucially depends on finding a man called Wilf. Marie asks Michelle for money to pay for George's barrister. Damon telephones Linda.

85. Episode 207 - Regina v Jackson

Air Date: 1984-10-23

The case against George begins, with the prosecution calling a key witness, and his chances look poor.

86. Episode 208 - New Evidence

Air Date: 1984-10-24

On the second day of his trial, George speaks in his own defence. Barry and Terry finally decide to help him, but fear they are too late.

87. Episode 209 - Through the Worst

Air Date: 1984-10-30

Barry gets Sheila a pram, but discovers that she won't allow it in the house before the baby is born. Marie reflects on the outcome of the trial.

88. Episode 210 - Not Insured for This

Air Date: 1984-10-31

Pat, Sandra and Kate throw a party. Terry and Barry hear that their shop has been burgled and hope to turn this to their advantage, but something nastier is planned for them.

89. Episode 211 - Truth Will Out

Air Date: 1984-11-06

Paul makes a morbid discovery. The atmosphere at the hospital is tense. Celia and Michelle consider what to do about the tool-hire business.

90. Episode 212 - Sold Out

Air Date: 1984-11-07

Heather realises that she is the victim of a confidence trick, but by chance she has the last laugh. Bobby is annoyed with Barry, and Sheila is worried.

91. Episode 213 - Ethics

Air Date: 1984-11-13

Heather begins her audit of NSAOS. Bobby asks Barry to clear out the garage while he recuperates. The Crosses return from holiday, but Harry is still grumbling.

92. Episode 214 - Falling Out

Air Date: 1984-11-14

Heather impresses her boss by her handling of a delicate matter on the NSAOS audit. Pat warns Harry not to turn up uninvited at the nurses' home. Barry makes a major decision, and Edna finds out that Grace has died.

93. Episode 215 - Right of Access

Air Date: 1984-11-19

When Harry reappears in the nurses' home with a donkey instead of an invtation, Pat decides to have the locks changed. Barry seeks help from Celia, but will she offer it? Michelle is reluctant to employ someone to take Terry's place while he is recovering.

94. Episode 216 - Terms

Air Date: 1984-11-21

Sandra comes out of the shower to find Harry rummaging through her drawers. When she finally allows him to go home, he finds Ralph stripping in his lounge.

95. Episode 217 - Pressure

Air Date: 1984-11-26

Heather prepares for a dinner guest. Paul tries to convince the Board of the need to introduce external contractors. Edna has a run of bad luck with the horses.

96. Episode 218 - Going for Good

Air Date: 1984-11-28

Terry comes home from hospital. Barry says his farewells. Edna's money worries increase, and she has to take drastic action.

97. Episode 219 - Burdens

Air Date: 1984-12-03

Edna continues to gamble, even though it means she has to pawn her rings to raise some cash. Bobby takes on a case of unfair dismissal, and Michelle becomes disenchanted with having to look after Terry.

98. Episode 220 - Sympathetic

Air Date: 1984-12-05

Kevin wants Edna to consider going to Gamblers Anonymous - but will Harry agree? Marie goes to see her MP - but can he help her?

99. Episode 221 - Lunch

Air Date: 1984-12-10

Paul receives a lunch invitation. Marie is supported by her neighbours, and Stuart gets a surprise from Heather. Sheila is depressed when Bobby brings a woman home.

100. Episode 222 - Documentary Evidence

Air Date: 1984-12-12

Marie meets a journalist. Heather and Stuart's plans are dashed. Bobby learns the truth about the case he is pursuing. Annabelle prepares for a dinner party, not realising that some of the guests are vegetarians.

101. Episode 223 - Seasonal Gifts

Air Date: 1984-12-17

The twins are sent home from school for fighting. Annabelle and Paul view Christmas with mixed feelings. A rift develops between Terry and Michelle.

102. Episode 224 - Gestures

Air Date: 1984-12-19

Bobby is called on to assist with a case of sexual harrassment. Paul has a serious surplus of turkeys. It's time to switch on the Christmas lights at the bungalow - but will they work?

103. Episode 225 - Long Journey

Air Date: 1984-12-24

On Christmas Eve, Sheila has to make a mad dash for the hospital....

104. Episode 226 - False Alarm

Air Date: 1984-12-26

On Christmas Day, Marie is depressed about George, and refuses to let the twins keep a donkey they find. Paul is annoyed because he has lost the television page from his paper. Sheila is confined to bed while the others cook dinner, and Harry fears that he is having a heart attack.

105. Episode 227 - Problems

Air Date: 1984-12-31

Heather is called in to work for a crisis meeting. Betty is keen to further the campaign to free George, but Michelle has other ideas. Paul finds that there is not enough space for his car in the garage.

1. Episode 228 - Working from Home

Air Date: 1985-01-01

Heather tries to work from home, but she is continually interrupted. Ralph begins to miss Grace, but also starts to look to the future.

2. Episode 229 - Still Here

Air Date: 1985-01-07

Sheila prepares for a home delivery, and Marie sets off on a long journey to visit George.

3. Episode 230 - Baby Grant

Air Date: 1985-01-08

Annabelle has to act quickly when her dinner guests arrive early. Stuart has a belated Christmas present for Heather. Bobby and Sheila become parents of a new daughter.

4. Episode 231 - Thanks Bob

Air Date: 1985-01-14

Bobby is determined to sort out the sexual harrassment case. Kate discovers that Pat is selling food to hospital patients.

5. Episode 232 - Allegations

Air Date: 1985-01-15

Kate is in trouble at the hospital. Paul is accused of taking a bribe. Marie and Betty talk to Rick about George.

6. Episode 233 - Health Warning

Air Date: 1985-01-21

Sandra finds her first day back on theatre duties depressing. Annabelle's new freezer breaks down.

7. Episode 234 - Backhanders

Air Date: 1985-01-22

Sandra's husband unexpectedly turns up on the Close. The new union convenor at PetroChem makes further accusations against Paul.

8. Episode 235 - Daytime Jog

Air Date: 1985-01-28

The twins have a scheme to help Marie with her money problems. Pat writes a song. Damon is offered a job. Annabelle goes out jogging.

9. Episode 236 - Nothing to Lose

Air Date: 1985-01-29

Rick Sexton wants to publicise the sacrifices the Jackson twins have made for their family. Marie lobbies a visiting government official.

10. Episode 237 - Bad Tactics

Air Date: 1985-02-04

Paul meets up with Colin Peterson in an attempt to arrange a peace settlement. Sinbad tries to sell cheap watches.

11. Episode 238 - Toryism

Air Date: 1985-02-05

Paul has further problems with the maintenance contract. Damon and Neil start up their bin-liner business. Celia doesn't make Terry and Michelle welcome when they return.

12. Episode 239 - Minding

Air Date: 1985-02-11

Kate looks after Sheila's baby, allowing Damon and Neil to borrow the pram to carry their bin liners. Ralph goes missing.

13. Episode 240 - Going Under

Air Date: 1985-02-12

Ralph returns to the bungalow, and Marie and Betty travel to Downing Street. Mrs Bancroft has her sights on a certain young man. Sheila is depressed.

14. Episode 241 - Anything to Sell Papers

Air Date: 1985-02-18

Marie is annoyed when she is accused of neglecting her children. Edna and Ralph become hooked on newspaper bingo.

15. Episode 242 - Putty in Her Hands

Air Date: 1985-02-19

Damon thinks he's in for a good time when he is invited upstairs by Mrs Bancroft. Marie receives more hate-mail. Sheila is annoyed by the amount of influence Janet seems to have on Bobby.

16. Episode 243 - Absconded

Air Date: 1985-02-25

Heather starts a new assignment which leads to something other than business. Marie goes to visit George in prison, but finds that he has absconded.

17. Episode 244 - Where Can He Go

Air Date: 1985-02-26

Heather meets an old flame. Marie is visited by the police. Sheila shows signs of post-natal depression.

18. Episode 245 - At the Sharp End

Air Date: 1985-03-04

Sheila confesses to Annabelle that she has started to resent having a new baby. Curzon Communications' chief accountant makes life difficult for Heather.

19. Episode 246 - Searching

Air Date: 1985-03-05

Terry tells Sheila about a letter he has received from George. Annabelle gets a shock.

20. Episode 247 - Trying Times

Air Date: 1985-03-11

Paul has to attend a difficult business meeting instead of accompanying Annabelle to Gordon's school.

21. Episode 248 - Black

Air Date: 1985-03-12

Michelle trips the light fantastic with the new dance instructor. Colin is in favour of calling a strike, and Heather meets Tom Curzon. It emerges that Gordon is in France with Lucy.

22. Episode 249 - Emotional Involvement

Air Date: 1985-03-18

Mrs Duncan visits Annabelle. Accusations of an unprofessional relationship cause grief.

23. Episode 250 - Frogs

Air Date: 1985-03-19

Annabelle leaves to visit Gordon in France. George has some bad news for Marie. At a disco, Karen and Susi pretend to be French girls.

24. Episode 251 - First Day Out

Air Date: 1985-03-25

Bobby proposes a "cooling off" period to Paul. The Grants' baby has a minor accident. A stranger arrives at the Jacksons'.

25. Episode 252 - Meatballs

Air Date: 1985-03-26

Marie wakens to find that the visitor has left, taking several of her possessions with him.

26. Episode 253 - Pull-back

Air Date: 1985-04-01

Despite playing a prank on Neil, it is Damon who finds himself the April Fool. Heather finds herself back on the Curzon review, and Marie prepares to move out.

27. Episode 254 - Rebirth

Air Date: 1985-04-02

Sheila's sister Margaret and her family arrive for the christening ceremony. Karen tries to conceal a love-bite on her neck. Before leaving the Close, Marie gives Sheila a present for the baby.

28. Episode 255 - How Much

Air Date: 1985-04-08

Heather returns to Curzon's to find the company in a crisis. Edna and Ralph place an accumulator bet on six horses.

29. Episode 256 - That'll Be All

Air Date: 1985-04-09

Sackings follow when Howard, Joyce and Heather present their review to Tom Curzon, and Harry takes action against Billy Mac. Things get physical between Karen and Andrew.

30. Episode 257 - Choice

Air Date: 1985-04-15

Damon has to attend a YTS interview. Sandra and Pat consider hiring a kissogram for Kate's birthday. When one man comes to her door, Heather has to hide another one in the kitchen.

31. Episode 258 - Gorilla

Air Date: 1985-04-16

Pat sets up a singing telegram service and tries to involve Damon, but Bobby has other plans for him. Tom Curzon invites Heather to spend a weekend with him in Portugal.

32. Episode 259 - Separate Rooms

Air Date: 1985-04-22

The singing telegram turns out to be a few notes short. Harry consults a lawyer.

33. Episode 260 - Oppressed

Air Date: 1985-04-23

Sandra is disgusted that Jackie is delivering kissograms as "Fifi The Naughty Night Nurse", and that Kate made the costume. Heather and Tom travel around Portugal - but what lies ahead for them when they return?

34. Episode 261 - Dignity

Air Date: 1985-04-29

Sandras discovers that radiographer Jimmy Powell has x-ray eyes. Damon receives a job offer. A pillar box is installed on the Close.

35. Episode 262 - Day One

Air Date: 1985-04-30

Annabelle employs a cleaner. Pat has "words" with the radiographer who attacked Sandra. Damon begins his YTS scheme.

36. Episode 263 - Invitation

Air Date: 1985-05-06

Michelle goes dancing with Richard, but later finds out that he's not who he claims to be. When Victor visits the bungalow on Tommy McArdle's behalf, Ralph ends up flat on his back.

37. Episode 264 - In the You-Know-What

Air Date: 1985-05-07

Harry is made an offer, but only if he keeps his mouth shot. Michelle has a surprise for Terry. There's some bad news for Pat.

38. Episode 265 - A Woman's Work

Air Date: 1985-05-13

Paul finds himself in a somewhat embarrassing position. Heather has something to celebrate. Ralph makes a decision.

39. Episode 266 - Crumbling

Air Date: 1985-05-14

Serious pressure is put on Harry to drop the court case. Michelle and Terry continue to fool each other and themselves.

40. Episode 267 - Not Your Day

Air Date: 1985-05-20

Bobby thinks it's time to resume sexual relations with Sheila, but he is called away on business. Edna is in for a shock.

41. Episode 268 - Nobody's Fool

Air Date: 1985-05-21

Tommy McArdle makes Harry an even more tempting offer. The Grants have a visitor. There is bad news for Terry and Michelle.

42. Episode 269 - Changes

Air Date: 1985-05-27

Edna refuses to venture out after being mugged. Annabelle makes a worrying discovery. An old friend of Damon's makes a surprise return to the Close.

43. Episode 270 - Revising

Air Date: 1985-05-28

When Annabelle confronts Carol about the food that is going missing from the freezer, the search for the thief widens. There's a surprise for Edna.

44. Episode 271 - Asking Questions

Air Date: 1985-06-03

Annabelle discovers that Harry has been giving Edna the same food that has been going missing from her freezer. When Terry arrives late for work, he discovers that the club has been raided. He then returns home early, and finds out that Michelle is cheating on him with Richard.

45. Episode 272 - Recompensed

Air Date: 1985-06-04

Terry disturbs Karen's reunion. Paul is asked to be more specific about how he will reward the strike-breakers. The food thief is finally caught in the act.

46. Episode 273 - Rights and Wrongs

Air Date: 1985-06-10

Terry learns that McArdle has been released. Bobby speaks to his doctor about the possibility of having a vasectomy. Paul believes he may have found a way of ending the strike.

47. Episode 274 - Personal Reasons

Air Date: 1985-06-11

Heather amuses Greg with her attempts to park Tom's car. Bobby tries to arrange to have a vasectomy without Sheila finding out. Karen and David decide to go to see a film that doesn't have scenes of gratuitous singing and dancing.

48. Episode 275 - Indubitably

Air Date: 1985-06-17

Karen sits her last exam, Tom invites Heather to dinner, and Terry makes a statement.

49. Episode 276 - Magic Rabbits

Air Date: 1985-06-18

Michelle leaves the Close to live with Marie in Leeds. Sandra plans a holiday in Rimini. Tom discovers that something valuable he has left in Heather's car has gone missing.

50. Episode 277 - Stuff to Burn

Air Date: 1985-06-24

Sheila becomes suspicious about Bobby's visit to the doctor, and Karen gets a shock when she goes to visit Bobby at work.

51. Episode 278 - X Marks the Spot

Air Date: 1985-06-25

Bobby is forced to come clean about his vasectomy when Sheila's stepladders accidentally poke him in the front room. Sinbad buries a television.

52. Episode 279 - You Don't Understand

Air Date: 1985-07-01

Sheila overhears Damon and Karen discussing the stand-off between her and Bobby. Jack wants to impress a new woman, and asks Terry a favour. Tom tells Heather there is someone he wants her to meet.

53. Episode 280 - Lulling

Air Date: 1985-07-02

Eileen becomes suspicious of Jack's living arrangements. Bobby and Sheila consider separating. Tom introduces Heather to his father, Jim.

54. Episode 281 - Preparation

Air Date: 1985-07-08

Terry suggests that Sheila should consult a priest. Harry and Ralph decide to go to a car auction.

55. Episode 282 - Flawed

Air Date: 1985-07-09

Tom and Heather discuss their future. Sheila turns to the church for help with her problems.

56. Episode 283 - Gullibility

Air Date: 1985-07-15

Heather plans a celebration with Tom but gets a shock when she calls unexpectedly at his office. Sandra returns from her holidy in Rimini, and Neil persuades Damon to go busking.

57. Episode 284 - Lost

Air Date: 1985-07-16

Neil and Damon plan the seduction of their girlfriends. Heather forces Tom to admit the truth about the girl she saw him with. At the hospital fete, some of the residents get Russell Grant's autograph, while others encounter a stranger...

58. Episode 285 - Hallo Again

Air Date: 1985-07-22

Harry discovers that running a car will be expensive. Tom suggests to Heather that they cancel a date. Neil asks Damon for a divorce. The stranger returns.

59. Episode 286 - He Won't Go

Air Date: 1985-07-23

Pat, Sandra, and Kate find themselves at the mercy of an unbalanced man with a gun.

60. Episode 287 - There's Something Wrong

Air Date: 1985-07-29

Annabelle becomes suspicious after speaking to Kate and hearing about her encounters with Harry and the milkman, but Paul doesn't believe her. Damon and Neil prepare for a seance. The captor becomes increasingly unhinged.

61. Episode 288 - Is There Anybody There

Air Date: 1985-07-30

The siege continues, and Pat undermines Kate's attempts to end it peacefully.

62. Episode 289 - You Two Must Go Now

Air Date: 1985-08-05

The Close is evacuated, and the residents monitor the situation as it is reported on television. Harry becomes concerned when Edna goes to the toilet and doesn't come back.

63. Episode 290 - Tragic

Air Date: 1985-08-06

After gunshots ring out, the police move in, but there are only dead bodies to be recovered.

64. Episode 291 - Give Us a Story

Air Date: 1985-08-12

Reporters are swarming around the Close, and Terry accuses Harry of profiteering from the death of one of his tenants.

65. Episode 292 - Snaps

Air Date: 1985-08-13

As a result of the newspaper coverage of the siege, Annabelle and Harry both receive letters from the tax man. Terry and Sandra have to go to London for a funeral.

66. Episode 293 - Nosing

Air Date: 1985-08-19

Ghoulish appetites for a glimpse of the scene of the crime make matters worse. While Harry is arguing with other residents outside, Edna suffers a stroke in the kitchen.

67. Episode 294 - A Few More Years

Air Date: 1985-08-20

Paul and Annabelle prepare to go on holiday, but first he wants to know why an extra television set has appeared in the house. There is no hospital bed available for Edna. Karen's exam results arrive.

68. Episode 295 - Nothing to Do

Air Date: 1985-08-26

Edna has a relapse and is in a critical condition. Paul and Annabelle prepare to camp out in their back garden, but is their tent waterproof?

69. Episode 296 - Kidding Ourselves

Air Date: 1985-08-27

Damon and Neil find out that the photo of Karen they entered for a competition has won. Harry's spirits are low, as Edna's condition remains unchanged.

70. Episode 297 - No Change

Air Date: 1985-09-02

Harry is hopeful that Edna will be able to come home. Sandra is surprised when someone from the Close turns up while she visits her mother in Glasgow.

71. Episode 298 - Depressed

Air Date: 1985-09-03

Harry and his family maintain a vigil at Edna's bedside, but she is not going to wake up. Matty is disappointed when he is unsuccessful at his job interview.

72. Episode 299 - Mushroom Whatsits

Air Date: 1985-09-09

Pat and Sandra return from Glasgow and find Harry in their house, distraught because Edna has died.

73. Episode 300 - You Have to Go

Air Date: 1985-09-10

There's an unfortunate case of mistaken identity, as the vicar puts his foot in it at Edna's funeral. When Terry returns from the funeral, he discovers that new arrivals the Corkhills have dumped his belongings outside number 10.

74. Episode 301 - Expense No Object

Air Date: 1985-09-16

Terry and Pat discover that televisions dug up from the garden don't necessarily work. Billy has a surprise for Doreen: a ready-to-assemble fireplace kit. Jim hears something he shouldn't hear on Heather's answerphone.

75. Episode 302 - A New Way

Air Date: 1985-09-17

Sandra is feeling the strain of being the only breadwinner in the house. Heather regrets lying to Jim. Doreen needs help with the building of her fireplace.

76. Episode 303 - Handouts

Air Date: 1985-09-23

Terry and Pat go to the bank. Karen and David play monopoly. Paul sets off for a military reunion dinner but has no intention of arriving there.

77. Episode 304 - Moment of Weakness

Air Date: 1985-09-24

Doreen's mother, Julia, reveals a few home truths about Billy's criminal past. Annabelle is startled when she questions Paul over his reunion dinner. Harry sells, then buys again.

78. Episode 305 - Tobacco Casserole

Air Date: 1985-09-30

Heather is worried when she receives some mysterious phone calls. By chance, a cigarette end found down the toilet ends up in Sandra's meal.

79. Episode 306 - Initiative

Air Date: 1985-10-01

Tom asks Heather to be "Mrs Curzon". Sandra gives Pat three months to make the van-hire business a success. Damon needs plenty of initiative when Karen asks him to change a book he has given her, and he almost succeeds.

80. Episode 307 - Not Like School

Air Date: 1985-10-07

Billy Corkhill has forgotten about a little electricity job, but it's someone else who is caught red-handed. On Karen's first day at university, her worries turn into outright fear when she meets other students.

81. Episode 308 - Cultural Life

Air Date: 1985-10-08

Billy's new shutters are causing a bit of a stir. Damon and Rod are determined to outdo each other in their displays of support for different football teams.

82. Episode 309 - Gunga Grant

Air Date: 1985-10-14

Rod plans to impress Heather by washing her car, but then the water supply is cut off. Lucy Collins returns to the Close.

83. Episode 310 - Good Parts and Bad

Air Date: 1985-10-15

The cleaner meets the daughter, but who has more reason to be suspicious? Heather reflects on becoming a free woman again as her divorce from Roger becomes absolute.

84. Episode 311 - Programmes

Air Date: 1985-10-21

It's Lucy's birthday, but she has disappeared again. Damon and Rod make a bet, and Harry agrees to adjudicate.

85. Episode 312 - Student Prank

Air Date: 1985-10-22

Karen goes to a party without telling Bobby and Sheila and does something she later regrets on the way home. Heather is not sure how to answer Tom's proposal.

86. Episode 313 - Best Kept Secrets

Air Date: 1985-10-28

Doreen discovers that Julia has nearly burned her house down. Lucy tells Annabelle her plans. Damon sets about returning the Corkhills' alarm without them knowing.

87. Episode 314 - Knock It Off

Air Date: 1985-10-29

Heather is confused when Tom refuses to invite his daughter to the wedding. The Corkhills are more confused about what has happened during the night.

88. Episode 315 - Why Her

Air Date: 1985-11-04

Lucy is confident about her job interview but finds that it isn't the walkover that she expected. Julia appears in court.

89. Episode 316 - Playing Trains

Air Date: 1985-11-05

Jim has a proposal for Tom. Ralph and Harry go on a trip to Blaenau Festiniog. Julia discovers a love letter written by Tracy to a lad at school. Or is it?

90. Episode 317 - Homewatch Meeting

Air Date: 1985-11-11

Annabelle's homewatch meeting doesn't quite go to plan. Terry and Pat take on an awkward customer.

91. Episode 318 - Going Up in the World

Air Date: 1985-11-12

Heather discovers that Tom has bought her a new house and handed in her resignation. The appearance of Gummy George on the Close results in Paul getting a black eye.

92. Episode 319 - Not Getting Any Easier

Air Date: 1985-11-18

Heather struggles with her preparations for the wedding. Harry and Ralph go to the cemetery to see Edna's grave.

93. Episode 320 - Nowhere to Climb

Air Date: 1985-11-19

Heather has serious doubts about marrying Tom. Lucy tells Paul and Annabelle that she has a boyfriend. Harry inadvertently causes a fight between Billy and Doreen.

94. Episode 321 - Defending

Air Date: 1985-11-25

Rod arrives home with a black eye, but finds that it wasn't worth getting. Doreen's turkey fund becomes a little under-done.

95. Episode 322 - Missing Money

Air Date: 1985-11-26

Pat and Terry are summoned by their bank manager. Doreen confronts Julia. Heather has a visitor, but does she still have a job?

96. Episode 323 - Work

Air Date: 1985-12-02

Lucy invites James home. Pat and Terry meet a potential new customer. Damon starts work in a stately home. Ralph and Harry are bored.

97. Episode 324 - Conscientiousness

Air Date: 1985-12-03

Damon is in a spot of bother at work but won't blow the whistle on the guilty party. Harry and Ralph man the phones.

98. Episode 325 - Moral Scruples

Air Date: 1985-12-09

Damon confesses that he has been suspended. Pamela encourages Karen to crib an essay. Pat and Terry blame Harry for sending them on a wild goose chase.

99. Episode 326 - A Quiet Word

Air Date: 1985-12-10

Sheila takes steps to clear Damon's name. Sandra is not pleased when Harry wakes her up. Karen obtains a second-hand essay to save her some time.

100. Episode 327 - What's the Catch

Air Date: 1985-12-16

Sinbad tries to interest the residents of the Close in fresh turkey for Christmas. Karen discovers that her tutor originally wrote the essay she handed in to him.

101. Episode 328 - Fresh Turkey

Air Date: 1985-12-17

Sinbad introduces Trevor the Turkey to the residents, most of whom decide that it's slightly too fresh for them. Karen is flattered by the weirdest Guy she knows.

102. Episode 329 - Surprise Visit

Air Date: 1985-12-23

Lucy feels trapped as Annabelle sets a date for James's visit. Billy is asked to work over Christmas. Sheila is surprised that Father Christmas knows so much about Claire. Pat, Sandra, and Terry celebrate early.

103. Episode 330 - A Bed for the Night

Air Date: 1985-12-24

At Billy's factory, many of the men are made redundant just before Christmas, and it's time for Bobby to take action. An ex-girlfriend of Barry's turns up and has a few surprises for everyone.

104. Episode 331 - Installing

Air Date: 1985-12-30

Barry discovers that Jane hasn't kicked her habit and confiscates what he finds. There's trouble between Billy and Bobby at the picket line. Joyce turns up at Heather's in need of somewhere to stay.

105. Episode 332 - Fraternising

Air Date: 1985-12-31

Bobby and Sheila learn from Barry that the heroin belongs to Jane. Joyce tells Heather she is setting up in business, and invites Heather to join her.

1. Episode 333 - Forgetful

Air Date: 1986-01-06

James has dinner at the Collins', and Annabelle and Paul soon suspect that he has something to hide. Jane receives some good advice, but will she listen?

2. Episode 334 - Birthday Girl

Air Date: 1986-01-07

It's Claire's first birthday. Paul and Annabelle's fears about Lucy have been confirmed. Pat and Sandra discover that Jane has left during the night, taking a few of their things with her.

3. Episode 335 - Difference of Opinion

Air Date: 1986-01-13

When the Clearys remove the wheels from Pat and Terry's van, they get much more than they bargained for. Nicholas helps Heather with her decorating and insists on staying to finish it. Bobby is annoyed with Billy because he crossed the picket line.

4. Episode 336 - No Harm Done

Air Date: 1986-01-14

Barry and Pat have plans to stop a war. Vicki blames Terry for her brothers being beaten up. Paul and Annabelle try to discover where James really works.

5. Episode 337 - Brass Tacks

Air Date: 1986-01-20

Pat defies Terry and takes the law into his own hands with Barry. When Paul discovers something about James, he gives him a week to reveal it to Lucy. Heather is disappointed to discover who her new boss is and what he thinks of her.

6. Episode 338 - Some Mistake

Air Date: 1986-01-21

Barry is determined to continue sorting out Terry's problems with the Clearys, but he is about to make a big mistake. Billy and Doreen meet with Tracy's headmaster and the teacher involved in the allegations.

7. Episode 339 - Rats

Air Date: 1986-01-27

Damon and Neil have another cunning plan, but as usual, it's about to backfire. James's attempts to dump Lucy don't have the intended result.

8. Episode 340 - Privatisation

Air Date: 1986-01-28

Bobby is bothered by scabs on the Close. Lucy decides to tell her parents that she has stopped seeing James. Sheila wants to adopt, or at least sponsor, a child. Nicholas takes Heather to dinner, but who will end up paying for it?

9. Episode 341 - What's She Been Doing

Air Date: 1986-02-03

Lucy and Tracy have exactly the same problem: their parents don't understand them or approve of their actions.

10. Episode 342 - So It's True

Air Date: 1986-02-04

Tracy comes clean about Peter, who wishes she hadn't, when Billy exacts brutal revenge. But James is still keeping Lucy blissfully unaware of a few things.

11. Episode 343 - Spying

Air Date: 1986-02-10

Annabelle spots Lucy and James together in town but isn't prepared for what Lucy tells her. Sheila spots Barry handing over a bundle of money to a stranger.

12. Episode 344 - Goings

Air Date: 1986-02-11

Heather is attacked for political incorrectness. There are some unwelcome revelations for Lucy. Tracy disappears.

13. Episode 345 - Listening

Air Date: 1986-02-17

Tracy is staying away, and Lucy refuses to face up to the facts about James.

14. Episode 346 - Taking it Badly

Air Date: 1986-02-18

Lucy discovers that her boyfriend isn't even called James when she decides it is time to pay a visit to his wife.

15. Episode 347 - Personalising

Air Date: 1986-02-24

Doreen fears that Billy will be sent to prison. Can someone with previous experience reassure her? Ralph tries to help Harry compose a "lonely hearts" ad. When Heather gives Nick a present, he recognises it.

16. Episode 348 - Interpretation

Air Date: 1986-02-25

Harry wonders if he is being disloyal to Edna. Ralph can't make up his mind. Heather's curiosity about Barbara gets the better of her, but she is not at all prepared for what she discovers.

17. Episode 349 - Uncooperative

Air Date: 1986-03-03

Harry receives nineteen replies to his advert, one of which is from a man. Billy appears in court but refuses to cooperate with his probation officer.

18. Episode 350 - Change of Mind

Air Date: 1986-03-04

After Harry posts his letter to Madge, he has second thoughts and wants to get it back.

19. Episode 351 - Mistaken Identity

Air Date: 1986-03-10

Sandra is offered a promotion, but to the private ward. Bobby receives a letter about a loan taken out in his name. At the art gallery at which Madge is due to meet Harry, she unfortunately isn't the only woman wearing a green coat.

20. Episode 352 - Be My Guest

Air Date: 1986-03-11

Bobby is jealous of Sheila's tutor when he holds a class in their front room. Sandra is annoyed to find Vicki cooking her steaks in the kitchen. Ralph wants to borrow Harry's car.

21. Episode 353 - In-Depth Interview

Air Date: 1986-03-17

Sandra starts her new job, and Sally Dinsdale turns up at the Grants' with a black eye. Karen interviews Paula Yates.

22. Episode 354 - Born Romancer

Air Date: 1986-03-18

Sandra and Jackie show the pest control man their cockroach-infested rooms. Sheila tries to convince Bobby that he has nothing to worry about.

23. Episode 355 - Birthday Cards

Air Date: 1986-03-24

On Bobby's birthday, Damon gets his cards. Pat pesters Sandra about why she is so irritable, not expecting the answer he gets. A telephone call from Teresa forces Sheila to lie for matty.

24. Episode 356 - Cruel to be Kind

Air Date: 1986-03-25

Sandra tries to let Pat down gently, but it's almost impossible.

25. Episode 357 - Are You Ready

Air Date: 1986-03-31

Guy invites Karen to spend the night with him, and she agrees. Ralph sneaks out to see Madge. leaving Harry to spend the bank holiday on his own.

26. Episode 358 - A Tricky One

Air Date: 1986-04-01

A shop steward draws Bobby's attention to some surprising payslips. Madge pays a visit to the bungalow, and Ralph's planned trip to Torquay with her turns into a foursome.

27. Episode 359 - Best Out Of It

Air Date: 1986-04-07

When Tracy is bored at home, the Corkhills' telephone bill is about to start shooting up. Sheila confronts Mo, who tells her that Matty is leaving Teresa to marry her.

28. Episode 360 - Differentials

Air Date: 1986-04-08

George tries to convince Bobby to take the "long view". Heather and Keith return from Aberdeen. Sally Dinsdale turns up again, and this time Sheila insists that she stays. Damon gets a new idea about how he might find a job.

29. Episode 361 - Diving

Air Date: 1986-04-14

Sheila has a frightening secret she doesn't want to worry Bobby with. A visit by Jehovah's Witnesses results in Pat and Terry missing "The Magic Rabbits". Harry, Ralph, Julia and Madge enjoy a holiday in Torquay, while Damon looks for work.

30. Episode 362 - Fraud Investigation

Air Date: 1986-04-15

Sheila confides in Alun over the poison-pen letter. Pat and Terry appear to have dropped themselves in it with an unexpected visitor, but is there a solution?

31. Episode 363 - Sexual Blackmail

Air Date: 1986-04-21

Lucy seems to have got over losing James, as she meets another man; but Paul and Annabelle are not convinced that Barry is a suitable partner for anyone. Bobby is annoyed with Sheila again.

32. Episode 364 - Making it Worse

Air Date: 1986-04-22

Bobby faces a difficult choice - his job or his men? When Karen gets a nasty telephone call, Sheila explains that it was meant for her. Nick has a confrontation with Keith Tench over Heather, and comes off worse.

33. Episode 365 - Rationalisation

Air Date: 1986-04-28

Billy and Doreen anxiously go to court, as so much depends on the result of their appeal. Keith Tench is determined to make Heather's life difficult.

34. Episode 366 - Au Revoir

Air Date: 1986-04-29

Rod and Damon are both convinced that they have won their bet. Petrochem is taken over. Lucy says her goodbyes as she prepares to leave for France with Barry, but she's leaving something behind her. Billy regrets not mentioning something important to Doreen.

35. Episode 367 - Deferred

Air Date: 1986-05-05

Bobby advises Billy to go to his union, but he isn't hopeful. Rod and Damon both try to snatch victory in their programme collecting contest. Heather discovers that Nick's phone has been cut off.

36. Episode 368 - Reassurance

Air Date: 1986-05-06

Romance is in the air for Heather. Sheila feels guilty about lying to Teresa. Damon leaves home.

37. Episode 369 - Just Like That

Air Date: 1986-05-12

Paul is in for more than one disappointment. Doreen thinks her new acquisition will help out - but disaster is about to strike.

38. Episode 370 - Vibes

Air Date: 1986-05-13

Paul takes his redundancy in his stride, but is dubious about news he receives of Lucy. Doreen is angry with Billy for not returning the bricks, fearing that they might jeopardise his court appeal.

39. Episode 371 - Hang-ups

Air Date: 1986-05-19

Doreen is reluctant to worry Billy with the phone bill, but he's got a bigger problem to face anyway. Karen is frightened after receiving several phone calls in which no-one speaks to her.

40. Episode 372 - First Time

Air Date: 1986-05-20

Karen sleeps with Guy, Paul voices his feelings of insecurity, and Madge offers to help Harry learn to drive.

41. Episode 373 - Dinner Guests

Air Date: 1986-05-26

Just as Karen and Guy are happy with their relationship, he has a proposal that would make it permanent. Billy and Doreen discover why the phone bill is so high.

42. Episode 374 - First Impressions

Air Date: 1986-05-27

Heather meets Nick's children for the first time, and they're not all impressed with her. Then one of them is involved in an accident...

43. Episode 375 - Coming of Age

Air Date: 1986-06-02

Billy convinces Doreen that the furniture should be moved upstairs while Rod has a party. Pat is determined to have an argument and eventually finds one. Heather and Nick reconsider whether they should marry if his children don't approve.

44. Episode 376 - Something Beginning With Sss

Air Date: 1986-06-03

Rod decides that he would like to join the police, but Billy isn't impressed with that idea. A romantic kiss leaves Karen in an awkward predicament.

45. Episode 377 - MYOB

Air Date: 1986-06-09

Bobby puts his job on the line by defying George Williams. Annabelle tries to talk Paul out of protesting. Ralph and Harry aren't speaking.

46. Episode 378 - Unlawful

Air Date: 1986-06-10

Harry and Ralph misuse a "disabled driver" badge. Paul buys timber to build a lollipop sign, and Sandra denies everything.

47. Episode 379 - Misguided

Air Date: 1986-06-16

Paul's impression of a lollipop man is not appreciated by some of the schoolchildren, who relieve him of his sign, nor by a policeman, who visits him at home. Nick has forgotten something important, so Heather calls on Annabelle for advice.

48. Episode 380 - Sound and Fury

Air Date: 1986-06-17

When Tony arrives, Pat realises that Sandra may not have dropped the Cribbs-Baker case after all. Sheila is nervous about her seminar. Terry tries to find somewhere to go where there isn't a furious row blazing.

49. Episode 381 - Similarity

Air Date: 1986-06-23

Harry finds a photograph that makes him believe his house is being used for immoral purposes. Sheila has even more to worry about.

50. Episode 382 - Reality

Air Date: 1986-06-24

Pat is shown up by a bottle of perfume. Sheila finally discovers who wrote the threatening letter to her. However, the person responsible wasn't making the phone calls.

51. Episode 383 - Rice

Air Date: 1986-06-30

Pat and Sandra don't go to Heather and Nick's wedding reception, and things become violent between them. Matty is in for a shock.

52. Episode 384 - On the Line

Air Date: 1986-07-01

Bobby goes to London to face a disciplinary committee. Terry finds out about Vicki's photograph. Cribbs-Baker tries to intimidate Tony and Sandra. Matty accuses Sheila of turning Mo against him, and becomes aggressive.

53. Episode 385 - Hope

Air Date: 1986-07-07

Ralph finds himself giving Harry a driving lesson, and discovers it's not something he'd like to repeat.

54. Episode 386 - No Hope

Air Date: 1986-07-08

Sally Dinsdale's husband has gone on the rampage, and she is fearful of what he might do. Sheila and Matty argue in the taxi home after class, and she gets out and walks into a horrific ordeal.

55. Episode 387 - Raped

Air Date: 1986-07-14

Sheila arrives home shaken and dazed, and although she tells Bobby what happened, she doesn't want to involve the police. The police pick up a drunken Pat, who looks like he's been in a fight.

56. Episode 388 - We Have To Ask

Air Date: 1986-07-15

Sheila is persuaded to call the police and discuss the attack, and Pat becomes the prime suspect.

57. Episode 389 - Who Could It Be

Air Date: 1986-07-21

Sheila isn't telling the police everything she knows. Matty tells Bobby who he thinks is the rapist.

58. Episode 390 - It Couldn't Be

Air Date: 1986-07-22

Bobby feels that there are things to be cleared up between him and Sheila - but she disagrees.

59. Episode 391 - Leaving All This Behind

Air Date: 1986-07-28

Nick discovers that Ruth has disobeyed him. Tony has an announcement to make about his future. Matty does nothing to improve his situation with the police

60. Episode 392 - A Real Suspect

Air Date: 1986-07-29

Following their investigation, the police believe they now have enough evidence to make an arrest.

61. Episode 393 - Time to Confess

Air Date: 1986-08-04

Matty is questioned by the police and encouraged to admit that he is the rapist. Bobby tries to return to work, but is prevented from doing so by George.

62. Episode 394 - Poor Teresa

Air Date: 1986-08-05

A confession convinces the police that they have found the guilty man, while Harry tries to discover the identity of the victim. Billy finds himself locked out, Paul finds himself with a bicycle he can't ride, and Teresa decides there is only one solution for her problems.

63. Episode 395 - Persistence

Air Date: 1986-08-11

At Teresa's funeral, Matty's family blame him for her death. Adam teaches Paul to ride his bicycle. Sandra fails to convince a reporter to cover her story, and Tracy is too fully clothed to interest him either.

64. Episode 396 - Facing Up

Air Date: 1986-08-12

Bobby returns to his work, and conflict with George. Harry decides that it is time to raise the rents payable by his tenants.......including Ralph. Karen confides in Sandra that she plans to move in with Guy.

65. Episode 397 - Crossing the Road

Air Date: 1986-08-18

Paul thinks he has found a way of blocking the dangerous road legally, but it leads to him spending time in a police cell and losing his bike. Sheila believes the rape has left her with more than memories.

66. Episode 398 - Qualifications

Air Date: 1986-08-19

Sheila has some relieving news, Rod receives his "O" Level results, Doreen holds a clothes party, and Annabelle has her interview.

67. Episode 399 - Home

Air Date: 1986-08-25

Annabelle and Paul meet Gordon's friend, but are they right to be optimistic? Charlie is behaving suspiciously. Guy finds accomodation for himself and Karen.

68. Episode 400 - Playing Politics

Air Date: 1986-08-26

Ruth discovers where Charlie is. Kathleen's aggressiveness could jeopardise the road safety campaign. Terry warns Pat that he could be in trouble if he sees Andrea again.

69. Episode 401 - Disagreement

Air Date: 1986-09-01

When Carol discovers that Gordon is gay, she refuses to go on working for Annabelle. Karen and Guy have a row. Heather is back from Hong Kong, and her first visitor is Charlie. Nick throws him out.

70. Episode 402 - Flares

Air Date: 1986-09-02

When Andrea calls, Terry locks Pat out in the cold with only his pants to keep him warm, and his appeals to Heather for help lead to her discovering that Nick has lied to her. Ruth has tea at the Corkhills', and Paul and Annabelle meet Chris.

71. Episode 403 - Under Pressure

Air Date: 1986-09-08

While Pat is with Andrea, her husband turns up, and Terry has to distract him. Harry challenges Paul to a race. Sandra is determined that Pat is not going to force her out of the house.

72. Episode 404 - Pedal Power

Air Date: 1986-09-09

Sandra disapproves when Pat continues to see Andrea. Billy has a narrow escape from a serious accident at work. Harry and Paul's race to Delamere Forest ends in a draw.

73. Episode 405 - Connection

Air Date: 1986-09-15

Nick and Charlie have a brush with the law. Dr. Hurrell returns to say goodbye to Sandra and stays overnight. After Damon catches them in bed together, Karen and Guy go to view a flat. Damon meets a girl.

74. Episode 406 - Wondering

Air Date: 1986-09-16

Gordon is appearing in a television interview, and Paul and Annabelle try to ensure that none of the neighbours watch it.

75. Episode 407 - Newspapers

Air Date: 1986-09-22

Karen tells Sandra she plans to move in with Guy. When Sally comes to stay, Harry wants Ralph to give up his bed. A mix-up by the paper boy causes Billy to discover that Gordon is gay.

76. Episode 408 - Flowers

Air Date: 1986-09-23

Bobby and Sheila go to tea with Guy and Karen, and Bobby ruins everything with one remark. Heather is being tormented by Nick and Charlie's behaviour.

77. Episode 409 - Could Have Been

Air Date: 1986-09-29

Ruth seems to know more about Nick than Heather does. Gail plans to have sex with Damon in a hotel room, but there's a man in the bath. Sandra leaves the close with Tony.

78. Episode 410 - Nobody Wants To Know

Air Date: 1986-09-30

Terry has a small problem with the rent. Damon has to run to catch Gail. Harry buys a huge teddy, but no one seems interested in knowing why. Ruth is forced to reveal the horrifying truth about Nick to Heather.

79. Episode 411 - Too Much, Too Soon

Air Date: 1986-10-06

Harry insists on helping to select a new flatmate for Pat and Terry.

80. Episode 412 - Double Glazing

Air Date: 1986-10-07

Nick has some hard choices to make. Sheila tells Damon he can leave her alone in the house, but a salesman calls and unwittingly reminds her of the rape.

81. Episode 413 - Misconceptions

Air Date: 1986-10-13

Annabelle begins her training to be a magistrate and isn't very successful. Pat wonders why Gill keeps staring at him. When Bobby comes home, he finds that Gail has taken over.

82. Episode 414 - For His Own good

Air Date: 1986-10-14

Heather is determined to reform Nick. Annabelle is reluctant to give Damon driving lessons.

83. Episode 415 - Shortcomings

Air Date: 1986-10-20

Andrea makes it clear that she's only after one thing. Sheila tries to be left alone, and Nick is going to be found out.

84. Episode 416 - Schemes

Air Date: 1986-10-21

Gordon goes for a job interview. Barry takes Sheila shopping. Harry does some scheming.

85. Episode 417 - Impure Thoughts

Air Date: 1986-10-27

In his interview, Rod begins to worry about the reputation of the Corkhills. When Sheila finds Gail and Damon coming out of his bedroom, she doesn't believe they were just tidying it. Barry decides it's time to take the law into his own hands.

86. Episode 418 - A Personal Favour

Air Date: 1986-10-28

Pat and Terry win a trip to Barbados. Billy is not keen on Tracy's intention of becoming a model. Nick begs Heather to let him stay with her.

87. Episode 419 - Financially Embarrassed

Air Date: 1986-11-03

Julian Tyler is determined to find Billy. Pat and Terry collect their tickets for Barbados. Doreen reaches her credit limit. Heather asks Barry's advice.

88. Episode 420 - Custard Powder

Air Date: 1986-11-04

Gail prepares a meal, but is missing a vital ingredient. When she starts to talk about marriage, Damon starts to panic. Barry makes a prediction.

89. Episode 421 - Taken For a Ride

Air Date: 1986-11-10

Things get tight for the Corkhills. Pat and Terry set off for Barbados, and although they believe Mrs McArdle is slightly senile, she secretly conceals a package in a locker at the airport.

90. Episode 422 - Getting Suspicious

Air Date: 1986-11-11

Rod takes his police exams. Heather discovers that Nick has been using her cheque book. Pat thinks he's in love. Harry decides to confiscate a hi-fi from his tenants' home, and Paul treats himself to a video camera and recorder.

91. Episode 423 - Discerning

Air Date: 1986-11-17

Tommy McArdle's attempts to chat up Gill are not appreciated. Mrs McArdle gives her minders the slip, and Annabelle is irritated when Paul video-records her in the kitchen.

92. Episode 424 - How Could You

Air Date: 1986-11-18

Sheila discovers why the trial has been postponed, and is annoyed with others for interfering. Paul confronts Barry, believing he is being disloyal to Lucy. Gordon buys a motorbike.

93. Episode 425 - Finishing the Job

Air Date: 1986-11-24

Pat and Terry find out that they have been duped, and that Tommy now requires them to go to Glasgow. Nick reaches rock bottom when the council decide he is a liability. Annabelle has problems with her freezer.

94. Episode 426 - One Careless Owner

Air Date: 1986-11-25

Nick tries to raise money so that he can go into a clinic. Doreen wants rid of Jimmy in case he ruins Rod's chances of joining the police. Annabelle has to ask her neighbors to look after a lot of food - and most of them eat it.

95. Episode 427 - Something Missing

Air Date: 1986-12-01

When Annabelle goes round the Close to collect all her food, she discovers there isn't as much as she remembered. Vicki is suspicious of Terry. Harry puts pressure on Sally to move into his house.

96. Episode 428 - Severe Food Poisoning

Air Date: 1986-12-02

After the meal she has served has not been received quite as well as she hoped, Annabelle feels that she must makes enquires about the state of health of her neighbours. Harry blames himself for the loss of his grandchild.

97. Episode 429 - Found

Air Date: 1986-12-08

The police bring Heather the news that Nick has been found. Gordon discovers that Chris has gone on a skiing holiday. The Corkhills' television is repossessed, and Annabelle decides to give up the catering business.

98. Episode 430 - Too Many Memories

Air Date: 1986-12-09

Pat receives a letter from Avril. Tracy signs up for a hairdressing job. Tragic news forces Heather to decide about her future.

99. Episode 431 - Offences

Air Date: 1986-12-15

Annabelle finds her first day in court as a magistrate to be something of an anti-climax. Paul accidentally sets off Heather's burglar alarm. Rod wonders whether he really stands a chance of making it into the police force.

100. Episode 432 - Misplaced Loyalty

Air Date: 1986-12-16

Gordon and Annabelle are not impressed that Paul is gloating because Barry is still expecting Lucy to come home for Christmas. Charlie discovers that Nick is dead. Tracy arrives late at the salon on her first.

101. Episode 433 - Father Christmas

Air Date: 1986-12-22

Jimmy brings a Christmas present for Billy, but Doreen isn't convinced that he should accept it. Harry observes some suspicious behaviour involving Father Christmas and some hampers.

102. Episode 434 - Robin Hood

Air Date: 1986-12-23

It's party time on the Close, and Gail is trying her luck with more than just one man. Harry overhears Jack explaining his scam, and turns it to his own advantage. Rod's time alone with Kirsty is interrupted when burglars strike next door.

103. Episode 435 - No Joke

Air Date: 1986-12-29

Guy is distraught because Karen has finished with him and is moving to London. Rod receives potentially useful press coverage. While Doreen confides in Sheila about her financial problems, the electricity at number 10 is disconnected.

104. Episode 436 - All Mod Cons

Air Date: 1986-12-30

To Rod's dismay, Billy just can't keep his hands off the electrics. Gail gate-crashes a party Damon has gone to. Bobby and Barry have a long chat in the pub.

1. Episode 437 - Give Us a Clue

Air Date: 1987-01-05

Harry is speechless for once, and it's time for Barry to leave again. Shelley lets Tracy go home early when she claims that her mother is awaiting the results of medical tests.

2. Episode 438 - Not Even Ill

Air Date: 1987-01-06

Damon is hanging around the school gates. Julia's incessant chatter causes Harry to regain the power of speech. Doreen visits Tracy at the salon, and Shelley is surprised that she is looking so well.

3. Episode 439 - Just Confused

Air Date: 1987-01-12

Sheila is in need of spiritual sustenance. Billy is offered a job in Tunbridge Wells. Harry confronts Madge about her birthdays.

4. Episode 440 - Good Turn

Air Date: 1987-01-13

Sheila is convinced that she needs to go to Rome, while Billy is convinced that he should go to Tunbridge Wells. Eric tries to convince Bobby that Martin's claims about asbestos need not be taken seriously.

5. Episode 441 - Double Talk

Air Date: 1987-01-19

After rowing with Doreen while Kirsty is visiting, Billy turns off the electricity again. Bobby has lunch with the industrial relations officer of Billinge's, and becomes more convinced that something funny is going on.

6. Episode 442 - Reconnection

Air Date: 1987-01-20

Harry is not pleased that Ralph is going on holiday with Madge, and makes sure everybody knows. Billy returns from the bank with good news, but is not pleased about what he finds at home.

7. Episode 443 - Accommodation

Air Date: 1987-01-26

Pat and Terry are both looking for a third tenant, and they both find one. Sheila looks for a job to help her save the money for going to Rome. Billy warns Doreen against over-spending.

8. Episode 444 - Singing the Same Tune

Air Date: 1987-01-27

Sheila is determined to go to Rome, with or without Bobby. Bobby is certain that the shop steward at Billinge Chemicals is in the management's pocket. Pat and Terry try to cope with the lodger from Hell.

9. Episode 445 - Surprises

Air Date: 1987-02-02

Paul rescues a drowning puppy, and Annabelle allows it into the house only until it can be taken to the RSPCA. Bobby wonders if he has got the wrong end of the stick regarding the asbestos scare.

10. Episode 446 - Moving On Soon

Air Date: 1987-02-03

A disturbing encounter galvanises Bobby into action - after meeting a man with asbestosis, he decides to call in the factory inspectors. Annabelle sets Lucky free, but Paul finds her and brings her back home. Mick's pipe nearly burns the house down.

11. Episode 447 - Little Messages

Air Date: 1987-02-09

Ralph and Madge return from their holiday engaged to be married. Bobby is accused of being a member of the Militant Tendency.

12. Episode 448 - Smooth Operator

Air Date: 1987-02-10

There are complaints from around the Close about the Collins' dog. Harry finds out how he can solve the riddle surrounding Madge's birthday.

13. Episode 449 - Bone of Contention

Air Date: 1987-02-16

Annabelle is annoyed when Lucky gets to the paper before she does, and mistakenly believes that Damon is in trouble with the police. Pat loses a lot of money in a card game. Madge has a story to tell about her birthday.

14. Episode 450 - Thinking the Worst

Air Date: 1987-02-17

Chinese whispers slur Damon's name, and it isn't long before he is allegedly a hardened criminal. Bobby faces an irate workforce at the factory.

15. Episode 451 - Rumbled

Air Date: 1987-02-23

Bobby discovers he has been spied on. Harry successfully impersonates a retired civil servant by putting on a stupid hat.

16. Episode 452 - Shedding

Air Date: 1987-02-24

Madge breaks off her engagement to Ralph, and Harry makes sure he retrieves the ring from her before she disappears.

17. Episode 453 - Fast Workers

Air Date: 1987-03-02

Mike makes a pass at Doreen. Jamie, who is delivering supplies to the salon, asks Tracy out. Trish and Fran have a business proposition for Pat and Terry.

18. Episode 454 - Snags

Air Date: 1987-03-03

Terry buys Heather's bed, but then realises he will have a problem getting it home. Harry is keen to buy her answerphone, until he finds out the price. Annabelle and Paul are late for the sale because Paul gets caught in a fence while trying to entice Lucky out of an awkward position.

19. Episode 455 - Our Lucky Night

Air Date: 1987-03-09

Harry finally confirms his suspicions, discovering that he has an extra tenant. Chris and Gordon act out a fantasy, with tragic results.

20. Episode 456 - Gory Details

Air Date: 1987-03-10

Terry confronts Pat over his neglect of their business. Paul sets out to discover who killed his dog. Mick and Mike make a noisy departure, while Ralph prepares to make a much quieter one.

21. Episode 457 - Who Is She

Air Date: 1987-03-16

A pregnant woman arrives looking for Mike. Terry is worried that he will be caught by the DHSS. Doreen witnesses the conditions Billy has been living in, and a series of strange encounters make her wonder what he has been up to.

22. Episode 458 - Raw Nerve

Air Date: 1987-03-17

Julia finds out about Tracy's night out with Jamie and is concerned about how Doreen will react. Thinking he has discovered who killed Lucky, Paul is intent on revenge.

23. Episode 459 - Reporting

Air Date: 1987-03-23

Pat's foolishness causes more work to be lost, and Terry is not pleased. Paul continues to gather evidence and is determined to use it against them, when he should really be reading a letter Gordon has written to him.

24. Episode 460 - Explaining

Air Date: 1987-03-24

Billy returns home unexpectedly. When he discovers what Paul has done, Gordon has a confession to make. Annabelle leaves Paul and Gordon to go to her mother's.

25. Episode 461 - Sunday Dinner

Air Date: 1987-03-30

Pat and Terry want the world to know that Paul has been spying for the DHSS, and they place a banner on their roof pointing to his house. Paul and Gordon burn their dinner.

26. Episode 462 - Crossfire

Air Date: 1987-03-31

Jimmy makes a suggestion, which might end Billy's bad luck. Sheila's mind is made up, but Margaret may be having second thoughts. Annabelle returns home and takes swift action to have the banner maligning Paul removed. When Tracy gives a young girl the hairstyle she wants, she is sacked.

27. Episode 463 - Bad Gamble

Air Date: 1987-04-06

Doreen decides the time has come to make a shrewd investment; she asks Damon to place a bet on a horse race for her. Billy and Doreen discover Tracy has lost her job. There are new arrivals on the Close.

28. Episode 464 - Hickory Dickory Dock

Air Date: 1987-04-07

Damon and Mark use an old clock to extricate themselves from a financial predicament. Doreen goes to the salon to try to convince Shelley to give Tracy her job back.

29. Episode 465 - No Inner Peace

Air Date: 1987-04-13

Bobby feels that too much is expected of him. Damon tries to impress Debbie with his culinary skills, but Mark has been trying to spice things up. Billy puts Doreen's winnings on another "cert."

30. Episode 466 - Ti Amo

Air Date: 1987-04-14

Bobby and Sheila's holiday in Rome goes from bad to worse, and neither of them can see how to mend things. Billy considers breaking the law to resolve his financial problems, and Doreen meets Jamie for the first time, just as the Corkhills have run out of toilet rolls.

31. Episode 467 - Pride And Guts

Air Date: 1987-04-20

While the Corkhills are at Rod's passing-out parade, Jimmy carries out a spot of burglary. Billy is appalled by the results, and he's not the only one.......

32. Episode 468 - Writing Fiction

Air Date: 1987-04-21

Jonathan is annoyed that Joanne is still hanging around, and Laura is annoyed that she has been trying on all her clothes. Preparing an insurance claim, Paul has to decide how many portable televisions were stolen along with Gordon's suede jacket and electric drill.

33. Episode 469 - Accusing

Air Date: 1987-04-27

Having agreed to do some work for the church, Sheila is taken aback when Father Gibbons brings his laundry round. Mona accuses Paul of attempting to poison her. Billy insists that Jimmy retrieves Annabelle's stolen brooch.

34. Episode 470 - Washing

Air Date: 1987-04-28

Rod's talk about his police work makes Billy feel uneasy. Pat and Terry finally realise that Harry is serious about selling their house when they find him showing an estate agent round it.

35. Episode 471 - Deckchairs

Air Date: 1987-05-04

Mona is becoming more and more paranoid about Paul. Laura is becoming disenchanted with the wedding arrangements. Vicky makes a decision which pleases Terry, and at the Grants', Father Gibbons finds he has to take a deckchair instead of a pew.

36. Episode 472 - Sling It

Air Date: 1987-05-05

Doreen's money worries start to affect her work. Paul and Annabelle discover what Mona is doing with her food and why.

37. Episode 473 - Blocked

Air Date: 1987-05-11

A problem with the drains escalates into a full-scale alert on the Close. Mr McGrath warns Damon off Debbie, but Damon is not keen on following his advice.

38. Episode 474 - Going Spare

Air Date: 1987-05-12

Jack experiences a certain amount of pain after his hand spends too much time on Vicki's bottom. Harry finds out why his toilet is blocked - but only after he has smashed it.

39. Episode 475 - Barking Mad

Air Date: 1987-05-18

Mona is concerned that Annabelle and Paul will put her into a home. Terry quickly regrets not listening to Vicki's advice. Jonathan and Laura discover a hole in the road - but not until their car falls into it.

40. Episode 476 - Down the Drain

Air Date: 1987-05-19

Vicki tells Terry that she is going to leave. The hole in the road claims another victim.......

41. Episode 477 - Nuisances

Air Date: 1987-05-25

Billy is furious when the neighbours keep driving over his garden to avoid the hole in the road, and confronts Pat.

42. Episode 478 - Job Offer

Air Date: 1987-05-26

Desperation causes Billy to open up his loft, then he finds that he needs to keep Rod at the door. Damon is offered a job, but can he keep a straight face?

43. Episode 479 - Extra Care

Air Date: 1987-06-01

Doreen is looking for a shoulder to cry on, and her boss has one available.......

44. Episode 480 - Always a Way

Air Date: 1987-06-02

The Corkhills have to face repossession, but Mr Howman has an offer of help with easy repayments by Doreen. Pat blackmails his way into the band.

45. Episode 481 - Forces

Air Date: 1987-06-08

Doreen still hasn't told Billy about the mortgage, and Mr Howman's offer begins to look appealing. Harry carries out a geological survey with a coat-hanger. Pat makes his debut with the band.

46. Episode 482 - Circling

Air Date: 1987-06-09

Laura buys a painting that really has "something", but Jonathan thinks it's incurable. Tracy and Jamie have a slight accident with Rod's shirt. When Doreen tells Billy what she nearly did with Mr Howman in a hotel room, everyone else's front gardens end up suffering.......

47. Episode 483 - Unwelcome

Air Date: 1987-06-15

Harry tries to discover where Ralph is going. Mona is due out of hospital, and Paul resents her impending return. Laura convinces Jonathan to have an AIDS test, while Damon has doors shut in his face at every opportunity.

48. Episode 484 - Grandmother's Rising

Air Date: 1987-06-16

Billy decides that more criminal action is called for. Mona gives Gordon a family heirloom to pass on to his girlfriend.

49. Episode 485 - Just a Job

Air Date: 1987-06-22

Harry learns where Ralph has been, and becomes confused. Debbie thinks Damon is going to chuch her. Laura has news about her deportation case.

50. Episode 486 - Approval

Air Date: 1987-06-23

Mona discovers the truth about Chris. Tracy and Rod find out how desperate the Corkhills' situation is.

51. Episode 487 - Happy Medium

Air Date: 1987-06-29

Jonathan starts to have doubts about Laura. Against Harry's better advice, Ralph invites a medium to visit the Close. Damon tries to finish with Debbie, but she wins him back with an ice-cream.

52. Episode 488 - Fire and Liver

Air Date: 1987-06-30

Jonathan feels that it is time to make Laura choose. Bobby and Paul each have their own interpretations of Edna's message from beyond the grave, but are Harry and Ralph going to place a winning bet?

53. Episode 489 - Just Postpojned

Air Date: 1987-07-06

Laura's parents are not too happy when they hear Laura's decision about the wedding. Gordon is annoyed when Chris offers to rent Mona's home to Ralph.

54. Episode 490 - Compulsive Liar

Air Date: 1987-07-07

Sheila takes a turn for the worse, Gordon tackles Chris about rent money. Laura becomes a compulsive liar.

55. Episode 491 - Bad Influence

Air Date: 1987-07-13

There's trouble for Chris when Paul and Annabelle find out where Ralph has been staying in the Lake District. There's a surprise in the post for Pat on his 28th birthday.

56. Episode 492 - First One

Air Date: 1987-07-14

Jonathan and Laura's first wedding guest arrives, not having received the message about its postponement. Rod is desperate to make a first arrest, but it turns out to be a real anti-climax.

57. Episode 493 - Cover-up

Air Date: 1987-07-20

Someone forgets to pick up rings from the jewellers, while all the evidence seems to be supporting the view that Alison is on the game.......

58. Episode 494 - A Good Job

Air Date: 1987-07-21

A window opens for Damon, but will it shut the door on his relationship with Debbie?

59. Episode 495 - Takeover Bid

Air Date: 1987-07-27

Now that Laura and Jonathan's big problems are behind them, the little things like cork tiles are getting them down. Damon has to decide whether to look a gift McGrath in the mouth.

60. Episode 496 - Bargaining

Air Date: 1987-07-28

The marquee arrives, and it looks as if someone hasn't been very accurate regarding the measurements, or in which garden it is to be installed.......

61. Episode 497 - Recruiting

Air Date: 1987-08-03

Surprisingly enough, the mix of their song on the demo tape causes the girls in the band to resent Pat. Billy is offered a job, but it's not the sort of job he can tell Doreen or Rod about.......

62. Episode 498 - Not Ready

Air Date: 1987-08-04

Laura has bad news. Terry decides it's time to call a halt to Pat's behaviour. Bobby extends the hand of friendship, although he knows Sheila is unlikely to co-operate with the promise he makes.

63. Episode 499 - Nearly There

Air Date: 1987-08-10

Laura reassures Jonathan that she does want to marry him, as they have a joint mortgage, but he's still not convinced that it will go ahead. Billy receives some instructions, and Ellie and Trish drop Pat and Fran from the band.

64. Episode 500 - Ready

Air Date: 1987-08-11

With only a few hours to go until the wedding, Laura disappears. Meanwhile, Billy prepares for the robbery, and needs to establish a good alibi.......

65. Episode 501 - Stabbed

Air Date: 1987-08-17

The robbery attempt goes disastrously wrong for Billy. Bobby finally plucks up the courage to tell Sheila what he has done.

66. Episode 502 - Token Gestures

Air Date: 1987-08-18

Bobby and Sheila have a tense lunch with Stan and Mrs Higgins. Billy tried to find out the condition of the stabbed supermarket manager. When Harry finds his tomatoes all over the Close, he decides to set up an action group. There is not much harmony among the members of the band.

67. Episode 503 - A Quiet Close

Air Date: 1987-08-24

Harry wants to show potential housebuyer Alison what a quiet close she would be moving to, but Tracy returns home in tears after being attacked, and Mona starts throwing crockery out of the bedroom window, accusing Paul and Annabelle of attempted murder.

68. Episode 504 - Easier Said Than Done

Air Date: 1987-08-25

Harry's meeting is not very well attended. Gene comes to the Close to confront Billy and threaten Tracy. Paul and Annabelle are disappointed when Mona's doctor refuses to sign her committal forms.

69. Episode 505 - We Don't Need Them

Air Date: 1987-08-31

Both factions of the band plan to dump the other after the gig. Tracy sees Billy in town talking to the man who attacked her. Paul finds it hard to keep the pace when he unexpectedly meets someone else who is training for the Marathon.

70. Episode 506 - Double Crossing

Air Date: 1987-09-01

Paul and Annabelle receive an unexpected visit from a social worker. Pat leave the Close for Dubai, but not before double-crossing Harry.

71. Episode 507 - Forward Planning

Air Date: 1987-09-07

The honeymooners return, and Jonathan finds out that Laura has been applying for a new job. Harry places a bet on the results of the Mersey Marathon. Mona decides to change her will to leave her home to Gordon.

72. Episode 508 - Doubters

Air Date: 1987-09-08

Both Jonathan and Harry take the credit when there is a flurry of activity around the hole in the Close. Laura has second thoughts about her job offer, but so does Jonathan. Harry is determined to sell his house, but is unaware that there is a conspiracy against him.

73. Episode 509 - Exposing

Air Date: 1987-09-14

Gene spills the wrong beans when he is arrested. Mona sees more than she bargained for when she turns up unexpectedly at Harry's, and reports him to the police for indecent exposure and possession of chocolate. Ralph fails to heed Paul's warnings about the dangers of trowels.

74. Episode 510 - Disturbing the Peace

Air Date: 1987-09-15

Annabelle draws the line at Paul's ideas about repelling ants. Doreen decides to leave Billy. Laura tells Jonathan where he can stick his new CD system.

75. Episode 511 - Making a Will

Air Date: 1987-09-21

Harry decides that he and Ralph should prepare their wills, leading Ralph to wonder of he has any living relatives. Mona readily accepts Gordon's suggested solution to Paul and Annabelle's problems. Billy is convinced that he is about to be arrested, but he gets a bigger shock when he goes into Tracy's bedroom.

76. Episode 512 - Tiles

Air Date: 1987-09-22

Annabelle is concerned when she can't get any answer when ringing Kendal. Doreen is concerned when Billy is taken away for questioning by the police. Sinbad's roof-tiling money-making scheme is not one of his greatest successes.

77. Episode 513 - Line-up

Air Date: 1987-09-28

Rod is sent home while Billy is questioned, and Doreen's panic increases when she hears that there is to be an identity parade. Harry cannot agree with Alison on what is to happen to his furniture. Ralph discovers that his advert is open to misinterpretation.

78. Episode 514 - Burgers

Air Date: 1987-09-29

Billy cannot understand why Riordan failed to recognise him at the identity parade. Jonathan attempts to demonstrate his barbecuing skills. Paul brings Mona back from Kendal, but it is clear that she still needs help.

79. Episode 515 - Barbecues

Air Date: 1987-10-05

Laura takes her ring off, but when she goes to put it back on she can't find it. Jamie needs somewhere to stay, but discovers that Julia is looking after Rod and Tracy.

80. Episode 516 - Looking

Air Date: 1987-10-06

Ralph decides to go to the cemetery in search of clues about his ancestors. Julia is not amused when she finds out that Jamie has been staying in the Corkhills' garage, Laura spends the whole day searching for her ring.

81. Episode 517 - Cracking

Air Date: 1987-10-12

There is a happy reunion for Damon and Debbie, but there have been one or two changes while they have been apart. Ralph tries to find out who is putting flowers on Jean's grave.

82. Episode 518 - Mockery

Air Date: 1987-10-13

Damon puts his foot in it in a big way with Debbie. Ralph finds himself following a treasure hunt.

83. Episode 519 - Today

Air Date: 1987-10-19

Annabelle is not convinced that Paul should be running the Mersey Marathon, or that he should be allowing Matty to use their shower. It's Laura's 24th birthday, but she is totally unprepared for the shock which awaits her.......

84. Episode 520 - Alive, Just....

Air Date: 1987-10-20

Damon wants Debbie to come and stay, but Bobby and Sheila have other ideas. Paul and Annabelle hear that someone they know has died. Jonathan is not prepared for what he finds when he returns home to look for Laura.

85. Episode 521 - Exhibits

Air Date: 1987-10-26

Billy discovers that he is going to have to pay a price for his freedom. Paul runs the Marathon, but will he finish it?

86. Episode 522 - And Then There Was One

Air Date: 1987-10-27

Geoff becomes less optimistic about Laura's chances of recovery, and tries to find out how the accident could have happened. Annabelle is concerned by Paul's twinges before and during the Marathon, but Matty reassures her. Doreen pleads with Billy not to go along with Riordan's plan. Damon and Debbie leave, and Sheila feels that she and Bobby have let them down.

87. Episode 523 - Bathrobe

Air Date: 1987-11-02

Barry tries to convince both his new girlfriend Ursula and Terry that he has turned over a new leaf and branched out into the tree business, but then he has to made a quick getaway minus his underpants from the home of a gangster with a sh-sh-sh-shotgun.

88. Episode 524 - S-S-Sullied

Air Date: 1987-11-03

Sizzler turns up on the Close in search of his missing bathrobe. Jonathan receives bad news about Laura. Billy has to choose between Doreen and Riordan.

89. Episode 525 - Not Today. Santa

Air Date: 1987-11-09

Sinbad makes a series of bad moves, and there is bad news for Terry. Harry is offered the post of Part Time Joint Membership Co-ordinator of the Commonwealth and Empire Club, whose responsibilities sound suspiciously similar to those of a doorman.......

90. Episode 526 - Community Service

Air Date: 1987-11-10

Bobby is concerned when Barry gets Sheila a video recorder, and annoyed when he finds out why. Terry moves in with Jonathan, who helps him to reach an amicable settlement with Harry. Billy and Jimmy confront Riordan, and Sizzler outlines his community s-s-s-service requirements.

91. Episode 527 - That's It

Air Date: 1987-11-16

Barry puts two and two together, and Jonathan discovers what - and who - caused Laura's accident. Doreen has to decide whether she will go back to Billy. Now that Harry is the Commonwealth and Empire Club doorman, Ralph has no chance of meeting the entrance requirements.

92. Episode 528 - Non-active Status

Air Date: 1987-11-17

Laura's parents are concerned to find that Terry has moved in with Jonathan, and refuse to prepare for the worst. Billy's hopes of a reconciliation with Doreen are dashed. Ralph finally gains entry to the Commonwealth and Empire Club, only to discover that he isn't actually allowed to do anything there.......

93. Episode 529 - Complications

Air Date: 1987-11-23

Harry is still taking his role at the Commonwealth and Empire Club seriously. Barry and Sinbad return some stolen property. Bobby and Sheila prepare for a night out, unaware that some terrible news is about to be brought to them......

94. Episode 530 - Our Fault

Air Date: 1987-11-24

Bobby and Sheila go to identify Damon's body, leaving Billy to break the news to Barry. Sheila blames herself, while Bobby blames Debbie....... A visitor to Jonathan's makes Terry wonder what the new year will bring.

95. Episode 531 - Vigil

Air Date: 1987-11-30

Damon's body is brought home, and Sheila prepares for an all-night vigil. There are other unexpected arrivals.

96. Episode 532 - A Special Fella

Air Date: 1987-12-01

At Damon's final farewell, Barry decides to set the record straight. New residents arrive on the Close.

97. Episode 533 - Tolerance

Air Date: 1987-12-07

Harry makes an effort to be nice to his new tenants, the Rogers family, but starts to regret it. Rod becomes romantic with Kirsty. Paul and Annabelle agree to let Chris stay with them for a while.

98. Episode 534 - Snakes

Air Date: 1987-12-08

Harry finds that he has to seek reassurances that his new tenants have no mad dogs, pet snakes or grass growing in their living room. Paul and Sammy are both aware that "Growler" is playing truant, but will either of them tell his parents?

99. Episode 535 - Fairy Lights

Air Date: 1987-12-14

Terry is full of Christmas cheer, until he is stranded with nowhere to go. Billy receives a letter from Doreen.

100. Episode 536 - Presents

Air Date: 1987-12-15

Sitting in for his father as Santa, Terry decides to try to impress Sue by leaving the present she asks for at her office, but she thinks she is being stalked and gets Jonathan to lodge a complaint with the store. As Christmas approaches, Billy hopes that his luck is changing.

101. Episode 537 - A Quiet Christmas

Air Date: 1987-12-21

The Grants are about to go away for Christmas, but something is holding them back. Gordon makes a confession, and so does Terry. When Chrissy asks Frank to invite a couple of the neighbours for a drink on her behalf, the ones that arrive aren't who she is expecting..

102. Episode 538 - Christmas Dinner

Air Date: 1987-12-22

Laura's parents disapprove of Jonathan's plans for Christmas and the future. There is conflict in the Rogers household on Christmas Day, while the Collins family find Mona's allegations difficult to believe.

103. Episode 539 - Active Imaginations

Air Date: 1987-12-29

Sammy is left in charge when Frank and Chrissy go out to celebrate New Year, but her idea of fun isn't exactly safe. Terry plans a romantic New Year, but the best-laid plans.......

104. Episode 540 - New Year, New Start

Air Date: 1987-12-30

Jonathan is not amused to find his room occupied when he returns home. Bobby makes a resolution, but has he left it too late? Frank and Chrissy solve the mystery of the Lone Ranger.

1. Episode 541 - The Gift Of Life

Air Date: 1988-01-04

Laura's life-support machine is turned off. Ralph finds out that Harry is going to be on the panel interviewing him for membership of the Commonwealth and Empire Club.

2. Episode 542 - Pertinent Questions

Air Date: 1988-01-05

Bobby resents Sheila's studying. Jonathan has to face the inquest into Laura's death, and decides to lie in order to prevent her parents from discovering the truth.

3. Episode 543 - Ways And Means

Air Date: 1988-01-11

Paul feels that Chris has overstayed his welcome. Terry and Annabelle are surprised by the way Jonathan is behaving following Laura's cremation.

4. Episode 544 - Moral Judgements

Air Date: 1988-01-12

Jonathan invites Terry to go on a holiday with him. Growler is driving everyone up the wall. Annabelle has an embarrassing experience involving a man in a rusty old car. Harry's economy drive backfires.

5. Episode 545 - Contraflow

Air Date: 1988-01-18

Terry tests the power and effectiveness of Jonathan's cordless telephone, and invites Sue round to help him fill in his taxi licence application form. Gordon is jealous that Chris is getting a free trip to St Moritz.

6. Episode 546 - Rearranging

Air Date: 1988-01-19

Annabelle receives a letter from Mona asking for help. Frank's chances of getting a new job take a turn for the worse. Gordon feels that Paul will never understand him.

7. Episode 547 - Paperwork

Air Date: 1988-01-25

Bobby thinks he has done a good turn, but Sheila doesn't react in the way he expects. Paul is surprised to find that Annabelle is willing to give Terry a reference. Growler and Bumper accidentally cause some people's plans to go up in smoke.

8. Episode 548 - Hoping For.......

Air Date: 1988-01-26

Annabelle is disappointed with Paul's attitude to the new neighbours, and he fails to prevent her from giving Terry another reference. Bobby can't seem to put a foot right with Sheila. Sue wants to keep her business and private life seperate.

9. Episode 549 - I'm Keeping It

Air Date: 1988-02-01

Paul's mug is broken, so he doesn't let Gordon watch "The Magic Rabbits". Chrissy receives a letter from the school about Sammy's coat. Brian comes to Annabelle's aid when her car breaks down. Growler and Bumper retaliate when their football is confiscated.

10. Episode 550 - Someone To Blame

Air Date: 1988-02-02

Billy is on the spot when Tracy wants to know all about Doreen and his involvement in crime. When Jamie needs money, he finds a surprisingly easy way of earning it on the Close. A household loses two of its members.

11. Episode 551 - Sorry, Sorry, Sorry

Air Date: 1988-02-08

Bobby appears in court on the drink-driving charge, and is fined £150. He and Barry go for a drink together, and forget to bring something home....... Annabelle receives another strange letter from her mother.

12. Episode 552 - School Rules

Air Date: 1988-02-09

Chrissy confronts Sammy's headmistress, and is determined to make Frank's company keep to their word. The Corkhills' becomes a haven for waifs and strays.

13. Episode 553 - Venison

Air Date: 1988-02-15

Gordon makes an unexpected return to the Close - in an ambulance. Jamie is a victim of Rod's dedication to his police work, and when Jimmy is left to handle the food supply at number 10, it's best not to question where it came from.

14. Episode 554 - Pancakes

Air Date: 1988-02-16

All of a sudden, both Paul and Annabelle are keen to visit Mona. Harry realises that he has to take action now that there is a vacant committee post.

15. Episode 555 - Comradeship

Air Date: 1988-02-22

Jimmy's mistress, Kathy, arrives at the Corkhills'. Harry and Ralph are both urgently seeking sponsors. Paul refuses to ring Chris on Gordon's behalf.

16. Episode 556 - Our Grandchild

Air Date: 1988-02-23

Mr McGrath brings news about Debbie to the Grants, and ends up being thrown out of the house. Chris is amused to find Gordon looking like something out of "Doctor Who". Mona turns up late at night, claiming that she is being beaten at the home.

17. Episode 557 - Elected

Air Date: 1988-02-29

Harry employs below-the-belt tactics in his bid to be elected to the committee after his sponsor realises he has been conned. Jamie tries to convince Billy to allow him to move in indefinitely.

18. Episode 558 - Speechless

Air Date: 1988-03-01

There is an unexpected setback for Harry during his inaugural anti-women speech at the Commonwealth and Empire Club. Mona is in a bad way. Jimmy has an ingenious solution to the Corkhills' overcrowding problem.

19. Episode 559 - Knocking Through

Air Date: 1988-03-07

Bobby has bad news for Sheila. Ralph decides to build a model of the Close. Jamie is woken up by the sound of holes being drilled all around him.

20. Episode 560 - Lives Wasted

Air Date: 1988-03-08

Bobby throws some hurtful allegations at Sheila, and they both seek solace in their own way. Terry makes a rash decision when he hears of Sue's resignation. Tracy and Jamie move out.

21. Episode 561 - Commonwealth Day

Air Date: 1988-03-14

Ralph's entertainment for Commonwealth Day at the Commonwealth and Empire Club doesn't quite fit the bill, but there's somebody around to save the day.

22. Episode 562 - Kidnapped

Air Date: 1988-03-15

Betty has an issue that she wants Harry to bring up at his first committee meeting. Terry is dubious about Barry's latest proposition. Chris and Gordon kidnap Mona.

23. Episode 563 - Convinced

Air Date: 1988-03-21

Terry makes a friend on holiday, while Jonathan finds it harder to cope. Paul receives unexpected assistance in his investigation of the care home. Billy discovers that Tracy has gone to London.

24. Episode 564 - Out Of Order

Air Date: 1988-03-22

Billy finds Jimmy's stolen loot. Jonathan feels that his spirits are too low for a holiday. Terry takes his chances on the piste. Harry and Ralph try to raise the possibility of admitting women at the committee meeting.

25. Episode 565 - Living With Guilt

Air Date: 1988-03-28

Barry is caught in the act, and Sheila tears a strip off Billy. Terry finds that ice-skating is just as difficult as skiing, and while he and Donna watch a dancing display, Jonathan and Cheryl play backgammon. Jamie comes back from London without Tracy.

26. Episode 566 - Old Mates

Air Date: 1988-03-29

Rod goes to London to search for Tracy. Donna drops a bombshell. Billy wonders whether his children would prefer to be with their mother. There's a surprise awaiting Kathy when she goes out looking for a fight.

27. Episode 567 - Pull The Other One

Air Date: 1988-04-04

The trail for Tracy goes dead for Rod and Jamie. Billy discovers he can't even count on Jimmy to be dishonest. Chrissy wonders where Growler got his football.

28. Episode 568 - Holiday Friendships

Air Date: 1988-04-05

Rod returns from London, but his news isn't good. Bobby receives a tip-off about the effects of automation. Sue's nose is out of joint when she finds out how popular Terry is with the ladies.

29. Episode 569 - Sights

Air Date: 1988-04-11

Barry and Sinbad show Cheryl and Donna the sights of Liverpool. Tracy returns from London, and Billy is all set to have a go at her. Frank gets a shock when he discovers he has lost something.

30. Episode 570 - Held

Air Date: 1988-04-12

Following the theft of Frank's articulated lorry, he is interrogated by the police and his home is thoroughly searched. Growler fears that the stolen football will be found.

31. Episode 571 - Costing

Air Date: 1988-04-18

Frank's story is not believed, Sheila seeks spiritual guidance, Bobby agrees to contribute his wages to the strike fund, and Barry receives a tip-off about his trees. Tracy tries to persuade Kathy to stay even though Jimmy has dumped her to go back to his wife.

32. Episode 572 - Someone To Talk To

Air Date: 1988-04-19

Bobby has a big decision to make as a strike seems possible at a factory. Sheila visits a marriage guidance counsellor.

33. Episode 573 - Serious Misconduct

Air Date: 1988-04-25

Things look bad for Frank as he faces a discliplinary hearing. There are revelations in the post for Bobby, an awkward customer for Sinbad, and an unexpected question for Sue.......about wallpaper.

34. Episode 574 - Expert Opinion

Air Date: 1988-04-26

Both Bobby and Sheila realise that they have been somewhat economical with the truth. Terry delegates the choice of Jonathan's wallpaper to Sue, and the decorating itself to Sinbad.......

35. Episode 575 - Clubbing It

Air Date: 1988-05-02

Kathy doesn't make Jimmy welcome when he returns to the Close, and she and Sheila decide to go out to a nightclub. When Tracy isn't available, Billy has to look after Claire.

36. Episode 576 - Sexual Chemistry

Air Date: 1988-05-03

Sheila and Kathy's night out has an unpleasant ending, and Paul also gets a shock.

37. Episode 577 - Retaliation

Air Date: 1988-05-09

Barry replaces the broken glass in Billy's door, then Bobby smashes it again. Paul wants to confront Gordon and Chris, but he has forgotten that it is Annabelle's birthday.

38. Episode 578 - Rain Forest

Air Date: 1988-05-10

Gordon and Chris consider buying a home together, and Chris has an idea about where the deposit might come from. Jonathan tries to find out who planted a rain forest in his back garden.

39. Episode 579 - Absenteeism

Air Date: 1988-05-16

Barry offers financial help to his parents, but Sheila wonders where he is getting the money from. Tracy is behaving very mysteriously. Harry is annoyed to discover than Ralph has disposed of two of his gnomes.

40. Episode 580 - No Splits

Air Date: 1988-05-17

There's a crisis in the factory, and Bobby is nowhere to be found, so Sheila has to cover up. Gordon and Chris receive a letter from the building society. Barry finds he must do some more community s-s-s-service.

41. Episode 581 - Serious Words

Air Date: 1988-05-23

Harry's gnomes are disappearing again. Bobby's whereabouts are still a mystery to George. Jonathan's boss has a few stern words with him.

42. Episode 582 - Surprising Answers

Air Date: 1988-05-24

Paul is in a panic over Mona and her money. Jonathan needs to find a missing paragraph. Harry catches the gnome-napper red-handed.

43. Episode 583 - Get Them Down

Air Date: 1988-05-30

The Grants' house goes up for sale. The Collins' glass door is the next to be smashed to pieces, and Jamie is caught with his trousers down.

44. Episode 584 - Desert Rats

Air Date: 1988-05-31

Jonathan takes a chance to dig deeper in search of the missing paragraph, and Paul prepares his speech. Chrissy is keen to see the model Growler claims to have made.

45. Episode 585 - Mind Your Backs

Air Date: 1988-06-06

Growler deceives Chrissy. Despite Betty's protests, Paul goes ahead with his D-Day speech. Gordon and Chris enjoy a night out, but the aftermath is not as pleasant.

46. Episode 586 - No Contest

Air Date: 1988-06-07

Gordon and Chris are charged. Sue and Terry's quiet night is interrupted. Sizzler explains what he requires Barry to do.

47. Episode 587 - Insight

Air Date: 1988-06-13

Jonathan tries to write a letter of apology, until Terry convinces him that he shouldn't bother. On the morning of Jamie's interview, he finds hiself asleep on the lawn. Sue repays the money that Terry owes Barry.

48. Episode 588 - Leaning

Air Date: 1988-06-14

Jonathan makes yet another attempt to prove that the missing paragraph was not his fault.

49. Episode 589 - Now We Know

Air Date: 1988-06-20

Sue joins Jonathan in his detective work. Jimmy's gift of a carpet is not appreciated. Kirsty is furious when a set of cufflinks mysteriously turns into something else.

50. Episode 590 - Big Smile.......

Air Date: 1988-06-21

Growler and Bumper get themselves into deeper trouble when they show Ralph's model to their teacher. The mystery of the packet found in Rod's jacket continues.

51. Episode 591 - No Wazzocks

Air Date: 1988-06-27

Ralph gets a surprise when he takes a look at the local newspaper. Jonathan asks Terry to help arrange a barbecue, and Matty plays host to an annoying potential housebuyer.

52. Episode 592 - Early Retirement

Air Date: 1988-06-28

Barry takes Penny to a hotel, but their passion doesn't go unrecorded. Bumper and Growler retrieve the model, but leave behind some incriminating evidence. Jonathan gives a barbecue party, but one of the guests has to be asked to leave.

53. Episode 593 - The Last Pancake

Air Date: 1988-07-04

Sheila returns from Basingstoke with news for Barry. Sammy is feeling off-colour, and Chrissy suspects that something may be really wrong.

54. Episode 594 - Business Is Business

Air Date: 1988-07-05

Chrissy discovers an article on teenage pregnancy Sammy has been reading and becomes more worried. Things may be about to hot up between Billy and Kathy.

55. Episode 595 - Dirty Insinuations

Air Date: 1988-07-11

The relationship between Billy and Kathy is much talked-about. When a scarf is shown around the school, some people recognise it.

56. Episode 596 - Common Interest

Air Date: 1988-07-12

Jimmy apologises for casting aspersions while under the influence, but Kathy is not impressed. Growler's absence is causing concern. Penny insists that Barry retrieves the videotape from Sizzler.

57. Episode 597 - You Know Something

Air Date: 1988-07-18

The police The police shock Chrissy and Frank. Sue wants Barry to return the money she gave him.Chrissy and Frank. Sue wants Barry to return the money she gave him.

58. Episode 598 - No Bumpy Roads!

Air Date: 1988-07-19

Frank and Chrissy steel themselves to expect the worst. Terry has a nightmare experience at the wheel of his taxi.

59. Episode 599 - Hello, Mum

Air Date: 1988-07-25

Growler's disappearance brings back memories of Damon for Sheila, while Frank and Chrissy are blaming each other. Terry continues to have a hard time, and a wanderer returns.

60. Episode 600 - Remember That?

Air Date: 1988-07-26

The Rogers' holiday doesn't start off very well. Jamie has an unfortunate encounter. Sheila is beginning to have doubts about her course - can she regain the confidence she needs?

61. Episode 601 - Just The Start

Air Date: 1988-08-01

The Collins family are receiving some frightening phonecalls, then things turn violent. Annabelle makes it clear just how far she is prepared to go with Brian.

62. Episode 602 - Not The Same

Air Date: 1988-08-03

Sue tells Terry what she has done for him, but will his male pride be able to accept it? Paul and Annabelle settle Mona in her new home - but while they are away, the mysterious white car turns up again.......

63. Episode 603 - Calling Card

Air Date: 1988-08-08

Penny fears for Barry's life if he insists on playing the tough guy. Paul doesn't know what he is letting himself in for when he tries to provoke a reaction from the thugs. As Rod and Kirsty plan to celebrate good news, there is an unexpected arrival.......

64. Episode 604 - Congratulations, Harry

Air Date: 1988-08-10

The burnt-out car is still on the Close, and the callers are on the line again. Harry, however, has some good news to celebrate.

65. Episode 605 - Following Through

Air Date: 1988-08-15

Paul tries to enlist help from his neighbours when the thugs threaten to return, but no-one seems to be willing, and there are ugly scenes when they turn up. Jonathan and Sarah fly off to Calgary.

66. Episode 606 - Resistance

Air Date: 1988-08-17

The solidarity of the Close sees off the queer-bashers, but there's a price to pay. Jonathan reveals to Sarah that his next destination is not Liverpool.......

67. Episode 607 - Called In

Air Date: 1988-08-22

Rod becomes involved in an allegation of police brutality. When the Corkhills don't confer with Jamie on what to get Tracy for her birthday, the results are obvious. Annabelle is surprised to discover who Paul has asked to remove the car, but there's a bigger shock for Jonathan in Vancouver.

68. Episode 608 - She's Forgotten

Air Date: 1988-08-24

Sheila leaves the Close, declining a farewell drink with Kathy. Sizzler has a job for Barry to do in return for the tape. It is Tracy's 18th birthday, but there is no card from Doreen.

69. Episode 609 - Shaking

Air Date: 1988-08-29

All Jamie's endeavours at the Job Club come to nothing. Annabelle refuses to go out with Paul because she has other plans. Jonathan is put in a difficult position, in more ways than one.

70. Episode 610 - Taking Off

Air Date: 1988-08-31

It's rehearsal time for Cheryl's wedding, but there is a surprise in store for her. Chrissy blames Growler for leaving the bath in a mess - until the true culprit arrives, wanting to use it again.......

71. Episode 611 - After All I've Said!

Air Date: 1988-09-05

Sizzler has another job for Barry, but this one involves something gruesome. Annabelle has some secret plans for a weekend away. There are a few problems for the Rogers family on the first day of term.

72. Episode 612 - The Condemned Dog

Air Date: 1988-09-07

Barry has to decide whether to follow Sizzler's instructions and kill Ma Johnson's dog. Frank decides that it is time to take some direct action, as Growler has been bunking off again. Jonathan unwisely offers to shake hands with Deburau while standing on the riverside.

73. Episode 613 - All Arranged

Air Date: 1988-09-12

Paul is surprised when Annabelle insists on going to her conference. Barry tries to make Ma Johnson see sense. Harry aims to maximise his chances of a committee victory, and a house on the Close is broken into.

74. Episode 614 - Surprise, Surprise

Air Date: 1988-09-14

Annabelle's liaisons with Brian don't go entirely unnoticed. Sammy and Growler both have medical appointments, Jonathan is reunited with Cheryl, and Barry and Penny are appalled when they finally get to see Sizzler's tape.

75. Episode 615 - Knived

Air Date: 1988-09-19

Sheila returns to the Close and finds Barry trying to recover from his break-up with Penny. The second part of Operation Hickory doesn't go as planned for Rod.

76. Episode 616 - Conflabs

Air Date: 1988-09-21

Frank has a series of confrontations, some more successful than others. Harry has a decision to make, and knows who he has to consult first. Cheryl has her interview, but is too nervous to tell Jonathan.

77. Episode 617 - Up For Sale

Air Date: 1988-09-26

Harry's romantic tea with Betty is interrupted by an unwelcome guest. Kathy visits Sheila, and can't believe what she finds.

78. Episode 618 - You Can't Stay Here

Air Date: 1988-09-28

Harry has an offer on the house, and Sammy starts her new job. Tracy's work situation doesn't get any better, but there's a comforting arm close at hand.

79. Episode 619 - In The Way

Air Date: 1988-10-03

Cheryl settles into her new home, but Sue is worried about Terry's feelings. The contracts are exchanged on the Grants' house, leaving Barry homeless.

80. Episode 620 - That Kind Of A Day

Air Date: 1988-10-05

As Jonathan is about to head out for a night on the town with Cheryl, he drops his car keys down a drain. There is a birthday surprise for Billy.

81. Episode 621 - Distracted

Air Date: 1988-10-10

Sheila insists on paying for her keep, but for Billy there's no smoke without fire. Frank tries to find somewhere to hide a bicycle, while Rod's forgetfulness could have serious repercussions.......

82. Episode 622 - A Hard Day

Air Date: 1988-10-12

Rod's sergeant initiates a search for the purse that was handed in, so he needs to decide whether to confess. Gerrard is making life difficult for Tracy, and there is some devastating news for Chrissy and Frank.

83. Episode 623 - Absent Friends

Air Date: 1988-10-17

Ralph employs undercover tactics to find out what Chrissy is up to. When Jimmy has an accident while cleaning the Collins' windows, he needs to lay his hands on a bathroom suite at short notice.......

84. Episode 624 - Flooded

Air Date: 1988-10-19

Frank decides that he is not going to stand for the post of shop steward, despite the protests. Barry turns the water back on at the Grants', with disastrous consequences.

85. Episode 625 - Busybodies

Air Date: 1988-10-24

A chance comment made by Chrissy gets back to Ralph and causes offence. Paul and Annabelle are surprised when they see their new bathroom suite.

86. Episode 626 - Where Have You Been?

Air Date: 1988-10-26

Paul becomes suspicious as to Annabelle's whereabouts and quizzes her when she returns. Kathy, meanwhile, wants to know where Linda is.

87. Episode 627 - Plan B

Air Date: 1988-10-31

Jimmy has to extricate himself from the Grants', while Tracy is persuaded to meet up with Gerrard. Annabelle finds that she will have to go on her weekend away with Paul instead of Brian, whose carelessness results in Sheila discovering her affair.

88. Episode 628 - Get Stuck In

Air Date: 1988-11-02

Katie finds out that in the nativity play she will be playing a sheaf of corn instead of the Virgin Mary. Frank decides that it is time for new tactics over the toilets, and blocks them. Terry proposes to Sue.

89. Episode 629 - Unblocked

Air Date: 1988-11-07

Gordon is worried about his health as he begins to show the early warning symptoms of AIDS. Sheila discovers that Bobby has gone to Poland, and worries about her financial situation.

90. Episode 630 - Outmanoeuvred

Air Date: 1988-11-09

Tracy is bonding with Nikki as a result of their mutual hatred of Gerrard. Sheila is bonding with Billy over money, but Kathy is stood up on a dinner date when he gets a better offer.

91. Episode 631 - A Positive Step

Air Date: 1988-11-14

Gordon receives good news and resolves to turn over a new leaf. Kathy hopes that a new dress will help to lure Billy away from Linda.

92. Episode 632 - Don't Mention The War

Air Date: 1988-11-16

Rod faces a police enquiry, Kathy adopts a new ploy to win Billy, Gordon reads a disturbing rumour on his first day at work, and no-one mentions the war.

93. Episode 633 - Bitter Thoughts

Air Date: 1988-11-21

Sue has to explain her reaction to Martin, and Terry doesn't find her explanation entirely convincing. Sheila has to face the anniversary of Damon's death alone.

94. Episode 634 - So What?

Air Date: 1988-11-23

Gordon confronts Brian over what he is up to with Annabelle, and is surprised by his reaction. Kathy enlists Julia's help to get rid of Linda.

95. Episode 635 - Ex Nihilo Nihil

Air Date: 1988-11-28

Kathy and Julia's cunning plans turns out not to be cunning enough. Gerrard returns from his holiday, determined to convince Tracy to go out with him. Katie is upset because Growler makes her believe she was adopted.

96. Episode 636 - Arabs

Air Date: 1988-11-30

Harry is expecting a family of Arabian brain surgeons to move into his house, but is about to be disappointed. Julia is causing conflict.

97. Episode 637 - Ticklish

Air Date: 1988-12-05

The furniture is getting on top of Harry, and Gerrard is getting Tracy down. Terry looks for a partnership, while Sheila looks for somewhere else to live.

98. Episode 638 - A Lot To Learn

Air Date: 1988-12-07

Brian thinks that Gordon lacks motivation. As they await Doreen's return, Billy and Rod argue. Tracy confides in Sheila, and Terry receives an offer.

99. Episode 639 - Perestroika

Air Date: 1988-12-12

Tracy tells Gerrard to back off, and there is bad news for Billy as Julia confesses to telling a lie. Rod's superintendent tries to persuade him to reveal more about Operation Hickory.

100. Episode 640 - Deceived

Air Date: 1988-12-14

Gordon learns a few tricks and makes a sale. Brian and Annabelle get their cover-stories mixed up, and Rod is confronted about his lost trousers.

101. Episode 641 - Cuddly Seals

Air Date: 1988-12-19

Barry and Sinbad enter a Christmas venture together, but it gets off to a slow start. Billy receives a card and a note from Doreen. Sheila and Julia argue.

102. Episode 642 - Sacked

Air Date: 1988-12-21

Terry sees something disturbing at a wine-bar, and Tracy gets the sack. Paul discovers Brian's Christmas present to Annabelle. When Ralph receives some bad news, Barry and Sinbad need to act quickly.

103. Episode 643 - Stuffed

Air Date: 1988-12-26

It is a rowdy Christmas Day at the Corkhills', and there is a surprise arrival. Chrissy has a theory about Growler's problem, while Frank is called into work. Sue tries to convince Terry that he was mistaken, and Paul confronts Annabelle and Brian about their affair.

104. Episode 644 - So Proud

Air Date: 1988-12-27

As Christmas Day continues, Billy dishes out the rosaries, and makes a major admission about Doreen. Sinbad and Barry are breaking and entering, while Paul is a broken man.

105. Episode 645 - Nearly Finished

Air Date: 1988-12-28

Tracy seeks help from the Citizens Advice Bureau, while Sheila consults a priest. Gordon tries to help reconcile Paul and Annabelle. A dramatic rescue is required, and Terry is the hero.

106. Episode 646 - My House Is Your House

Air Date: 1988-12-29

Jonathan wants to pay his dues, and Sheila is saying her goodbyes, as Sinbad and Barry continue to hunt for the missing seals.

107. Episode 647 - Party Time

Air Date: 1988-12-30

It's New Year on the Close, and a particularly subdued one for the Collins'. Sinbad has something for Ralph, and Barry's scheming causes Kirsty and Rod to be apart as 1989 arrives.

1. Episode 648 - Relationships

Air Date: 1989-01-02

Tracy is grilled by her lawyer. Gordon plans to leave Brian's employment, but is persuaded to stay on. The workforce want Frank to call a strike, and Paul forbids Annabelle to use his car.

2. Episode 649 - Victory

Air Date: 1989-01-07

Sheila asks for forgiveness, and Frank has some explaining to do. Paul has a few suggestions for Annabelle, Debbie has advice for Barry, and Gordon gets his revenge on Brian.

3. Episode 650 - Getting A Bit Silly

Air Date: 1989-01-09

When Jonathan and Cheryl return from their holiday, they discover that the decorating hasn't been done yet. Harry prepares his proposal to Betty. Rod needs to come up with some good explanations for not wanting Kirsty to iron his shirt.

4. Episode 651 - Not Fair

Air Date: 1989-01-14

Rod tells Kirsty about his suspicions. Gordon tells Paul about his last day at work, and Tracy has an interview at Head Office.

5. Episode 652 - Lost Chances

Air Date: 1989-01-16

Mona advises Annabelle to make up or break up. Billy is missing Sheila. Emma convinces Rod to do some overtime, and Frank realises he has been conned by the management.

6. Episode 653 - Quick Off The Mark

Air Date: 1989-01-18

It is a big day for Harry, but should he have listened to Ralph? Chrissy is visited by the mother of another child with dyslexia. Gordon makes a promising start towards his target.

7. Episode 654 - Starting

Air Date: 1989-01-23

After a lot of soul-searching, Sheila makes a major decision. Rod makes a horrifying discovery.

8. Episode 655 - Love

Air Date: 1989-01-25

Billy and Sheila are alone together at last.......until Barry walks in on them. Sammy and her friends make plans.

9. Episode 656 - A Bad Start

Air Date: 1989-01-30

Sheila is relieved that Barry won't be telling Bobby what he has discovered. Growler's first day at the remedial class goes badly.

10. Episode 657 - Not All That Happy

Air Date: 1989-02-01

Sheila moves furniture and comes clean. Sammy does her best to convince Nisha's parents to let them stay overnight at Ronnie's.

11. Episode 658 - Tests

Air Date: 1989-02-06

Betty is less than impressed with Paul when she thinks she is being used to prove a point. An important conclusion is reached about Growler.

12. Episode 659 - Breaking The Rules

Air Date: 1989-02-08

Sheila's religious convictions are still troubling her, to Billy's annoyance. Gordon's dodgy deals start to get even more dodgy. Mona announces her engagement, and Sammy and her friends have a night out.

13. Episode 660 - Down

Air Date: 1989-02-13

Gordon takes further chances in his bid to meet his target. Harry receives another disappointment, as Kevin is unwilling to change or extend his grandson's name.

14. Episode 661 - Loving Care

Air Date: 1989-02-15

Gordon tries to make Paul and Annabelle realise that they need each other, and things come to a head for them. Chrissy reaches the end of her tether, and makes a decision about Growler's schooling.

15. Episode 662 - Special Attention

Air Date: 1989-02-20

Annabelle cooks a special breakfast, but Paul still isn't happy. Tracy's solicitor tries to convince her to go ahead with her action. Growler finds that Chrissy is a much stricter teacher than he expected.

16. Episode 663 - Selfishness

Air Date: 1989-02-23

Annabelle is impressed with Paul's handling of her brother, but Emma is not as impressed with Rod's handling of a domestic incident. Growler finds it difficult to concentrate on studying, and Tracy tries to persuade Nikki to speak up.

17. Episode 664 - Hawaiian Magenta

Air Date: 1989-02-27

Sammy is confronted by a young man bringing something from Ronnie. Tired of talking about his upcoming wedding, Rod seeks comfort elsewhere. Sue discovers she is pregnant.

18. Episode 665 - Hooked

Air Date: 1989-03-01

Owen comes clean about his true motives, and Sammy is suitably intrigued. Cheryl tries to help Sue with a major dilemma. An educational welfare officer arrives to check on Chrissy's teaching of Growler at home, but Growler has gone AWOL.

19. Episode 666 - No End In Sight

Air Date: 1989-03-06

Gerrard resorts to a variety of tricks to try to persuade Tracy to drop her case against him, and Rod is annoyed to find out about it from a newspaper. More than one member of the Rogers family is convinced that they are going to look foolish.

20. Episode 667 - Ructions

Air Date: 1989-03-08

It is Growler's first day back at school, and Chrissy is depressed about her future. Rod and Tommo have conflicting views on the article about Tracy. Sue goes to have an abortion, but changes her mind.

21. Episode 668 - Desperate Measures

Air Date: 1989-03-13

Gordon is determined to prove that he is not a loser, and stakes everything on a winner. Cheryl discovers Sue with her head in the oven. Frank tries to reassure Growler that he is still proud of him.

22. Episode 669 - A Propensity To Act

Air Date: 1989-03-15

Gordon finds himself the worse for wear, and well out of pocket. Sue tells Terry that she is pregnant, but misses out one small detail. Unexpected revelations have a major effect on the final outcome of Tracy's industrial tribunal.

23. Episode 670 - Possibilities

Air Date: 1989-03-20

Sue is not happy about the accuracy of Jonathan's guesswork. Tracy has to decide whether she wants her old job back. Jonathan is advised to move on sooner rather than later.

24. Episode 671 - Tension

Air Date: 1989-03-22

Cheryl is finding it difficult knowing Sue's secret. Tracy wonders why Doreen has not been in touch. Jimmy finds Kathy's son Sean loitering near her home, and brings him to the Close.

25. Episode 672 - Talking Of Weddings

Air Date: 1989-03-27

Terry has one disappointment after another. The Collins family make preparations for Mona's wedding. Matty is disappointed to find out about Sheila and Billy.

26. Episode 673 - Violence

Air Date: 1989-03-29

Sheila confides in Kathy and seeks her advice. Annabelle has to make a tough decision in court.

27. Episode 674 - Fish

Air Date: 1989-04-03

Tracy's first day back at work turns out to be disastrous. Terry has to cope with some more difficult fares. Cheryl finds the pressure too great, and gives Jonathan an ultimatum.

28. Episode 675 - Glasses

Air Date: 1989-04-05

A dinner guest of Paul and Annabelle's insults Gordon. Rod has a sobering experience when he attends a road accident.

29. Episode 676 - Still Hurting

Air Date: 1989-04-10

The past comes back to haunt Sheila as Tommo arrives to visit Rod, then Matty brings bad news about Bobby. Kevin is not impressed by Harry's attempts to blackmail him and Sally into changing Tim's name.

30. Episode 677 - Till Death Us Do Part

Air Date: 1989-04-12

It's Billy's 22nd wedding anniversary, and Mona and Gerald's wedding day, but who will end up in the honeymoon suite? Terry's first day in a new job is not quite as he expected.

31. Episode 678 - Pusilanimous

Air Date: 1989-04-17

Some remarks from Sheila cause an argument in the Collins household. Jonathan impresses a new client, but is not pleased when Cheryl promises that he will represent a friend of Billy's.

32. Episode 679 - Awkwardness

Air Date: 1989-04-19

Owen and Sammy resolve their differences. Gordon reveals where he has been for the last two nights. Bumper is in two minds about Chrissy's plans for Growler. Sheila reassures Paul that she has told no-one about Annabelle's affair.

33. Episode 680 - Howdy!

Air Date: 1989-04-24

Mona and Gerald return from Las Vegas, bearing gifts that some recipients find difficult to appreciate. The Rogers family prepare to make a move, and Harry is concerned about who will be replacing them. There are teething troubles at Davies-Townes, and for Sammy.

34. Episode 681 - Causes

Air Date: 1989-04-26

Mona is feeling paranoid, and says some cruel and insensitive things. Sammy pushes things too far by staying out too late. The mystery of the missing money is solved, but it creates tension between Jonathan, Cheryl and Sarah.

35. Episode 682 - China Tea

Air Date: 1989-05-01

Katie goes missing with the new girl on the Close. Harry decides he needs to have a high fence built to protect him, but soon changes his mind.

36. Episode 683 - Dry Rot

Air Date: 1989-05-03

The Collins' barbecue causes animosity, as Ralph loses part of his fence. Frank makes a discovery which dampens Chrissy's spirits.

37. Episode 684 - Appeal

Air Date: 1989-05-08

Sheila feels sad as she sees her former home bustling with family life again. Sammy is annoyed by Owen's behaviour at her decorating party. Growler is discussed in depth.

38. Episode 685 - To Annabelle

Air Date: 1989-05-10

It is party time, but have Paul and Annabelle finally put their differences behind them? A chance meeting stirs unwelcome memories for Billy, but there is a more promising encounter for Gordon. The reason for the absence of Michael's wife is revealed.

39. Episode 686 - Milk

Air Date: 1989-05-15

Growler receives good news, and Paul is visited by a stranger who wants him to meet someone from his past.

40. Episode 687 - Apple Juice

Air Date: 1989-05-17

Growler asks Chrissy to wait for the phone-call he is expecting, but she goes out and misses it. Billy asks Tracy how she feels about Sheila moving into his room. Paul's visitor has a confession to make about an egg he ate in the summer of 1943.

41. Episode 688 - Too Small

Air Date: 1989-05-22

Kirsty isn't able to go to Blackpool with Rod, but he isn't too disappointed. Frank, however, is disappointed when Growler is unsuccessful. Jimmy enlists Sinbad's help to deliver a mattress to Billy - but are there strings attached?

42. Episode 689 - Betrayed

Air Date: 1989-05-24

Michael and Caroline disagree on priorities, while Kirsty's surprise appearance on the coach to Blackpool turns the trip into a nightmare for all concerned.

43. Episode 690 - Chips And Mash?

Air Date: 1989-05-29

Cheryl suspects that Jonathan is avoiding looking for a new flat and believes he is taking her for granted. Caroline asks Chrissy to look after Jessica, but this leads to an almighty row.

44. Episode 691 - I Am Not Gerrard!

Air Date: 1989-05-31

Kirsty decides that she's had enough of Rod, and announces it in style. Preparations are underway for the summer fayre. Katie has romantic intentions towards Bumper, and Anthony tries to assure Tracy that not all bosses are the same.

45. Episode 692 - Call Me Coral

Air Date: 1989-06-05

Jonathan doesn't approve of Coral's accent. Tracy takes part in a hairdressing competition. There is a willing volunteer to retrieve Bumper's football when he knocks over Cheryl's glass.

46. Episode 693 - Degsy

Air Date: 1989-06-07

Sue and Terry discuss names for the baby, and Terry is convinced that he knows one that would be perfect. After her moment of glory, Tracy returns to the Close. Cheryl is at the end of her tether.

47. Episode 694 - I Need You

Air Date: 1989-06-12

For Sinbad, to be nearly hit by one lawyer's car seems unlucky, but when he is nearly hit by two of them it begins to look like carelessness. Then his day brightens up when a naked lady steps out of the shower while he is cleaning her windows.

48. Episode 695 - Dog Muck

Air Date: 1989-06-14

Jonathan's distress over Cheryl is making him dangerous to be around. Chrissy decides to stand for school governor, without considering how the rest of the family will ever live it down.

49. Episode 696 - Horse Muck

Air Date: 1989-06-21

Alison realises that she needs to apologise to Michael. Harry is waiting for a visit from his grandson. Chrissy discovers Katie making jewellery, and immediately jumps to the wrong conclusion.

50. Episode 697 - Small Doses

Air Date: 1989-06-26

Sue is rushed to hospital, and it looks as if something may be wrong with the baby. Michael and Alison share a romantic moment.

51. Episode 698 - Separated

Air Date: 1989-06-28

Jonathan tracks down Cheryl and forces her into a decision she isn't ready to make. Sinbad has to do some grovelling to get back into Caroline's good books. Harry makes a distressing discovery at the cemetery.

52. Episode 699 - Children

Air Date: 1989-07-03

A soldier's runaway wife is causing a few headaches for Paul, Terry cuts Sue's toenails, and Sinbad saves the day at Jessica's party.

53. Episode 700 - You Did What?

Air Date: 1989-07-05

Michael and Alison get their dates mixed up, Paul is out of his depth, and Harry is getting no support in his battle against a grave robber.

54. Episode 701 - Into Proportion

Air Date: 1989-07-10

Harry decides that a sandwich board is an appropriate way of making his feelings known. A sudden phone call gives Billy and Sheila a lot to think about.

55. Episode 702 - She's Coming Back

Air Date: 1989-07-12

Everyone in the Corkhill household is feeling apprehensive as they await Doreen's return. Harry is looking for signatures for his petition.

56. Episode 703 - She's Staying

Air Date: 1989-07-17

Doreen receives some support in her bid to move back into number 10, but faces opposition too. There is also a new arrival at the Collins'.

57. Episode 704 - Old Habits Die Hard

Air Date: 1989-07-19

Tracy is determined that Sheila will not separate Billy from Doreen. Annabelle's dressmaker admits defeat - but Louise doesn't.

58. Episode 705 - I'm Your Wife

Air Date: 1989-07-24

Sue is not impressed with Jonathan's definition of "furnished". Doreen offers to scrub Billy's back for him. Paul cuts himself shaving, and Rod and Tommo are attacked by a particularly rare breed of dog.

59. Episode 706 - Has It All Gone?

Air Date: 1989-07-26

Paul is annoyed that Louise has eaten his bacon. Cheryl finds out that Jonathan has his own method for hanging pictures. Doreen tries to convince Billy to try again.

60. Episode 707 - Bed Rest

Air Date: 1989-07-31

Barry is back on the Close for Terry's wedding, but Louise runs away. Harry receives a letter from the Queen.

61. Episode 708 - Sue and Terry

Air Date: 1989-08-02

Terry and Sue's wedding day arrives, and Sheila returns, forcing Billy to make a final decision as to which woman he wants.

62. Episode 709 - Lumbered

Air Date: 1989-08-07

Doreen changes all the locks. Another visitor arrives at the Collins', but Paul finds the solution in a book of raffle tickets.

63. Episode 710 - She Has To Go

Air Date: 1989-08-09

Harry is not well, and an unexpected arrival doesn't improve his mood.

64. Episode 711 - Pizzas

Air Date: 1989-08-14

Louise stumbles across some of Annabelle's private things. Tracy disagrees with Julia about what Doreen should do. Harry is irritated by the amount of time Lana is spending on his telephone.

65. Episode 712 - All Fixed

Air Date: 1989-08-16

Louise promises not to tell anybody else about the contents of Annabelle's letters, but can she keep a secret? Michael takes Alison for a meal at his father's restaurant.

66. Episode 713 - Hospitality

Air Date: 1989-08-21

Alison meets a rival, and gives Michael an ultimatum. The continued presence of Lana causes arguments between Harry and Ralph.

67. Episode 714 - Expectation

Air Date: 1989-08-23

Louise has some disturbing facts to reveal. Caroline tells Alison that Michael's family won't let her take their only grandchild away from them.

68. Episode 715 - British Culture

Air Date: 1989-08-28

Annabelle cannot convince Louise to name the guilty party. Just back from the Emerald Isle, Sheila is not so green about Bobby once Doreen has had her say.

69. Episode 716 - Never Easy

Air Date: 1989-08-30

Sue wants to make sure that she will be able to hear her new baby puke from anywhere in the house. Harry acquires a new lodger, and assures him that it's the colour of his money that he is interested in. Doreen admits defeat and leaves again.

70. Episode 717 - Mutual Support

Air Date: 1989-09-04

Stephen quizzes Caroline about how Michael got on with Amy. Chrissy wants Frank to call a proper builder rather than let Lenny attempt to put right the damage he caused. Sheila tries to convince Billy that he shouldn't dwell on the past.

71. Episode 718 - Mummy Doll

Air Date: 1989-09-06

When Louise gives her a clue, Annabelle arrives at a dreadful realisation. Katie tries her hand at bereavement therapy, but isn't very successful. Sue gives birth to a baby boy.

72. Episode 719 - We All Need Help

Air Date: 1989-09-11

Louise wants to speak about what her brother has done, but is frightened of the consequences. Chrissy has some ingenious ideas about where she can find some money. Harry reacts strangely when Mick plans to leave.

73. Episode 720 - L-Plates

Air Date: 1989-09-13

Annabelle stands firm when Louise's father comes to take her away. It's Rod's first day at CID, and he is given a rough ride. So is Mick when he agrees to give Harry a driving lesson, and so is Jonathan when he buys Cheryl a car with child safety harnesses in the back seat.

74. Episode 721 - Smartening

Air Date: 1989-09-18

Jessica brings Alison and Michael together. When Ralph returns from his holiday, he finds a hearse parked outside the bungalow, and fears the worst. Gary and Louise have a chance to talk through their problems.

75. Episode 722 - A Good Catch

Air Date: 1989-09-20

Mick has a sleepless night thanks to Ralph's weak bladder. Mrs Mackay seeks Annabelle's help with Louise, but Annabelle is cautious. Hattie discovers that Alison is sleeping with Michael. Rod has his first success in CID, and Harry has a few words with Lana.

76. Episode 723 - Trust

Air Date: 1989-09-25

Jessica walks in on Michael and Alison. There is trouble for Paul when he finds Louise is still at the house, and for Sammy when Owen sees her holiday photos.

77. Episode 724 - Harpooned

Air Date: 1989-09-27

Rod finds his CID work rather dull, Frank receives the bill for the clearance of his dry rot, and Ralph proposes to Lana.

78. Episode 725 - Staples

Air Date: 1989-10-02

Rod and Tommo discover that it's not a good idea to talk about the woman they have shared while on a stake-out. Paul is annoyed to find that Louise has used all his staples, and takes drastic action.

79. Episode 726 - Loyalties

Air Date: 1989-10-04

Stephen is convinced that Michael should be looking for a Chinese wife instead of going out with Alison. Rod and Kirsty consider whether they can really be "just good friends".

80. Episode 727 - Too Fast

Air Date: 1989-10-09

Lana plans a honeymoon in the West Indies, but Ralph is terrified of flying. Michael reveals that he may be able to move to the USA with Alison. Sammy and Owen plan a trip to Wigan, but their journey has tragic consequences.

81. Episode 728 - Killed?

Air Date: 1989-10-11

Sammy and Owen are in a critical condition after the car crash, and the bad news has to be broken to Frank and Chrissy. Harry overhears something he wishes he hadn't. Paul discovers that Louise has run away to Kendal.

82. Episode 729 - Kids In Love

Air Date: 1989-10-16

Lana and Ralph prepare to leave, but there's a huge rift which looks as if it will not be healed. Sammy waits by Owen's bedside, but there appears to be no hope.

83. Episode 730 - Curry

Air Date: 1989-10-18

The police interview Sammy again when there is a discrepancy in the joyriders' statements. Rod is finding it hard to be "just friends" with Kirsty. Michael makes a decision. Paul talks to Louise about curry, and Harry needs Mick's help when he has a puncture.

84. Episode 731 - Mars Bar

Air Date: 1989-10-23

Sammy is blaming herself for what happened to Owen, but things take a turn for the better. Caroline returns from Hong Kong, and is not pleased with what she finds at home.

85. Episode 732 - Bad Taste

Air Date: 1989-10-25

Frank suspects that he is being set up by management. Rod gatecrashes Kirsty's first date with Tommo.

86. Episode 733 - Give Me A Chance

Air Date: 1989-10-30

When Louise's father calls, she runs and hides, and Paul makes a decision. Rod's obsession with Kirsty continues. Sue tells Cheryl she wants to have another baby.

87. Episode 734 - Natural Wastage

Air Date: 1989-11-01

Frank's suspicions that he is being set up by management prove to be correct. Paul discusses the possibility of fostering Louise with Mrs Mackay.

88. Episode 735 - Sorry

Air Date: 1989-11-06

Cheryl confronts Jonathan, Caroline unblocks a sink, and there is an unexpected arrival at the Corkhills'. Feeling guilty over Owen, Sammy turns to drink. Paul discovers that Louise has stolen a wallet to give him as a birthday present, and arranges for her to have a severe talking to by the manager of the shop.......after which she runs away again.

89. Episode 736 - Coppers

Air Date: 1989-11-08

Sheila receives a letter from the girl she met at the deaf school, but Billy receives a letter from Doreen's solicitor which adds to his financial worries. After her latest theft, Paul begins to have second thoughts about fostering Louise.

90. Episode 737 - Pitch And Toss

Air Date: 1989-11-13

Lenny encourages Frank to join a group of workers tendering for the maintenance contract. Paul is even more uncertain about Louise. Chrissy notices that Katie is stealing money, and is keen to find out why.

91. Episode 738 - Rough

Air Date: 1989-11-15

Chrissy is worried that Frank may become too involved with Lenny's tender. Sheila has a job interview at the school for the deaf. Gordon confirms Judith's suspicions about the quality of a new wine.

92. Episode 739 - Smart Earrings

Air Date: 1989-11-20

There is friction in the Rogers home, as Sammy doesn't want to go to see Owen. Gary tries to turn Louise against Annabelle. Gordon investigates the bottling plant.

93. Episode 740 - Panicking

Air Date: 1989-11-22

Paul decides to go to the Lake District for a few days. Sheila wants to get a part-time job at the pub, but Billy isn't keen. Judith is scared she will lose her job, and Katie is seen giving in to temptation.

94. Episode 741 - Your Money Or Your Door

Air Date: 1989-11-27

Jimmy adopts a few strong-arm tactics to prove that Billy is being too soft on Mr Trevor. Michael doesn't like the idea of freebies for favours. Paul tells Louise that Annabelle is going to stay with Lucy in France, which only makes her feel worse. Katie feels that everyone is against her.

95. Episode 742 - It's Your Fault

Air Date: 1989-11-29

Billy finds that all the doors of his car have been removed. Growler and Bumper take matters into their own hands to try to help Katie, and blame Sammy when things go wrong. Caroline has an unexpected visitor bringing lights and a boomerang.

96. Episode 743 - Drunk

Air Date: 1989-12-04

Annabelle reassures Louise that she and Paul still want to foster her, and that she won't forget her while visiting Lucy in France. Gordon's idea lands him in police custody. Sammy finally goes to see Owen, but only after getting herself drunk.

97. Episode 744 - Lone Ranger

Air Date: 1989-12-06

Gordon is questioned at the police station, and has to think fast to explain his presence at the bottling plant. Chrissy confronts Katie about the money she has been taking. Billy is annoyed when Jimmy's visit to the wool shop causes more retaliation involving the windows of number 10, but is talked into taking further action against the Trevors.

98. Episode 745 - Proposal

Air Date: 1989-12-11

Written by Frank Cottrell-Boyce - Jonathan proposes to Cheryl, but what will her answer be? James wants to take Caroline for breakfast in Amsterdam - but what are his true intentions? Judith makes a discovery about Gordon, and the wool shop war escalates further, as a bulldozer arrives on the Close.......

99. Episode 746 - The Right To Know

Air Date: 1989-12-13

Written by Frank Cotterell-Boyce - As one vendetta comes to an end, it looks as if another war may be about to begin. Michael has more conflicts at work, and doesn't show very good judgement when selecting a babysitter for Jessica.

100. Episode 747 - Eyes

Air Date: 1989-12-18

After her run-in with Alison, Sammy hits back. Coral attempts some Christmas matchmaking. Growler forces Katie to tell Mr Jenkins that she is being bullied, and Bagga is suspended.

101. Episode 748 - Nothing But Trouble

Air Date: 1989-12-20

Alison is annoyed with Sammy, and Barry is furious when he finds out what has happened to his money. After angling for an invite all around the Close, will Harry get his Christmas cheer?

102. Episode 749 - Tree

Air Date: 1989-12-25

It is Christmas Day on the Close, and Terry and Sue end up with more dinner guests than they are expecting. Tracy invites Barry to a party, and Jimmy and Sinbad's present for Billy results in a cold, dark Christmas for Katie.

103. Episode 750 - Badly in The Wrong

Air Date: 1989-12-27

Michael tries to explain to his father the contradictions involved in being a Scouse Chinese. Harry finds out the truth about Billy's Christmas present. Jimmy and Sinbad become lumberjacks.

104. Episode 751 - No

Air Date: 1989-12-29

When Michael and Stephen are reconciled, Alison feels isolated. Katie tells her mother about the bullying. The Christmas tree has to be returned.

1. Episode 752 - Irresistible

Air Date: 1990-01-01

Frank learns more of Marsland's plans, but is suspicious of his motives. Tracy is annoyed when Barry sneaks away during the night. Santa Claus arrives late at Davies-Townes, but Sarah isn't convinced.

2. Episode 753 - Flamboyance

Air Date: 1990-01-03

Jonathan is grilled by Sarah over Guy's motives. Sinbad takes unusual steps to impress Caroline, but James turns the tables on him.

3. Episode 754 - Confidence

Air Date: 1990-01-08

Frank loses confidence in the cooperative's tender, but Sinbad has some good luck. There is unexpected news for Jonathan.

4. Episode 755 - Criminal

Air Date: 1990-01-10

Frank is unable to tell Chrissy of his decision, and things go from bad to worse for him. Sinbad unsuccessfully tries to warn Caroline off James. Tracy moves the rest of her belongings out of the Corkhills'.

5. Episode 756 - Dirty Dealer

Air Date: 1990-01-15

Sinbad confronts Caroline with a video nasty. Sheila gets a dressing-down at the deaf school. Frank receives a tempting offer, but it means selling out.

6. Episode 757 - Not Stupid

Air Date: 1990-01-17

Growler and Bumper are both nervous as they prepare to go out on a double date. When Linda has words with Sheila again, Sheila has words with Melanie.

7. Episode 758 - The Seventh

Air Date: 1990-01-22

James threatens Sinbad if he continues to cause problems. Marsland reveals that the outcome of the tender will be decided on the same day as Frank's interview for the assistant transport manager's job.

8. Episode 759 - Going Dutch

Air Date: 1990-01-24

When Kim turns up for her date with Growler, she isn't alone. Sue is concerned about Danny, and calls a doctor. Billy wants Sheila to consider giving up her job, but she wants to keep it. Michael and Alison finally admit their true feelings.

9. Episode 760 - Don't Tell

Air Date: 1990-01-29

Sue and Terry are frantic, and Jonathan's suggestions are not well received. Sheila has an unexpected visitor. Michael makes a decision, and Chrissy is surprised to discover Frank's job application.

10. Episode 761 - Shops

Air Date: 1990-01-31

Harry discovers that some shops are to be built near the Close, and decides to start up a petition. Mick tries to convince Terry that they need to buy Ray's taxi and plate, but they only have &pound

11. Episode 762 - Status

Air Date: 1990-02-05

Terry continues to worry about Daniel, and Sue insists to Jonathan that he isn't told the truth. The Rogers' have an unexpected visitor. Billy and Sheila become irritated by the continuing presence of Sean.

12. Episode 763 - Obvious Choice

Air Date: 1990-02-07

Kathy tries to convince Sean to turn himself in, while Sheila consults Paul for advice. Harry's meeting is not very well attended, and Frank is offered the job of Assistant Transport Manager.

13. Episode 764 - Lying To Yourself

Air Date: 1990-02-12

Kathy tells Sheila more about Sean's experiences in Northern Ireland, which makes her more annoyed that he is staying at the Corkhills'. Chrissy discovers that Sammy's schoolwork has been poor lately.

14. Episode 765 - Brag

Air Date: 1990-02-14

When Paul arranges a meal at the Town Hall, Harry thinks the other residents are cutting him out. Stephen has a surprising proposition for Michael. Sheila receives her exam results, but Billy doesn't think there is much to celebrate.

15. Episode 766 - Accidental Death

Air Date: 1990-02-19

There's good news and bad news for Mick and Terry regarding the sale of Ray's taxi. Meeting Kav's mother before the inquest creates divided loyalties among the girls, but, when giving their evidence, one of them tells the truth.

16. Episode 767 - Judas

Air Date: 1990-02-21

Sue has had all that she can take of her mother's interference. Sean reacts viciously when he finds out that Kathy has turned him in to the police. Michael has to tell Jessica that he isn't taking her to Hong Kong, and Sammy suffers the backlash of her actions at the inquest.

17. Episode 768 - Planning Permission

Air Date: 1990-02-26

Alison is annoyed with Michael. Jimmy and Sinbad plan to install a satellite dish for Billy, and one of the other residents complains to the council.......but who is it?

18. Episode 769 - Conscience

Air Date: 1990-02-28

Sammy arrives home drunk again, and Chrissy realises that they must seek help. Mick discovers why Harry was so keen for him to move back in. There is an unwelcome visitor for Sheila, while another visitor causes Jimmy and Sinbad to take some hasty action.......

19. Episode 770 - Troubleshooter

Air Date: 1990-03-05

Harry wonders what he should get Ralph as a wedding present. Sheila finds out that Barry knew about Bobby's reversed vasectomy. Caroline allows James to investigate another imitation brooch.

20. Episode 771 - Magnanimous

Air Date: 1990-03-07

James returns from Amsterdam with news of who has been cheating Caroline. Unable to find a baby minder, Sue takes Daniel to work with her. When Sammy refuses to go to the doctor, Chrissy takes her place. The planning inspector returns to the Corkhills', and both parties get a surprise.

21. Episode 772 - Inventory

Air Date: 1990-03-12

Sammy's drinking problem is getting worse. Harry tries to avoid buying a new suitcase.

22. Episode 773 - Just Testing

Air Date: 1990-03-14

Billy receives his decree nisi. Sammy lashes out at Owen, and he can't even walk out on her. The identity of the "grass" is revealed.......or is it?

23. Episode 774 - Professional Distance

Air Date: 1990-03-19

Harry draws up a list of do's and don't's in preparation for the arrival of Mick's children, Viv thinks she knows what Guy is up to, and Caroline is frustrated in her efforts to investigate the forged jewellery.

24. Episode 775 - Alleviation

Air Date: 1990-03-21

Chrissy visits Dr O'Rourke again. Viv takes further action to try to extricate Jonathan from his predicament. Harry leaves for America.

25. Episode 776 - Bottles

Air Date: 1990-03-26

Chrissy confronts Sammy in the off-licence. Caroline has an unwelcome visitor. Mick brings his children to stay, but leaves them unattended near the pool in the back garden.......

26. Episode 777 - Stress

Air Date: 1990-03-28

Mick is punishing himself over what happened to Gemma. James becomes desperate for money, but Caroline won't be persuaded.

27. Episode 778 - Retribution

Air Date: 1990-04-02

Alison tries to encourage Michael to help James and Caroline with their money problems. Sammy doesn't want to go to hear Katie playing the trombone at the school concert. Claire's behaviour is getting worse.

28. Episode 779 - Disgrace

Air Date: 1990-04-04

Sammy tries to make amends. Mick finds babysitting too much like hard work. Caroline finds out the truth about James from Dave Smith.

29. Episode 780 - Kite Flying

Air Date: 1990-04-09

- Caroline gets a letter from James which makes her decide to move away from Liverpool. Sue has plans to make a baby with Terry, but Mick offers him the night shift. Leo and Gemma are desperate to find Monty, and a big white rabbit also seems to be on the loose.

30. Episode 781 - Rogers' Rabbit

Air Date: 1990-04-11

- Billy's final divorce papers come through, but Sheila is storming off to the Easter vigil. Monty is still missing, a kitten is caught in the trap, and the rabbit's in a flap.......

31. Episode 782 - Overheating

Air Date: 1990-04-16

Billy's car breaks down. Tracy has an over-eager customer at the hair salon, which doesn't impress Barry. Jonathan hears that Sarah wants to dissolve their partnership.

32. Episode 783 - Scare Tactics

Air Date: 1990-04-18

Monty has still not been found, and the kitten is causing problems for Mick. Chrissy and Joe have a romantic moment. Scare tactics are employed against the Giesling representative. Caroline prepares to leave the Close for a new job in London.

33. Episode 784 - Rug

Air Date: 1990-04-23

Chrissy is fretting about how she will explain the next phone call. Alison and Hattie move in with Michael, but some ground rules need to be established. Sheila and Billy reach crisis point. Jonathan makes Terry an offer, but Terry isn't impressed.

34. Episode 785 - Attention

Air Date: 1990-04-25

Annabelle returns from France, but she isn't alone. Owen has to go to a party alone. as Sammy fears that she might end up drinking again. Sinbad provides a shoulder to cry on, and gets a bargain banquet.......or does he?

35. Episode 786 - Signs

Air Date: 1990-04-30

Harry rings with the news that he is coming home early, so time is running out for Mick. Terry convinces him to raise money by hiring out Harry's car. Growler and Bumper are up to no good on the Close.

36. Episode 787 - Sense Of Danger

Air Date: 1990-05-02

Liam is following Tracy, so a suspicious Barry is following Liam. Growler and Bumper's plans are foiled when Michael finds them some useful work to do.

37. Episode 788 - Very Silly

Air Date: 1990-05-07

Michael has doubts about whether he should be leaving the NHS. Louise ruins Lucy's favourite jumper, then proceeds to cause much greater damage.

38. Episode 789 - Family Pet

Air Date: 1990-05-09

Terry tries to prove that he's no dummy, but finds that one of his passengers has no way of paying him. Mick tries to train Monty to recognise Harry when he returns. Louise is caught shoplifting, forcing the Collins family to make a major decision.

39. Episode 790 - Dog Bite

Air Date: 1990-05-14

Harry thinks he must be seeing things when there seems to be a gnome in his bed, and he doesn't get as friendly a welcome from his dog as he hoped. The Chois leave the Close.

40. Episode 791 - Misfit

Air Date: 1990-05-16

Lucy is not willing to forgive or forget, Sue behaves strangely at the Chois' party, Harry returns from America, and Sinbad tries to collect his window money.

41. Episode 792 - Getting Lucky

Air Date: 1990-05-21

Jimmy is in hot water again when the police are called in and he is found sneaking around. Terry's nose is put out of joint by Jonathan's arrival, and Barry is even more put out. Liam visits Tracy again, and gets more than he bargained for.

42. Episode 793 - I'll Jump

Air Date: 1990-05-23

Mick thinks he might be over the worst of his troubles, but then a series of parking tickets start to arrive. Liam threatens to commit suicide for Tracy, and she is afraid he will go through with it.

43. Episode 794 - Kippers

Air Date: 1990-05-28

Chrissy asks Sinbad to make himself scarce as she has potential housebuyers visiting, so he decides to make things a little unpleasant for them.

44. Episode 795 - Josie

Air Date: 1990-05-30

Josie appears on the Close, turning Mick's life upside down. Sheila finds out about the insurance swindle Billy pulled off in the past, and is not amused.

45. Episode 796 - Chops

Air Date: 1990-06-04

Sheila has to consider how she would feel about the prospect of another grandchild. Lucy has her eye on Jonathan, while someone else has their eye on Gordon.

46. Episode 797 - Kegs

Air Date: 1990-06-06

Sammy needs a drink, while Sinbad nurses a serious hangover. Lucy is winding up Gordon, while someone is digging for dirt on Tracy.

47. Episode 798 - Partnership

Air Date: 1990-06-11

Judith offers Gordon a key to her flat, with no strings attached. Paul is annoyed about the barbecue party going on in the garden next door.

48. Episode 799 - Green

Air Date: 1990-06-13

Katie goes green, and Sinbad is relieved of his responsibilities. Billy and Barry are still at loggerheads, but join forces to look for Tracy.

49. Episode 800 - What's Best

Air Date: 1990-06-18

Frank confesses to Chrissy that he has left the co-operative. Tracy returns home, but Billy and Jimmy are more concerned about Joey Godden.

50. Episode 801 - Responsibility

Air Date: 1990-06-20

Sheila is horrified to discover that Tracy plans to have an abortion, but Billy refuses to talk her out of it, and even Kathy seems to sympathise. The Rogers family need to start economising.

51. Episode 802 - Change

Air Date: 1990-06-05

As he prepares to leave the Close for good after nearly eight years, Paul hears that the sports pitch sponsors have pulled out. However, Jonathan believes that fighting against the shops is a lost cause.

52. Episode 803 - B----!

Air Date: 1990-06-27

Tracy tells Sheila and Billy that she has had an abortion, and when Barry finds out, he blames Billy. Frank brings some boxes of old photographs and memorabilia down from the loft, Terry gets his sperm test results, and Joey Godden is confronted.

53. Episode 804 - He's Not Mine

Air Date: 1990-07-02

Terry confronts Sue about the identity of Daniel's real father. Frank's father's gravestone has been vandalised. Jimmy is getting all tooled up.

54. Episode 805 - Grief

Air Date: 1990-07-04

Barry finds himself outnumbered when he tries to retrieve his gear from the shop. Jimmy is missing, and Sheila feels that Billy should be doing more to protect him. Terry burns Sue's belongings.

55. Episode 806 - Redecorating

Air Date: 1990-07-06

Jonathan returns from London, and wishes he hadn't when Barry assumes he is the real father of Danny and punches him.

56. Episode 807 - Twelve Good Men

Air Date: 1990-07-09

Sheila is torn between her loyalties to Barry and Billy, and needs to decide whether the wedding is on or off. Josie is going on jury service.

57. Episode 808 - Estranged

Air Date: 1990-07-11

Katie is sick, Leo is nearly run over, Max measures up, and Barry borrows a chainsaw.

58. Episode 809 - Burning Up

Air Date: 1990-07-13

Dr O'Rourke comes to see Katie, and suggests to Frank that Chrissy could become his part-time receptionist. Sue tries to persuade Terry not to divorce her. Barry gains access to the shop.

59. Episode 810 - Ironic

Air Date: 1990-07-16

Terry promises to keep Sheila's secret, and Mick tries to encourage him to go back to work. Sinbad returns from London and finds a shortage of loyal customers. Frank and Chrissy wait by Katie's hospital bedside.

60. Episode 811 - Not Knowing

Air Date: 1990-07-18

Sue is desperate with worry about Daniel's disappearance, and Sheila tries to reassure her, but Barry only makes her more scared. Sinbad considers a new career as an odd job man.

61. Episode 812 - Mower

Air Date: 1990-07-20

Terry takes Daniel back to Sue, but threatens to snatch him back in the future. Sheila is haunted by an old ghost, Chrissy is made redundant, and Sinbad attempts to mow Billy's lawn, but breaks the lawnmower.

62. Episode 813 - Skeleton

Air Date: 1990-07-23

Sheila tells Billy a secret she has kept for a very long time. Owen tells Sammy he doesn't want her to go to Blackpool.

63. Episode 814 - Paupers

Air Date: 1990-07-25

Frank twangs his guitar, dreaming of stardom, but Chrissy just wants to be able to pay the bills. Sinbad hits rock bottom.

64. Episode 815 - Sod's Law

Air Date: 1990-07-27

There's a shock for Nisha and Sammy, as the barbecue turns ugly. Frank has a run of bad luck.

65. Episode 816 - Violins Playing

Air Date: 1990-07-30

There are strange noises coming from the garage, but is Terry brave enough to investigate? Pete and Nisha are both planning to break up with the other, but who is going to do it first?

66. Episode 817 - Let Down

Air Date: 1990-08-01

Chrissy's temporary job turns out to be very embarrassing. Sheila chooses her wedding dress. Sinbad is feeling sorry for himself, and Nisha is disappointed that Sammy has been talking about her behind her back.

67. Episode 818 - Chips

Air Date: 1990-08-03

Jimmy continues to make preparations for the wedding, making Billy wonder if Sheila will really have the kind of day that she wants. Chrissy is cheesed off.

68. Episode 819 - No Cock-ups

Air Date: 1990-08-06

As the trip to Blackpool draws near, Owen begins to worry that temptation will prove too much for Sammy. Jimmy hides the wreath, and assures Kathy that the wedding preparations are still progressing well.

69. Episode 820 - Run And Run

Air Date: 1990-08-08

Sheila and Billy's wedding day arrives, but there is still the possibility of some last-minute hitches.......

70. Episode 821 - Wedding Bells

Air Date: 1990-08-10

Sheila is not willing to wait much longer for Billy to arrive for their wedding - will he make it on time or not?

71. Episode 822 - Letters

Air Date: 1990-08-13

Sue confronts Terry after receiving a letter from his solicitor. Frank tries to get himself a job. Josie arrives to stay with Mick.

72. Episode 823 - Healthy

Air Date: 1990-08-15

There are fears of chemical pollution near the close, and Frank decides to investigate.

73. Episode 824 - Fathers

Air Date: 1990-08-17

Josie drops a bombshell. Frank proves that keeping fit isn't always good for one's health. Terry and Jonathan reflect on the past.

74. Episode 825 - Confident

Air Date: 1990-08-20

Sinbad offers advice on decorating to Mick. Frank tries to prepare himself for an interview, but his nerves seem to be getting the better of him.

75. Episode 826 - Hangman

Air Date: 1990-08-22

Billy tries to make the peace with Godden, but realises that he is seriously deranged. Frank's interview is very different from what he was expecting.

76. Episode 827 - Secrets

Air Date: 1990-08-24

Frank receives confirmation of his job offer, but feels that there is still time for something to go wrong. Billy finds out that honesty isn't always the best policy. Sinbad places extra orders with the Close's milkmen, but may not be around to collect them.......

77. Episode 828 - Early Days

Air Date: 1990-08-27

Josie returns to Mick's, but he isn't convinced by her motives. Katie thinks everyone could have done more for Sinbad, but Frank believes he set the shed on fire himself. Sammy returns from Blackpool, and won't talk to Owen.

78. Episode 829 - Mouse Muck

Air Date: 1990-08-29

The girls hanging around the Close hoping to see Geoff are getting on everyone's nerves. Sammy makes a decision about her future. Rod finally discovers the truth about Billy's involvement in the supermarket robbery.

79. Episode 830 - Con-Man

Air Date: 1990-08-31

The groupies finally meet megastar Geoff, and are agog with indifference. Sinbad tries to convince the residents that the new window-cleaner is not up to his standard, but all the upstairs windows seem to be fine.......

80. Episode 831 - Details

Air Date: 1990-09-03

Frank tries to find out why his new job has fallen through. Bumper continues to develop a new image for Geoff. Barry tries to interest Terry in a new idea, and Tracy encourages Rod to ask a friend in the CID to warn off Joey Godden.

81. Episode 832 - Quiet Life

Air Date: 1990-09-05

Frank wants to confront Marsland, but Chrissy is frightened of a mouse in the house. Rod's mate leans on Joey Godden, but can the Corkhills avoid further trouble? Bumper wants advice on asking girls out, while everyone else just wants a quiet life.

82. Episode 833 - Dead Water

Air Date: 1990-09-17

Bumper causes Geoff to be dropped from the football team. Jimmy stand up to Godden, with tragic results.

83. Episode 834 - It's Not!

Air Date: 1990-09-10

There's doom and gloom in the Close, as the surviving Corkhills gather for a funeral, Terry is called to the hospital when Daniel is taken ill, and Mick is summoned to see Harry, who has made a decision about the bungalow.

84. Episode 835 - Messed About

Air Date: 1990-09-12

There are unforeseen consequences when Max and Patricia Farnham enlist help from Growler and Bumper to move into their new home. Mick gives Josie an ultimatum. Sheila is irritated by how nice Doreen is being, but Jimmy agrees she is right to be suspicious.

85. Episode 836 - Hooks

Air Date: 1990-09-14

Sheila throws Doreen out. Mick panics when he gets a call from Josie to say that Leo has disappeared. Terry bottles out of the rave party when he finds out from Barry that it's only semi-legal. Max discovers that all his tools have been stolen from his shed.

86. Episode 837 - Plans

Air Date: 1990-09-17

Frank is job-hunting. Jimmy's plans for revenge on Joey Godden go wrong. Max loses interest in plumbing in the washing machine and sets about installing a burglar alarm, and Patricia is bitten by crocodile crisps.

87. Episode 838 - Overstepping The Mark

Air Date: 1990-09-19

While Patricia is arguing against a crocodile, her boss is naming it, colouring it and giving it a family. Barry takes his own precautions to protect Sheila and Claire. When Max's alarm won't stop ringing, Mick's balloons escape.

88. Episode 839 - Sorted Out

Air Date: 1990-09-21

When his burglar alarm goes off again, Patricia summons Max home from a Round Table dinner. Sheila decides that she and Claire must leave the Close. It's Leo's birthday party, and someone is going to be splashed with fizzy drinks.

89. Episode 840 - My Business

Air Date: 1990-09-24

Barry takes the law into his own hands and makes Godden realise he has met his match. The Farnhams' healthy regime is turned upside-down by a piece of toast.

90. Episode 841 - Man Of The House

Air Date: 1990-09-26

Barry gets rid of the evidence, and makes a big dent in Jimmy's pride. Mick tries to set up his own version of a home computer. Margaret wants to go out for the evening, but she can't if Max isn't home on time.......

91. Episode 842 - Fresh Start

Air Date: 1990-09-28

Barry's plans go with a bang, but to what extent is this due to the police? Mick worries that Josie is starting to overspend, and Max and Patricia become concerned that their new neighbours aren't going to be the sort they were hoping for.

92. Episode 843 - Noise Polluters

Air Date: 1990-10-01

Leo looks forward to his first day at a new primary school. Terry considers whether to invest in another of Barry's ventures. The Dixons - DD, Ron, Jacqui, Mike and Tony - move in to the Close.

93. Episode 844 - Rocky

Air Date: 1990-10-03

Mick convinces Leo to go back to school. Sinbad tries to rebuild his window round by calling on the new residents of the Close. Barry goes undercover to investigate a new warehouse for the next rave.

94. Episode 845 - Shop-Soiled Goods

Air Date: 1990-10-05

Sammy is mortified when Owen tells Mike about her drinking. Patricia returns home to find a mad fruit and veg man forcing carrots across the Farnham battle line. Mick discovers from Leo's teacher the true nature of his problem at school.

95. Episode 846 - Eyesores

Air Date: 1990-10-08

Max wants to set up a neighbourhood watch scheme, but no-one else is keen to run it. Frank tries to repair his window. Tony and his friends collect for Guy Fawkes Day. Tracy and Nikki decide on a holiday.

96. Episode 847 - Taking Pity

Air Date: 1990-10-10

Terry has a difficult job to do. Patricia isn't keen to let Max increase his time with Matthew and Emily. Sinbad makes a deal with Ron, and Harry's armchair covers a lot of ground.

97. Episode 848 - Community Policing

Air Date: 1990-10-12

Sammy finally does the right thing by Owen. Jimmy is approached to set up the neighbourhood watch scheme. Terry helps Sue to arrange her mother's funeral.

98. Episode 849 - Up To Something

Air Date: 1990-10-15

The wrong things are said and done when Sue and Terry return from the funeral. Barry turns a good deed into something underhand. Ron discovers that someone has dropped a fridge into his skip.

99. Episode 850 - Recycling

Air Date: 1990-10-17

Jimmy can run from Kathy, but he can't hide....... Terry builds himself up to ask Sue to come home. Tracy's miserable attitude is spoiling Nikki's holiday.

100. Episode 851 - Disappearing Altogether

Air Date: 1990-10-19

Tony's bonfire pile and Max's blood pressure are both mounting. Jimmy tries to make amends with Kathy, but she has had enough. A day out for Nikki, Tracy, Sam and Aki goes disastrously wrong.

101. Episode 852 - Replacements

Air Date: 1990-10-22

The park gang have stolen the bonfire pole and plan an act of retribution. Nikki and Tracy have very different opinions about what happened to Sam.

102. Episode 853 - Double Or Quits

Air Date: 1990-10-24

Frank gets himself in debt to Growler to the tune of &pound

103. Episode 854 - Flexible

Air Date: 1990-10-26

Romance is not dead for Nikki and Tracy. Frank's willingness to be flexible and cunning use of a sunlamp help him to get a new job. Chrissy and Katie visit the opticians, but will glasses be needed?

104. Episode 855 - Redesigning

Air Date: 1990-10-29

Jimmy's tip pays off handsomely. Sinbad is selling smoke detectors. Terry receives a phone call about his divorce, and his wife answers it. Tracy is looking for someone to coach her for her driving test. Mick tries to heal the rift between the Dixons and the Farnhams.

105. Episode 856 - No Style

Air Date: 1990-10-31

Sue has a long wait for Jonathan and Viv, and it gives her time to re-evaluate her status. Chrissy thinks her new glasses make her look older. Patricia is locked out, and has to make a deal with Tony Dixon.

106. Episode 857 - Flood-damaged Fireworks

Air Date: 1990-11-02

Bonfire Night approaches, and Max looks forward to spending it with his children, but Susannah has other ideas. It is Terry's birthday, but he plans to go out with Barry. Patricia thinks she has discovered who is responsible for the Farnhams' catalogue of problems.

107. Episode 858 - Bonfire Night

Air Date: 1990-11-05

DD's brother Derek arrives for a visit, and Jimmy insults him. Bonfire Night goes off with a bang, and Max's fireworks are a real hit.

108. Episode 859 - Anything To Help

Air Date: 1990-11-07

Sinbad's tyres just won't go away. When Anthony discovers what Tracy has been up to, he sacks her. Growler discovers that Chrissy has been having words with some of his teachers.

109. Episode 860 - Calming Influence

Air Date: 1990-11-09

Ron's skip is finally removed, and so is most of the tarmac on which it has been standing. Chrissy hauls Growler out of his football practice. Tracy takes her driving test, and Sue shows Terry what she has bought.

110. Episode 861 - Cars

Air Date: 1990-11-12

Rod gets a new car, and threatens to book Tracy if she borrows it. Patricia wants a second car, but Max receives his phone bill. Mick is in hospital, and Mike is turning into an Arthur Daley.

111. Episode 862 - Doing The Business

Air Date: 1990-11-14

Working double shifts is beginning to affect Terry. Ron and Jimmy have both caught the entrepreneurial bug. While Margaret is outside talking to Mike, baby Thomas injures himself.

112. Episode 863 - Lodging

Air Date: 1990-11-16

Terry isn't sure whether he should trust Josie with the money the other taxi-drivers have collected for Mick. Max buys a fax machine, and receives a court summons. Julia finds some new customers for Tracy.

113. Episode 864 - Part Time Job

Air Date: 1990-11-19

Rod and Tommo discover that working undercover at a supermarket isn't much fun. Mick is concerned that Josie has been overspending. Mike and Jacqui both refuse to explain what happened on Friday afternoon. The Farnhams try to decide between a dishwasher and a new television.

114. Episode 865 - An Arm And A Leg

Air Date: 1990-11-21

The Dixons are summoned to the school to discuss their children's behaviour. Mick accidentally superglues his plastered arm to the table. Patricia confronts Josie about her suspicions over the catalogue money, then returns home to attend to a swollen shin.

115. Episode 866 - Enough Talking

Air Date: 1990-11-23

Ron buys a rhinocerous head, and he and DD receive written confirmation of the action the school are going to take regarding Mike. Patricia is determined to get to the bottom of their bad-credit-risk address, no matter who she upsets.

116. Episode 867 - Unwritten Rules

Air Date: 1990-11-26

Jimmy has business plans, and the Farnhams discover just what it will take to clear their debt. Margaret and Sammy discuss AIDS. The Dixons' is not a happy household.

117. Episode 868 - Ghettoised

Air Date: 1990-11-28

Mike's ghetto-blaster is stolen. Rod makes a date with Diana. Mick is uneasy about Josie working at a club. Margaret tells Patricia she feels she is being asked to do things that are not part of her job.

118. Episode 869 - Impugned

Air Date: 1990-11-30

Leo's spirits rise when Sinbad offers to go to see him in the school nativity play. Sinnott disapproves of Mike pronouncing his name with a silent "i", and the Farnhams interrogate their prime suspects in the mystery of the catalogue fraud.

119. Episode 870 - I'll Help

Air Date: 1990-12-03

Rod tells Diana a cover story, but she isn't deterred. Frank returns home, and Katie can't stand Growler being so nice. Margaret can't get the Farnhams to confirm her holiday dates.

120. Episode 871 - Beans

Air Date: 1990-12-05

Max makes a deal with Margaret in order to force her to change her night off. The Dixons have breakfast. Rod and Tommo identify the thief at the supermarket.

121. Episode 872 - Something Rotten

Air Date: 1990-12-07

When Mike explains his reasons for attacking Sinnott, his actions seem more justified. Sinbad plans to sell pieces of the Berlin Wall. Rod and Julia each have very different plans.

122. Episode 873 - Seeing Is Believing

Air Date: 1990-12-10

A "For Sale" sign goes up outside the Sullivans', but a knight in shining armour may yet help them out. Mick has to see Leo's teacher about his refusal to play the King in the school play. Rod and Tommo find out more about the dog-fight.

123. Episode 874 - Decorations

Air Date: 1990-12-12

Max receives messages for Ron on his fax machine. Barry makes Tracy a generous offer. Josie suggests that Margaret makes a decision, and it isn't one that pleases Patricia. Jacqui's swimming trial times aren't good enough.

124. Episode 875 - Home To Roost

Air Date: 1990-12-14

There is a surprising Christmas card for Chrissy. Terry and Sue must decide whether to accept a loan from Barry. Margaret tells Patricia about the bet she made with Max. Carl and Mike discover that the scrapyard has some unexpected guards. Mick takes the law into his own hands.

125. Episode 876 - Tree Jokes

Air Date: 1990-12-17

Mick is concerned when the police telephone him about "unreasonable force". Ron installs his Christmas lights, Katie's wings are drooping, and Sinbad and Jimmy have to think of two or "tree" ways to repay Max.

126. Episode 877 - Gone Missing

Air Date: 1990-12-19

Ron discovers that his father has gone missing. Tracy sneaks out of the house for a good reason in the early morning. Max discovers that someone has stolen his sleigh. Barry's business partners visit to check up on him, but he outsmarts them.

127. Episode 878 - Imaginings

Air Date: 1990-12-21

Nikki is sacked, an official complaint is lodged against Mick, and there is a case of mistaken identity, which leads to a kidnapping.......

128. Episode 879 - Frozen Turkey

Air Date: 1990-12-24

Grandad Dixon makes a grand entrance. Katie and Siobhan's dancing is a great success, which is more than can be said for Sinbad's pre-Christmas special.

129. Episode 880 - Raw Turkey

Air Date: 1990-12-26

It is Christmas Day on the Close, and there is no power. Julia discovers that the Corkhills have gone to Basingstoke, the Rogers family wonder whether Frank will be home for Christmas, and Terry hears something that makes him think. Max has an extravagant Christmas present for Patricia, and Ron needs a favour.

130. Episode 881 - Just Deserts

Air Date: 1990-12-28

A shock awaits Ron and DD when they return from the cash-and-carry. Barry will not allow mild hypothermia to prevent him from getting even with the Fishers.

131. Episode 882 - All Dressed Up

Air Date: 1990-12-31

On New Year's Eve, Rod finally discovers the venue for the dog fight, Mike's behaviour disgusts Jacqui, Julia has two men fighting over her, Jimmy plans a new venture, and the Farnhams are mistaken for Princess Diana and a bouncer.

1. Episode 883 - Resolution

Air Date: 1991-01-02

Julia is not pleased to find that Jack and Cyril have become buddies. Mike can't remember what happened the previous night.

2. Episode 884 - Very Badly Let Down

Air Date: 1991-01-04

Patricia asks Sue to baby-sit. Diana is annoyed to find that Rod has been systematically lying to her. Julia discovers that she has been stood up in a big way.

3. Episode 885 - Possession

Air Date: 1991-01-07

Rod tries to make amends with Diana. Tony and his friends' plans to watch an erotic video are thwarted when the police call with news that Mike and Jacqui have been arrested, so they have to find someone to give them a lift. Katie is interested in Sammy's love life.

4. Episode 886 - Wise Monkeys

Air Date: 1991-01-09

Ron is convinced that designer-violence videos are responsible for Mike and Jacqui's dabbling with drugs, but DD disagrees when she finds out their true motives.

5. Episode 887 - Knobber

Air Date: 1991-01-11

Tony is grounded when Ron finds Maria's missing erotic video. Chrissy arranges a dinner-date, but with which Gina? Rod has a meal with Diana and her father, and Margaret returns from Oldham.

6. Episode 888 - Secretive

Air Date: 1991-01-14

Sammy is being evasive about her new boyfriend, while Margaret has other things on her mind. Mick takes drastic action when he receives the credit card bill.

7. Episode 889 - Creativity

Air Date: 1991-01-16

Leo is winning friends based on Mick's actions, but Mick isn't sure that it's something to be proud of. Chrissy is not surprised when Frank develops a cold a few days before they are due to meet Gina. Max wants to be on time for his interview, but can he persuade Margaret to iron his shirt?

8. Episode 890 - Safe

Air Date: 1991-01-18

Frank and Chrissy are off on the dreaded dinner-date. More bills arrive for the Johnsons. Patricia tries to make toxic waste sexy. Mike worries that his involvement in Sinnott's attempt to fly will be discovered.

9. Episode 891 - Path

Air Date: 1991-01-21

The proposed footpath is causing conflicton the Close, as some are opposed and others see opportunities. Margaret's work-to-rule is beginning to have an effect on the Farnham household.

10. Episode 892 - Up Against The System

Air Date: 1991-01-23

Mick's prospects in court don't look good, and his debts continue to mount. Ron makes progress in his bid to acquire a shop. Terry is worried that Sue is buying clothes on credit, and Jimmy and Sinbad go flat-hunting.

11. Episode 893 - No More Demands

Air Date: 1991-01-25

Ron capitalises on his deal with Jed Smith, and looks forward to owning a business on the new parade.

12. Episode 894 - The Way Out

Air Date: 1991-01-28

Jimmy and Sinbad plan to hold a car boot sale. Mick is furious to discover that Josie is in debt again. Ron has a surprise visitor. Patricia is determined to resolve her problems with Margaret.

13. Episode 895 - Fretting

Air Date: 1991-01-30

Jimmy and Sinbad wonder whether they could ever bring anyone back to their double-decker-bunk bedsit. Patricia makes a surprising confession to Max.

14. Episode 896 - Sussed

Air Date: 1991-02-01

Jacqui devises a plan to make herself seem like a good girl but still allow her to go to the party, but it doesn't work as well as she hopes. Sinbad and Jimmy cause chaos.

15. Episode 897 - Pride

Air Date: 1991-02-04

Josie and Marcia wonder what they can do to raise money. Ron thinks someone has swapped two of his kids for aliens. The Farnhams are concerned that Thomas will pick up Margaret's accent and phrases.

16. Episode 898 - Important Decisions

Air Date: 1991-02-06

Max is concerned that Tony will interfere with his car. Patricia rebukes Margaret about her non-matching stair gates. Terry discovers that Ron's opinion of the path has changed.

17. Episode 899 - Poetic Justice

Air Date: 1991-02-08

Max demonstrates his maturity by finding a way of getting his own back on Tony. Sinbad has to find other means of transport to and from the boot sale when there isn't enough room for him in the car.

18. Episode 900 - Stirring

Air Date: 1991-02-11

Josie tries to persuade Mick to accept his solicitor's advice. The Dixons prepare for a pancake day contest.

19. Episode 901 - Cards

Air Date: 1991-02-13

On Valentine's Day, the same card is rescued from the bin more than once, and one resident receives more cards than she could ever have expected. Mick talks to Frank about the dilemma he faces.

20. Episode 902 - Mode Of Trial

Air Date: 1991-02-15

Mick's solicitor abandons him when he elects for trial by jury. Geoff makes extensive preparations for his mystery Valentine date.

21. Episode 903 - Off Duty

Air Date: 1991-02-18

Sammy's older man is causing trouble for her at home. An attack on Rod leads to the possibility of romance for Tracy.

22. Episode 904 - Not Too Late

Air Date: 1991-02-20

Chrissy voices her fears about Sammy, likening her situation to the early days of her own marriage. Frank overhears, and misconstrues.

23. Episode 905 - Kids

Air Date: 1991-02-22

A trip down to the pub seems to mysteriously cure Rod's illness. Frank and Chrissy resolve to do something about Sammy's relationship with Tim.

24. Episode 906 - Uninvited

Air Date: 1991-02-25

Frank head-butts Paula's father when he turns up to complain about Geoff getting his daughter drunk. Mick comes home to find the bungalow full of shoes and boxes. Margaret has some uninvited guests, and when she asks for Mike's help to remove them, one of Patricia's teapots is smashed.

25. Episode 907 - Not Bothered

Air Date: 1991-02-27

Mick is worried about Josie's health and tries to get her to slow down, but it's too late. Bumper is hopeful that he and his mate will soon be young, free and single again.

26. Episode 908 - Ideas

Air Date: 1991-03-01

Sammy is determined that her parents won't interfere in her life, but that won't stop them trying. Rod tries to install a shower, with no assistance from Tracy.

27. Episode 909 - Farm

Air Date: 1991-03-04

Geoff and Bumper go in search of their favourite band, but don't have much success. The Johnson household is happy, until Mick receives an official-looking letter in the post. Sue tells Terry she would like another child.

28. Episode 910 - Mission Accomplished

Air Date: 1991-03-06

Josie and Marcia come up with a new sales pitch to improve their luck at the market. Barry brings flowers for Sue, and she wonders why. Tony and his mates sabotage Max's shed.

29. Episode 911 - Back Ways Round

Air Date: 1991-03-08

Terry and Sue visit a counsellor, where the news is much better than expected, although money may yet be the deciding factor. Margaret finds that she only has to touch something and it falls apart.

30. Episode 912 - Don't Worry

Air Date: 1991-03-11

Barry calls in a favour from Terry. The Farnhams return from holiday, feeling happy and refreshed, but Margaret becomes tearful and offers her resignation. Tracy tells Rod he needn't be concerned that she is seeing Mark.

31. Episode 913 - Mutual Ground

Air Date: 1991-03-13

Tracy and Mark have a date. Sue worries about what Barry might be getting Terry into. Max arranges for Tony and his mates to re-assemble his shed, but Ron and DD have other ideas. When Max brings up the subject of tarmac again, Ron reaches for his pick.

32. Episode 914 - Roads

Air Date: 1991-03-15

Terry goes for tests at the hospital. Ron has the road surface properly repaired at last, but Max still isn't happy. Barry has plans involving a man with a pony-tail.

33. Episode 915 - Impregnated Mopheads

Air Date: 1991-03-18

It's Max's first day in his new job, and he finds himself hemmed in by the Dixons. Patricia starts work on a new campaign. Frank is furious to discover that Sammy returned from her course a day early but didn't come home.

34. Episode 916 - Tied Down

Air Date: 1991-03-20

Frank tries to convince Sammy that what she is doing is wrong, but Sammy knows that Chrissy was doing the same when she was 17.

35. Episode 917 - Women's Guilt

Air Date: 1991-03-22

Sammy packs her bags and leaves home to move in with Tim. Terry finds out whether he has passed his sperm test.

36. Episode 918 - Unwanted

Air Date: 1991-03-25

Sammy has been out on the tiles again. Nikki gets her marching orders. Barry tries to make Terry realise that he has still got problems.

37. Episode 919 - Maturity

Air Date: 1991-03-27

Tony plans to remove all the Easter eggs from Max's garden. Frank goes to confront Sammy at the hotel. Tracy is not impressed when Mark spends a night out patronising Diana without her realising.

38. Episode 920 - Greed

Air Date: 1991-03-29

Frank intends to make Sammy even more embarrassed. Barry goes to church, which could lead to some good news for Tracy.

39. Episode 921 - Ratty

Air Date: 1991-04-01

Josie wants to use Mick's court fund to buy stock for her market stall. The Dixons and Bensons go out for the evening, leaving Jacqui to babysit Tony and Benno. Frank decides to take an overseas run. There are arguments about childcare at the Farnhams'.

40. Episode 922 - Doubly Sure

Air Date: 1991-04-03

Max's ex-wife telephones asking for more money, which doesn't please Patricia. Barry has another favour to ask of Terry, and Mick discusses his chances in court. Chrissy goes to visit Sammy at Tim's.

41. Episode 923 - Guilt Trigger

Air Date: 1991-04-05

Margaret's little job on the side isn't going to please Patricia, especially as she is not on very good terms with Josie. Sue offers to help Barry. Chrissy tries to persuade Frank to go to see Sammy before he goes overseas.

42. Episode 924 - Fountain

Air Date: 1991-04-08

Mick is frustrated when he can't find Frank, and Sammy is unwilling to help. Max takes a day off work, and witnesses the arrival of a new monstrosity at the Dixons'.

43. Episode 925 - Sense

Air Date: 1991-04-10

Jimmy tries to persuade Josie to diversify into baby clothes, which he can offer at a reasonable charge. Margaret wonders if Max is doing the right thing by removing the old kitchen units before ordering new ones.

44. Episode 926 - Not Looking Good

Air Date: 1991-04-12

Mick faces up to his court appearance, but doesn't want Gemma and Leo with him. Patricia discovers that Max has applied for another job, and has already handed in his notice at the electricity board.

45. Episode 927 - Intentions

Air Date: 1991-04-15

The noise of the band practising causes annoyance around the Close. The jury arrives at a verdict on Mick. Barry makes a frustrating discovery about Jed Smith.

46. Episode 928 - Trust And Facts

Air Date: 1991-04-17

Josie feels bad about the taxi drivers' money, and won't even have a friendly flutter with Mick. Patricia is finding it hard to convince her boss that she has a brain. Mike considers deferring his college career, but Jacqui doesn't fancy his chances.

47. Episode 929 - Constricting

Air Date: 1991-04-19

Mick discovers that Josie has taken the money. Mike is nervous before his gig at the Legion. Maria feels that she needs a change. Margaret is not pleased when her ex-boyfriend tracks her down.

48. Episode 930 - Team Games

Air Date: 1991-04-22

The Farnhams' kitchen fiasco continues as Max enlists Kieran's help with the plastering. Patricia is under enough stress already, with the presentation she is meant to be giving.

49. Episode 931 - Takeaway

Air Date: 1991-04-24

Kieran asks Margaret why she is treating him like muck, and she tells him not to trail it through the house. Geoff discovers the truth about Bumper's girlfriend. When the council refuse vans arrive, Max takes matters into his own hands, and Ron isn't going to like what he doesn't find.

50. Episode 932 - Got You

Air Date: 1991-04-26

Kieran gets his marching orders. Tracy is worried about Barry's hairdressing job. Ron and Max clash over the disappearance of certain things.

51. Episode 933 - Break

Air Date: 1991-04-29

Mick has a go at Frank, Patricia meets an important client, and Nikki moves in with the Corkhills. Margaret encourages Sammy to talk to her father again.

52. Episode 934 - Walls

Air Date: 1991-05-01

Aunty Lou is discharged from hospital and moves in with Mick and Josie, but is the constant stream of visitors a help or a hindrance? DD makes plans to hold a tarot night in the Close.

53. Episode 935 - Erection

Air Date: 1991-05-03

The Farnhams return home to find that Ron has been busy, and Max is careless in his choice of words when seeking DD's opinion of her husband's handiwork.

54. Episode 936 - Griffins

Air Date: 1991-05-06

When Nikki wakes up, she finds that Rod is eating her face-pack. Max decides that a trellis is the most appropriate response to the Wall of Doors. Patricia has to decide whether to take on a job in London. Ron finds his fountain.

55. Episode 937 - Subtlety

Air Date: 1991-05-08

Patricia makes a decision. Frank and Geoff have a chat. Everyone stays in for the night at the Corkhills', but a card game turns nasty.

56. Episode 938 - In The Wrong

Air Date: 1991-05-10

Frank agrees to go with Chrissy for a meal with Sammy and Tim, but ends up wishing he hadn't. Patricia sets off for London.

57. Episode 939 - Personae Non Grata

Air Date: 1991-05-13

Sue finds Barry's new girlfriend in the house. Frank decides he wants nothing more to do with Sammy and Tim. Rod is annoyed to find that Mark has spent the night at the Corkhills'. Max gives Margaret the week off.

58. Episode 940 - Big Brother

Air Date: 1991-05-15

Max is beginning to miss Patricia, and is struggling to look after all of his children at the same time. Rod and Barry try to warn Tracy off Mark, but she isn't prepared to listen. Carla's presence continues to irritate Sue.

59. Episode 941 - Jealous

Air Date: 1991-05-17

Sue tells Terry he is going to have to choose between her and Barry. Sammy gets her own back on Chloe at the meal out, and Mark is furious when he finds that someone has scratched his car.

60. Episode 942 - Locked Out

Air Date: 1991-05-20

Diana has big news for Rod. Terry has to tell Barry he's got to go.

61. Episode 943 - Seeds

Air Date: 1991-05-22

Katie and Siobhan write to a magazine's problem page about their family troubles. Rod tells Diana that he will do the decent thing and marry her.

62. Episode 944 - Lovelorn Look

Air Date: 1991-05-24

There is good news and bad news as Terry gets the results of his latest sperm test, and Geoff finds out whether he has been accepted by Tranmere Rovers.

63. Episode 945 - Days Out

Air Date: 1991-05-27

The residents are out and about on the bank holiday, and for some it's not pleasant. Sue talks about her career, and shocks Terry.

64. Episode 946 - Marked Man

Air Date: 1991-05-29

Geoff needs encouragement to get on with his life, but Frank has other ideas about how he may become involved in the football industry. Sue doesn't know where to turn, and can't win either way.

65. Episode 947 - Respect

Air Date: 1991-05-31

Barry decides that intimidation is the best approach, but he succeeds in causing a lot of trouble for everyone. Sue's decision forces Terry to take drastic action.

66. Episode 948 - No Chance

Air Date: 1991-06-03

Geoff comes to a decision about his future, and acts on it. Chrissy discovers what Katie has done. DD plans to surprise Ron with an unusual wedding anniversary present.

67. Episode 949 - No Good

Air Date: 1991-06-05

Rod makes his feelings plain to Mark. It is Barry's 32nd birthday. Geoff runs out of the examination room, and Ron plans to find a new home for the stone lion.

68. Episode 950 - Lennie

Air Date: 1991-06-07

Rod is reluctant to accept an engagement present from Ron. Tracy insists that Barry takes no revenge on Mark. Sinbad accuses Jimmy of stealing people's memories.

69. Episode 951 - Brooding

Air Date: 1991-06-10

Margaret wonders if she and Max will end up in London with Patricia and most of Max's CDs. Jimmy fears that he will end up in prison again. DD prepares and distributes invitations for her tarot night.

70. Episode 952 - Tarot Night

Air Date: 1991-06-12

The residents look into the future at the Dixons' tarot evening, but Sue isn't happy with hers. Chrissy is sure of what she has seen, but convincing Sammy is another matter. Sinbad insists that Jimmy lets him tidy up the flat, but who is the visitor he is expecting?

71. Episode 953 - Spare Part

Air Date: 1991-06-14

It's Fathers Day, and Katie tries to heal the rift between Frank and Sammy. DD confides in Derek about Maria's infertility. Jimmy receives a card, but wonders if it is too late for a fresh start with Lindsey. A man and a dog arrive looking for Rod, and Barry can't decide which one is the uglier.

72. Episode 954 - To Keep A Secret

Air Date: 1991-06-17

Barry severs his partnership. Sammy starts to realise that Tim means what she says. When Maria spends a lot of time on the phone, Ron jokes that she may have another man.......

73. Episode 955 - A Man Alone

Air Date: 1991-06-19

Jimmy has an unexpected visit from his wife, and she reinforces what Lindsey has said, making him feel even more low. Tim makes his feelings clear, but Sammy still doesn't get it.

74. Episode 956 - There For Her

Air Date: 1991-06-21

Jimmy can only watch his daughter's wedding from a safe distance. Julia plans to show Cyril how discreet she can be by following him. Mike's band practice is interrupted by Tina's boyfriend, whose face is familiar.......

75. Episode 957 - A Bit Wet

Air Date: 1991-06-24

Mike prepares for a race, and Max prepares Patricia's breakfast. Tim tries to convince Sammy that it's all over between them, but will having a bucket of water thrown over her help to make her understand?

76. Episode 958 - Serious Money

Air Date: 1991-06-26

The Dixons are in a racing and betting mood. Father Derek visits Margaret again.

77. Episode 959 - The Race

Air Date: 1991-06-28

Sammy resorts to desperate tactics to get Tim back, but can he overcome them? Barry becomes the owner of the new shops, and gives Max something to think about. Jacqui's interference in the race causes a terrible accident.

78. Episode 960 - Deadly Serious

Air Date: 1991-07-01

Mike's injuries are worse than he imagined, and eventually he has to reveal what really happened. Max becomes desperate and puts on a good show, but will it be enough?

79. Episode 961 - Corpses

Air Date: 1991-07-03

Sammy is in shock over Tim, but things are worse for the Dixons in the aftermath of Mike's car crash. Max resolves to change his attitude, but has he left it too late?

80. Episode 962 - Protecting

Air Date: 1991-07-05

Patricia plans to take the London job, but can Max talk her around at the last minute? Barry decides to make life even more unbearable for Sue, and Jimmy carries on regardless.

81. Episode 963 - Snatching

Air Date: 1991-07-08

Jimmy shocks Sinbad by revealing the lengths he is prepared to go to. Ron negotiates with Barry for one of the shop units.

82. Episode 964 - Meeting Someone

Air Date: 1991-07-10

Julia is surprised by who she meets at Cyril's wife's graveside. DD tries to persuade Barry to co-operate. Margaret and Derek have a mysterious meeting arranged, and Gemma has more than one birthday cake.

83. Episode 965 - Nits

Air Date: 1991-07-12

Ron and Max discover that the wall has disappeared, but will they find out who was responsible? An invasion of nits brings an outbreak of itching.

84. Episode 966 - Diplomatic

Air Date: 1991-07-15

Frank disturbs Sue and Terry's reconciliation. Ron wonders whether to tell Charlie what is going on. Patricia tries to find out tactfully whether the Johnsons are responsible for Thomas's headlice.

85. Episode 967 - Novice Nun

Air Date: 1991-07-17

Ron is not at all impressed when DD reveals her "little" secret. Geoff tells Paula where he is going. Mike makes some decisions.

86. Episode 968 - Getting In Deeper

Air Date: 1991-07-19

There is no sign of Ron, and Jimmy is offered another "job". Patricia feels foolish when the source of the nits is revealed. Chrissy takes control of a young teacher's chaotic class, but will Frank be interested?

87. Episode 969 - Devious Creatures

Air Date: 1991-07-22

Patricia comes home to find the previous Mrs Farnham chatting away to Margaret. Ron is adamant that Maria is not welcome in his house until her affair is over. Owen comes round to visit Sammy and apologise for Grace's behaviour. Sinbad goes out to collect chickens.

88. Episode 970 - Defenceless Animals

Air Date: 1991-07-24

Sinbad has got the goods for Ron, but they're not quite what he expected. Terry and Mick's latest business plans are frustrated. Frank is surprised to learn that Sammy is seeing Owen again. Chrissy finds it hard to watch Geoff leave for Torquay.

89. Episode 971 - Compensation

Air Date: 1991-07-26

Sammy has a devious plan to seduce Owen. Julia confronts Cyril, and he makes a full confession. Arthur's visit to Diana turns into a full-scale police operation.

90. Episode 972 - Advantage

Air Date: 1991-07-29

Ron discovers that his chickens have escaped. Rod interrogates Arthur at the police station. DD wonders why Julia has been asking strange questions about Cyril. Mike is concerned that Jacqui fancies Keith.

91. Episode 973 - Missing

Air Date: 1991-07-31

Gemma still hasn't been found, and Josie blames Mick for leaving her unaccompanied. Jacqui takes part in the swimming trials, but will her times be good enough to take her to Holland?

92. Episode 974 - Invited On Holiday

Air Date: 1991-08-02

There is good news at last for the Johnsons. Max and Patricia decide to get away from it all. Rod wants to tell Diana's father that he is a policeman.

93. Episode 975 - Needing A Career

Air Date: 1991-08-05

Terry and Sue's anniversary ends disastrously. Frank prepares to go to visit Geoff, but then he has a slight problem regarding his car.

94. Episode 976 - The Way To A Man's Heart

Air Date: 1991-08-07

Diana and Rod invites Diana's father to dinner, so that they can reveal their plans and, more importantly, what Rod does for a living. But who will announce their engagement first? Sue needs a comforting ear, and gets it from an unexpected source.

95. Episode 977 - Nobody's Perfect

Air Date: 1991-08-09

Barry continues to support Sue, but takes advantage when she gets drunk. Rod is determined to find out why Diana's father dislikes policemen do much.

96. Episode 978 - Set In His Ways

Air Date: 1991-08-12

Ron Dixon shows his true racist colours. Barry doesn't give up, and although Sue is full of remorse, he just rubs salt in the wound. Frank discovers a Japanese temple in his front room.

97. Episode 979 - Accountability

Air Date: 1991-08-14

Mick warns Ellis not to cause any trouble while he is around. Ron admits to his prejudices about Keith, and Jacqui tells him exactly what she thinks about that.

98. Episode 980 - Old Contacts

Air Date: 1991-08-16

Sue has decided that she wants another baby, so she needs to convince Terry. Frank and Chrissy can't seem to be able to talk without arguing.

99. Episode 981 - Brilliant Ideas

Air Date: 1991-08-19

Frank is sure that Chrissy is still having an affair. Ellis has a few brilliant ideas, but Mick isn't altogether convinced.

100. Episode 982 - Cards On The Table

Air Date: 1991-08-21

Chrissy and Frank go for marriage guidance. Rod and Tommo begin a new surveillance assignment. The police arrive at the Johnsons' - but why?

101. Episode 983 - Packing

Air Date: 1991-08-23

Mick comes home to discover that Josie is moving out, while Frank will not be persuaded to change his mind, and tells Chrissy to leave.

102. Episode 984 - Close Enough

Air Date: 1991-08-26

Daniel is nearly run over by Ron's Moby. When Frank comes home, he is in for a shock. Vinny has another job lined up for Jimmy, which is bigger and better than the last one.

103. Episode 985 - Anyone I Know?

Air Date: 1991-08-28

Jimmy gets a shock when he discovers who one of the other gang members is going to be. Sammy tries to reason with Frank, but only succeeds in making things worse for herself.

104. Episode 986 - Open The Door

Air Date: 1991-08-30

Sue needs to confide in someone, but her choice doesn't prove to be very reliable. Tommo tries to make Rod reconsider whether he should marry Diana. Jimmy is uneasy about the big job, and events take a dangerous turn.

105. Episode 987 - Affinity

Air Date: 1991-09-02

Frank and Sammy build a few bridges that are strong enough for her to give him some advice, and for him to take it. Max assures Geoffrey that he is not betraying Patricia by seeing Susannah behind her back.

106. Episode 988 - Family Business

Air Date: 1991-09-04

Jimmy is lying low and running scared. Sinbad finds someone else to share his flat for a few days. Ron and DD find out if their bank manager will give them a loan.

107. Episode 989 - Nervous Tension

Air Date: 1991-09-06

It is Danny's second birthday. Frank must decide whether to take a risk. Ron and DD have a night out, but meet someone they know.

108. Episode 990 - Reformists

Air Date: 1991-09-09

Terry and Sue plan a conservatory. Chrissy is annoyed with Frank when he brings Katie into school late. Max and Ron have plans involving DD and Patricia - but what will they say, and in what language?

109. Episode 991 - Outflanked

Air Date: 1991-09-11

Katie confides in her teacher about her family troubles. Ron and DD discover that their shop has been vandalised. Geoffrey ensures that Max is still accompanied to the Round Table function, even though Patricia won't go. Margaret's efforts to see Derek are thwarted.

110. Episode 992 - Caretaker

Air Date: 1991-09-13

Max is behaving so strangely that Patricia may become aware of his little secret very quickly. Jimmy looks for work, but nobody wants to know.

111. Episode 993 - The More The Merrier

Air Date: 1991-09-16

Mick wants to give Leo a birthday he won't forget, and enlists Marcia's assistance. Max is expecting only a few barbecue guests, but Patricia ends up inviting everyone on the Close.

112. Episode 994 - Soul Of Discretion

Air Date: 1991-09-18

There are more and more unexpected arrivals at the Farnhams' barbecue, making it far from free of drama.

113. Episode 995 - I Know What You're Up To

Air Date: 1991-09-20

It's the morning after the barbecue, and Patricia has a few tricky questions for Max. All he can think about, however, is being caught on camera by Ron.

114. Episode 996 - Obsession

Air Date: 1991-09-23

Sammy tells Margaret that she and Owen have slept together. Rod is approached by a suspicious character in the arcade. It is Mike's first day at college, and Graeme continues to pester Sue at work.

115. Episode 997 - Rules You Don't Understand

Air Date: 1991-09-25

Margaret and Derek's friendship is becoming very awkward. Mick has a job interview. Graeme brings Sue's scarf to her home, but she doesn't believe his story.

116. Episode 998 - Vows

Air Date: 1991-09-27

Sue tries to convince Barry that she has not been encouraging Graeme. DD tries to persuade Margaret not to have a relationship with Derek.

117. Episode 999 - Occupational Hazard

Air Date: 1991-09-30

Graeme is still hassling Sue at work, and she has had enough of him. Chrissy is offered a place at teacher-training college. Rod and Mike both have different reasons for visiting the bank, and a schoolmate pokes fun at Jacqui's trainers.

118. Episode 1000 - Eloquence

Air Date: 1991-10-02

Marcia gives Sinbad a friendly kiss. Sue confronts Graeme again. Diana becomes frightened after overhearing an argument. DD wonders who Ron will get to open the shop, and why Jacqui has thrown her new trainers in the bin.

119. Episode 1001 - Over The Edge

Air Date: 1991-10-04

A day off work leads to disaster for Sue.

120. Episode 1002 - Lovely Person

Air Date: 1991-10-07

A full police investigation begins into the circumstances of the deaths of Sue and Danny, and the Dixons feel unable to go ahead with their grand opening.

121. Episode 1003 - You Didn't Know?

Air Date: 1991-10-09

The Dixons' shop finally opens, while Terry is suspected of being involved in the deaths of Sue and Danny. Max is forced to make a few confessions to Patricia.

122. Episode 1004 - Farnham vs Farnham

Air Date: 1991-10-11

Terry fears that he may be responsible for the deaths. Max tries to reason with Patricia, who is still sulking over Susannah.

123. Episode 1005 - You Think I Did It

Air Date: 1991-10-14

Fran, Barry and Mick are interviewed as the police investigations continue. Elsewhere, there is a pregnancy, and an engagement.

124. Episode 1006 - Proper Father

Air Date: 1991-10-16

DD and Jacqui finally reach a compromise about the trainers. Ron finds out the truth about his father. Terry receives more shattering news.

125. Episode 1007 - Life's Too Short

Air Date: 1991-10-18

Graeme turns up at Sue's funeral. Marcia and Sinbad get closer. Sammy and Owen tell Frank of their decision, but how will he react? Cyril tries to apologise to Ron, but will he accept it?

126. Episode 1008 - Think About It

Air Date: 1991-10-21

Sammy and Owen make an announcement. Barry tries to prove Terry's innocence.

127. Episode 1009 - Believe Me, Please

Air Date: 1991-10-23

Jack Sullivan is questioned by the police, but will his alibi hold up? Mike has to tell a lie to explain the appearance of the keyboard.

128. Episode 1010 - Undermining

Air Date: 1991-10-25

Terry decides to take the law into his own hands, but the police are one step ahead. Mike's gig doesn't go according to plan. Chrissy and Frank have something to discuss with Owen's parents.

129. Episode 1011 - The Gritty North

Air Date: 1991-10-28

Despite the arrest of Graeme, Terry still blames himself for Sue and Danny's deaths, and his despair turns to violence. Mike has an ultimatum for Tina, and Julia feels like a camel with its head buried in the sand.

130. Episode 1012 - Application

Air Date: 1991-10-30

Something is bothering Diana, but can she tell Rod what it is? While Frank is helping Sammy with her plans, Chrissy has been doing some serious thinking.

131. Episode 1013 - Rejection

Air Date: 1991-11-01

Terry remains unconsolable, and Diana's secret is out. John and Barbara Harrison decide to make an offer for the bungalow.

132. Episode 1014 - Nobody Needs To Know

Air Date: 1991-11-04

Diana tells Nikki she doesn't want Rod to find out her secret, Chrissy asks Katie not to tell Frank what she has accidentally discovered from her teacher, and Barry asks Fran not to tell anyone that he slept with Sue.

133. Episode 1015 - Whatever You Decide

Air Date: 1991-11-06

Chrissy and Frank each have some last-minute advice for Owen. Marcia is desperate for Sinbad to stand up to Ellis. Katie tries to find out the difference between a liquidiser and a vibrator.

134. Episode 1016 - New Beginnings

Air Date: 1991-11-08

It is the morning of Owen's wedding day, but when his father goes to his room, he is nowhere to be found.

135. Episode 1017 - Nothing To Be Ashamed Of

Air Date: 1991-11-11

DD refuses to give up her job, Frank has to explain a few things to Katie, and Jimmy is reunited with someone from his past.

136. Episode 1018 - So Noble

Air Date: 1991-11-13

Mike's keyboard secret becomes hot news in the Dixon household. Jimmy feels sorry for himself. The future looks bleak for Terry, despite everyone's attempts to convince him that he didn't murder Sue and Danny.

137. Episode 1019 - Purveyor Of Fine Provisions

Air Date: 1991-11-15

Ron confronts Mike, and Terry finds an answer. Jimmy tries to impress his ex-wife with his new job. Rod discovers what Craig is up to, and wishes he hadn't.

138. Episode 1020 - Playing Hard To Get

Air Date: 1991-11-18

Derek tries to explain his vow of celibacy to Margaret. Freddie tries to ensure that Rod does not make contact with Diana. Jimmy tries to ensure that there is only one applicant for the job in the shop, but so does Julia.

139. Episode 1021 - Warning

Air Date: 1991-11-20

Rod is told to keep away from the arcade. Father Thornton tells Derek that he may have to move to another parish if his relationship with Margaret doesn't end. Jackie and Julia are both interviewed by Ron.

140. Episode 1022 - Forbidden Fruit

Air Date: 1991-11-22

Ron is still in a dilemma about whether to give the job to Jackie or to Julia. Rod disobeys orders and returns to the arcade in search of Craig. DD is angry to find out that Derek is going to Gloucester.

141. Episode 1023 - Who Can You Trust?

Air Date: 1991-11-25

Margaret's mind is not on her work, which nearly results in a serious accident. Rod tries to convince Diana that he still wants to marry her. Ron finally makes a decision.

142. Episode 1024 - Pursuing The Impossible

Air Date: 1991-11-27

Margaret visits Father Thornton to find out why she can't have a relationship with Derek. Diana's father turns up at the Corkhills', determined to cause trouble.

143. Episode 1025 - Safe Hands

Air Date: 1991-11-29

On Diana's hen night, the girls become extremely tipsy, and there is an embarrassing moment for the bride-to-be. Susannah has plans for Christmas, and Fran wonders where she stands with Barry.

144. Episode 1026 - More To Offer

Air Date: 1991-12-02

Patricia has something on her mind, but it takes a while for the penny to drop with Max. On their 20th wedding anniversary, Jimmy and Jackie have dinner together and receive a wedding invitation.

145. Episode 1027 - Popularity Contest

Air Date: 1991-12-04

There is a confrontation between Jimmy and Little Jimmy, who reveals why it is that he hates his father so much. Barry gets a surprise when he meets the new salon manager. Margaret is not impressed to find that Max has invited a young man to have dinner with her.

146. Episode 1028 - A Little Bit Late

Air Date: 1991-12-06

Preparations are underway in the Spence household as Diana's wedding day arrives. Rod is determined to be a good samaritan, but will he make it to the church on time?

147. Episode 1029 - Off Day

Air Date: 1991-12-09

Mike has a cash-flow problem. Diana and Tommo anxiously await news of Rod. Margaret bumps into Derek.

148. Episode 1030 - Responsibilities

Air Date: 1991-12-11

After seeing Derek at the Dixons' shop, Margaret is still confused. Mick and Ellis argue, Ron's takings are down again, and Rod's sergeant visits him on his honeymoon.

149. Episode 1031 - Hard To Stay Away

Air Date: 1991-12-13

Margaret realises that the odds are against her when she is competing with God for Derek's love. When Ron mentions that money has been going missing from the till, both Jackie and Julia walk out on him.

150. Episode 1032 - Wrong Reasons

Air Date: 1991-12-16

Diana gets the truth out of Rod, but it's not what she wants to hear. Margaret and Mick notice Patricia's anxiety, even if Max doesn't.

151. Episode 1033 - Goodwill

Air Date: 1991-12-18

Patricia worries about her presentation, missing the Nativity play, and something else. To his parents' surprise, Mike thinks about selling his car. Rod and Diana go to the annual police Christmas party.

152. Episode 1034 - Over-zealous

Air Date: 1991-12-20

Patricia needs support, but when she telephones Max at home, Susannah answers. Angela is grateful for the help Barry has given her, until she realises that the only way to his flat is through her salon.

153. Episode 1035 - Found Out

Air Date: 1991-12-23

Patricia picks Max up from his office Christmas party, and he is in no fit state for a conversation. Craig turns up on Rod and Diana's doorstep, and there is only one possible course of action. When Derek comforts Margaret, one thing leads to another.

154. Episode 1036 - Wrong

Air Date: 1991-12-25

It is Christmas Day in the Farnham household, as Susannah has a very expensive Christmas present for Max, Patricia confronts him about his involvement with his ex-wife, and Margaret and Derek talk about how they feel.

155. Episode 1037 - Innocent

Air Date: 1991-12-27

Margaret and Derek have to face up to reality. Ron discovers Mike's credit card slips. Max tries to resolve things with Patricia, but will she listen?

156. Episode 1038 - Unsaid

Air Date: 1991-12-30

On a typically quiet New Year's Eve on the Close, Susannah takes advantage of Max, Ron plans to sell Mike's keyboard, Fran is on the warpath, the Harrisons move in, a thief is caught in the act, and a dead body is discovered.

1. Episode 1039 - Can't Believe

Air Date: 1992-01-01

New Year's Day is sad and sombre for the Dixon family. Barry is surprised when he wakes up next to a child. Patricia tells Margaret why she is so scared.

2. Episode 1040 - Everything At Risk

Air Date: 1992-01-03

Fran plays her trump card, but how will Barry react? Mick comes home early and finds more babysitters than he expected. Ron is taken for a ride by a man on crutches. Max dashes to the hospital to be with Patricia.

3. Episode 1041 - Waiting To Pounce

Air Date: 1992-01-06

Patricia tries to put on a brave face, but can't quite manage it. Barry doesn't want to remain in a weak position for long. Ron refuses to accept responsibility for losing Mike's keyboard. Barbara intends to make her presence felt at the school.

4. Episode 1042 - What To Say

Air Date: 1992-01-08

Julia and the Dixons go to Cyril's funeral. Just as Patricia prepares to go into hospital, Susannah arrives to offer her support, but it isn't altogether appreciated.

5. Episode 1043 - Suspicious Minds

Air Date: 1992-01-10

DD confides in Ron about what she has discovered, but he is not really interested. When Mike's allegation is confirmed, Julia is sacked. Patricia is to have an operation, but will Max be able to give her the support she needs?

6. Episode 1044 - Birth Certificate

Air Date: 1992-01-13

Barry's attraction to Angela grows, as does Terry's hatred of Graeme. Derek has a chat with Father Thornton, but is left none the wiser. Jackie and Julia confront Mike about the stolen money. Sinbad checks his birth certificate for endorsements.

7. Episode 1045 - Nervous

Air Date: 1992-01-15

Terry is in court on the first day of Graeme's trial. Barry's hot date has an unexpected outcome. Mike takes a keen interest in medals. Max is annoyed when Susannah introduces herself to the new neighbours.

8. Episode 1046 - Devoted Mother

Air Date: 1992-01-17

Terry loses his temper in court. Sinbad wonders to whom his mother could have been devoted. Margaret is surprised to find Susannah helping Max out around the house.

9. Episode 1047 - Keeping Secrets

Air Date: 1992-01-20

Terry and Fran are questioned by the defence counsel. Derek has some bad news for Margaret. Patricia comes home.

10. Episode 1048 - It's All Over

Air Date: 1992-01-22

Patricia discovers that some things have been moved around in her absence. In a fight between Ron and Mike, John manages to come off worst. The trial nears its conclusion.

11. Episode 1049 - Feelings Of Guilt

Air Date: 1992-01-24

John has a few problems at Burns Night down at the Legion, where Julia embarrasses Ron after having too much to drink. Patricia invites Susannah over to thank her for her help and to tell her that they no longer need it.

12. Episode 1050 - Families

Air Date: 1992-01-27

Marcia pays another visit to the woman believed to be Sinbad's sister, and this time she has a different story to tell. DD is concerned about Mike, even if Ron isn't. Lindsey has some news for Jimmy and Jackie.

13. Episode 1051 - Reliable Friends

Air Date: 1992-01-29

Fran is so annoyed that Barry is going out with Angela that she tells Terry his secret. Patricia decides to make a will, and tries to persuade Max to do the same. Ron apologises to Julia, and Katie has a new friend who may lead her into trouble.

14. Episode 1052 - Positive Action

Air Date: 1992-01-31

Patricia is determined to get on with her life without the presence of Susannah, but Max's ex-wife has her own ideas. Terry and Barry have a confrontation over Fran, and the situation turns ugly.

15. Episode 1053 - Damage To Repair

Air Date: 1992-02-03

Sinbad is excited about finding his mother. Barry pushes Fran into a corner. Just as Jimmy is about to move back in with Jackie, Little Jimmy turns up with an ultimatum.

16. Episode 1054 - Socks

Air Date: 1992-02-05

Fran has only one choice left. Sinbad is hopeful, but may be too optimistic. Jackie thinks Jimmy is trying to back out of moving back in with her.

17. Episode 1055 - Passionately Partisan

Air Date: 1992-02-07

Leanne arranges a party at Katie's while Frank is away for the weekend, but Barbara puts a stop to it. Marcia thinks she has been told the truth about Ruth and Sinbad at last. Max and Patricia face an emotional situation together.

18. Episode 1056 - Tidying Up

Air Date: 1992-02-10

Katie is worried that Frank will find out what happened while he was away for the weekend. Terry considers opening a pizza parlour, but Jimmy's hopes of getting back with Jackie are fading.

19. Episode 1057 - Rational Explanation

Air Date: 1992-02-12

Jackie has had enough, and won't take any more nonsense. Mick resents the Christies' interference. Owen has to do some covering up for Katie and Leanne. The Harrisons are visited by a distraught businessman.

20. Episode 1058 - A Big Moment

Air Date: 1992-02-14

Marcia and Sinbad are in for a double shock. Frank is annoyed to find out that Katie, Owen and Katie's deputy headmistress have all lied to him. John discovers too late who he has let into his house, and that living next door to a policeman isn't going to help him with his latest problem.

21. Episode 1059 - Inviting

Air Date: 1992-02-17

Sinbad tracks Ruth down at the library where she works, and invites her to his wedding. Although they are able to retrieve their furniture, Barbara is not convinced that the Harrisons' problems are over. Ellis regrets making a snide comment. Katie tells Leanne she is leaving home.

22. Episode 1060 - Overactive Imagination

Air Date: 1992-02-19

Terry receives a letter that was written by Graeme before his death. John tries to win a motorbike. Eliis is suspicious of Ben and Rachel.

23. Episode 1061 - Hasta La Vista

Air Date: 1992-02-21

John and Barbara are ready to leave for Spain, but there is a last-minute hitch. Owen is made redundant, and has some explaining to do. Mick loses something very important. Men are queueing up to take Jackie Corkhill to the Revival Night.

24. Episode 1062 - Shifts

Air Date: 1992-02-24

The Harrisons' two-and-a-half hour holiday causes gossip. Jimmy moves back in with Jackie, and Little Jimmy says he's moving out. Mick goes to Wales in search of his lost property. Owen makes vegetable moussaka for his parents, and asks Frank to lie to them.

25. Episode 1063 - Quality Of Life

Air Date: 1992-02-26

Peter Harrison somes home, with loads of money. Jackie thinks Jimmy should use his initiative to earn them some extra money on the side. Frank and Joan disagree about Owen's future plans.

26. Episode 1064 - Marital Arrangements

Air Date: 1992-02-28

Mick hopes that everything is now sorted out with Leo and Gemma's grandparents. Jackie can't believe her eyes when Jimmy turns up in a limousine. But which Mr and Mrs Corkhill will end up in the bridal suite?

27. Episode 1065 - You Owe Us

Air Date: 1992-03-02

Jimmy and Jackie are intent on getting their revenge on Sinbad. Mick warns Ellis not to use the taxi. Sammy and Owen argue over where they should live and whether he ought to go back to college. Peter wonders if he has been conned, and whether he can help his parents.

28. Episode 1066 - Explanations

Air Date: 1992-03-04

Julia discovers Jimmy's scam involving the Moby, and Rod's secret. Sammy turns to her father for some impartial advice. The Harrisons win a competition prize which is no use to them at the moment.

29. Episode 1067 - Call Me Ron

Air Date: 1992-03-06

Jimmy and Jackie are pleased with their success on the Moby, but then they have a crash. John's brother turns up, just after Peter and John have withdrawn all his money from his bank account. Katie tries to warn Leanne off Owen.

30. Episode 1068 - Now's Your Chance

Air Date: 1992-03-09

Having heard nothing from Derek, Margaret wonders whether he has contacted DD. Jimmy urgently needs Ron's MOT and insurance documents, and his driving licence. Patricia goes back to work, and Frank sits down for a man-to-man chat with Owen.

31. Episode 1069 - I Really Can't Say

Air Date: 1992-03-11

Mick has a much better day than John and Hugh. Leanne becomes tearful when Owen tells her to leave. Margaret's mother turns up unexpectedly at the Farnhams', who need to decide whether to tell her what she wants to know.

32. Episode 1070 - Adolescent Girls

Air Date: 1992-03-13

Derek returns to the Close. Leanne has some shocking news for everyone. John has to decide whether to turn his brother in.

33. Episode 1071 - Moral Choices

Air Date: 1992-03-16

Barbara catches a thief. Rod is apprehensive about his first day back at work. Ron meets Jacqui's boyfriend, and tells her to be home by 9.30. Leanne admits that she has been lying, but Owen walks out on Sammy.

34. Episode 1072 - Unfair To Deceive

Air Date: 1992-03-18

Ron is surprised when he bumps into Derek, but less so when he finds out who Derek is visiting. It looks as if Owen has got a job, if he can be found.

35. Episode 1073 - Happiness

Air Date: 1992-03-20

Frank cancels his night out, as he has more important things to do at home. Barry has a difficult decision to make about Angela and her daughters. Mrs Clemence returns to confront the Farnhams about Margaret and Derek. John and Rod try to track down the source of the damp.

36. Episode 1074 - Asians

Air Date: 1992-03-23

Mrs Clemence joins forces with DD to wreck Margaret's affair with Derek. Barry has reservations about some potential tenants, but changes his mind when he sees the colour of their money.

37. Episode 1075 - Don't Get Involved

Air Date: 1992-03-25

Mick and Frank go for a night out at a singles bar. Barry's new tenants make it clear that they want privacy, but his curiosity finally gets the better of him.

38. Episode 1076 - Chiller

Air Date: 1992-03-27

John tries to set up a neighbourhood watch scheme, and while everyone is discussing it at a meeting, Rod's car is broken into and Julia is mugged. There is chaos at the pizza parlour as its opening day arrives.

39. Episode 1077 - Plenty Of Feeling

Air Date: 1992-03-30

Rod and Diana fear that Julia wants to move into the extension permanently after her mugging. Terry promotes Owen to manager. Max practises his Round Table speech at home, with Patricia and Margaret as his audience.

40. Episode 1078 - Inaugurated

Air Date: 1992-04-01

Derek and Margaret make the most of a real chance of some privacy. Jacqui gets permission from DD to go out on Friday night. Julia convinces Tommo to let her move into the extension at number ten.

41. Episode 1079 - Excitement

Air Date: 1992-04-03

Romance is in the air for Frank, Barry is on a mission, and the local primary school is burned down, with Jacqui trapped inside.

42. Episode 1080 - Cockroaches

Air Date: 1992-04-06

Katie is invited to stay over at a friend's house, which fits in well with Frank's plans. Angela finds out that Colin has remortgaged their home. The Harrisons have a bug problem.

43. Episode 1081 - Gutted

Air Date: 1992-04-08

The whole Close try to get to the bottom of the mystery of why the school burned down, and Jacqui certainly isn't saying anything.

44. Episode 1082 - Unwanted Guests

Air Date: 1992-04-10

Frank's romantic evening doesn't quite go according to plan. Rod believes that the Harrisons' cockroaches may have their uses. Barry and Sinbad are still wondering what is hidden in the Hamouds' room, and Barry plans to find out.

45. Episode 1083 - Guidance

Air Date: 1992-04-13

Derek meets his bishop

46. Episode 1084 - Piece De Resistance

Air Date: 1992-04-15

Ron corners Darren, then comes face to face with Darren's father. John tries to revive interest in the neighbourhood watch. Frank is feeling insecure.

47. Episode 1085 - The Sins Of The World

Air Date: 1992-04-17

Big trouble lands on Ron's doorstep. John and Barbara argue. Colin plans a surprise for Angela, but is he too late?

48. Episode 1086 - Vigilantes

Air Date: 1992-04-20

The joyriders cause expense for Frank. Margaret is worried about her relationship with Derek. Angela resents Barry's interference.

49. Episode 1087 - Dad's Army

Air Date: 1992-04-22

There is trouble for Owen and Matty at the pizza parlour. The vigilante group see their first piece of action.

50. Episode 1088 - A Certain Lady

Air Date: 1992-04-24

It's Max's turn to be on patrol duty, but he has a function to attend and leaves the Close unguarded. A mystery woman calls at the Corkhills', and Barry is pleased to see her. Frank and Denise share an intimate moment at last.

51. Episode 1089 - No Confidence

Air Date: 1992-04-27

Ron is furious that his shop window has been smashed, and promptly fires Max, who is secretly relieved. Barry's name is mud again.

52. Episode 1090 - Awkward Questions

Air Date: 1992-04-29

Tony is Darren's next victim, and when Jacqui finds out, it puts her in an even more difficult position. Derek visits Margaret, but things go wrong. Katie has an ultimatum for Frank.

53. Episode 1091 - Something Important

Air Date: 1992-05-01

Fran is back, with some unexpected news for Barry. Jacqui finally decides to tell the truth.

54. Episode 1092 - Sausages

Air Date: 1992-05-04

Margaret fears that she has frightened Derek away. Max only wants to buy sausages, but ends up being barred from the Trading Post. Mick seeks opinions on the school closure, but will anyone be interested?

55. Episode 1093 - Rushed To Hospital

Air Date: 1992-05-06

Frank and Denise get passionate in Frank's cab. When Fran sticks the knife in, Angela dumps Barry. Diana regrets offering to do Margaret a favour.

56. Episode 1094 - Cracking Up

Air Date: 1992-05-08

Mike finds Derek and tries to take him home. Patricia attends her last chemotherapy session.

57. Episode 1095 - Practicalities

Air Date: 1992-05-11

Terry closes the pizza parlour until further notice. Sinbad gets stitched up with a forged &pound

58. Episode 1096 - Straightforward Answers

Air Date: 1992-05-13

Mike begins to worry that Derek may do something drastic, and rushes to his parents for help.

59. Episode 1097 - Better Hotels

Air Date: 1992-05-15

Sinbad receives another counterfeit &pound

60. Episode 1098 - Turmoil

Air Date: 1992-05-18

Barry is reeling from the news about his father. Derek makes an appointment to see the bishop again, but Margaret is concerned that he will change his mind.

61. Episode 1099 - Analyzing

Air Date: 1992-05-20

Nawaz knows about Barry's scam, and decides that if he can't punish Barry himself, a friend will do. Patricia wants some straight answers from Max. Derek makes a decision.

62. Episode 1100 - Choosing

Air Date: 1992-05-22

Barry goes on the run, taking Fran with him. Sammy goes on a spending spree, Patricia tries to help Diana, and Max finds a bishop in his front room.

63. Episode 1101 - Something I Need

Air Date: 1992-05-25

Matty is Barry's last hope, while Mick is canvassing for the primary school.

64. Episode 1102 - Something So Terrible

Air Date: 1992-05-27

Rod has a lovely birthday. Matty encourages Barry to tell the truth.

65. Episode 1103 - For Old Times' Sake

Air Date: 1992-05-29

In a special episode set on a deserted beach, Barry and Terry reflect on ten years of life on the Close. When they reach the sombre events of recent months, one of them decides to pull the trigger of a gun.

66. Episode 1104 - Angry Enough To Kill

Air Date: 1992-06-01

When the Harrisons awaken to find a haggard-looking Terry in their back garden, holding a shotgun and wearing a blood-stained shirt, they quickly realise that he is not delivering a pizza.

67. Episode 1105 - Delusions

Air Date: 1992-06-03

Jimmy overhears Sinbad's thoughts on what has happened to Barry, and aims to turn events to his own advantage.

68. Episode 1106 - Deep Breaths

Air Date: 1992-06-05

The police continue taking statements, but Terry's silence could lead to him ending up behind bars. Despite all efforts, Owen can't be found, and Sammy has to give birth without him.

69. Episode 1107 - Not Improving

Air Date: 1992-06-08

Fran decides that she needs to confide in Matty. At the meeting to discuss the future of the school, Mick is in for a big shock.

70. Episode 1108 - Half The Excitement

Air Date: 1992-06-10

There are red faces all around when Max interrupts a moment of passion between Margaret and Derek. Fran intervenes in plans to present new evidence to the police.

71. Episode 1109 - Ventures

Air Date: 1992-06-12

Frank keeps a lonely vigil at his granddaughter's side. Ellis urges Marcia to tell Sinbad the truth.

72. Episode 1110 - Where The Body Is

Air Date: 1992-06-15

As things are looking grim for Terry, there is the unexpected arrival at the police station of someone who was on the beach at the time of the shooting incident.

73. Episode 1111 - Squirming With Guilt

Air Date: 1992-06-17

Fran and Matty want an explanation. Margaret upsets DD by going to church.

74. Episode 1112 - Stony Ground

Air Date: 1992-06-19

Marcia tells Sinbad her secret, and Ellis has disappointing news for Mick. Sammy comes home without her baby, and Mike receives an ultimatum from Ron.

75. Episode 1113 - Ex-Brother

Air Date: 1992-06-22

Mick tries to win his boss around, but he demands the return of the keys. Sinbad and Marcia wonder if they still have a future.

76. Episode 1114 - Dusky Beauty

Air Date: 1992-06-24

Mick's name appears in the press linked with a dusky beauty, then the dusky beauty pays him a visit. Ellis can't believe that his brother wants nothing more to do with him, and comes up with a scheme to change Mick's mind.

77. Episode 1115 - Act Of God

Air Date: 1992-06-26

Ellis tries to interest Mick in a business opportunity. DD grudgingly wishes Derek and Margaret a good time, but their happiness is short-lived.

78. Episode 1116 - Time To Adjust

Air Date: 1992-06-29

Margaret wants Derek to prove to her that he is able to live a new life. A visit from the educational welfare officer affects Mick's plans for Leo and Gemma's schooling.

79. Episode 1117 - Reasons

Air Date: 1992-07-01

Patricia's evening doesn't go as planned. Marianne offers to do something else for Mick. At the chapel of rest, Frank meets a relative of Nick.

80. Episode 1118 - A Fistful Of Dollars

Air Date: 1992-07-03

Things are not looking good for Marcia and Sinbad, or for Margaret and Derek. Sammy is finding it difficult to cope with Louise. Ron discovers a horse eating his flowers.

81. Episode 1119 - Midnight Ramblers

Air Date: 1992-07-06

Ron is struggling after DD's departure, while Margaret's disappearance with Derek leaves the Farnhams in the lurch. Rod tells Julia a secret, but will she be able to keep it?

82. Episode 1120 - Second Priority

Air Date: 1992-07-08

Mick plans Gemma's birthday party, and Ellis tries to use this to mend some bridges. Sammy takes advantage of Julia's adoration of her baby. Jimmy offers to help John find a sexy nightie for Barbara, but he may not need it.......

83. Episode 1121 - New Nanny

Air Date: 1992-07-10

Gemma's party goes well until Marianne turns up. Sammy begins to become frightened of what she might do to her baby.

84. Episode 1122 - We Need You

Air Date: 1992-07-13

Advertising a delivery service doesn't seem to have helped to improve business at the pizza parlour. Rod and Diana have big plans. The Farnhams have trouble with their new nanny.

85. Episode 1123 - Incapable

Air Date: 1992-07-15

Frank and Owen are out for the night, leaving Sammy alone with the baby, and things become too much for her. DD returns, but Anna gives her further cause for concern about Derek and Margaret.

86. Episode 1124 - Minor Hiccup

Air Date: 1992-07-17

Sammy has done a terrible thing, but will she regret it? It's Rod and Diana's wedding day, but how long will it remain a secret?

87. Episode 1125 - Bruises

Air Date: 1992-07-20

Mick is surprised when Marianne turns up at the pizza parlour, and even more surprised to discover why. Anna forces Max's hand.

88. Episode 1126 - One Fowl Swipe

Air Date: 1992-07-22

Louise comes home, but Sammy is still troubled. Mick does the books to see how the first month of trading has gone at the pizza parlour. John goes with Ron in search of falafel, but what will he come home with this time?

89. Episode 1127 - Light Bulbs

Air Date: 1992-07-24

A social worker visits the Rogers family, and wants to speak to Sammy on her own. Julia invites Tracy to come and stay with her. Peter finds out how many thieves it takes to steal a light bulb.

90. Episode 1128 - Welsh Dresser

Air Date: 1992-07-27

Patricia receives a generous gift from her parents, but is beginning to worry that Margaret's continued absence will make it easy for Anna to become established in her place. Mick and Ellis get some bad news from Terry.

91. Episode 1129 - Cheek

Air Date: 1992-07-29

Ron doesn't want to take Max's advice, but when he discovers Jimmy checking his prices, he sets off for the estate agent. Margaret and Derek return, and Mick and Ellis need to find &pound

92. Episode 1130 - Parental Protection

Air Date: 1992-07-31

Owen is determined to protect Louise from Sammy, even if it means divorcing her. Terry wants his keys back. Ron, furious that Max's firm are his landlords, insists that Max confronts Jimmy.

93. Episode 1131 - Survival

Air Date: 1992-08-03

An unexpected guest makes life difficult for Sinbad. Ron is trying to sell tickets. Margaret fears that Anna will be kept on as the Farnhams' nanny. Ellis asks for two more hours, but can he achieve anything in them?

94. Episode 1132 - Spending

Air Date: 1992-08-05

Sinbad realises that there is no point in trying again with Marcia. Frank fails to convince his boss to compensate Nick's family for his death. Mick is not impressed when Terry decides to go on a spending spree.

95. Episode 1133 - Taken

Air Date: 1992-08-07

John is seen thieving from Ron's shop. Rod and Diana don't like what they find when they return from their honeymoon.

96. Episode 1134 - No Power

Air Date: 1992-08-10

Jimmy discovers that his electricity and water have been cut off, while most of the residents are preparing for their day trip to Alton Towers.

97. Episode 1135 - Mistake

Air Date: 1992-08-12

Thomas is lost and found, Sinbad is reunited with Marcia, and Frank has to convince Sammy not to commit suicide, in a special episode at Alton Towers.

98. Episode 1136 - Nicked

Air Date: 1992-08-14

Margaret tells Patricia she has found another job and is leaving. Ron tells Peter of his suspicions about John, but he may have left it too late.

99. Episode 1137 - Devious Logic

Air Date: 1992-08-17

Ron decides to become a squatter. Frank tries to persuade Owen not to divorce Sammy.

100. Episode 1138 - Dim The Lights

Air Date: 1992-08-19

Ron discovers that being a squatter might create more problems than it resolves. Rod and Diana go to Peter's to watch a film, and when Rod falls asleep Diana betrays a confidence.

101. Episode 1139 - Up Yours

Air Date: 1992-08-21

Peter advises John to tell Barbara about his arrest. Patricia makes a decision. At the end of the day, when the shops are all cashing up, a gang of men who have been lying in wait make their move.

102. Episode 1140 - Scarred

Air Date: 1992-08-24

Terry feels guilty for being drunk while the shops were raided. Jackie wants Ron to install a panic button, but he explains that this would cost money.

103. Episode 1141 - Charges

Air Date: 1992-08-26

Mike and Keith set off for Edinburgh, unaware that Ron plans to follow them. Lyn makes Frank suffer before she agrees to go camping. Angela reopens the salon, but is far from happy. John learns whether he will be charged with shoplifting.

104. Episode 1142 - Made Up

Air Date: 1992-08-28

Diana is offered a job on the make-up counter, but it may mean moving to Manchester. Jacqui gets into some trouble in Scotland. John blows his top at Sinbad.

105. Episode 1143 - Interruptions

Air Date: 1992-08-31

The campers return home, and Rod's career hangs in the balance. Tracy and Peter have a date, and end up in the spotlight. Julia interprets Jackie's instructions slightly differently than expected.

106. Episode 1144 - Defrosted

Air Date: 1992-09-02

Jacqui tells Ron and DD that she is not going back to school, and already has a job lined up. Ron discovers that his shop is flooded. Patricia has a secret.

107. Episode 1145 - Sure

Air Date: 1992-09-04

Ron discovers the source of the flood. Margaret and Derek plan their engagement. Ron resigns from the police force. After seeing her doctor, Patricia reveals to Max that she is pregnant.

108. Episode 1146 - Bargain

Air Date: 1992-09-07

Frank confronts Barbara about Katie's stolen coat. Rod studies his bad eye, and becomes distressed. Mick discovers that Ellis has misled him about the loan.

109. Episode 1147 - Repelling

Air Date: 1992-09-09

Margaret's mother says she won't come to the engagement party because she thinks Margaret is too young to get married. Tracy gets an offer she can't refuse. Ellis plans a date with Marianne, but has to deliver pizzas instead.

110. Episode 1148 - They Know

Air Date: 1992-09-11

Everything comes to a head for a distraught John. Marianne has a date, but is it with the right brother? Patricia's parents are coming to visit, and she has sold their Welsh dresser.......

111. Episode 1149 - Taking Root

Air Date: 1992-09-14

Julia is shocked to see a "For Sale" sign outside the Corkhills', and Rod has some explaining to do. Barbara is getting worried about John's disappearance. Max and Patricia try to convince Patricia's parents that they like the Welsh dresser.

112. Episode 1150 - Stained

Air Date: 1992-09-16

Strange stickers reading "Strength Through Purity" appear on the window of the pizza parlour. Rod and Terry are rivals for a job. Max entrusts the repair of the dresser to David, who dyes it dark green.

113. Episode 1151 - Words

Air Date: 1992-09-18

Margaret isn't in the mood for her engagement party, but her mother convinces DD to come along and give Derek her blessing. Mike and Matty receive a sinister threat.

114. Episode 1152 - Nightclub

Air Date: 1992-09-21

George Webb's unpleasantness means more headaches for Mick. Ron opposes the new nightclub development.

115. Episode 1153 - Spanners

Air Date: 1992-09-23

Patricia agrees to be a speaker at Max's Round Table meeting, and makes sure that Ron comes up with a cunning plan. Barbara suggests that Peter gives Diana a lift to work, and Diana discovers that Rod turned down a desk job in the police.

116. Episode 1154 - Bleeding

Air Date: 1992-09-25

Rod returns to try to make things up with Diana, but it doesn't go well. Max serves Terry with a notice to quit. Patricia is determined not to lose the baby.

117. Episode 1155 - Coping

Air Date: 1992-09-28

The pizza parlour is under threat, while Terry has no intentions of moving out of his flat. Barbara confesses to Peter that she fears she has lost John forever. Marianne takes Ellis and Mick van-hunting.

118. Episode 1156 - Wheels

Air Date: 1992-09-30

Max is surprised when he meets the new nightclub owner, Joe Halsall. Diana confesses a lie to Peter. Derek needs to find somewhere to live.

119. Episode 1157 - Going, Going.......

Air Date: 1992-10-02

In the middle of making a speech to Max's Round Table, Patricia collapses in agony. Terry discovers he is going on a journey, but with whom?

120. Episode 1158 - Nothing There

Air Date: 1992-10-05

Mick has an interview at the building society regarding his failure to pay the mortgage. Ellis finds something unpleasant in a milk bottle. Terry and Sinbad begin their holiday in Spain, but there may be a surprise in store for them.

121. Episode 1159 - Cuisine

Air Date: 1992-10-07

Brian and Tracy have a romantic evening with a twist. Max plans to take Patricia on a holiday to Spain. Anna is asking questions about Peter.

122. Episode 1160 - Time To Go

Air Date: 1992-10-09

Julia wonders why Tracy's bed hasn't been slept in. Patricia asks about the missing teddy, Frank meets Lyn's children, and another member of her family.......

123. Episode 1161 - Nothing To Discuss

Air Date: 1992-10-12

Terry returns home and tells Derek he can stay on in the flat. Tommo reappears, with a message for Diana from Rod. Mick is concerned about his children, and needs to decide whether to report the attempted arson attack to the police.

124. Episode 1162 - Fall-out

Air Date: 1992-10-14

Mike makes a film in which everyone is taking part. Peter gives Anna a lift to Manchester. Ellis and Marianne have some news for Mick. Sammy tries to convince Katie to have tea with Lyn's children.

125. Episode 1163 - Fatal Mistake

Air Date: 1992-10-16

Mrs Shackleton returns to discuss a few things with Diana. Tracy makes Julia tell Brian what she has been saying about him. Barry takes steps to wreck Jimmy's business.

126. Episode 1164 - I Said No

Air Date: 1992-10-19

Marianne takes Ellis shopping. Jimmy confronts George. Max returns early from his holiday and allows Anna's party to go ahead, with potentially far-reaching consequences.

127. Episode 1165 - Wiped Out

Air Date: 1992-10-21

Anna has some big plans, but Jimmy can only survey the wreckage of his shop. Barbara has a surprise visitor.

128. Episode 1166 - You Said No?

Air Date: 1992-10-23

It is the last day of Peter's course, but he has other things on his mind. Jacqui gets a job at the petrol station. Diana confides in Julia.

129. Episode 1167 - No Means No

Air Date: 1992-10-26

Tracy calls Rod, but he won't come home. Jimmy is at a loose end, and Jackie considers buying Ron's Moby for him. Jacqui receives a letter from Paul.

130. Episode 1168 - I Meant No

Air Date: 1992-10-28

Diana is examined by a police doctor. Ron tries to drum up support for an objection to the liquor licence, and to tell a joke about a fish, but doesn't have much success with either endeavour.

131. Episode 1169 - No I Didn't

Air Date: 1992-10-30

George follows Mick home to find out where he lives. Ron finishes off his joke, but no-one finds it amusing. Terry insists that Barry gives Derek rent-free use of the vacant shop until Christmas. Peter is interviewed by the police.

132. Episode 1170 - No Should Mean No

Air Date: 1992-11-02

The rape investigation continues, and Patricia becomes involved. Paul comes to see Jacqui, but she wonders what she ever saw in him.

133. Episode 1171 - Audition

Air Date: 1992-11-04

Ron becomes the new compere at the Legion. Peter worries about what Max will tell the police. Mick is visited by officials from the immigration department.

134. Episode 1172 - A Bit Dodgy

Air Date: 1992-11-06

Mick comes home after being interrogated, and wonder who was responsible. George takes Ron to his local and introduces him to his "mates".

135. Episode 1173 - Really Dodgy

Air Date: 1992-11-09

Ellis finds out what happened to Mick, and tries to teach George a lesson. Patricia tries to reassure Diana. Derek opens a charity shop, but Ron brings him some bad news.

136. Episode 1174 - Passion Wagon

Air Date: 1992-11-11

DD interrupts Leanne and Paul at an extremely awkward moment. Diana considers whether she could go to court. Marianne is not sure that she can put up with Ellis's violence.

137. Episode 1175 - Bleach On Germs

Air Date: 1992-11-13

Jacqui thinks about changing her name again, while Katie has to do some quick clothes-changing. On his way home after his big night, Ron discovers George attempting to burn down Mick's bungalow.

138. Episode 1176 - Defence Witness

Air Date: 1992-11-16

Peter discovers that he has an ally against Diana. Barry has an ulterior motive in offering to help Karyn with her charity work, and Max unwittingly helps him.

139. Episode 1177 - Subdued

Air Date: 1992-11-18

Ron visits Jackie late at night, Barbara is worried that Peter will run away from his troubled, and Barry is being enigmatic.

140. Episode 1178 - Winning Side

Air Date: 1992-11-20

Patricia encourages Diana to go to counselling, and press ahead with the rape allegation. Ron joins Mick and Ellis in an attempt to force George to see the error of his ways.

141. Episode 1179 - Paint Job

Air Date: 1992-11-23

Julia starts to clear the Corkhills' house, and enlists Max's help. George discovers that Ellis has redecorated his windows.

142. Episode 1180 - Half Of Everything

Air Date: 1992-11-25

Mick and Ellis need to talk to the police, but want to convince Ron to go with them. Tommo comes round to Diana's to collect some of Rod's belongings. George is forced to leave the garage, but not without making a final threat.

143. Episode 1181 - Let Me Help

Air Date: 1992-11-27

Tommo helps Diana move out of number ten. Terry asks Barry for money, but won't reveal why he needs it.

144. Episode 1182 - That Way Declined

Air Date: 1992-11-30

Diana is shocked to discover that someone has returned to number ten, then has an argument with Tracy and decides not to move in with Julia after all.

145. Episode 1183 - Space Invaded

Air Date: 1992-12-02

Barry assigns Jimmy the task of trailing Terry to find out what he is up to. Patricia finds herself invaded by the Corkhills. Ellis and Marianne seek Mick's blessing for a Valentine's Day wedding.

146. Episode 1184 - Not Now, Eh?

Air Date: 1992-12-04

Jackie and Ron take their relationship one stage further. Peter appears in court. Barry wrecks Jimmy's plans. Katie and Leanne try to discover whether Christmas is becoming more commercialised, but Leanne has something more pressing on her mind.

147. Episode 1185 - Unlucky For Some

Air Date: 1992-12-07

Ellis lines up a special night for Mick. Diana visits her barrister to prepare for her court case. Ron's efforts to get closer to Jackie are frustrated.

148. Episode 1186 - Guest Of Honour

Air Date: 1992-12-09

Mick's night out goes painfully wrong. Patricia discovers that all her guests have apparently had a sex change. Leanne takes a pregnancy test. Ron invites Jackie for a weekend away.

149. Episode 1187 - Laying It On Thick

Air Date: 1992-12-11

The rape trial begins. Barry warns Terry that he can't keep his secret for long. It is the day of Patricia's fashion show.

150. Episode 1188 - Trying To Woo

Air Date: 1992-12-14

As the trial continues, Max gives his evidence. Ron asks Jimmy to encourage Jackie to come back to work for him. Leanne takes more and more pregnancy tests in the hope of getting the result she wants, and DD finds them under Jacqui's bed.

151. Episode 1189 - Pulling The Strings

Air Date: 1992-12-16

DD confronts Jacqui about pregnancy tests. Max suggests that Diana should go home to her father's. After Anna gives her evidence in court, Patricia gives her an ultimatum.

152. Episode 1190 - Looking Good

Air Date: 1992-12-18

Terry convinces Fran to join him for Christmas dinner. DD is in a dilemma about what to do when Jacqui misleads her about Katie. Joe gives Barry a stern talking-to. Peter gives his evidence.

153. Episode 1191 - Parental Advice

Air Date: 1992-12-21

John has some advice for Peter, but he might not want to take it. Diana needs to find somewhere else to stay, and Max gives a helping hand. DD confides in Lyn about her suspicions regarding Katie.

154. Episode 1192 - A Day For Surprises

Air Date: 1992-12-23

Christmas Eve brings an unexpected visitor for the Farnhams. Margaret has an unusual present for Derek, and Frank discovers that all the wheels of his car have disappeared.

155. Episode 1193 - Opening Up

Air Date: 1992-12-25

On Christmas Day, Frank gets his wheels back, Max has an extravagant present for Patricia, Peter tries to convince Diana to change her mind, and Jimmy has to decide who should be allowed into the nightclub, and who shouldn't, on its opening night.

156. Episode 1194 - Threatening Behaviour

Air Date: 1992-12-28

Barry gives Fran and Terry something to worry about. Peter receives an unexpected Christmas card. Ron tries to persuade people to come to the Legion on New Year's Eve.

157. Episode 1195 - Sneaking Away

Air Date: 1992-12-30

On New Year's Eve, Patricia is furious with Anna, Terry prevents Barry from talking to Fran, Joe gets a free hairdo, Leanne tries to lose her baby by drinking a full bottle of gin, and Peter refuses to leave the Close with John and Barbara.

1. Episode 1196 - Lessons

Air Date: 1993-01-01

On New Year's Day, Tracy is suspicious of Brian and Joe, Marcia tells Sinbad what she has seen, and Patricia sacks Anna.

2. Episode 1197 - Emotional Scars

Air Date: 1993-01-04

Peter can't cope with Anna's romantic advances. Fran refuses to allow Barry to see his son. DD tries to make Leanne consider the options she faces.

3. Episode 1198 - Pre-Occupied

Air Date: 1993-01-06

A big event is arranged for the residents of the Close. John is not impressed when he returns and finds that Anna has moved in with Peter. Ron is not the only one who wants the vacant shop.

4. Episode 1199 - Summation

Air Date: 1993-01-08

It is the final day of the trial. Marianne has some news for Ellis about their wedding plans.

5. Episode 1200 - In The Clear

Air Date: 1993-01-11

The verdict is reached, and Jimmy is out for revenge. Ron discovers that DD is opening a florists' next door to the Trading Post. Sinbad has to choose a best man. Max brings Jean back from Spain, but David is determined to be somewhere else.

6. Episode 1201 - Best Off Forgetting

Air Date: 1993-01-13

Barry tries to ensure that Jimmy doesn't do anything stupid. Sinbad seems to have lost his mother again. Patricia tries to resolve the conflict betwwen David and Jean, and Derek runs out of toilet paper.

7. Episode 1202 - Adultery

Air Date: 1993-01-15

There is a shock from the past for Patricia, while DD reveals the truth about Derek's Romanian job to Margaret. Diana steals some scissors from Tracy's salon, but it's not her hair that she plans to cut.

8. Episode 1203 - Safer Hands

Air Date: 1993-01-18

Peter is upset about Diana's attempt to commit suicide in his bathroom. Sinbad has too many best men. Patricia is reluctant to let David teach Margaret to drive.

9. Episode 1204 - Will It Hurt?

Air Date: 1993-01-20

Leanne has an abortion. Peter talks to Tracy about Diana. Terry asks Fran to move in with him. Margaret has her first driving lesson in Max's car, and crashes it.

10. Episode 1205 - A Different Light

Air Date: 1993-01-22

Leanne's parents find out about her abortion, and are not pleased. Sinbad's surplus of best men shows no sign of abating. Max may have found a buyer for David and Jean's Spanish apartment, but Patricia is not pleased at the price.

11. Episode 1206 - Still Your Wife

Air Date: 1993-01-25

DD tries to explain and justify her actions to Mrs Powell. Patricia talks to David about his affair. Several people consider offering Margaret the money she needs to go to Romania, and the best men find out about each other.

12. Episode 1207 - Seals

Air Date: 1993-01-27

Tracy convinces Diana that she needs help, and takes her to see a psychiatrist. DD does not intend to apologise to anyone for her involvement in Leanne's abortion. Derek disturbs Patricia while she is meeting a potential client.

13. Episode 1208 - Dad's Privilege

Air Date: 1993-01-29

Barry snatches his child, and Margaret puts on a brave face about Romania. Ron drops Lyn in it with Frank by revealing that she was involved with Leanne's abortion.

14. Episode 1209 - Neutral Territory

Air Date: 1993-02-01

Peter feels more guilty, and Fran gets Steven back. Max and Ron both plan leaving parties for Margaret and Derek, and neither of them want to give way to the other.

15. Episode 1210 - Come One, Come All

Air Date: 1993-02-03

Margaret and Derek have their farewell party. Terry realises how he can help Fran. Marianne is annoyed when Ellis makes some decisions without consulting her.

16. Episode 1211 - Off You Go

Air Date: 1993-02-05

Terry takes drastic action to prevent Barry from gaining access to Steven. Everyone waves farewell to Margaret and Derek, but it is not too late for a last-minute change of plan.

17. Episode 1212 - Who Wants Another?

Air Date: 1993-02-08

It is an emotionally charged night for the stags and hens. Frank suggests that Lyn moves in with him.

18. Episode 1213 - Arrangements

Air Date: 1993-02-10

Margaret reappears, but doesn't want to talk to DD. The Crosbies may have found somewhere to settle.

19. Episode 1214 - Pre-Wedding Nerves

Air Date: 1993-02-12

Sinbad goes against Marcia's wishes by telling Marianne what Mick has said about her. There are mysterious new occupants at number 10. Margaret receives a message from Derek.

20. Episode 1215 - Re-think

Air Date: 1993-02-15

Sinbad makes a big decision, and Mick seizes his last chance.

21. Episode 1216 - A Big Step

Air Date: 1993-02-17

When the bride is late for the wedding, Ellis is concerned, but Mick is hopeful. Lyn decides to apply for a new job.

22. Episode 1217 - Too Much Pain

Air Date: 1993-02-19

Josie and Marcia are forced to leave for good. Sinbad gets most of the blame for the wedding fiasco, but not from Marianne. Patricia offers Margaret a way out of her misery.

23. Episode 1218 - Too Close To Home

Air Date: 1993-02-22

Mandy has an accident, which arouses suspicion. Marianne plucks up the courage to go and see Mick. David and Jean have some news which infuriates Max.

24. Episode 1219 - I Want To, But....

Air Date: 1993-02-24

Mick gets advice from his solicitor, but his situation is not looking good. Frank's plans may be spoiled by the unexpected arrival of Lyn's younger sister, Bev.

25. Episode 1220 - Something Odd

Air Date: 1993-02-26

There is bad news for Mandy and Beth. Ellis sees something he wasn't meant to. Lyn and her children move in with Frank and Katie.

26. Episode 1221 - A Bit Lost

Air Date: 1993-03-01

Alison doesn't feel at home. Beth worries that her father will track down the Jordaches' new home. Ron and DD go to Blackpool, while Mick and Marianne talk about their future.

27. Episode 1222 - Telly

Air Date: 1993-03-03

Mick tries to sort out his problems, and a familiar face returns to the Close, which gives Mike a convenient excuse to have a party.

28. Episode 1223 - Family Loyalty

Air Date: 1993-03-05

Jimmy interviews for bar staff. DD and Ron return home unexpectedly, and quickly discover what has been going on in their absence.

29. Episode 1224 - Porkies

Air Date: 1993-03-08

A charming stranger arrives on the Close in search of some of its residents. Luckily, those he speaks to don't give anything away. Bev is having trouble with her love life, and turns to Frank.

30. Episode 1225 - Catching Up

Air Date: 1993-03-10

Mandy's worst fears are realised, thanks to David. Jimmy thinks he has the answer to Mick's money worries. Ellis returns from his solo honeymoon. Diana's first shift behind the bar doesn't go well.

31. Episode 1226 - Leaving Present

Air Date: 1993-03-12

Jean and Patricia are horrified to hear that David may have jeopardised the safety of the Jordaches, and try to check on Mandy. Ron realises that it is time to do some serious thinking about the state of his marriage.

32. Episode 1227 - The Beast Has Risen

Air Date: 1993-03-15

If he can't get to see Mandy, Trevor is determined to make contact with Beth. Mick is worried about his relationship with Marianne. There is friction between Peter and Anna.

33. Episode 1228 - When You Gotta Go

Air Date: 1993-03-17

Jimmy tries to get some help with his latest dodgy scheme. Anna loses another job, while Mike fancies Beth.

34. Episode 1229 - Now You Know

Air Date: 1993-03-19

DD is worried about the state of her marriage. Ron gets a new assistant at the Trading Post. Rachel asks for a pair of football boots.

35. Episode 1230 - Weakening

Air Date: 1993-03-22

Beth confides in Mike. Margaret realises that it is all over for her and Derek. There are arguments about rent and sleeping arrangements.

36. Episode 1231 - Sickness

Air Date: 1993-03-24

Ron is flirting at work again, Sinbad is tempted to help Jimmy out, and Mandy goes to visit Trevor.

37. Episode 1232 - Inhibitions

Air Date: 1993-03-26

Ron takes Bev to the cash and carry, and on the way back their relationship takes a new turn. Sinbad discovers that he has volunteered to carry out a robbery.

38. Episode 1233 - Instinctive

Air Date: 1993-03-29

On Rachel's 14th birthday, Trevor calls at number 10 again, and Mandy tells him she is filing for a divorce. The bungling burglars prepare to empty Mick's bungalow.

39. Episode 1234 - Break-In

Air Date: 1993-03-31

Ron decides to take things a stage further with Bev. Karyn and Patricia discuss business and Barry. Trevor comes to see Rachel while Mandy is out.

40. Episode 1235 - Awkward Atmosphere

Air Date: 1993-04-02

Mandy can't ignore a distress call from Trevor, which improves his chances of getting back into the house. Ron is worried, which is exactly what Bev was hoping for.

41. Episode 1236 - You Are Joking?

Air Date: 1993-04-05

Mandy tells Beth and Rachel that Trevor is coming to stay for a couple of nights. Anna asks Peter to marry her. Mick arrives home early, and no-one has time to tell him what to expect.

42. Episode 1237 - Repossession

Air Date: 1993-04-07

Jimmy and Sinbad try to turn back time. Susannah needs a favour from Max. Beth confronts Trevor.

43. Episode 1238 - Backstage

Air Date: 1993-04-09

Mick moves upstairs, Trevor looks for digs, Mike takes the plunge, and Ron and Bev have a secret.

44. Episode 1239 - Two Of A Kind

Air Date: 1993-04-12

After their kiss, Ron starts telling everyone that he and Bev are together. Beth insists that Trevor cannot stay at number 10.

45. Episode 1240 - Another Chance

Air Date: 1993-04-14

Ron plans a romantic night at a hotel with Bev. Max is shocked that Susannah plans to go to the United States with her boyfriend Andrew.

46. Episode 1241 - Opportunity

Air Date: 1993-04-16

David discovers that the bungalow is up for sale, and thinks it would be ideal for him and Jean. Marianne and Mick have a quiet night in, but the kids are there too. Ron takes Bev to Southport, and Trevor joins Mandy in her bed.

47. Episode 1242 - Insecure

Air Date: 1993-04-19

Frank knows Ron was not where he claimed to be on Friday night, and warns him to be careful. Trevor is back in control at number 10, and things go from bad to worse for Mandy and Beth.

48. Episode 1243 - Guests

Air Date: 1993-04-21

When nobody turns up to their anniversary drinks party except the Crosbies, Trevor blames Mandy. Caught out in one lie, Ron tells DD another one. Max is not able to persuade Susannah to change her mind.

49. Episode 1244 - Always The Same

Air Date: 1993-04-23

Beth notices Mandy's bruises. Anna is shocked to find out what her new job involves. Sinbad discovers that Trevor has been in prison.

50. Episode 1245 - Snitching

Air Date: 1993-04-26

Max is determined to stand in the way of Susannah's plans. Mick wants to marry Marianne. Ron insists that DD sees a doctor.

51. Episode 1246 - Bevvies

Air Date: 1993-04-28

Sinbad tells Terry and Jimmy that he is worried about Mandy. Mick may be rushing into things.

52. Episode 1247 - Circumstances

Air Date: 1993-04-30

Sinbad is horrified when he witnesses Trevor beating Mandy up, but Beth is even more horrified when she finds him with Rachel in her bed.

53. Episode 1248 - I'm Sorry

Air Date: 1993-05-03

Beth confronts Rachel, who breaks down. Mandy promises that Trevor will not touch her again. Max goes behind Patricia's back to see Susannah, while Ron risks being caught out by DD.

54. Episode 1249 - Agony

Air Date: 1993-05-05

Patricia's fears are confirmed, Ron is worried, and in desperation Beth and Mandy carry out their plan to poison Trevor.

55. Episode 1250 - No Turning Back

Air Date: 1993-05-07

Ron helps to move Bev into her new flat, then Lyn sees him kissing her. DD feels that she needs to talk to someone neutral. Mandy and Beth's plan does not go entirely as they hoped.

56. Episode 1251 - Self Defence

Air Date: 1993-05-10

Mandy and Beth are exhausted, but they need to act quickly before Rachel comes home and notices that they have killed her father.

57. Episode 1252 - Something And Nothing

Air Date: 1993-05-12

Ron is relieved that Lyn has not said anything to DD about his affair with Bev. More and more cracks seem to be appearing in Barry and Joe's business partnership, and the Jordaches are visited by a policeman.

58. Episode 1253 - Digging

Air Date: 1993-05-14

Beth is determined to bury Trevor's body, but it may not may that simple. Keith suggests a job at his college for which Anna might be ideal. Sinbad discovers something nasty in Mandy's bin-bag.

59. Episode 1254 - Nervous Wreck

Air Date: 1993-05-17

Mandy and Beth dispose of Trevor's body. DD's behaviour becomes very strange. Anna has to decide whether to go ahead with her nude modelling job.

60. Episode 1255 - Better Away

Air Date: 1993-05-19

Patricia is not convinced that Max is doing the right thing. Sinbad discovers that Beth's hole in the garden has disappeared, and discourages Rachel from trying to find her father. Father Monroe advises Ron that DD needs to enter a convent.

61. Episode 1256 - So Easy

Air Date: 1993-05-21

Mandy is close to a breakdown, and Ron is feeling guilty. Barry organises another rave night, and Joe has a proposition for Anna.

62. Episode 1257 - No Future

Air Date: 1993-05-24

Joe wants Barry out of the club, or else. Ron breaks up with Bev. There are more visitors for Mandy.

63. Episode 1258 - Will You Miss Me?

Air Date: 1993-05-26

Barry's rave is a success, until the police show up. About to enter the convent, DD reveals to Ron that she knew about his affair with Bev. David and Jean throw a house-warming party, and Sinbad has a few questions for Mandy.

64. Episode 1259 - Follow-Through

Air Date: 1993-05-28

The Jordaches are asked to move out, causing Mandy to panic. Max is missing his children, and Susannah.......

65. Episode 1260 - Trying To Prevent

Air Date: 1993-05-31

Ron wants to know why Bev is going out with Mike. Mandy confides more in Sinbad. Anna finds herself in a compromising situation with a client.

66. Episode 1261 - What Have You Done?

Air Date: 1993-06-02

Anna comes home in the morning and begins to think about what she has done. Jean and David discover that Max has snatched Matthew and Emily from Susannah and brought them home.

67. Episode 1262 - Best Side

Air Date: 1993-06-04

Patricia returns from London, and quickly notices that there are more of Max's children playing in the garden than there should be. After talking to Rachel, Mrs Shackleton realises Mandy has been lying. Ron and Bev photograph themselves with Mike's camera.

68. Episode 1263 - Realising

Air Date: 1993-06-07

Ron wants Bev to dump Mike, but she won't. Mandy tries to explain her actions so that she and the girls can stay on at number 10. Peter tells Anna he has found someone who is willing to marry her.

69. Episode 1264 - Increased Rent

Air Date: 1993-06-09

Max apologises to Susannah, and convinces her to leave the children with him for three months. The tenants on the parade are annoyed when Barry raises their rent.

70. Episode 1265 - Bursting Point

Air Date: 1993-06-11

Ron and Max both fear that they are all about to be caught out over things they shouldn't have done. Beth runs out of her Chemistry "A" level exam.

71. Episode 1266 - All Families Have Secrets

Air Date: 1993-06-14

Keith develops the photographs of a somewhat naked Ron and Bev. Max is sure that David will tell Patricia that Susannah stayed overnight. Sinbad tries to help the Jordaches out of their predicament. Barry finds his belongings dumped in the street.

72. Episode 1267 - Developing

Air Date: 1993-06-16

Ron and Bev try to retrieve the incriminating photographs before Mike sees them. Max admits to David that he slept with Susannah. Peter discovers that Anna has been lying.

73. Episode 1268 - Wrong Conclusions

Air Date: 1993-06-18

Anna makes a controversial confession about her job. Mandy and the girls go off on holiday. Joe forces Barry to sign away his share of the nightclub.

74. Episode 1269 - Applications

Air Date: 1993-06-21

Barry's plans to gain his revenge by torching the nightclub are spoiled by Jimmy. Ron delegates David the task of preparing a shortlist of applicants for the job in the florists'.

75. Episode 1270 - Options

Air Date: 1993-06-23

Peter finds Anna's savings, and suspects the worst. Jimmy wants revenge on Barry, and Joe is able to arrange it.

76. Episode 1271 - Knocking Off Early

Air Date: 1993-06-25

Barry doesn't realise that he is being set up, and the consequences for Jimmy could be deadly. Julia is pipped at the post for the job in the flower shop. Peter has to rescue Anna from a difficult situation.

77. Episode 1272 - Barry Grant Did This

Air Date: 1993-06-28

Jimmy is in hospital, and is convinced that Barry is responsible. Peter tries to convince Anna that sleeping with men for money is immoral. Bev asks Ron for money.

78. Episode 1273 - In Trouble

Air Date: 1993-06-30

Mike is looking forward to a holiday abroad, until Bev has some news for him that he was not expecting. Max finally goes to the doctor, but what he is told doesn't make him feel any better.

79. Episode 1274 - Somebody Else's Fault

Air Date: 1993-07-02

Mike confides in Keith about his predicament, and Keith decides that someone else may have just as much right to know about it. David is pursued by an unwanted admirer.

80. Episode 1275 - Is There A Future?

Air Date: 1993-07-05

Barry feels cornered, and leaves himself vulnerable. Ron is pleased with Bev's news, but she is not so happy about it. David is convinced that Max is faking illness in order to avoid confessing to Patricia.

81. Episode 1276 - Cruising For A Bruising

Air Date: 1993-07-07

Mike considers selling his guitar so that he can pay for an abortion for Bev. Patricia collects Max from hospital, then throws him out of her car. Barry plans to repair his damaged jeep with Sinbad's help, but finds that it has disappeared.

82. Episode 1277 - Raring To Go

Air Date: 1993-07-09

Marianne is optimistic that her interview went well. Ron discovers that Mike is distributing copies of photographs that he would prefer to be kept private. David discovers that Jean isn't going to the dance with him and Julia.

83. Episode 1278 - Scared

Air Date: 1993-07-12

Ron asks Bev to move in with him. Patricia decides to divorce Max. Barry explains to Oscar how he has been set up by Joe.

84. Episode 1279 - Believe Me!

Air Date: 1993-07-14

Oscar takes Jimmy under his wing, Patricia is not interested in Max's excuses, Jacqui packs her bags, and Peter fails to make Anna reconsider her chosen profession.

85. Episode 1280 - Change Your Mind

Air Date: 1993-07-16

The case against Barry begins to fall apart. Patricia wonders if she is doing the right thing by divorcing Max.

86. Episode 1281 - Raised Voices

Air Date: 1993-07-19

Bev moves the last of her stuff into Ron's, but a visit from Lyn turns into a catfight. Anna is out on the streets, and soon gets an offer she really can't refuse.

87. Episode 1282 - Reopening

Air Date: 1993-07-21

Max doesn't like it when he sees Patricia on the arm of another man. Just as things appear to have calmed down for the Jordaches, an unexpected visitor appears.......

88. Episode 1283 - Unsolved Mysteries

Air Date: 1993-07-23

Mandy and Beth return from their holiday, and face some more awkward questions. Barry is suspicious of Oscar. Max is desperate to win Patricia back, and tries everything he can - but will it be enough?

89. Episode 1284 - Boyfriends

Air Date: 1993-07-26

Marianne starts her new job. Jimmy catches some young drug dealers in the club. When Terry receives a dinner invitation, he invites Sinbad to be his partner.

90. Episode 1285 - Drugs

Air Date: 1993-07-28

Max's jealousy gets the better of him. Sinbad plucks up the courage to ask Mandy to join him at a dance.

91. Episode 1286 - I Want The House

Air Date: 1993-07-30

Patricia moves back in, and throws Max out. Terry finds a dance partner. Jacqui moves back into the Dixons'. Jimmy is told to turn a blind eye.

92. Episode 1287 - Cosy Nights In

Air Date: 1993-08-02

The Farnhams' divorce becomes more acrimonious, but Terry is very taken with Anna. Brian asks Jimmy for more information about the drug dealers.

93. Episode 1288 - Lust

Air Date: 1993-08-04

Patricia has nothing but contempt for Max. The police revisit the Jordaches. Mike and Jacqui have a plan, but Sister Mary Joseph does not approve.

94. Episode 1289 - Effects

Air Date: 1993-08-06

Mandy and Beth are called to the police station to identify a body, which could be the perfect opportunity for them. Mick is jealous of Charles. Max finds that Patricia has changed the locks.

95. Episode 1290 - Misplaced Optimism

Air Date: 1993-08-09

Mandy has a funeral to arrange. David gives Jacqui and Mike a lift to Pwllheli.

96. Episode 1291 - Second Round

Air Date: 1993-08-11

There is a very strained atmosphere between Max and Patricia. David and Julia trip the light fantastic. The house is too crowded for Ron and Bev.

97. Episode 1292 - Tormented

Air Date: 1993-08-13

It is the day of the funeral of "Trevor", but Mandy doubts whether she can go through with it. The pressure placed on her by Jacqui and Mike becomes too much for Bev to take. Mick and Marianne argue.

98. Episode 1293 - Concern

Air Date: 1993-08-16

Ron is desperately seeking Bev, while she is secretly seeing Lyn. Peter suspects that Anna is beginning to enjoy her new line of work. Sinbad and Mandy realise that there is only one way that they can satisfy Brenna.

99. Episode 1294 - Happy Birthday, Beth

Air Date: 1993-08-18

Beth has to spend part of her 18th birthday digging up the garden to retrieve a ring from her dead father's finger. Anna has arranged a date with Terry, and doesn't want to be in the club when the birthday group arrive.

100. Episode 1295 - The Wrong Idea

Air Date: 1993-08-20

Mandy is finally able to get rid of Brenna, but it leads to a misunderstanding with Sinbad. Terry is curious about what a marriage of convenience would involve.

101. Episode 1296 - Game, Set And Match

Air Date: 1993-08-23

Ron searches high and low for Bev to prevent her from having an abortion, and his desperation drives him to do a few stupid things.

102. Episode 1297 - Objections

Air Date: 1993-08-25

Mandy turns to Sinbad, and involves him even more deeply in her problems. Keith encourages Peter to tell Beth about his rape trial before she finds out from someone else.

103. Episode 1298 - Interrupting

Air Date: 1993-08-27

Anna is disappointed that Peter appears keen to have a relationship with Beth. While driving Bev home from the Legion, Frank has a heart attack.

104. Episode 1299 - No Naughties

Air Date: 1993-08-30

Jackie agrees to help out in the club, but is horrified to find out what is going on. Mick sees a new side of Garry. Anna leaves Peter and moves in with Terry. Beth is scared by memories of the past.

105. Episode 1300 - Don't Do That

Air Date: 1993-09-01

Sinbad continues with his plan to help the Jordaches. Peter and Beth seal their relationship. Charles' desire overcomes him, which makes life difficult for Marianne.

106. Episode 1301 - I Can't Take This

Air Date: 1993-09-03

Cracks are appearing in the Farnham house. Mandy feels obliged to tell Beth what she has found out about Peter. Marianne's problems at work get worse. Katie tells Frank her plans, and doesn't get the response she expected.

107. Episode 1302 - Souvenir

Air Date: 1993-09-06

Brian invites Patricia to an opening do. Marianne has a fight on her hands. Frank gets a warm welcome home from everyone.......except Alison.

108. Episode 1303 - Gatecrashing

Air Date: 1993-09-08

Jackie is curious about why Brian has invited Jimmy to a party. Anna, aware of Barry's impending return, suggests to Terry that she should leave his flat, and he proposes to her.

109. Episode 1304 - Disappearing Act

Air Date: 1993-09-10

Patricia has first-date nerves. Marianne has even more problems with Charles at work. Alison comes home from school, and sneaks out to David's while Frank is asleep.

110. Episode 1305 - Extravagance

Air Date: 1993-09-13

Patricia has another date, in which she takes things a stage further. Frank buys Alison an expensive computer to try to encourage her to support his plans to marry Lyn.

111. Episode 1306 - All My Fault

Air Date: 1993-09-15

David takes Alison under his wing, which just makes things more difficult for Lyn and Frank. Charles is relieved to hear that Mick knows nothing about the reason for Marianne's resignation.

112. Episode 1307 - Cannon Fodder

Air Date: 1993-09-17

Mick's remarks to Charles make Marianne feel that she has only one remaining option. Peter decides to go with Margaret to Oxford for a couple of weeks. Barry tries to find out why Terry is marrying Anna.

113. Episode 1308 - So Naive

Air Date: 1993-09-20

Mick wants to know the truth about Marianne and Charles. Anna and Terry fell embarrassed when everyone congratulates them on their forthcoming marriage.

114. Episode 1309 - Sulking

Air Date: 1993-09-22

Marianne and Mick both lose their appeals. Max returns home, and finds it isn't just his marriage that's cracked. Terry encourages Anna to show off the engagement ring he has bought her.

115. Episode 1310 - Remember Me?

Air Date: 1993-09-24

Mick is made to realise how wrong he was. Max is determined to speak to Patricia, even if it means that he has to steal a bicycle. Peter decides to stay in Oxford. A compromise is reached over Alison, and Frank has a surprise visitor.

116. Episode 1311 - Not A Good Time

Air Date: 1993-09-27

Mick finds out about Garry, and Geoff reveals what his problem is. Mike and Keith try to interest Barry in a new opportunity, and Max tries to persuade Patricia to think again.

117. Episode 1312 - It Won't Work

Air Date: 1993-09-29

When Barry spoils Terry and Anna's plans, she appeals to Peter to take her away with him. Steve advises Bev to leave Ron, and makes her a tempting offer. It looks like it is all over for Max and Patricia.

118. Episode 1313 - Withdrawal Symptoms

Air Date: 1993-10-01

Max is busy packing his things, when Patricia turns up. As their wedding day gets closer, life is far from uneventful for Lyn and Frank.

119. Episode 1314 - Holding Back

Air Date: 1993-10-04

Max is anxious to remarry as soon as possible, but Patricia is not sure. Steve tries to cause trouble between Bev and Ron.

120. Episode 1315 - Whatever It Takes

Air Date: 1993-10-06

Marianne considers Charles's offer and, with Mick's backing, gives him her decision. Lyn and Frank resolve to be with each other, come what may. Ron's credit card reaches its limit.

121. Episode 1316 - Hot Air

Air Date: 1993-10-08

Max is definitely up to something, and Patricia is getting suspicious. Mandy has some good news, and Jimmy gets an ear-bashing from Julia.

122. Episode 1317 - Complaints

Air Date: 1993-10-11

Ron is worried because he hasn't heard from Bev. Lyn lays down the law to Alison. PC Coban turns up to follow up a complaint made by Charles against Mick.

123. Episode 1318 - School Concert

Air Date: 1993-10-13

Frank's guitar comes in handy. and Terry is called to a hospital urgently when Anna is beaten up by one of her clients.

124. Episode 1319 - Decisions

Air Date: 1993-10-15

David needs to decide whether he will go to Max and Patricia's wedding, and Anna also has a decision to make. Ron learns the truth about Bev, and walks out on her.

125. Episode 1320 - Jibbed

Air Date: 1993-10-18

It is the final of the dancing championship in Preston, and most of the residents of the Close turn up to support David and Julia.

126. Episode 1321 - Builders

Air Date: 1993-10-20

An innocent good luck kiss is wrongly interpreted. Barry returns from his holiday, discovers that Anna and Terry have broken up, and is determined to find out why.

127. Episode 1322 - Assurances

Air Date: 1993-10-22

Anna and Barry come to a business arrangement, but both of them have conditions. It looks as if Charles will walk away scot-free - but Marianne has other plans.

128. Episode 1323 - Careless Talk

Air Date: 1993-10-25

Charles is smug in the knowledge that Marianne will drop the sexual harrassment charges, but there is still time for the smile to be wiped from his face. Anna insists that if she is to have an AIDS test, so must Barry.

129. Episode 1324 - How's It Feel?

Air Date: 1993-10-27

Mick and Marianne are celebrating, but Charles has the last word. Lyn is annoyed when Bev turns up at Frank's stag party.

130. Episode 1325 - Avoiding

Air Date: 1993-10-29

Barry and Anna receive their test results. Ron is depressed when DD sets out her terms, and Max and Patricia are unable to discover why Clive's cheque has bounced.

131. Episode 1326 - You've Got To Tell Her

Air Date: 1993-11-01

Jean and David find a crowd of waiting journalists when they arrive at Banbury. Jimmy is desperate to dump his stash of drugs, but Brian won't help him.

132. Episode 1327 - We're Gonna Be Late

Air Date: 1993-11-03

The Crosbies return home. DD and Bev come face to face at Lyn and Frank's wedding.

133. Episode 1328 - You Caused This

Air Date: 1993-11-05

The bad news is broken at the reception, and a distraught Lyn is at Frank's bedside when he dies. Jimmy decides he has got to get away.

134. Episode 1329 - Speculation

Air Date: 1993-11-08

A guilt-ridden Ron keeps vigil at Tony's bedside, praying that he will wake up. Lyn learns some horrifying details about the crash, but can't bear to tell Frank's children.

135. Episode 1330 - Your Mum's Here

Air Date: 1993-11-10

Keith manages to spend the night at the Farnhams'. A journalist arrives on the Crosbies' doorstep. Chrissy arrives to support her family.

136. Episode 1331 - Comforting

Air Date: 1993-11-12

Mandy can find no reason to prevent Rachel from going to see her father's grave. Mike begins to come to terms with what has happened to Tony.

137. Episode 1332 - Sorrows

Air Date: 1993-11-15

On the day of Frank's funeral, a secret is revealed.

138. Episode 1333 - Claustrophobic

Air Date: 1993-11-17

Anna hears the horrific truth about Barry. Sinbad convinces Mandy to have a night out. Adrian introduces Penny to someone she really didn't want to meet. David tries to obtain proof that Mike and Keith have been living with Margaret.

139. Episode 1334 - First Date

Air Date: 1993-11-19

Penny comes face-to-face with Mike and Keith, and David declares war.

140. Episode 1335 - Paint

Air Date: 1993-11-22

Ron is determined that Tony will pull through. The talent night is a great success. Terry tells Anna that he loves her.

141. Episode 1336 - Kicking

Air Date: 1993-11-24

Animosity continues at the Rogers' home, and between DD and Bev at the hospital. Terry and Anna go shopping. Mike and Keith move a piano into the Farnhams'.

142. Episode 1337 - Moral Force

Air Date: 1993-11-26

Mandy's obsession with the dead man in Trevor's grave makes Sinbad concerned that she will ruin everything. There is no good news for Penny, and when Jimmy visits the hospital he sees what he has done.

143. Episode 1338 - Demanding

Air Date: 1993-11-29

Jimmy returns to the club, wanting his job back. A letter from Derek raises Keith's hopes, but there is no hope for Penny.

144. Episode 1339 - No Chance At All

Air Date: 1993-12-01

Ron is ecstatic by what he sees at the hospital, but his elation soon turns to devastation. Things go from bad to worse in the Rogers', forcing Katie more towards her strange friend Simon.

145. Episode 1340 - Jumble

Air Date: 1993-12-03

Ron is determined to help Tony recover, no matter what the cost is. Jimmy breaks down, and turns to drugs to take his mind off his problems.

146. Episode 1341 - For A Good Cause

Air Date: 1993-12-06

Sinbad hints to Beth that he thinks something might be going on between Keith and Margaret, but Beth isn't admitting who she fancies. Mike sells his photo of Penny to the press.

147. Episode 1342 - Two Can Play

Air Date: 1993-12-08

Sinbad is determined to play matchmaker for Margaret and Keith, but only ends up losing some of his clothes.

148. Episode 1343 - Not My Type

Air Date: 1993-12-10

Penny's photograph appears in the newspaper. Katie has to choose between Simon and Jacqui. Beth reveals her true feelings, and Barry almost catches Jimmy in the act of taking drugs.

149. Episode 1344 - Fighting

Air Date: 1993-12-13

Anna and Terry decide that the wedding is on again. Beth breaks up Keith's romantic dinner. Jimmy is a hero, and everything comes to a head on the Rogers' staircase.......

150. Episode 1345 - Fixing

Air Date: 1993-12-15

The full implications of Lyn's fall become apparent, which doesn't improve the atmosphere at the Rogers'. How the photograph of Penny got into the wrong hands becomes clear.

151. Episode 1346 - Horizons

Air Date: 1993-12-17

Lyn is surprised by a visitor. David wastes no time making his feelings known at the Farnhams'. Ron receives more bad news at the hospital.

152. Episode 1347 - Not Long Now

Air Date: 1993-12-20

Katie has a decision to make. Terry and Anna set a date for their wedding, but Barry has other plans. Sinbad suddenly deduces who it is that Beth fancies.

153. Episode 1348 - Redirecting

Air Date: 1993-12-22

Mick sides with Carol when Marianne has some bad news. Terry asks Sinbad and Simon to be secret witnesses for his wedding. When Jackie flushes Jimmy's drugs down the toilet, he confesses why he needs them.

154. Episode 1349 - Baptism

Air Date: 1993-12-24

Beth declares her feelings for Margaret. A broken and inconsolable Jimmy goes on a bender. Bev has a Christmas Day she is not likely to forget.

155. Episode 1350 - Strong Feelings

Air Date: 1993-12-27

Barry and Anna's arrangement is well and truly off, so Barry exacts a devastating revenge. Beth goes to Oldham in search of Margaret.

156. Episode 1351 - Unofficial Option

Air Date: 1993-12-29

Anna's worst fears come true. Marianne needs space, but has trouble getting it. Simon and Katie starve themselves to keep the devil out. Jackie advises Jimmy to get help.

157. Episode 1352 - Deported

Air Date: 1993-12-31

A new year beckons for the residents of the Close, but some of them don't have much to celebrate. Bev leaves hospital and prepares to go it alone, while Anna prepares to become Terry's wife, but.......

1. Episode 1353 - Reasons For Staying

Air Date: 1994-01-03

Beth is disappointed to discover from Sinbad that, while he was cleaning her windows, Keith got out of Margaret's bed.

2. Episode 1354 - Needed

Air Date: 1994-01-05

Jacqui is shocked when Ron announces he is leaving, and reveals to DD that Josh could just as easily be Mike’s son. Mick and Carol embarrass Marianne by insisting on appealing to her boss for funding. With help from Katie and Caroline, Simon is determined to reach Terry.

3. Episode 1355 - House Hunting

Air Date: 1994-01-07

Mo brings her sister Rosie to look at the houses for sale in Brookside Close - but Katie and Sinbad are both keen to point out their shortcomings. Beth’s bad mood improves after she goes to see Margaret, while Mike and Ron realise that DD is determined to find out which of them is Josh’s father.

4. Episode 1356 - Over

Air Date: 1994-01-10

After Simon spends a second night with Caroline, Katie decides to throw him out - but perhaps he can persuade her not to? Marianne is transferred to another office in Newport, so she will only be able to see Mick at weekends. Beth considers quitting university, but Margaret offers to help her by typing up her work on Patricia's laptop computer.

5. Episode 1357 - Best Friends

Air Date: 1994-01-12

Beth and Margaret have a fun night out - but Margaret doesn’t want Beth to join her in bed afterwards. Simon is not impressed by Caroline’s failure to persuade Terry to move in with them. Tony’s doctor persuades Ron that there is no prospect of him ever regaining consciousness.

6. Episode 1358 - Pointless

Air Date: 1994-01-14

Simon introduces Terry to his friends and to non-alcoholic lager, giving him something to think about. Ron is lost for words after a celebrity demolishes Tony's pile of pennies, and feels that there is no hope for Tony. Beth and Margaret kiss.

7. Episode 1359 - Abnormal

Air Date: 1994-01-17

Margaret and Beth edge ever closer, and make important announcements to each other - but Margaret is still worried. Terry is accused of having a television and a poisoned mind. Barry discovers that some money has gone missing from the till, and tells Jimmy to sack Mo.

8. Episode 1360 - Goodbye

Air Date: 1994-01-19

Jimmy docks Mo’s wages, but Rosie makes him doubt he is acting legally. Carol starts to work at the pizza parlour, but then discovers that Garry has been arrested. Jacqui discovers that both Katie and Terry have been brainwashed by Simon and can’t think for themselves any more. Ron says goodbye to Tony, and resolves not to visit him again.

9. Episode 1361 - Staying

Air Date: 1994-01-21

An unexpected arrival at the Farnhams' discovers Beth and Margaret frantically trying to put on each others' jeans. Mick takes Carol out to play on the swings in the park. Caroline's father wants to take her home, but Terry persuades him not to. Sinbad consider taking on the mortgage of number 10 so that Mandy and the girls can continue to live there.

10. Episode 1362 - Worth A Try

Air Date: 1994-01-24

Margaret is terrified that Beth will reveal their secret, as Beth prepares to consult a lesbian rights officer. The police arrive at the Rogers' house, but Katie reassures then that Caroline is not being held against her will. Jimmy discovers that the envelope from which he had stolen some money was his own pay packet.

11. Episode 1363 - Injustice

Air Date: 1994-01-26

Marianne believes that her bosses are trying to force her to resign. Sinbad refuses to accept that number ten is about to be sold, along with what is under the patio - but Eddie seems as keen as Rosie to buy it. Beth goes to a gay bar with Chris, her lecturer. An employee of Penny’s former company appeals to her for financial help.

12. Episode 1364 - Addicted

Air Date: 1994-01-28

Sinbad and Mandy go on a tour of local building societies, while Terry is drawn deeper into Simon's world. But is he willing to make the ultimate commitment? Margaret looks forward to an outing with Beth, but is shocked when she sees two men holding hands at the next table. Jimmy nearly steals from the pizza parlour, and David and Jean return home to find that Penny has sold some precious rings.

13. Episode 1365 - Mission

Air Date: 1994-01-31

Terry begins a new life as he is baptised by Simon. Beth apologises for taking Margaret to a gay bar and telling Chris about her, and Mandy discovers that Rachel has been playing truant. Jimmy doesn’t realise that Jackie has asked Sinbad to keep a close watch on his activities - until Barry discovers Sinbad peeking up into the toilet cubicle he is using.

14. Episode 1366 - Stitched

Air Date: 1994-02-02

When he can’t be truthful with Barry, Terry starts to regret joining Simon’s group. When Jimmy doesn’t flush drugs down the toilet quickly enough, his head is going there instead. Garry and Leo spar in the pizza parlour, and one of them is injured. There is an unexpected caller at the Jordaches' - Roy, a former cell-mate of Trevor.

15. Episode 1367 - Embarrassing Questions

Air Date: 1994-02-04

When Roy wants to see where Trevor is buried, Sinbad hopes Mandy won’t just give him a spade. Simon disposes of music tapes Katie had bought without realising they contained evil messages, and resists Lyn's attempts to evict him. Margaret feels out of place and mostly ignored at Chris’s party, and Rachel is horrified to discover who has got a job as a cleaner at her school.

16. Episode 1368 - Strike

Air Date: 1994-02-07

Mandy and Sinbad brace themselves for the grisly task they have been dreading for so long - they must move Trevor's body! Unfortunately, there is a squatter next door. Margaret plans to go ten-pin-bowling with Beth - but Chris joins them. Ron makes some enquiries on Lyn's behalf, but then receives some devastating news from DD.

17. Episode 1369 - Windsurfing

Air Date: 1994-02-09

David helps Penny to write a fictional CV including something believable as a spare-time interest, but her interview doesn’t go well when she is questioned in a foreign language she claims to speak fluently. Mandy needs money to pay Roy off - but has none. Until Sinbad leaves the Tony fund with her for safe keeping.....

18. Episode 1370 - Left Out

Air Date: 1994-02-11

Katie offers sympathy to Katie following Tony’s death, but Simon sees this as a betrayal. When Roy returns and starts ransacking the house in search of more money, Mandy reaches for her kitchen knife again. Margaret feels ignorant and uneducated, and considers going to college. Ron has one last big favour to ask of Jimmy - he wants him to be a coffin-bearer at Tony's funeral.......

19. Episode 1371 - Going Nowhere

Air Date: 1994-02-14

On Valentine's Day, Leo tries to make Mick and Carol believe that they have sent each other Valentine's cards. Margaret has planned a meal for two at the Farnhams', but Beth receives a better offer. Extreme coldness and a chocolate-stained coat make Penny realise that carrying out market research on the streets is not the job for her, and there is frantic packing at the Jordaches'.

20. Episode 1372 - I Can't

Air Date: 1994-02-16

Katie defies Simon by going to Tony’s funeral. Margaret is delighted to see Derek again, despite the tragic circumstances. At Tony’s burial, Jimmy breaks down and confesses that he was the driver responsible for the deaths of Tony and Frank.

21. Episode 1373 - Nightmares

Air Date: 1994-02-18

Jimmy goes on the run, as Ron tries to find him. Simon puts Terry to the test by instructing him to sleep with Katie. Chris tells Beth her lover has left her. Margaret offers to accompany Penny on her ordeal of a return visit to the Jobcentre. But Max and Patricia return to the Close, bringing some good news.

22. Episode 1374 - Sharing God’s Love

Air Date: 1994-02-21

When DD finds Jimmy at Tony’s graveside, she brings him home to live temporarily with her and a shocked Mike and Jacqui. Penny and Margaret both try to improve their chances of being allowed to continue to live at the Farnhams’. Terry wants to hand in his bible and leave, but Simon persuades him to reconsider.

23. Episode 1375 - Playing Cupid

Air Date: 1994-02-23

As she prepares a dinner-party in the hope of reconciling Beth and Margaret, Patricia reveals to an surprised Max that their nanny and her next-door neighbour are lovers. Meanwhile, Simon makes another attempt to bring Terry and Katie together again, but he may be about to lose one of his disciples for good. When Jean sees Jackie going to visit DD, she tells Ron.....

24. Episode 1376 - Faith

Air Date: 1994-02-25

DD and David try to convince Simon that he has no right to continue to occupy Katie’s house without her, but Simon sends Terry to convince Katie to come back. Sinbad urgently needs to get a loan so that he can replace the missing Tony fund money. Barry tells Jimmy he still has a job at the club - but Jimmy goes out to buy cocaine.......

25. Episode 1377 - Slagging

Air Date: 1994-02-28

DD is having doubts about her faith. Sinbad starts getting the cold shoulder and losing work, as Ron spreads the word about the missing money - and Jimmy threatens to join in if Sinbad reports back to Jackie that he has been shoplifting. After going to visit Chris at her flat, Beth ends up spending the night with her.

26. Episode 1378 - Hard to Believe

Air Date: 1994-03-02

Terry agrees to buy the Rogers’ house so that it can be Simon’s official church. Margaret realises that Beth is lying about where she spent the night. After Jean, Patricia and the new home owners Eddie and Rosie Banks are persuaded not to let Sinbad clean their windows, he and Mandy take out a loan so that they can repay Ron, who is having tea with DD.

27. Episode 1379 - So Paranoid

Air Date: 1994-03-04

Tony’s life is celebrated at a memorial service, and Bev has a surprise for Ron. Marianne doubts the wisdom of going to work in London when Carol so obviously wants to steal Mick from her. Patricia encourages Margaret to confront Chris - but when she does, she is not prepared for what she finds out.

28. Episode 1380 - Invading

Air Date: 1994-03-07

Marianne moves in with Mick, but doesn't exactly get a warm welcome from Leo and Gemma. Katie fears that she faces eternal damnation. Ron and Bev go for a night out at the "Legion", and stand-in compere encourages Ron not to return to his former role. Mandy catches Rachel smoking at school.

29. Episode 1381 - Action Man

Air Date: 1994-03-09

Terry brings Father Heaton into Simon’s church - but he isn’t allowed to stay for very long. Ron goes for an interview for his old role at the "Legion", accompanied by Josh and Bev. A stranger catches Margaret's eye, and may take her mind off the straying Beth - Carl, the son of Eddie and Rosie Banks.

30. Episode 1382 - Birthday

Air Date: 1994-03-11

Marianne, trying to win her way back into Mick's life, plans a surprise for Mick's birthday - but she is not the only one. Margaret, perhaps on the rebound from Beth, and anxious to prove her independence, seems to be falling for Carl. Ron tries to drum up support, but Ray's seems to be increasing. Mandy searches Rachel’s schoolbag, and Max considers an alternative career.

31. Episode 1383 - Back To Basics

Air Date: 1994-03-14

Margaret is the focus of Carl's attentions, although he is hiding something from her. Although the Rogers' house has been sold, Simon refuses to leave. DD goes to confession, and Bev needs a dress altering for her "talent night" appearance. Jimmy resorts to burgling to pay for his drugs habit, and finds himself hearing alarm bells and being pursued by mad dogs.

32. Episode 1384 - Outvoted

Air Date: 1994-03-16

David is appalled to see barricades being erected at the Rogers'. The police visit the parade with news that Oscar’s home has been burgled, and they want to speak to Jimmy. Is there a connection? Penny receives a tempting offer from a tabloid, but Marianne refuses to go on a night out with Mick. Margaret sleeps with Carl, and Rachel won’t talk to Beth.

33. Episode 1385 - Dixons II, The Revenge

Air Date: 1994-03-18

The Banks family move into the Close, and get a welcome they could never have expected, as their arrival coincides with a dawn raid by the police on the Rogers' house. Patricia has her first scan, David recaptures his youth, and Ron follows Jimmy, seeking his own justice - but not expecting to be given the power of life and death over him.....

34. Episode 1386 - Selling

Air Date: 1994-03-21

Jimmy is taken to hospital, and his life hangs in the balance. Penny wants to accept the offer for a newspaper interview, but Patricia doesn’t think it’s good enough. Terry makes a firm commitment by moving in with Simon, hoping he has found himself a family. Barry wants advice from Max, and Carol plans to turn the Banks' house-warming into a lingerie party.

35. Episode 1387 - Clothes

Air Date: 1994-03-23

Katie tries to retrieve her clothes from her home, but finds that the locks have been changed. Jimmy is allowed back home - but Jackie has packed her suitcases. Max needs to persuade Patricia to take a major risk. Carol gets all the women together for a lingerie party, but gate-crashers arrive and catch Bev wearing only some of her underwear. Then there is a worse interruption - a brick through the window.......

36. Episode 1388 - Compromise

Air Date: 1994-03-25

Mick and Marianne seem to be discovering that they don’t have much in common. Max has flowers for Patricia, but perhaps they are a bribe to soften her up. Jimmy reluctantly attends the drugs clinic, only to be told that he should have an HIV test. Eddie and Rosie replace their broken window, and fear that their secret is out.

37. Episode 1389 - High Risk

Air Date: 1994-03-28

Max's future plans involve big risks, but is Patricia willing to share them? She takes a test, and receives worrying news. Jimmy can't bring himself to take an AIDS test. Marianne is about to go for a job interview, but Leo and Gemma have just filled up their water-pistols. Father Heaton makes another attempt to persuade DD to return to the church.

38. Episode 1390 - Aerobics

Air Date: 1994-03-30

Margaret is smitten with Carl, but his past is about to catch up with him. A terrified Jimmy tries to forget his drug-taking and kick his habit. Patricia undergoes a further test, and aerobics turns out to be more difficult than some of the residents expect.

39. Episode 1391 - Eggs

Air Date: 1994-04-01

Margaret feels used, and is convinced that there is only one place for her - in Bosnia, with Derek. Patricia encourages her to telephone him. Carl tells his family that he wants nothing more to do with either his wife or the army. DD returns to the church, and acts as confessor for Jimmy. Leo and Gemma play April Fool jokes on Mick and Marianne.

40. Episode 1392 - Next Question

Air Date: 1994-04-04

Carl is taken away by the police again, but not before Margaret returns his trousers and works her way up a queue of people wanting to slap him. Bev rehearses a song, Jimmy cuts himself burgling, Barry suggests to Max that they cut Oscar out of the restaurant deal, and David disrupts Penny’s interview with a familiar journalist.

41. Episode 1393 - Stranger

Air Date: 1994-04-06

Eddie and Rosie bring their younger son Lee home from the secure unit in which he has been held for the past two years. Marianne hears that she has got a new job - and that Eddie works for the same company. Jackie insists that Jimmy has an AIDS test, and Margaret says her goodbyes to DD, Patricia and Beth as she leaves for a new life in Bosnia.

42. Episode 1394 - Engaged

Air Date: 1994-04-08

Ron tells Bev that the talent contest has been cancelled - but she knows different. Marianne leaves for London, but not before having a furious row with Mick, which ends with them becoming engaged. Max is having doubts about the new restaurant, Rosie makes an unexpected discovery, and Jimmy tries to be a decent husband again - or does he?

43. Episode 1395 - Influence

Air Date: 1994-04-11

The florists' is broken into, and everyone thinks they know who the culprit is. Eddie reveals his claim to fame - he was once a winner on "Bullseye". But Rosie will only let him put his dartboard up in the garage. Patricia and Penny go to Westminster.

44. Episode 1396 - Winner

Air Date: 1994-04-13

Bev wins the talent contest, but only with a little help from a friend. Carol thinks she is about to win the man of her dreams, but she’s going to be seriously disappointed. The Farnhams have an uninvited visitor, as Jimmy continues his criminal activities.

45. Episode 1397 - Why Me?

Air Date: 1994-04-15

As further threats are made, the Banks family's big secret is revealed - Lee is a convicted car thief. Jimmy is confronted by a mob of some residents, and there are sure to be worrying times ahead for Patricia, as she is told something about the baby she is carrying.

46. Episode 1398 - Joyrider

Air Date: 1994-04-18

The vendetta against the Banks family takes an unpleasant turn. Max and Patricia discuss their options. Sinbad's mother needs his help, and David plans a neighbourhood watch meeting.

47. Episode 1399 - A Handicapped Child

Air Date: 1994-04-20

Penny discovers that her late husband had a mistress for years, with whom he fathered a ten-year-old son. Marianne has some hard words with Carol, and Eddie boldly confronts the father of Lee's persecutors. Patricia insists that she doesn’t want to abort her unborn baby.

48. Episode 1400 - Airing

Air Date: 1994-04-22

Sinbad discovers that his mother’s home is riddled with damp and is no place for her to recuperate - but Mandy offers to let her stay in the extension. Max is having second thoughts over whether Patricia should have an abortion. Bev has visions of being a pop star, but her first hit is Ray's face when he makes a pass at her. Jimmy’s next burglary doesn’t go as successfully as some of his others.

49. Episode 1401 - Facts

Air Date: 1994-04-25

The residents all receive some revelations about Lee through their letterboxes. Penny is offered an opportunity to appear on breakfast television - which, just before being sacked as her PR adviser, Patricia suggests that she declines. Jimmy appears in court and is granted bail - but Jackie is not impressed to hear that there are five other offences to be taken into consideration.

50. Episode 1402 - Order, Order

Air Date: 1994-04-27

Revelations, confrontations, unwanted visitors and some surprising decisions all play a part in David's residents meeting.

51. Episode 1403 - On The Television

Air Date: 1994-04-29

An unscheduled breakfast television appearance of David interrupting Penny's GMTV interview causes amusement in several households. Jackie has asked Jimmy to record it on video - but he needs to sell the video recorder to raise money to buy more drugs. Bev starts work as a cleaner at the nightclub, and someone else calling in also seems keen to employ her.

52. Episode 1404 - Outing

Air Date: 1994-05-03

Clive’s alleged former lover arrives unexpectedly at the Crosbies’ - and, after being punched, provides conclusive evidence that he fathered her son. Bev realises she is not the only applicant for a cleaning job on the Close. Marianne is asked for a list of workers who are surplus to requirements. Rachel and Lee join Beth and Chris on an outing to New Brighton - and Rachel spots her sister and her lecturer snogging.

53. Episode 1405 - Lesbians

Air Date: 1994-05-04

A probation officer visits Jimmy, and gives him some advice. After Barry uses a fifty-pound note to pay for his petrol, Simon decides that he is the devil, and must be fought and defeated. When Rosie is not successful in persuading her to allow Rachel to see Lee, Mandy is surprised that both of her daughters want to talk to her about lesbians.

54. Episode 1406 - Blackmailing

Air Date: 1994-05-06

The cult’s propaganda is being spread around the Close and the local school. Penny gets a job as a shop assistant, and celebrates by getting drunk in the club after Max’s leaving do. Rachel is making Beth’s life a misery, and Chris objects to being held to ransom. Carol comes to clean for the Farnhams, but leves the ironing for Patricia to do.

55. Episode 1407 - Guest

Air Date: 1994-05-10

Mandy wonders if Beth could get a student loan to help withthe family’s cash-flow problems, but discovers that she already has one. Chris comes for tea, and is shown photographs from the family album. Ruth feels that she is becoming a burden. Jimmy is finding it hard to survive, and turns to Jackie for help.

56. Episode 1408 - You Shouldm‘t Have Come

Air Date: 1994-05-11

Rosie goes to face Lee's persecutors, with dire consequences for everyone. Although Mick averts a nasty accident, he ends up needing an ambulance himself. Meanwhile, Barry gives Penny a lift to work and offers to find her somewhere to live. David tries to fight back against Simon.

57. Episode 1409 - Eating Out

Air Date: 1994-05-13

Jimmy goes one step too far in his never-ending search for a fix, as both he and the television go missing when Mandy and Sinbad are invited to tea. Mick is hailed as a local hero by Carol, but Marianne is furious with him for nearly getting himself killed. Max accidentally employs Bev as a second cleaner, and the

58. Episode 1410 - Last Chance

Air Date: 1994-05-17

Jackie is close to breaking point, but Barry agrees to provide a reference for Jimmy, and promises that there will still be a job at the club for him. Max plans to sack Carol - but, after hearing her sob story, he increases her pay instead. Then he discovers that Bev has a new best mate, Penny. Mandy is visited by representatives of the company that have taken over her loan.

59. Episode 1411 - Support

Air Date: 1994-05-18

Eddie and Rosie discover that Lee is having a tough time at school - but Mandy agrees to allow him to be friends with Rachel. As Jimmy's court appearance gets nearer, Jackie is worried but supportive. Sinbad discovers that Ruth hasn’t told him about her relatives in Australia, and Beth is meant to be babysitting at the Farnhams'. But David calls in unexpectedly, and discovers that is not all she is doing.

60. Episode 1412 - Going Down

Air Date: 1994-05-20

Jimmy is due in court for sentencing, and has to be persuaded to attend by Jackie and Sinbad. David is so determined to tell Patricia about Beth’s affair with Chris that Jean kicks him out. She does, however, throw a duvet after him. When Penny has nobody to celebrate her birthday with except Bev, she becomes seriously depressed.

61. Episode 1413 - Decided

Air Date: 1994-05-24

Jimmy faces a bleak future as he begins his prison sentence, and resolves not to let Jackie visit him. When both cleaners arrive at the same time, David and Max just try to keep them apart - but Patricia is ready and willing to sack the one she doesn’t want. Barry finds a much greater challenge than installing a television when he is sent round to Penny's flat.

62. Episode 1414 - Back For Good

Air Date: 1994-05-25

Penny makes Barry promise not to tell anyone about her suicide attempt - but, as he is in her bathroom and she is half-dressed when Max and David arrive early in the morning, they form a quite different conclusion about what has been going on. A suspected burglar turns out to be Carl - out of the army, separated from his wife, and eager for another conquest.....

63. Episode 1415 - Long-Term Prospects

Air Date: 1994-05-27

Barry moves Penny out of her new flat and into his - but there are doubts that this is to have someone there while he is in Spain. Simon and Terry try to warn clubgoers about the dangers of drinking. Eddie faces a difficult choice at work - job cuts or pay cuts - and Ruth has a telephone call from her brother

64. Episode 1416 - Gardening

Air Date: 1994-05-31

Kenny Maguire calls at the Farnhams’, and Max is shocked to discover that he has to pay protection money or risk the future of his new restaurant. Patricia finally insists that David apologises to Jean so that she will let him back into the bungalow. Carl and Mike invite Beth and Chris to a barbecue, intending to c

65. Episode 1417 - Steam

Air Date: 1994-06-01

Eddie and Rosie are determined to save Carl and Sarah's marriage - but Sarah plans to see a solicitor, and Carl is more keen to win a bet by helping a Mo to lose weight. Can either Mo becoming trapped on a window ledge wearing nothing except a bin bag, or the prospect of Rebecca never seeing her father again, bring about a reconciliation?

66. Episode 1418 - A Lot To Think About

Air Date: 1994-06-03

While he is out, DD and Ron watch some of his video diaries. Max confides in someone about his problem with Kenny, who increases Mandy’s repayments. She tries not to discourage Sinbad from going to Australia, even though she would prefer him to stay. David overacts to Beth babysitting Thomas again, and Jean shocks him by revealing why she finds his attitude so hurtful.

67. Episode 1419 - Gobsmacked

Air Date: 1994-06-07

Mike is shocked to discover that Ron has confiscated one of his tapes. Eddie’s mate Joey is annoyed to find that he is one of the employees recommended for redundancy. David is appalled by the story Jean tells him, and wants to cancel their anniversary party. Penny is taken aback when Barry brings another woman to his birthday barbecue, and Max is horrified to meet the restaurant’s “head of security”.

68. Episode 1420 - Doubts And Worries

Air Date: 1994-06-08

Eddie threatens an all-out strike unless Marianne can offer a suitable compromise. David tries to come to terms with Jean's past, by getting drunk and trying to burn letters Jean received from her female lover. Mandy must decide whether to declare her love for Sinbad, or lose him forever. Barry takes Max to buy a new suit, and prepares to begin his own eviction process at the Rogers' house.

69. Episode 1421 - Ways Round

Air Date: 1994-06-10

Just as Sinbad is about to go to Australia, Mandy finally asks him to stay. Patricia is not impressed by Max's new look, but he is more concerned with the problem of Kenny Maguire, who reappears and offers to "insure" the restaurant for £2,000. Eddie holds a meeting to vote on whether the offer should be accepted, and Joey is furious about the result. David wants to cancel his anniversary party.

70. Episode 1422 - Ripped Off

Air Date: 1994-06-14

Things go from bad to worse for Eddie when he finds out what Carl’s job is. Penny visits and threatens an old friend to help Barry. Max manages to raise £2,000 for Kenny, and believes his troubles are over. But Kenny then suggests a further payment, and moves on to put the squeeze on Mandy and Sinbad. When Patricia discovers that her new wallpaper is not as unique as she thought, it’s coming right off.

71. Episode 1423 - The Two Of Us

Air Date: 1994-06-15

Ron and Mike agree to have tests to decide who is the father of Josh. Max needs to persuade David to go to the his anniversary party, but it’s not going to end well. Barry makes Penny an offer. Sinbad and Mandy see Ruth off at the airport as she leaves, then see something that shocks Mandy on CCTV cameras outside the club.

72. Episode 1424 - In The Dark

Air Date: 1994-06-18

Jackie suggests that Bev misleads Ron and Mike so that she is the only one to find out the identity of Josh's father. Barry decides to have a few strong words with Max. After getting near to a first kiss, Sinbad tries again, but Mandy is furious when he confesses that he already knew Beth was seeing other women. Jean is disappointed when David announces that they will be living separate lives from now on.

73. Episode 1425 - Teaching

Air Date: 1994-06-21

Mandy tells Beth she knows she is having a relationship with Chris. After Eddie refuses to give him a lift, Carl goes with Sarah to check out their chances of getting a council house. Barry is unsuccessful in his efforts to dislodge the cult, sustaining injuries while trying to tear down the boards from his windows. But he finds a way of leaving Kenny Maguire in no doubt that he and Max are not going to pay him protection money.

74. Episode 1426 - Renegotiating

Air Date: 1994-06-22

Kenny repays £2,000 to Barry, and is charged a further £100 for the concrete poured into his car - but then goes round to convince Mandy to combine all her other debts into a regular single payment to him. When David refuses to eat the meal Jean has made for him, she throws it into his lap. Beth tries to explain to her mother that she likes women, and it is not just a phase that she is going through. Sinbad visits Jimmy in prison, and encourages him to send Jackie a visiting order.

75. Episode 1427 - Good Timing

Air Date: 1994-06-24

Although Mo warns Carl that she will break his legs if he breaks Sarah's heart, he arranges a date with one of his neighbours. Max tries to persuade Barry to re-think his planned methods for regaining access to his house. Simon has an invitation for Katie, giving her the opportunity to do something with her knee that she has wanted to do for a while. Mandy chooses an unfortunate time to confront Chris about Beth - during an examination one is invigilating and the other is sitting.

76. Episode 1428 - Letter

Air Date: 1994-06-28

Bev is desperate to intercept the mail before Ron sees the letter revealing the test results, and accidentally discovers a dark secret that Ron would rather remained covered up. Rosie tries to persuade Carl that his marriage is worth saving - but he believes Sarah would be able to find a much better husband. Beth comes home, but won’t unpack until she can be sure she wants to stay.

77. Episode 1429 - Plan Of Action

Air Date: 1994-06-29

Jacqui is on the warpath, but then turns down Carl’s offer to stay out of her life, forgives him and indicates that a knock on her door would not be unwelcome. Beth is disappointed that Chris is not as keen for her to move in as she hoped. Sarah is impressed by a council flat that has become available, but Rosie has seen better kennels. Bev opens the envelope which will reveal the identity of Josh's father.

78. Episode 1430 - Worth Fighting For

Air Date: 1994-07-01

Max is confident of evicting Simon and his cult from the Close, but Barry has some alternative plans in reserve in case he fails. Sinbad is confident that Beth will come back home in a few weeks, and wonders if Mandy would like to go on a short holiday with him. Sarah agrees to turn down the council flat on offer, but Carl doesn’t want to live anywhere with her any more. After discovering who Josh's real father is, Bev asks Jackie for advice, then rushes off to slip into something tempting.

79. Episode 1431 - Passion

Air Date: 1994-07-05

Bev plans some serious seduction, attempting to sleep with Ron at every opportunity so that she can have his baby. Sarah is not convinced as Eddie that she and Carl can get back together. Barry takes the law into his own hands, but his attempt to dislodge the cult with the help of his gun goes disastrously wrong as he is disarmed, tied up and held prisoner behind the barricades.

80. Episode 1432 - Saving

Air Date: 1994-07-06

Mandy visits Chris and tells her that she will report her to her bosses if she doesn't break up with Beth. Carl tries to break up with Sarah, but she insists that they keep trying, or he won't see Rebecca. Ron is finding it difficult to cope with Bev's demands in the bedroom, and dozes off at the "Trading Post" counter. Barry is suspected of having gone broke and done a runner - but he is a prisoner of Simon's cult.

81. Episode 1433 - Rumours

Air Date: 1994-07-08

Bev wants some advice about aphrodisiacs from Jackie. Chris tells Beth their relationship is over. As rumours spread that he has gone to Spain, Barry's ordeal continues, he is getting nowhere by appealing for sympathy from his old friend Terry, and there seems to be no escape for him as Simon intends to relax and take his time over his "conversion".

82. Episode 1434 - So Stupid

Air Date: 1994-07-12

A tired Ron is still attempting to evade an amorous Bev, who reveals that she has stopped taking the Pill and may be pregnant already. Barry attempts to escape by tricking Caroline into untying him, but he stumbles on the stairs and falls. A desperate Max agrees to Penny forging Barry's signature on a cheque, and Beth comes back home, but Sinbad advises Mandy not to reveal her role in Chris’s decision.

83. Episode 1435 - Threatened

Air Date: 1994-07-13

Barry is conscious again, and suffering from a sore head. Simon banishes Caroline to her room to pray, and prepares to exorcise Barry's soul. Beth skips the Banks' party to go and find out why Chris ended their relationship. When she returns, she tells Mandy that she is leaving home for good. Rachel also takes time out from the party, and sneaks Lee and a bottle of cider into the garden. Sarah warns Jacqui to keep away from her husband, and David's plans for a quiet evening go up in flames.

84. Episode 1436 - Defeat

Air Date: 1994-07-15

Simon is determined to break Barry's will and force him to sign over ownership of the house. Penny and Max continue to search for clues, but can’t understand why nothing is missing except Barry and his gun. However, Sinbad has a helpful suggestion to make. Ron attends a family celebration. After spending the night with Carl, Sarah learns some home truths and decides that he is no longer to be part of her and Rebecca‘s lives.

85. Episode 1437 - In Demand

Air Date: 1994-07-19

There is still no sign or word from Beth, and Mandy, fearing the worst, starts to ring the local hospitals. Max and David, two worried men, try to get their houses in order with Bev's help before their wives return. DD agrees that Bev can attend Mike's graduation, and Simon decides that the rest of the cult must move on, leaving him to deal with Barry alone.......

86. Episode 1438 - On The Move

Air Date: 1994-07-20

David is pleased to see the cult members leaving, but then finds out that Simon and Terry are staying. Max visits Jimmy in prison to try to find out where Barry might be, but Bev reveals to Patricia that he has disappeared. Carl is surprised to discover Sarah working at the pizza parlour, and that she doesn't want him in her life any more. Jean does her best to spoil David's card school.

87. Episode 1439 - Day Of Revelation

Air Date: 1994-07-22

Terry shaves off his beard and prepares to start a new life. Patricia wants Max to go to the police, but he is concerned that they will find out about Penny's forgery. It is Mike's graduation day, and both Bev and DD have chosen the same hat. Rachel is interrupted while entertaining Lee in her bedroom, and Barry discovers that Simon plans to make a powerful political statement by blowing the house up.

88. Episode 1440 - Sandwiches

Air Date: 1994-07-26

Bev wants to talk to Ron about marriage, but he is not committing himself. The residents of the Close are cordoned off as the emergency services move in and remove three unconscious bodies from the bombed house.

89. Episode 1441 - Back

Air Date: 1994-07-27

Carl receives a letter from Sarah's solicitor, but Eddie isn't convinced that they should divorce. Max tells Barry he wants out of their deal, but Barry promises to keep him away from the more unsavoury aspects. Jimmy meets a new cell-mate, and Sinbad goes up to replace Mandy's bedroom window, but getting down is much more of a problem.

90. Episode 1442 - Corset

Air Date: 1994-07-29

Barry visits Terry in hospital after his condition improves. Mandy calls a doctor to look at Sinbad's back. Mick won't let Rachel try out for the soccer team. Eddie invites Carl and Sarah to join him and Rosie for dinner.

91. Episode 1443 - Mates

Air Date: 1994-08-02

Marianne is irritated that Garry is staying at Mick's. Penny wonders where she and Barry are heading, Katie is invited on holiday, Jacqui is invited on another date by Carl, and Sinbad visits Jimmy in jail.

92. Episode 1444 - Darts

Air Date: 1994-08-03

DD believes that Ron and Bev are being hypocritical in having Josh christened. Rosie invites Jackie and Bev for drinks, darts and aerobics. Carl borrows Eddie's car to drive Jacqui to Formby. Barry wants to go on holiday with Penny, but she has to get Max and Patricia's permission.

93. Episode 1445 - Commitment

Air Date: 1994-08-05

When Jacqui returns, DD understands what she has done, but is concerned that Carl will treat her the same way as Sarah. Eddie is more concerned about the sand in his car. Lee's trickery forces Mick to give Rachel a trial. Barry assures Max that he is serious about making the restaurant business work.

94. Episode 1446 - On Edge

Air Date: 1994-08-09

Rosie asks Mandy if she can repair Carl's trousers. Carl offers to fill in for Sinbad on his window round. Bev disagrees with Ron's choice of godparents for Josh. Patricia is on edge, Jimmy is tempted by Don, and Mick goes with Sinbad to bring Terry home from hospital - but he wants to stay with Simon.

95. Episode 1447 - Lost Cause

Air Date: 1994-08-10

Terry agrees to move into Barry's, Carl thinks Jacqui is moving too fast, and, after seeing Lee's trainers, Leo wants some new ones. Rosie needs to find a replacement darts player, Sinbad trains Carl to clean windows, someone dies during the night, and Bev has to console Jean.

96. Episode 1448 - Visiting Order

Air Date: 1994-08-12

Mandy thinks Beth is working too hard. Jackie receives a visiting order from Jimmy, and wonders what he's after. Sinbad finds Terry reading the Bible to Simon at the hospital. Rachel wants some new clothes. It's Mick's team's first match of the season. Carl finds that there are fringe benefits on the window round, although Mike isn't impressed.

97. Episode 1449 - Sucker

Air Date: 1994-08-16

Ron asks Mike to be Josh's godfather. Carl gets a shock when he returns to "collect". Mick and Lee negotiate a settlement for Rachel. Jimmy recovers Don's stash of drugs. Leo splits his new trainers, and Marianne arranges for replacements, to Mick's annoyance.

98. Episode 1450 - Outraged Female

Air Date: 1994-08-17

Mick takes back the expensive trainers and wants to ground Leo for a week, but Marianne disagrees. Rachel plays for the soccer team, and is the only goal-scorer. Patricia has to be rushed to hospital, but no-one is around except Bev, who hasn't passed her driving test....... Ron and Mandy try a spot of match-making at Beth's 19th birthday party. Jacqui overhears something she shouldn't, and Carl has a bucket of water thrown over him.

99. Episode 1451 - Pushing

Air Date: 1994-08-19

Jimmy starts dealing in drugs at the prison. Sinbad discovers that Carl is setting up in competition for the window round. Marianne feels that, however she treats Leo and Gemma, she can't please Mick. Bev is concerned that Jacqui will tell Ron or DD what she has overheard, and Patricia gives birth to a baby girl, Alice.

100. Episode 1452 - Grandchild

Air Date: 1994-08-23

Sinbad discovers Carl cleaning the windows on the Close, even Mandy's. The paediatrician confirms that the Farnhams' new baby daughter has Down's Syndrome, and Patricia has doubts about whether she can cope. New grandparents David and Jean try to put their past differences behind them, and Ron, who also has to learn to be a grandparent, dumps Bev.

101. Episode 1453 - Decorating

Air Date: 1994-08-24

Max plans to decorate the house before Patricia comes home, but David insists on doing it for him. Sinbad gets up at six o'clock to make an early start on the windows, but ends up getting arrested. Ron tells Jackie he plans to sleep in the storeroom above the Trading Post.

102. Episode 1454 - Together

Air Date: 1994-08-26

David and Jean want to make up, but David has a small problem. Patricia is disappointed that Max still hasn't visited her again at the hospital. Sinbad tries to sabotage Carl's window-cleaning efforts, and is arrested again. Jackie invites Ron to stay in her spare room.

103. Episode 1455 - Speed and Shine

Air Date: 1994-08-30

When Sinbad calls on Jackie for his window money, he discovers that Ron is staying there. Then Bev turns up as well....... Carl is undercutting Sinbad's prices, so David and Max put them both to the test. Jean makes a few surprising discoveries at the social club, and the Farnhams bring baby Alice home.

104. Episode 1456 - Getting Out

Air Date: 1994-08-31

Jimmy tells Sinbad he is getting an early release, but that he wants to surprise Jackie....... Max and David take Alice out for a walk. Rosie encourages Jean to shake up the over-55's club, and lends her a dartboard. Carl's ladder is removed from under him while he is cleaning an upstairs window, but Sinbad denies responsibility.

105. Episode 1457 - Bit Of Bully

Air Date: 1994-09-02

When Sarah returns from her night out, Carl tells her he is not giving her any more money, but she threatens to deny him access to Rebecca. Jean tries to reassure David about his problem. Audrey is not impressed by Eddie and Rosie's talk about "Bullseye", Bev decides to go to Greece for a fortnight, and Max can't bring himself to change Alice's nappy.

106. Episode 1458 - Bingo

Air Date: 1994-09-06

Max is still avoiding being near Alice, to Patricia's annoyance. Jean is determined to liven up the over-55's club, with bingo. Carl's ladders are stolen. Eddie practises his motorcycle obstacle riding. Jimmy arrives at Jackie's with flowers, but he's not the only one.......

107. Episode 1459 - Natural Justice

Air Date: 1994-09-07

Jean competes with Audrey's slide show by performing aerobic exercises. Carl begins to feel that he is fighting a losing battle. Ron thinks he can move back into Bev's flat, but finds that she has changed the locks. Marianne takes Mick to view a house, and they decide to make on offer on it.

108. Episode 1460 - Spare Room

Air Date: 1994-09-09

The Banks family visit the Hogfest in Southport, leaving Sarah without a babysitter and Mick furious when she brings Rebecca into the pizza parlour again. Barry and Penny return from Florida, and David sees them kissing.

109. Episode 1461 - Knackered

Air Date: 1994-09-13

Jean enlists Penny's help to find a new venue for the over-55's club. Mike has a job interview at the BBC, but hasn't enough experience. Eddie tries to help Sarah get her job back, but Mick refuses. Barry gives Jimmy another chance, and sends Max home to Patricia.

110. Episode 1462 - Competition

Air Date: 1994-09-14

Max and Barry are faced with a surprise applicant for the post of maitre d'. Rosie takes Sarah and Rebecca to New Brighton for the day. Eddie faces rivalry from Joey at Litrotech, and Jean's new over-55's club is a success, although Audrey plans to revive hers too.

111. Episode 1463 - Dark Horse

Air Date: 1994-09-16

David and Audrey do their dance demonstration, but they have a very limited audience. Max can't bring himself to hold Alice. Marianne and Mick find another house they like. Barry receives an enquiry about the salon from a local "businessman", Eddie loses the ballot, and Sarah tells Carl that his interfering mother has made her decide to go home to Reading.

112. Episode 1464 - Housewarming

Air Date: 1994-09-20

Barry plans to solve the problem of nosey neighbours by inviting them to a housewarming. Garry's father is released from jail, but Mick is worried about whether Carol will he happy about her son going home with him.

113. Episode 1465 - Moving Back In

Air Date: 1994-09-21

When Mick goes to invite Garry to Leo's birthday party, he finds a card school in progress and clashes with Greg. Joey seeks Eddie's help, but Rosie won't allow him to give it. David and Barry are not impressed to learn that the Son of God is staying in the flat with Terry.

114. Episode 1466 - Apology

Air Date: 1994-09-23

Ray brings Emma to apologise to Barry, but Penny insists that he pays her. Simon is released on bail. Greg is annoyed to find that Garry spent another night at Mick's, and wants to continue to stay there. Audrey gives David some tense moments on Jean's outing to Blackpool. Ron moves back into DD's bed.

115. Episode 1467 - Moving Out

Air Date: 1994-09-27

Barry consults his new PR woman, Patricia, about Penny - and Penny consults Max. When Jacqui returns and finds that Ron has moved back in with DD, she decides to move out. Terry is concerned when Simon leaves the flat to do something alone.......

116. Episode 1468 - Big Girl

Air Date: 1994-09-28

When Mandy can't pay her loan instalment, Kenny agrees to a postponement in exchange for a favour, and Patricia is amazed when Penny agrees to go out with him. Jacqui and Katie go to inspect "studio flats" which look more like crummy bedsits.

117. Episode 1469 - Special Mission

Air Date: 1994-09-30

Thomas breaks Patricia's fax machine, she tells him off, and he runs away - but Jimmy, out selling drugs, finds him. Leo discovers where Simon is living, and is sent on a secret mission. Mick asks Mike to look after the pizza parlour while he is on his honeymoon. Jacqui moves into her new bedsit.

118. Episode 1470 - Cleaner

Air Date: 1994-10-04

Jimmy boasts about his good deed, and claims expenses from Patricia. Penny agrees to stay with Barry, and Ron agrees to stay with DD. But Bev is back from her holiday.......

119. Episode 1471 - Gardener

Air Date: 1994-10-05

Barry and Penny baby-sit for Max and Patricia. Mick sees Leo take a can of drink, and follows him into the woods. Beth returns to college, Sinbad is given some gardening work, and Bev reacts angrily when she finds out that Ron has returned to DD and now wants his clothes back.......

120. Episode 1472 - Shrubs

Air Date: 1994-10-07

Marianne is offered a job in Glasgow, but intends to turn it down without telling Mick. Patricia leaves Alice with Bev while she sees an agent, and Barry and Penny go to look at cars. When Mick leaves for his "honeymoon", Greg moves into his flat. Simon tells Terry he has seen the light, and Jimmy has shrubs to plant for Barry.

121. Episode 1473 - Renewed

Air Date: 1994-10-11

Ron wants Mike to keep quiet about what he has discovered, but he tells Beth, who thinks he needs more proof. Simon's attempts to "spread the word" are not appreciated. Mandy finds that Kenny hasn't been paying off her debts. DD has an idea which Ron has doubts about. When Greg holds a party, Garry telephones the police, but who will be arrested?

122. Episode 1474 - Bay Trees

Air Date: 1994-10-12

Max and Patricia wait for news of Alice, and Max is surprised to find that Patricia is still keeping in touch with her PR work. Mike misses a job interview by being in police custody. Simon is trying the patience of Barry and others on the parade. Greg makes Jimmy a tempting offer, and the Dixons try to keep up with Barry's bay trees.

123. Episode 1475 - Split Loyalties

Air Date: 1994-10-14

Although Jimmy is initially sceptical about Greg's criminal intentions, he becomes convinced that he is serious. The residents meet to discuss how to get rid of Simon - but they can't agree, and some of them act alone. Garry, Rachel and Lee go shoplifting.

124. Episode 1476 - The Future

Air Date: 1994-10-18

Kenny makes Barry a proposition involving pirate videos. Simon desperately tries to work out why God allowed him to be viciously beaten up. Bev tells Barry and the Farnhams that she wants to leave to go to London. Jimmy has concerns about his health, but Barry has the answer.

125. Episode 1477 - Not A Wedding

Air Date: 1994-10-19

Carl looks for a job with Barry and Max, but is taken on by Kenny instead, It is the renewal day for Ron and DD's wedding vows, but not everyone can stay until the end.......

126. Episode 1478 - Christening Day

Air Date: 1994-10-21

Barry is annoyed when Penny offers Emma a job. Rachel gets Lee to back up her lies. Alice's christening doesn't go entirely without hitches. Simon decides that he and Terry should save the world by taking their own lives.

127. Episode 1479 - Dirty Work

Air Date: 1994-10-25

Marianne is called back to work due to the strike, and has to help out in the canteen, to Joey's amusement. However, his theft of the storeroom keys doesn't cause the problems he hoped. Max tries to make Patricia rest after her collapse, but she escapes with Alice.

128. Episode 1480 - Scab

Air Date: 1994-10-26

Carl finds another job, and Eddie likes it even less than the previous one. Patricia insists on joining Barry, Max and Penny at their meeting, feeling that they are spoiling her campaign - and Barry sacks her. Beth confronts Kenny about the loan repayments, but to no avail. Terry isn't convinced that committing suicide to become a martyr is a good idea.

129. Episode 1481 - Driven Out

Air Date: 1994-10-28

Joey drafts in flying pickets to prevent the "scab" labour arriving, but the police turn up too, and Eddie wonders who tipped management off. Ron makes another attempt to retrieve his clothes. Patricia is determined to continue working. Simon and Terry decide to make a final statement, which involves stealing Barry's car.

130. Episode 1482 - One Step Ahead

Air Date: 1994-11-01

When she is asked to transcribe tapped telephone conversations between Eddie and Joey, Marianne considers resigning. Then Carl manages to take a photocopy of her work....... Penny is surprised by Barry's concern for Terry, while David wants to protest against the introduction of wheelie bins.

131. Episode 1483 - Bugged

Air Date: 1994-11-02

Beth encourages Mandy to request receipts and further information from Kenny, and she ends up having to pay him more. When Carl reveals to Eddie that the union's phone calls have been tapped, they discuss with Joey what action to take - in the garden, just in case. Patricia loses a potential client after taking Alice with her to the interview.

132. Episode 1484 - Misinformation

Air Date: 1994-11-04

Beth tracks Kenny down at the local betting shop, and accuses him of ripping Mandy off. Terry discovers that Simon has died, and turns up at the opening of Barry's new restaurant to accuse him of murder. Greg decides on his robbery plan, and Eddie and Joey's counter-plotting causes Marianne to lose her job.

133. Episode 1485 - Bit Of Nosh

Air Date: 1994-11-08

Mick overhears Marianne enquiring about the Glasgow job again, while Greg gains more information about Litrotech when she collects her belongings. David starts to wage war on wheelie bins, but agrees to help the deranged Terry. Mandy tries to stand up to Kenny and gives him a meal, but he has another idea about how she might clear her debt.......

134. Episode 1486 - Offer

Air Date: 1994-11-09

The Banks family wake up to find someone in their kitchen. Marianne and Mick invite Sinbad to be their best man, but Marianne has another offer to consider. So does Mandy, as Kenny tries to obtain repayment in kind - but Sinbad offers her money to help her pay back her loan.

135. Episode 1487 - Over A Barrel

Air Date: 1994-11-11

David refuses to use the wheelie bins, so the binmen refuse to remove his rubbish. Terry discovers how to get to the front of a hospital queue. Greg is nervous as he prepares for the wages snatch. Marianne wonders whether she and Mick should postpone their wedding. Eddie and Joey confront Foy and gain a victory.

136. Episode 1488 - Big Fella, And Black

Air Date: 1994-11-15

Mandy can't understand why she is finding money she didn't know she had. Beth and Emma object to the new waitress uniforms Barry has chosen. Police investigations begin into the armed robbery, and Mick realises that he may be a suspect, as Garry switches the snatched money with cash from the pizza parlour till.

137. Episode 1489 - Condemned Man

Air Date: 1994-11-16

DD tells Ron that she is not willing to divorce him. Penny is not surprised to hear that Beth and Emma's new uniforms are in the wash. Barry tries to get Terry to do ordinary everyday things. Mick and Marianne are arrested at their wedding.

138. Episode 1490 - ID Parade

Air Date: 1994-11-18

Emma and Beth set up a picket line, and Mo refuses to cross it. Mandy goes out with Kenny. Mick has to go on an identity parade, and when the cleaner picks him out, he is charged with robbery.

139. Episode 1491 - Staying Here

Air Date: 1994-11-22

Eddie and Rosie get Lee a mountain bike for Christmas. Mick wants to stay at the parade until things are resolved, and the wedding is also put on hold. Penny becomes more irritated by Terry's behaviour, especially when he gets into bed with her, and Barry's attention to him - so she gives Barry an ultimatum. Josh says his first word - which he could only have heard from Ron.

140. Episode 1492 - Rich

Air Date: 1994-11-23

David repairs Max's window, but Penny is unmoved as her deadline approaches. Terry rides away on Lee's Christmas mountain bike, and is reported to the police. Sinbad receives news that he is &pound

141. Episode 1493 - C---

Air Date: 1994-11-25

David believes he has won his wheelie bin battle when his rubbish is collected, but it is Jimmy who, on Barry's instructions, has disposed of it. Sinbad plans to surprise Mandy by buying her house for Christmas. Mick asks Jimmy for tips on surviving prison life. The bailiffs arrive at the Jordaches and repossess Mandy's sewing machine, just as Max needs repairs done to his Santa costume.

142. Episode 1494 - Pantomime

Air Date: 1994-11-29

Mick invites Greg to run the pizza parlour while he is on "holiday", but Greg is planning to disappear. Barry takes Terry to Simon's funeral, where they meet his father - and on the way home, Terry ends up in police custody after attempting to walk across a busy motorway. Mandy agrees to sleep with Kenny.

143. Episode 1495 - Robbed

Air Date: 1994-11-30

David finds out that Terry has been admitted to a mental hospital, but Barry plans to get him out. Jacqui and Katie return to DD's after their flat is robbed. Kenny arrives at Mandy's, but she is not keen to go through with his plan.

144. Episode 1496 - Artistic Sensibilities

Air Date: 1994-12-02

Barry plans to get Terry out of the country. Mandy invents a tale to explain why Kenny has been paid off, then finds that it's not over yet. Jean makes a "living will", while David holds auditions for the pantomime, and must decide who to cast as the ugly sisters.......

145. Episode 1497 - Teamwork

Air Date: 1994-12-06

Patricia wants Max to exert his authority over the business while Barry is away.......so he delegates the decisions to Penny. David talks Katie into taking on the role of choreographer of "Bing Crosbie's Christmas Cracker", while Audrey is only too willing to come over and look at his script. Meanwhile, Mandy's television is repossessed.

146. Episode 1498 - Gifts

Air Date: 1994-12-07

The Farnhams find gifts on their doorstep, while Jean finds Audrey on hers. Kenny arrives at Mandy's with a new television. Marianne wants to take the Glasgow job, but Mick doesn't want her to take the kids with her. David takes Audrey up on her offer, and Mike and Beth also share a bed.

147. Episode 1499 - Lambs To The Slaughter

Air Date: 1994-12-09

Mick pleads not guilty, and Marianne gives him his engagement ring back. Then Leo, Lee, Rachel and Garry are arrested for shoplifting. David tries to distance himself from Audrey, but she threatens to tell Jean what they have been doing. Max and Penny wonder if Sam would buy Barry out.

148. Episode 1500 - Ashamed

Air Date: 1994-12-13

Sinbad overhears David and Audrey discussing their "affair". The parents of the shoplifters are disgusted with their offspring, particularly Greg, who can't believe Garry was so stupid that he got caught. Bev practises her songs, and almost gets a few notes right.

149. Episode 1501 - Packed Up

Air Date: 1994-12-14

Leo and Garry go to be cautioned at the police station, but Rachel and Lee run away to London. Greg also plans to disappear rather than confess what he has done to Mick. Carl, Mike and Beth hold a party at Jacqui and Katie's. Sinbad plans to gift-wrap number 10, but gets a terrible shock.

150. Episode 1502 - Stricken

Air Date: 1994-12-16

David feigns illness to avoid seeing Audrey at the pantomime rehearsal, but the players arrive at the bungalow, and he is drafted in to play the dame. Sam agrees to buy into the partnership with Max. Greg promises not to let Garry down again. Rachel books a room at a guest house, and sneaks Lee in.

151. Episode 1503 - Something More

Air Date: 1994-12-20

Beth invites Mike to a ball, but Carl isn't convinced that he stands a chance with her. Rachel splits from Lee, but may he heading into even more trouble. Penny gets Jimmy to decorate the house, and Marianne leaves for Glasgow.

152. Episode 1504 - Man Of Action

Air Date: 1994-12-21

Lee arrives home, delivered the last few yards of the way by Jimmy, but Mandy is distraught to learn that Rachel is still in London. Anxious to avoid Audrey, David goes down with Sinbad to search. Ron is offered a role in the pantomime.

153. Episode 1505 - Home For Christmas

Air Date: 1994-12-23

Sam gives Penny an extravagant Christmas present, and when she hears that Barry isn't returning until after Christmas, she agrees to spend it with Sam. Rachel realises what she is getting into, and leaves Nick. Max asks Jimmy to run the club until Barry returns, and Penny asks him to look after the house and use the food she's bought.......

154. Episode 1506 - Christmas Cracker

Air Date: 1994-12-27

Cornered by Audrey during the final preparations for the pantomime, David activates the fire extinguisher, drenching Ron and wrecking the electrical systems. Max is nervous to hear from Penny that Sam has gone to proposition Barry regarding the buy-out.......but who does Sam find managing the club? Mandy tells Beth the truth about Kenny and Sinbad.

155. Episode 1507 - Top Scran

Air Date: 1994-12-28

Mandy tries to find out whether Rachel slept with Lee. Sinbad attempts to pay off Kenny, but just gets roughed up. Jimmy overcomes Max's reluctance to allow him and Jackie to have a meal at his restaurant. Julia tries to teach Mike and Beth to dance.

156. Episode 1508 - Party Mood

Air Date: 1994-12-30

David adds up the pantomime takings, but Audrey reveals that they are almost entirely cancelled out by the costs of repairs to the church hall. Mandy tries to repay Kenny with Sinbad's money, but he says it will cost her another &pound

1. Episode 1509 - Walked All Over

Air Date: 1995-01-03

Penny collects her belongings, and Barry sends Sam on his way with a few punches. Sinbad seeks Jimmy's help to get Kenny out of the way, but gets drunk and locked in the club. Julia continues to teach Beth to dance, while David teaches Mike.

2. Episode 1510 - Girlfriends

Air Date: 1995-01-04

Jimmy asks Barry to help Sinbad with his problem. Emma is talked out of resigning. Audrey enlists David's help to fix her boiler, and threatens to tell Jean about their affair. Mike takes Beth to the Medicine Ball, but is interrupted before he can tell her how he feels.

3. Episode 1511 - Say It With Flowers

Air Date: 1995-01-06

When Audrey's boiler breaks down again, Jean invites her to stay at the bungalow with her and David. Sinbad discovers that Kenny has been badly beaten up. Mike's hopes are dashed.

4. Episode 1512 - Aching

Air Date: 1995-01-10

Mo wants to find a man via video dating, but the hunk she selects turns out to be a work-mate of Eddie. Sarah annoys Rosie by going out drinking. When Barry doesn't feel well, Emma insists on nursing him. Mike confronts Beth about his feelings for her. DD is determined to find out what rights Mike has over Josh. Beth locks Sinbad and Mandy in the extension until they agree.

5. Episode 1513 - Cast Adrift Together

Air Date: 1995-01-11

DD's persistence about Josh forces Mike to leave the house, and he bumps straight into Sarah, who is finding it hard to put up with Rosie. Audrey sneaks up on David while he is transmitting. Sinbad decorates the tree outside number 10, but is electrocuted after Cracker causes his extension lead to become wet.

6. Episode 1514 - Desperate

Air Date: 1995-01-13

The rift in the Dixon household becomes too much for DD to bear, and Ron finds her contemplating suicide at Tony's graveside. Beth finds out that Viv is bisexual. Rosie goes with Mo to the singles night - but who will be chatted up?

7. Episode 1515 - Coy

Air Date: 1995-01-17

DD prepares to leave for Bolton, but isn't keen on Ron moving into the house with Bev and Josh. Beth invites Viv home, but conceals her presence when Mandy is on the phone and Eddie is at the door. Audrey walks in on David while he is in the bath.

8. Episode 1516 - Grassroots Opinion

Air Date: 1995-01-18

Rosie's wedding ring turns up in Kevin's hoover bag. Bev is not sure that she can handle moving in with Ron. David gets Max to help with Audrey's boiler. Patricia and Emma have a few things to say at Barry's business meeting. Eddie is concerned about a mysterious puddle in his back garden.

9. Episode 1517 - Casa Bevron

Air Date: 1995-01-20

Viv encourages Beth to move into student accomodation with her. David is relieved when Audrey goes home. Ron convinces Bev to move into the Close with him. Carl wonders who Sarah's mystery man is. Eddie examines the Jordaches' patio without permission.

10. Episode 1518 - Trespassing

Air Date: 1995-01-24

David discovers that Jean has taken Audrey on as her assistant at the florists'. Bev moves in with Ron. Beth is horrified to find out that Eddie and Carl have started to lift the flagstones from the patio.

11. Episode 1519 - Additives

Air Date: 1995-01-25

Bev shows off her new bed, and learns about additives from Patricia. Mo has a date with Kevin. Mandy and Sinbad, back from their holiday in Ireland, realise that they are going to have to move Trevor's body during the night. When Emma lets "inappropriate" guests into the restaurant, Max sacks her.

12. Episode 1520 - Only Option

Air Date: 1995-01-27

Rachel invites all the neighbours to a surprise birthday party for Sinbad, unaware that he is busy packing with Mandy and Beth to go on the run. Mike gets the job he applied for, so Mick agrees that Sarah can restart at the pizza parlour. Bev wants Ron to erect a small fence, but Max warns that they might need planning permission. Eddie discovers who Sarah is seeing.

13. Episode 1521 - Hand

Air Date: 1995-01-30

Patricia thinks about sending Alice to nursery school, so Bev thinks about sending Josh. A suspicious Rachel escapes from the others and tries to telephone Lee. Meanwhile, Eddie and Jimmy make a gruesome discovery.......

14. Episode 1522 - Reaction

Air Date: 1995-01-31

The residents hold an extraordinary meeting, but as well as the main business, Max insists on bringing up Ron's fence, and David wants to talk about dog dirt. Mandy tries to convince Beth that she isn't really a lesbian. The discovery of Trevor means that Rachel has to be told the truth, and she flees.......

15. Episode 1523 - Fame At Last

Air Date: 1995-02-01

PC Coban tries to find out what is happening from his DI brother. Reporters offer Eddie money for the use of his bedroom. Bev's manure arrives, and it's left on Max's path. Rachel is caught trying to sneak onto a boat bound for home.

16. Episode 1524 - Kiev

Air Date: 1995-02-02

Rosie's reaction to Eddie's "betrayal" forces him to donate his fee to charity. Jimmy also hopes to cash in, when Cracker discovers a bone. Max donates bin-bags so that David can help Bev to remove her manure. Mandy tries to explain her actions to Rachel, as the Jordaches' escape through Ireland continues.

17. Episode 1525 - Early Call

Air Date: 1995-02-03

At Bev and Ron's house-warming, Carl discovers that Sarah is going out with Mike. Max is woken early by a cockerel crowing. Mo gets drunk, David ages 20 years, and time is running out for Sinbad and the Jordaches.

18. Episode 1526 - I Did It

Air Date: 1995-02-07

Ron finds his kitchen full of chickens. Max feels that Bev is invading the Farnhams' lives. Rosie refuses to be pleasant to Sarah while she is seeing Mike, but agrees to look after Rachel while the arrested fugitives each attempt to convince the police that they alone were responsible for killing Trevor.

19. Episode 1527 - Weapon

Air Date: 1995-02-08

Bev and Patricia take Josh and Alice to the nursery, but only one child is given a place. Max finds a chicken in his house, and threatends to get rid of them all. Sinbad cracks under pressure, and confesses that he wasn't the murderer. Emma still rejects Barry's advances. Rosie uses Rachel's presence as an excuse to ask Sarah to leave.

20. Episode 1528 - Truth

Air Date: 1995-02-10

DI Coban takes Mandy and Beth to the rubbish dump, threatens to find the knife, and convinces them to tell the truth. Sinbad is released on bail, and moves into Barry's. Carl tells Sarah she is making a fool of herself with Mike.

21. Episode 1529 - In Hiding

Air Date: 1995-02-14

Beth and Mandy appear in court, and are granted bail. Jacqui tells Mike there is no way he and Sarah are moving in with her and Katie. Bev discovers that some of her chickens are dead. Rosie tells Mo she has seen Kevin with a huge bouquet of flowers - but who are they for? Jimmy sells his life story to buy a present for Jackie.

22. Episode 1530 - United Front

Air Date: 1995-02-15

Two more chickens die, and Bev and Ron believe Jimmy's dog is responsible. David catches her fouling the pavement, and insists that Jimmy cleans it up. The Jordaches are allowed to move back home, and Rosie orders Sarah out after hearing her interpretation of what she saw at the pub.

23. Episode 1531 - Pack Of Lies

Air Date: 1995-02-17

Ron's plans for a fried Kiev are thwarted by Katie. Mike looks for a new home for Sarah and Rebecca. David looks after Cracker while "Mr Big" helps the police with their enquiries. Beth confronts Rachel about the latest newspaper article, which is read and discussed by everyone on the Close.

24. Episode 1532 - Time Off

Air Date: 1995-02-21

Sinbad encourages Mandy and Beth to face the world, but Mandy is suspended from her work, and Beth is told to take a year out. David is selected to go on a neighbourhood watch conference, but Ron doesn't want to pay for it. A cookery demonstration for the over-55's doesn't go at all as planned.

25. Episode 1533 - Getting Closer

Air Date: 1995-02-22

The Jordaches receive poison-pen letters. Barry arranges another date with Emma, but is also thinking of investing in property in Florida....... When Ron gets flour in his face, he suggests that Beth doesn't come into his shop again, and Jacqui is also speaking out against her. After seeing Bev's new hi-fi, the Farnhams wonder whether they should upgrade theirs, or get a new widescreen television.

26. Episode 1534 - Expensive Night Out

Air Date: 1995-02-24

Ron and Mike have to babysit for Josh and Rebecca while Bev and Sarah are out. When Max and Patricia arrive with Barry and Emma for a do at the brewery, they are surprised to discover that the "Farnhams" are apparently there already.......

27. Episode 1535 - Trapped

Air Date: 1995-02-28

Patricia takes Alice to the nursery for the first time, and resolves to get Barry and Emma back together. Mike feels that he can't get away from Sarah. George tells Audrey he wants her back. Mandy is determined that Rachel should come home, but she locks herself in the bathroom.

28. Episode 1536 - Tempting

Air Date: 1995-03-01

At the races, Max finds the "members only" enclosure being invaded by everyone he hoped to avoid, but Patricia wins enough to pay for her new hi-fi. Barry's car then breaks down on the way home. George tries to sell time-share holidays in Kenya, but will anyone be tempted? The Jordaches are getting mysterious telephone calls.

29. Episode 1537 - Dumped

Air Date: 1995-03-03

Barry tries to make Max believe he slept with Emma, but she tells Patricia what really happened. Jean tries to reassure Mandy that she did the right thing. Eddie arranges a surprise 40th birthday party for Rosie, and Rachel sneaks out to have a drink. Battle lines are drawn at the Farnhams' with the arrival of a new hi-fi and a widescreen television. Mo finds out the truth about Kevin, and Mike tells Sarah it's all over between them.

30. Episode 1538 - Conned

Air Date: 1995-03-07

Jacqui reluctantly agrees to let Beth stay with her and Katie. Max makes sure Ron knows about his new widescreen television. Eddie wants reassurance about the time-share, so George gives him a video to watch. But it turns out to be blank, and a chat with Max gives him further cause for concern. Garry gets a job at the leisure centre, but, like Carl, is still feeling rough.

31. Episode 1539 - Splashing Out

Air Date: 1995-03-08

Jacqui is uneasy about Beth staying, and wonders whether she fancies Katie. While Eddie and Rosie try to track down George, he is selling his war-zone time-share to Jimmy and Jackie. To get the better of Max, Ron splashes out on a surround-sound television and a satellite dish. Garry's first day at the leisure centre turns out to be his last.

32. Episode 1540 - Priorities

Air Date: 1995-03-10

Patricia has an interview which doesn't go well, because she denies having Alice. Thomas, left with Emma and Barry, becomes ill, and they call a doctor. Mick and Jacqui blame themselves for what happened to Garry. Eddie demands his money back from George and, when he hears about the location of the time-share, Jimmy realises he needs to pull out too.

33. Episode 1541 - The Right Moment

Air Date: 1995-03-14

Emma wonders where she stands with Barry. Jacqui wants Katie to have a word with Beth, but can she find the right moment? Carl is feeling better, but Thomas seems to be getting worse. Eddie and Jimmy insist on having their money back, and succeed just in time.......

34. Episode 1542 - Mystery Virus

Air Date: 1995-03-15

On hearing that George has succumbed to terminal greed and that Jean has lost &pound

35. Episode 1543 - Too Mysterious

Air Date: 1995-03-17

Max leaves for Florida. Mandy starts feeling like death warmed up, and Beth receives another mysterious note. Jean collapses, and while David consults a medical book, Mick is called to see a micro-biologist, who confirms that there appears to be a connection between the deaths.......

36. Episode 1544 - Touch And Go

Air Date: 1995-03-21

Written by Nick Saltrese `- Health inspectors close the pizza parlour. Although Carl seems to be over his illness, and Jean also begins to feels better, Thomas is not improving, and Audrey is taken to hospital. Bev wants Ron to move with her and Josh to Lyn's until the epidemic is over, and Barry does a disappearing act. Then there is another sudden collapse on the Close.......

37. Episode 1545 - Taking The Piss

Air Date: 1995-03-22

Ron wants to open up for business as usual despite the quarantine, but there is no electricity. The residents are required to give urine samples for analysis - but not everyone is keen, and Jimmy takes drastic measures.

38. Episode 1546 - Pregnant

Air Date: 1995-03-24

Ron plans to charge the residents inflated prices for provisions from the Moby, but Carl takes orders from the others and brings in all the food from outside the cordon. The test results are in - Jimmy has distemper, and Ron is pregnant. Emma throws a party to cheer everyone up, but most of the guests are too depressed. Jean refuses to go to hospital.

39. Episode 1547 - Checkout Girl

Air Date: 1995-03-28

Max insists on being with Thomas, and no-one can stop him. Jimmy arranges for Carl to make a "delivery" for him. Rachel decides to leave school when she is 16. Bev is sure she is pregnant, while Mandy finds it difficult to tell Sinbad that she is. Jean looks unlikely to survive another night.

40. Episode 1548 - Things To Say

Air Date: 1995-03-29

Mandy realises from the amount of post for Rachel that it's her 16th birthday. Ron reads a newspaper article linking the epidemic with his shop. Max finally hears from Barry. Patricia realises she is unprepared for her mother's death, and David feels that he must confess to his affair with Audrey before it is too late.......

41. Episode 1549 - All Clear

Air Date: 1995-03-31

Bev doesn't like the result from the pregnancy test Carl bought for her, so she asks him to get her a few more. Jimmy is surprised to discover Barry's plans from Max, and Emma realises she picked the wrong man. Sinbad asks Mandy to marry him, but David realises that things will never be the same again.

42. Episode 1550 - Health

Air Date: 1995-04-04

Patricia takes over the running of the florists'. Max discovers that Emma has resigned, and that Barry is one of the heroes of recent weeks, according to the press. There is another residents meeting, and Ron has an idea about how to establish who else is pregnant.

43. Episode 1551 - Tiffs

Air Date: 1995-04-05

Eddie wants to tell Rosie that she is pregnant, until he discovers how she would feel about it. David's plans to move to Hove are thwarted, but Ron offers him a spare room. Lee gets a Mohican haircut, Patricia has some ideas, and Rachel has a belated 16th birthday party - but it all ends in tears.

44. Episode 1552 - Measuring Up

Air Date: 1995-04-07

Rachel agrees to stay at Jean's until she can find a flat. Bev is irritated that David has to stay at Casa Bevron because Patricia has confiscated his car keys. Eventually, Jean decides to grab the bull by the horns - or somewhere more painful.

45. Episode 1553 - Jumping The Gun

Air Date: 1995-04-11

Told of Rosie's pregnancy, Carl is amused and Lee is ashamed, while Eddie is concerned that she shouldn't take risks with her health. Ron and Bev have plans for the florists' - but so do Max and Patricia, who fabricate evidence that Barry has given them the go-ahead. Sinbad has a plan to encourage Rachel to come home.

46. Episode 1554 - Eviction Notice

Air Date: 1995-04-12

It is the day of the funerals of Audrey and Garry, but David is more concerned about finding somewhere else to live. Ron is wondering what Patricia is going to sell in her new shop - but she is giving nothing away. Sinbad is busy decorating the Jordaches', but Mandy wonders if it is really worthwhile.

47. Episode 1555 - Gift Box

Air Date: 1995-04-14

Eddie plans a rota for the housework so that Rosie can relax more, then finds out that she plans to carry on working. David tries to buy a "hip" poster for Rachel. The opening of the "Gift Box" goes well, although Ron isn't impressed, and Mandy has other things on her mind.

48. Episode 1556 - Cut Price

Air Date: 1995-04-18

After a near-miss, Eddie decides to sell his motorbike. Carl opens one of Jimmy's packages and finds out that he has been delivering drugs. Ron encourages Bev to snoop around at the Farnhams' while she is cleaning - but they are already aware of the risk. Rachel refuses to see Mandy, but David agrees to try to talk her round.

49. Episode 1557 - Speculate To Accumulate

Air Date: 1995-04-19

David considers buying Eddie's motorbike. Jacqui starts up aerobics classes at La Luz, with Katie as instructor, and attracts a good response, but Jimmy is not amused. The Farnhams' new shop is attracting far fewer customers than it did initially.

50. Episode 1558 - Diversifying

Air Date: 1995-04-21

Eddie regrets selling his motorbike, and David is scared of riding it. So Jean and Rosie ensure that the status quo is restored. Ron clears out his loft, and Jacqui is only too willing to take a few things off his hands. Rachel considers becoming a mechanic, and decides to go back to school. Beth refuses to accept the solicitor's advice.

51. Episode 1559 - Winning System

Air Date: 1995-04-25

Leo is still having difficulty coming to terms with Garry's death. David gives Jacqui and Katie a lift to the car boot sale, and finds himself doing more to help than he anticipated. Bev is suspicious of Jimmy's money-making activities, and Beth is concerned about what Rachel will say in court.

52. Episode 1560 - Conscientious Objector

Air Date: 1995-04-26

Jimmy has to explain away his stash of cash when Jackie finds it. David enlists support for a street party in celebration of V.E. Day, but not everybody is interested. Jacqui wants to ensure that Mike won't lie in court, but Beth won't let him do it anyway.

53. Episode 1561 - Endeavour and Bravery

Air Date: 1995-04-28

Mandy is sick of being talked about. David fails to convince Max to join the V.E. Day celebrations, but finds Jimmy is willing to help out. Ron sets out to prevent a car boot sale from being held on the parade, unaware that Jacqui is organising it.

54. Episode 1562 - Natural Born Leader

Air Date: 1995-05-02

It looks as if Rosie and Jackie are going to be joined by too many third "Andrews Sisters" for the V.E. Day celebration. Jacqui's car boot sale is a success. David rejects Carl's beer when he discovers it is German, but Jimmy is more than willing to drink it.

55. Episode 1563 - The Good Old Days

Air Date: 1995-05-03

Mick helps Sinbad to choose an engagement ring for Mandy, but will she agree to marry him? Ron's offer to charge 1945 prices to customers producing their original ration books seriously backfires on him. David wonders whether he should tell Patricia the truth about her grandfather being a miner instead of a major - but a guest at the celebration has all the answers.

56. Episode 1564 - Breaking Point

Air Date: 1995-05-05

A visitor to the Crosbies' is warmly welcomed by Rachel, but given a much more cautious reception by Mandy, then is thrown out by Sinbad. After being seen running a car boot sale, Jacqui is sacked from her job at the leisure centre. Jimmy makes Sinbad an offer, but it may be his own interests that he is thinking about.

57. Episode 1565 - Malice Aforethought

Air Date: 1995-05-08

The identity of the hate-mail writer is revealed, and Beth seeks retribution. The trial begins, and Sinbad is shocked by the anount of media attention, while Ron and Bev are cautioned for taking photographs inside the court building.

58. Episode 1566 - Bad Smell

Air Date: 1995-05-09

The prosecution's case against Mandy and Beth is presented, with a doctor, a forensic scientist, the Cobans, Brenna and Rachel giving their evidence.

59. Episode 1567 - Cumulative Abuse

Air Date: 1995-05-10

The case for Mandy and Beth's defence is presented, as Mandy takes the stand and Brenna, Rachel, David and Mick watch from the public gallery.

60. Episode 1568 - Tablets