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Season 1

  • S01E01 Skelthwaite

    • April 6, 1997
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    Peggy Snow attempts to do the right thing but it backfires leaving her facing allegations.

  • S01E02 Things Fall Apart

    • April 13, 1997
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    A suprising answer lies behind a boys behavioural problems. Peggy delivers Wendy Atkins lost underwear and an ultimatum.

  • S01E03 Summoned By Bells

    • April 20, 1997
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    Ruth's baby is abducted by a resident of the local nursing home and Stephen has to come to terms with Wendy Atkins leaving.

  • S01E04 A Place In The World

    • April 27, 1997
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    The Skelthwaite Scorpians have a new recruit and he makes an impact. Ruth goes to Scarborough for a conference and bumps into an old flame and Stephen goes to London in search of Wendy.

  • S01E05 King Walter

    • May 4, 1997
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    Walter's flat catches fire. Simon and Ruth quarrel over Ruth's Job and Stephen's agreement with Peggy is long overdue.

  • S01E06 Dream

    • May 11, 1997
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    The Skelthwaite Scorpians prepare for a match against formidable opponents. A pig farmers wife reveals a secret to Ruth and Peggy and Stephen waits for a letter that could mean he leaves Skelthwaite.

Season 2

  • S02E01 The Final Curtain

    • April 19, 1998
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    After a serious accident at Goddards Peggy and Ruth have divided loyalties. Also the landlord of the Skelthwaite Arms dies and revelations soon follow, shocking his widow and daughter.

  • S02E02 The Healing Game

    • April 26, 1998
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    Peggy and Ruth are barely on speaking terms, Simon becomes isolated even more and the new landlord of the Skelthwaite Arms falls out with The Scorpians.

  • S02E03 Fresh

    • May 3, 1998
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    A new nurse joins the surgery and her fresh approach to the work threatens Peggy and Ruths ways. When a life-threatening emergancy happens the new nurse has some hard lessons to learn.

  • S02E04 Gone Fishing

    • May 10, 1998
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    The men go to Whitby on a fishing tip but the only catches they make are on a eventful evening surrounding the local nightlife.

  • S02E05 Darkness Follows

    • May 17, 1998
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    A 19 year old who hoped to travel has to face the fact that he now can't because of his failing sight. Ruth and Simons holiday plans are thwarted.

  • S02E06 Family Matters

    • May 24, 1998
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    Dick runs a kid over in his van and Peggy has a problem of her own.

  • S02E07 Ice Pops

    • May 31, 1998
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    Dick has to face the fact that he killed Gary Kettle. Stephen and Jacqui's romance develops but he makes a big mistake at work. Peggy waits for the results of her scan to come back.

  • S02E08 No Place Like Home

    • June 7, 1998
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    Simon digs up Peggys back garden as a silver wedding anniversary present while she is on holiday with Vic in the lake district.

  • S02E09 She Goes On

    • June 21, 1998
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    A dying womens family want to protect her from knowing about the seriousness of her condition while Peggy nurses her. A delegation from Denmark arrive at Goddards.

  • S02E10 Love

    • July 5, 1998
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    Peggy is concerned when an old flame of Vic's returns to Skelthwaite. Stephen attempts to woo Jacqui but fails and Patricia's old flame comes home from New Zealand.

Season 3

  • S03E01 Expansions

    • April 18, 1999
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    A bombshell is dropped by Cheryl and Simon is suprised by Ruth.

  • S03E02 Learning The Game

    • April 25, 1999
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    Michael's future as a professional athlete is put in jeopardy after Vic takes him to a game. Alison and Stephan stay out all night and a business plan is prepared by Simon.

  • S03E03 Flesh And Blood

    • May 2, 1999
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    Two brothers who have spent the best part of their lives fighting, finally make up after one of them suffers a stroke. Simon and Ruth have some devastating news.

  • S03E04 Letting Go

    • May 9, 1999
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    A bombshell hits Stephen and Sandra doesn't know whether or not she made the correct decision.

  • S03E05 Moving On

    • May 16, 1999
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    One of Jacqui's patient's money goes missing and she is the prime suspect, leaving her struggling to cope alone as Stephen is at university.

  • S03E06 Home

    • May 23, 1999
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    Peggy proves a natural italian speaker. Sandra has a trying day at work as a carer at the local nursing home.

  • S03E07 Reach For The Stars

    • May 30, 1999
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    A team building weekend in the lake district is organised by Henry for the men. The girls have a night out but the evening turns out to be anything but fun when Alison and Jacqui finallly meet.

  • S03E08 New Moon Arising

    • June 6, 1999
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    Ruth has an emotional time searching for the mother of an abandoned baby

  • S03E09 Not My Brother

    • June 20, 1999
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    Ruth and Simon are distraught when Alfie has to be rushed to hospital

  • S03E10 A Special Language

    • June 27, 1999
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    A teachers suicide attempt not only hits his family but Peggy and Stephen as well

  • S03E11 A Higher Duty

    • July 4, 1999
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    The newly merged rugby team fights among themselves leaving Vic's dreams of success shattered. Simon and Ruth's relationship is the worst it's ever been while Stephen and Jacqui are together once more.

  • S03E12 Runaway

    • July 11, 1999
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    A tramp comes to Skelthwaite awakening long forgotten memories for a newly married couple and Walter leaving Peggy feeling responsible.

  • S03E13 Union

    • July 18, 1999
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    The stress of home and work life proves too much for Simon. Ruth makes a difficult decision about her future. Dick finally lets go of the past and Gary Kettles death.

  • S03E14 The Letter

    • July 25, 1999
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    A baby is born into the Snow family. Keith makes business out of the cold frost which is assailing Skelthwaite and Peggy and Ruth are haunted by ghosts from the past.

Season 4

  • S04E01 Breaking The Ice

    • April 30, 2000
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    Nurse Anna Kirkwall is late on her first day. Simon tries to pursuade Ruth to come home from Australia with Alfie. Jakes christening plans are well under way.

  • S04E02 No Regrets

    • May 7, 2000
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    A young women is under strain from family life. Ruth refuses to return to Skelthwaite and a new male nurse arrives.

  • S04E03 The Dead Zone

    • May 14, 2000
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    The nurses of Skelthwaite become stranded on the moors putting to test their survival skills. Some long-awaited news arrives for Dick and Cheryl.

  • S04E04 Shifting Sands

    • May 21, 2000
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    Stephen has a nerve-wracking first day back at school. Chris's bedside manner is a little friendly putting his job in danger. Peggy has to go to Leeds to hear about a possible promotion.

  • S04E05 Visiting Rights

    • May 28, 2000
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    Anna appeals for a prisoner to be allowed to visit his sick father. Simon moves in with Henry leaving behind more than painful memories. Peggy reconsiders her offer of promotion.

  • S04E06 The Leaving Party

    • June 4, 2000
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    Peggy has her last day at Skelthwaite medical centre. Dick and Cheryl are nervous about meeting Oscar their newly-adopted son for the first time.

  • S04E07 The Foreign Field

    • June 11, 2000
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    Anna treats a boy for epilepsy. The Scorpians go to France to play against their twin town. Chris falls for a hitchhiker and Simon has a fling with a french business woman.

  • S04E08 Unforgettable

    • July 9, 2000
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    A runaway horse causes a road accident leaving Peggy and Lucy fighting for their lives. Oscar goes to Dick and Cheryls house for the first time.

  • S04E09 A Good Day

    • July 16, 2000
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    Skelthwaites in mourning after Peggys death. A glamorous blonde arrives to visit an old friend. A suprise new arrival arrives for a farming family.

  • S04E10 Friends In Need

    • July 23, 2000
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    Karen and Annas friendship is put under pressure when Karen starts work at the health centre. Peggys death has left Vic and Lucy struggling to cope. David is annoyed when he finds out how he got his job at Goddards.

  • S04E11 Idle Hands

    • July 30, 2000
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    A nurse's night out helps defuse a tense situation between Jacqui and Karen. A lucrative secret is discovered by Chris and Jacqui and Simon believes his authority is being undermined.

  • S04E12 Over The Rainbow

    • August 6, 2000
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    Troubled Oscar is finally gotten through to by Dick and Cheryl. The Snow family can't cope without Peggy but the schools show provides a welcome distraction.

  • S04E13 Modern Love

    • August 13, 2000
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    Henry and Jess share an eventful meal. A memorable date for Simon and Anna but for all the wrong reasons. A child's welfare concerns Karen, while Cheryl gets a new job.

  • S04E14 Legacy

    • August 20, 2000
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    A mysterious virus assails the children of Skelthwaite and Goddards is blamed for it leaving it with closure hanging over it's head. The real culprit is found by Vic after he does some investigating. Chris has a romance while Simon and Annas relationship fails to go anywhere.

  • S04E15 Getting Better

    • August 27, 2000
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    A patient is thought to be suffering from domestic abuse while Jess's past causes her relationship trouble.

  • S04E16 The Field

    • September 3, 2000
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    Preparations get under way for the Skelthwaite fete. Stephen and Jacqui decide to marry in secret.

Season 5

  • S05E01 Happiness

    • April 22, 2001
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    Some disturbing news arrives for Vic. A perfect family struggle to come to turns with a troubled past leading to help comng from Anna and Karen. Karen turns 40.

  • S05E02 Runaways

    • April 29, 2001
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    Jess dissappears leaving Karen and David worried. Stephen gets an offer from a former girlfriend that could drastically change his life and an elderly patients wife is put into care.

  • S05E03 Sanctuary

    • May 6, 2001
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    Jess gets a job while Stephen gets a new one. Karen visits a rather odd house.

  • S05E04 Choices

    • May 13, 2001
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    Jess falls for a new bloke leaving Henry heartbroken. Anna has a dilemma of her own but tries to help a young couple with a life changing dilemma of their own.

  • S05E05 The Ties That Bind

    • May 20, 2001
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    Anna finally finds the courage to tell Simon that she is pregnat and a galmorous blonde arrives and causes mayhem.

  • S05E06 Home To Roost

    • May 27, 2001
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    A breath of fresh air is brought to the health centre by a new pretty young nurse.

  • S05E07 Faith

    • June 3, 2001
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    Karen and Anna believe that a patients treatment is being put at risk by a faith healer and are angry about it. The room over the pub is a little too noisy for the new nurse Beth.

  • S05E08 Pound Of Flesh

    • June 17, 2001
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    A mysterious young man causes havoc when he comes to Skelthwaite looking for his long lost father

  • S05E09 Damage

    • June 24, 2001
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    Luke and Oscar continue to cause trouble for everyone as Karen gets ready to take a life-changing journey. Dick and Cheryl argue with Oscar.

  • S05E10 Too Much Too Young

    • July 1, 2001
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    A young school girl confines in Anna telling her that she is heavily pregnant.

  • S05E11 Temptation

    • July 8, 2001
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    Karen let's her mother stay at her house for a few days , David is made a tempting offer by a Canadian business man.

  • S05E12 As Time Goes By

    • July 15, 2001
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    A year after her death friends of Peggy hold a memorial everyone remembers their own memories of her. Anna and Karen also have a patient who still thinks he is at work but it's been closed for 6 months, they reunite him with his children.

  • S05E13 Declaration

    • July 22, 2001
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    A dreaded letter arrives for Beth. Linda is still staying with Karen and it's election time.

  • S05E14 Sticks And Stones

    • July 29, 2001
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    A good looking new employee at Goddards sets heart a flutter, but what secret does he hide. Karen's mum says she has devastating news.

  • S05E15 Cats And Dogs

    • August 5, 2001
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    The nurses get more than they bargained for when Anna organises a dart match in the Skelthwaite Arms.

  • S05E16 The Team

    • August 12, 2001
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    David is caught up in a lucrative scam while Glen wants nothing to do with Marie or her baby.

Season 6

  • S06E01 No Turning Back

    • April 21, 2002
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    Mary Parker, the mother of Jack who has just had a liver transplant, wants to meet the family of the donor to thank them personally for saving her son's life. Karen and Beth advise Mrs Parker that donors and their families must remain anonymous. But Karen begins to wonder whether a meeting would help both families to come to terms with the situation. Despite warnings from Anna and Beth, Karen arranges for the Parkers to meet Julie Sprake, whose son Ben was the donor. The meeting between Julie and the Parkers threatens to backfire when Julie wants to become more involved with Jack. The situation lurches from bad to worse when Julia disappears with Jack. Bob and Mary Parker are distraught, and blame Karen for their son's disappearance. Julie and Jack are discovered on a remote hillside, and Jack is whisked to hospital. The Parkers are frantic, fearing the worst for their son. Anna and Simon are settling into family life. But the pressures of new parenthood put their relationship under st

  • S06E02 Relative Strangers

    • April 28, 2002
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    At the health centre Karen and Beth are concerned about one of their elderly patients, Wally Vernon. After he's missed three appointments, they decide to visit him at his ramshackle home on the edge of town. Wally is a muddled old man, in poor health, who can barely look after himself. But he's struggling to look after his great grand-daughter, after her teenage mum left her in his care. He hides the baby from the nurses. Puzzled by noises they'd heard in Wally's house, Beth and Karen return and discover baby Tina. Wally explains that Tina's mum Katie is a wild child, and he has no idea where she is. He also tells of how he is estranged from his daughter Sarah, who kicked out Katie, when she got pregnant at 15. Beth and Karen appeal to Sarah to help with baby Tina. Wally just can't cope, and Tina could be taken into care. But Sarah has washed her hands of her daughter, and doesn't want to know about her father. Social workers pay a visit to Wally after being informed that he is struggl

  • S06E03 Happy Returns

    • May 5, 2002
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    David and Karen are expecting a visit from an old flame of David's, Evelyn. Karen is on edge, and goes into a frenzy of spring cleaning to prepare for Evelyn's arrival. It's 20 years since they've seen her, and Evelyn's knowledge of Karen's past is potentially explosive. Karen's also convinced that Evelyn still has feelings for David. Meanwhile, Jess is bitter about Joe and vicious in her condemnation of him to her parents. But there's something else troubling Jess, and she decides to confide in Beth. She is worried that she is pregnant. Unaware of the prospect of fatherhood, and tired of the constant rebuffs from Jess, Joe is not letting the grass grow under his feet. He's rapidly working his charm on the beautiful Bella, Anna's nanny. Things get frisky as they play computer games. But their steamy encounter is interrupted by a knock at the front door. It's Jess, who wants to talk to Joe about the pregnancy. Jess catches Joe as he tries to make a hasty exit. Jess realises from his sta

  • S06E04 Trust

    • May 12, 2002
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    Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned. Humiliated after David's rejection, and jealous of Karen's happy family life, Evelyn wreaks revenge by revealing the sordid secrets of Karen's past to Cheryl. The news spreads like wildfire through the town. People begin to give Karen strange looks, and make snide remarks. Patients refuse to be treated by her. She is shattered when she discovers that Evelyn has blabbed about her. Karen has worked hard to put the past behind her. Now it is being raked up all over again. Will she ever escape the mistakes she made? David is incensed that scandal is being spread about his wife. His fury provokes a fight with Dick, who he thinks is to blame for the gossip. When Annette Wilson hears about the scandal she is adamant she won't let Karen near her epileptic son Sam. She thinks she will be a bad influence. However, her refusal to allow Karen into her home hides an underlying problem. Her marriage to Ken is rocky after he was sacked following an affair with

  • S06E05 In Your Dreams

    • May 19, 2002
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    The final touches are being put to Anna's wedding dress by Pat, a wheelchair-bound patient. She was crippled in a car crash, which killed her husband, leaving her to cope with two children on her own. When Anna and Karen visit to treat Pat, they are entranced by the gorgeous man working in the garden. Pat is delighted to tell them that Mark may become a permanent fixture in her life. She is head over heels. Mark makes her feel alive again. Her sister Fran is concerned about the relationship. It's too soon after Pat's husband died. The children are less than happy about the idea of Mark moving in. Pat is torn between her children, and the chance of a new life and love. Simon's life is crumbling around him. The paper factory is on the verge of collapse. He's consumed with guilt over his fling with Evelyn and doubts about marriage to Anna. In his heart he knows that he's not really in love with Anna. It is breaking his heart to think that he may have to leave his baby daughter Amy. Karen

  • S06E06 United We Stand

    • May 26, 2002
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    Pregnant mum of three Sandra Peterson is causing concern for Anna and Karen. She's rushed off her feet with the three youngsters, and has been missing her ante-natal appointments. Sandra tries to brush aside Karen and Anna's concerns. Her husband Tony doesn't seem interested in the new baby, and Sandra is trying to battle on alone without causing any fuss, even though her last pregnancy led to serious complications. In fact Sandra has been avoiding her appointments because she's been having pains, and she's terrified that she's developed pre-eclampsia again. The nurses discover that Tony is angry because Sandra stopped taking the pill without telling him, and now he's terrified that he's going to lose her. Then her waters break, and it's panic stations. Tony summons Karen and Anna, whose car breaks down, and they have to run the rest of the way. They arrive just as Tony delivers a baby boy. But there's a surprise in store for all. Sandra is having twins and she gives birth to a little

  • S06E07 Hold My Hand

    • June 2, 2002
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    Karen and Anna are caring for pensioner Tessie Banks, who's just been released from hospital. The 81-year-old has just weeks to live and is being looked after by her devoted grandson Garth. The two nurses are not sure how the shy 24-year-old will cope without his grandmother, and set about trying to ensure there will be a network of friends to support him. Karen feels sorry for Garth, and thinks he is just a shy and lonely young man. But her attempt to help him goes horribly wrong. Garth has heard the rumours about Karen's past and thinks she must be fair game. He grabs her arm and violently pushes her to the floor before attempting to rape her. Karen is terrified and screams at him to stop. Tessie's cry for help from upstairs stops him. Karen is desperate to escape from the house, but she can't tell Tessie what has happened. She gives Tessie her medication, as Garth, realising the horror of what he has done runs out of the house. When Karen arrives home David has prepared a romantic c

  • S06E08 Don't Let Go

    • June 9, 2002
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    A wedding cake arrives just as Anna is about to leave the house for Tessie Banks' funeral. In all the despair after her heart-breaking split with Simon, she forgot to cancel the cake. It's a painful reminder of what should have been a happy day. Karen is dreading the funeral. It will mean meeting Tessie's grandson Garth the first time since he attacked her. She has refused to tell David what happened. David thinks she's upset by Tessie's death. Garth is distracted. His grandmother's funeral is reminding him of the funeral for his parents. He tells Beth he's going for a walk along Blackscar Top, his grandmother's favourite spot. At the church Karen freezes with fear as she sees Garth. But she knows she has to face him. When he runs out of the church, overcome with emotion, she follows him to the graveyard. Conquering her fears, she urges Garth to seek help from a bereavement counsellor. Garth is tormented. He wants to share his feelings with Karen, not a counsellor. Karen is forced to a

  • S06E09 Never Alone

    • June 16, 2002
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    Schoolteacher Rose Davies is a well-loved member of the Skelthwaite community and has taught at the local primary for years. Her irreverent fun and wacky teaching methods have made her a favourite with her pupils. New Head Elaine Cheverton takes a different view of Rose's erratic behaviour. Elaine suspects that Rose is a secret drinker, and asks the nurses to find out. As a former pupil of Rose's, Beth finds Elaine's accusations outrageous. She defends Rose, and over looks the fact that Rose's trademark scattiness is out of control. Anna takes a more rational approach, and wonders whether Rose is suffering from depression- something, which would explain her mood swings and irrational behaviour. The final straw comes when Rose disappears with a group of children. The children are found wandering near a busy road. Beth finds Rose in the woods, and realises that she is suffering from the early stages of Alzheimer's. With Rose off sick, the concert that she had been organising looks as if

  • S06E10 Flesh And Blood

    • June 23, 2002
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    Anna Kirkwall faces every mother's nightmare when baby Amy shows symptoms of meningitis. She rushes her to hospital where the diagnosis she dreaded is confirmed. Anna keeps a bedside vigil, willing her baby daughter to pull through. She blames herself for not noticing sooner that Amy was unwell. Amy's illness sparks a major health alert in Skelthwaite. The health centre is under siege from worried parents. Sean and Laura Henderson are particularly concerned about their son Danny. Anna had left Amy with Danny just before she was rushed to hospital. Sean accuses Anna of putting Danny's life in danger, and threatens to report her for negligence. The crisis also puts a strain on Sean and Laura's relationship. Sean is keen for them to marry and have more children. But Laura is scared that changing what they have will wreck their present happiness- what if Sean loved his own baby more than Danny? Meanwhile Karen Buckley is making frantic attempts to find Anna's son Luke. Luke is playing trua

  • S06E11 Count On Me

    • June 30, 2002
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    Beth is out jogging and comes across an old man, Ray, injured at the road side. He's been knocked over by a motorbike - which Beth sees speeding off. Worried, Beth tries to call an ambulance but Ray refuses to be fussed over and won't involve the police. While accompanying Karen on her rounds, Beth spots the bike outside one of their patient's houses. It belongs to Graham who suffers from emphysema. Despite the severity of his condition, he refuses to be an invalid and tries to carry on a normal active life. He lives with his 17-year-old daughter, Jeanette who is fiercely protective of her father and resentful of the nurses' interference. When quizzed by Beth and Karen, Graham admits that it was him on the bike - he still rides it from time to time despite the nurses warnings that he's too ill. During the night, Ray has a relapse and Beth rushes him into hospital. Ray is furious when Graham and Jeanette turn up at his bedside and angrily turns them away. Beth notices that Jeanette is t

  • S06E12 Extra Time

    • July 7, 2002
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    Lively, outgoing mother of five, Linda Sargent, arrives in Skelthwaite and starts work at the factory. But Anna soon realises that Linda has something to hide. She won't explain why she left her last job and keeps missing appointments at the health centre. Anna starts to notice some worrying symptoms and decides to do some detective work. She discovers that Linda has Parkinsons but Linda swears Anna to secrecy, terrified that her ex-husband, Marty, may use this information to gain custody of the kids. Anna is torn between her commitment to patient confidentiality and her responsibility as Linda's employer. Then an accident at the factory nearly ends in disaster and Marty decides to take matters into his own hands. Anna has to persuade Linda to face the situation and stop running away, before she puts herself in any more danger and risks losing her kids for good. In a last ditch attempt to get Goddards back on its feet, Tom wins a one-off contract for a hotel chain. But it's going to be

Season 7

  • S07E01 My Way

    • July 6, 2003
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    A new family arrives in Skelthwaite, putting Anna's nose out of joint. David is shocked when Karen is contacted by a figure from the past. Beth thinks it's time Tom made their living arrangement official. And a fund-raising idea is put in motion.

  • S07E02 The Games We Play

    • July 13, 2003
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    Having moved to the village to be closer to ailing father Alan, the Boothe family try hard to settle in, with Sally taking a nursing position at the health centre and husband Billy starting a new job at the paper factory. Meanwhile, Karen spends more time with long-lost son Russell - not realising she's pushing David out of the equation - and hairdresser Gloria prepares for daughter Tamsin's forthcoming wedding.

  • S07E03 The Need Of You

    • July 20, 2003
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    David is devastated when Karen follows her runaway son to London. Sally and Anna deal with a single father who is struggling to cope with his son's cystic fibrosis. Alan enters the men in a talent contest to raise money for the rugby team, little realising how untalented they really are.

  • S07E04 Love Hurts

    • July 27, 2003
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    Karen decides to concentrate all her efforts on helping Russell battle his heroin addiction - even at the risk of destroying her marriage - and arrives in London to find her troubled son living in a squalid bedsit. Meanwhile, Anna and Beth look after a pensioner they believe should be transferred to sheltered accommodation - but he's none too pleased with the proposal, and promptly escapes.

  • S07E05 Not Waving But Drowning

    • August 3, 2003
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    Heartbroken that Karen has left Skelthwaite to take care of her heroin-addicted son in London, a dejected David yearns to leave the village, taking Jess with him — but soon discovers his daughter has made a happy life with new boyfriend Joe. Meanwhile, Sally catches truant schoolboy Nathan in a compromising situation with Candida, and Anna fears for the health of elderly farm owner Essie Crayford.

  • S07E06 A Time To Dance

    • August 10, 2003
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    A line dancing champion whisks Anna off her feet and takes her out to dinner — but the course of true love doesn't run smooth and she's soon pining to be rescued from the predicament. Beth is delighted to discover she's having a baby, but her joy is short-lived when it emerges the pregnancy is ectopic. Nathan is heartbroken when Candida reveals she plans to tour the world during her gap year and Rita confesses she suspects her husband Martin is having an affair.

  • S07E07 Coming Home

    • August 17, 2003
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    Unable to put the tragic loss of her baby behind her, a heartbroken Beth calls off the wedding, while the Scorpions decide to pose for a nude calendar to raise funds for the club's floodlights. Meanwhile, new parents Susan and Steve eagerly await Elaine's departure so they can be on their own with their baby — little suspecting the houseguest has a surprise in store.

  • S07E08 Mister And Missus

    • August 24, 2003
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    Beth and Tom prepare to tie the knot, but reckon without a few last-minute hitches as Joe suddenly decides he can't be the best man and the bride worries over whether to invite her father. Meanwhile, Sally bites off more than she can chew, the green-eyed monster in Anna makes an appearance when Beth's cousin takes a shine to David and a multiple sclerosis sufferer requires assistance.

  • S07E09 Archangel

    • December 23, 2003
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    Anna, Sally and Beth decide to go on strike and let the men deal with Christmas, with disastrous results. Meanwhile, a teenage daughter returns home and reveals she is pregnant, Beth meets an unusual patient, Anna and David share a moment and Sam campaigns for a White Christmas.

Season 8

  • S08E01 Bowl of Cherries

    • July 11, 2004
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    Anna and David have a secret romance. Nathan decides to give up university to become an artist. Beth worries that Tom prefers spending time at the factory to being with her. Kate decides to marry her boyfriend who has Hodgkin's Lymphoma.

  • S08E02 Stormy Weather

    • July 18, 2004
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    Sally decides she wants a baby, but Billy has other plans. Anna pretends to be single in order to impress a potential investor. Beth reminds an elderly patient of her dead sister, and her efforts to help the lady land her in grave danger.

  • S08E03 Moon River

    • July 25, 2004
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    Ozias Harding has Alan fired from the factory. Luke has an almost fatal accident while playing rugby. Beth takes the children of Skelthwaite moon catching when the organiser has an accident.

  • S08E04 The Games We Play

    • August 1, 2004
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    Karen's happiness at finding her son begins to fade when she discovers his dark secret. Beth tries to force Tom into proposing by making him jealous. Sally ruffles the feathers of the local hairdresser who she suspects is hiding a serious illness. Sally is upset to discover that her son wants to leave Skelthwaite.

  • S08E05 Little Boy Blue

    • August 8, 2004
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    Beth is fed up with Tom being too overprotective. Anna is torn between saving the factory and remaining loyal to her friends. Luke returns home from hospital but his attitude towards David has changed. Feeling neglected by Nathan, Alice flirts with Joe. Charlie tries to send his daughter away from town to stop her finding out that he has Parkinson's disease.

  • S08E06 Skin Deep

    • August 15, 2004
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    Nathan and Joe discover that Alice has been two-timing them. Harding accuses Raggy of biting him. Alan wins a competition. Billy and Sally's marriage is put under pressure when a patient's wife accuses Sally of having an affair with her husband.

  • S08E07 Body and Soul

    • August 22, 2004
    • ITV1

    Ozias suffers from a cerebral aneurysm, but before being admitted to hospital, he tries to ruin the factory once and for all. Nathan and Joe fight over Alice. Beth takes the local widows on an away day - but her waters break half way through the journey.

  • S08E08 Never Can Say Goodbye

    • August 29, 2004
    • ITV1

    Skelthwaite prepares for the summer fete. David inherits some money and wants to invest in Anna's house. Anna just wants a holiday. Luke stands for the first time. Sally and Billy decide to foster a child. The nurses help Jemma, a foster mother who is struggling to cope with her foster son returning to his natural mother.

Season 9

  • S09E01 Care

    • June 26, 2005
    • ITV1

    Anna and David tie the knot. After losing his sister in a car crash, Goddard's employee Danny struggles to look after his niece, it means he has to change his lifestyle!

  • S09E02 When This Is All Over

    • July 3, 2005
    • ITV1

    Danny struggles in his role as a parent. Harding hires a military coach to train the Scorpions. Luke and Megan discover some shocking news.

  • S09E03 Stamp Of Approval

    • July 10, 2005
    • ITV1

    Billy Jo David and Danny all go for the job of Harding's deputy. Luke and Megan can't decide who to tell about their pregnancy. Nathan tries to get Alice back. Nurse Kim Blakeney arrives and clashes with the Post Mistress.

  • S09E04 Sisters Under The Skin

    • July 17, 2005
    • ITV1

    Billy's attempt to stay on side of the workers backfires. Sally and Anna clash when they discover Megan's pregnancy.

  • S09E05 Together

    • July 24, 2005
    • ITV1

    Sally's heavy hand of treatment of Megan and Luke backfires. Kim and Danny can't get their friendship right. Bravely Jean reveals her illness to her new boyfriend.

  • S09E06 Legacy

    • July 31, 2005
    • ITV1

    Megan and Luke take a nature approach to her pregnancy, Sally is disappointed with life. Laura and Adam Miller are concerned about their son.

  • S09E07 Brief Encounters

    • August 7, 2005
    • ITV1

    Simon Goddard returns from Australia unannounced. Joe can't bring himself to tell Harding about Alice, Kim's involvement with Alistair Pope becomes difficult.

  • S09E08 Peaches & Cream

    • August 14, 2005
    • ITV1

    Simons involvement at Goddard's concerns Anna and David, causing Harding to resign. Sally's insecure about her marriage . Megan decides not to return to school. Ed and Pete's friendship is on the line.

  • S09E09 So Long

    • August 21, 2005
    • ITV1

    Sally tries to help an emphysema patient reconcile with his grandson. Megan's baby shower holds a few surprises. Meanwhile, Kim and Danny are keeping their relationship from their kids.

  • S09E10 In A Perfect World

    • August 28, 2005
    • ITV1

    Skelthwaite mourns Sally's death. Danny and Cady move into Kim's house. Anna faces a dilemma when she becomes involved in Cathy Saunders's adoption application. The factory makes an unusual contribution to the kids' art fair.

Season 10

  • S10E01 RSVP

    • July 16, 2006
    • ITV1

    Zoe Phelps, an excitable trainee nurse starts work at the Health Centre. Billy plots a prank to get revenge on a rival rugby team. Skelthwaite clubs together and help 8-year-old Alfie Gough who is a heart transplant patient. A surprise proposal is made to the Boothes by Harding. The factory receives a mysterious offer to buy a piece of land nearby.

  • S10E02 Greater Love

    • July 23, 2006
    • ITV1

    A healthy eating talk is given at the factory by trainee nurse Zoe, but she makes a discovery about loyal worker Barry that shocks her. Zoe gets involved with a sexy Jonathan who is a stranger to her and this brings Anna's judgement into question. Harding's old adversary Robert Ashford has a business running in Skelthwaite. The rugby pitch gets waterlogged, so Billy persuades the players to have cookery lessons instead.

  • S10E03 Home Grown

    • July 30, 2006
    • ITV1

    The factory loses an important contract. After twenty years, Mark and Marla return to Skelthwaite. His deteriorating health affects his marriage and his relationship with a former friend.

  • S10E04 Walk of Faith

    • August 6, 2006
    • ITV1

    David plans a weekend away for Anna and him, but to their dismay, the rest of their friends follow. Billy finally admits his love for late wife Sally and manages move on for himself and his family. Kim realizes that her relationship with Danny doesn't have a future and she says an emotional farewell before leaving for London with her son Callum.

  • S10E05 Closure

    • August 13, 2006
    • ITV1

    The Claytons arrive in Skelthwaite and decide to live a quieter life away from Sheffield. As usual Zoe gets too involved with a patients history. And Anna, David and Harding have to heartbreaking news of telling the workers at Goddard's that they are regretfully closing their doors.

  • S10E06 Finding Heaven

    • August 20, 2006
    • ITV1

    Nisha's first week as a nurse at the health centre begins badly when she clashes with Anna over the treatment of a dying patient who happens to be an old family friend. Since the departure of Kim Danny is finding it hard to juggle his job at the pub and look after his Niece Cady. Goddards form a campaign against the Greenwood's supermarket plan.

  • S10E07 Don't Look Back In Anger

    • August 27, 2006
    • ITV1

    Anna resolves to mount a picket at the construction of the supermarket. Nisha fails to notice a bond developing between her daughter and Robert Ashford

  • S10E08 Flesh & Blood

    • September 3, 2006
    • ITV1

    Anna has to decide whether to accept Ashfords offer to buy Goddard's land. For the local butcher Ashfords supermarket could mean the closure of their business

  • S10E09 And On The Way I Dropped It

    • September 10, 2006
    • ITV1

    It's the wedding of Luke and Megan and all of Skelthwaite is excited. Terri helps Billy practice his speech, they kiss, but both are aghast.