Seasons & episodes

Anthea and Rachel are not pleased when they discover that Ron and Mike have been deceiving them. Max arranges a wedding date at a mystery venue, but Lindsey seems to be the only willing guest. Shirley returns to Katie the love-letters she wrote to Clint.

Robbie visits Katie, and vows to put an end to Jacqui's happiness. Anthea is not as convinced that she can perjure herself for Ron. Lindsey feels that she hasn't anything to look forward to, and Diane spoils Adele's birthday after discovering she has told Emily about her abortion.

Leanne discovers that Lance has agreed to be Max's best man, and Christy tries to turn her against her brother. Ron receives confirmation of his court date. After a bitter confrontation with Robbie, Jacqui and Max discover that Harry has gone missing.......

In a special double-length episode, a group of vigilantes set off in search of Robbie and the missing Harry. Tim discovers that Mike once went out with Lindsey, and wonders if that was what made her become a lesbian. Max and Jacqui anxiously await news, and he comes close to revealing a terrible secret to her.

Jimmy bruises his head while restraining Robbie, Tim collects his own reward by nicking Robbie's wallet, and Lindsey earns a wedding invitation by rescuing Harry. After seeing Max and Jacqui's closeness in a crisis, Ron gives them his blessing. But Max is having second thoughts about the wedding.

The police are forced to release Robbie without charge. On Harry's birthday, Jacqui is even more sure that she needs Max to marry her, and insists that he fully explains his reasons for wanting to cancel the wedding, confident that they will not make her change her mind.......

Tim tells Emily his dream, but she is not keen on the ways in which he plans to achieve it. Jacqui tries to convince Max that he is blaming himself for an accident, explains that she too could easily have been facing the same feelings of guilt, and is determined to stop him from turning himself in to the police.

Jacqui and Max get married in style, while a miserable, drunk and lonely Katie is visited by Robbie. Clint is on Robbie's mind as he comforts her in the way his brother might have done - and also on Ron's as he makes his "father-of-the-bride" speech.

After they read their letters from the Court Welfare Officer, Jackie asks Jimmy if she can move back in with him. Tim is determined to raise the money to pay for Emily to go and visit her mother. Jacqui wakes up on the morning after her wedding and finds that Max has gone out - but she knows where to find him.

Jimmy lets Jackie know what he has decided. After receiving flowers from Robbie and unwelcome advances from Christy, Katie turns to drink. Nikki notices that Jessie has done Neil's ironing, but not Ray's.

Marty and Diane are enraged when they come home and find Adele and Michelle in the bedroom with new boyfriends - and while they read them the riot act upstairs, the lads are thieving from downstairs....... Lance tells Leanne what Christy has been up to - but he talks his way out of it. Jimmy soon discovers that it was a mistake to try again with Jackie.

Ron causes a scene when Katie refuses to let him see a doctor at the walk-in centre. Marty discovers that the insurance company will not entertain their claim because the thieves were "invited guests". Tim double-crosses Christy, and Nikki agrees to see Jerome again at the bar, but finds that he can't stop watching Nisha snogging Steve.

Christy has a plan to enable the Murrays to make a valid claim from the insurance company. Tim and Mike go for job interviews - but will Tim's honesty about his past pay off? Jessie is not pleased when Nikki seems to be becoming closer with Neil, and Diane considers postponing her next IVF treatment.

Ray's ideas for a day out makes Jessie feel old. The break-in at the Murrays' doesn't go entirely as planned. After Steve finds her collapsed in the flat, Katie feels more and more depressed, and sees a way out of her misery in a bottle of vodka and a handful of pills.

Jimmy revives Tim, who feels as if he has been kicked by a donkey, and prints out some advice for him. Nisha revives Katie, and spents an all-night vigil at her bedside to make sure she survives until the morning. Diane and Marty try to figure out why their burglar called the police twice before they did.

Ron attends his pre-trial hearing. Marty has some explaining to do, but believes a profit can still be made from their insurance claim. After pouring her heart out to Nisha, Katie decides to visit Sammy. Nikki and Neil go out - but just as mates - and Jimmy collects his thoughts as he produces an internet home-page.

Jimmy tells Jackie that he intends to contest the Court Welfare Officer's decision and fight for custody of Wills. Diane is surprised that Brigid approves of Marty bumping up their insurance claim. Steve forces Christy to pay Tim what he owes him, and has a heated argument about the IVF treatment. Jessie goes out shopping, leaving Ray to play with a power-tool.

Lindsey is concerned at Jimmy's state of mind after he stops taking his medication again, and tells Jackie that she is the only one who can help him. Tim helps Steve gain revenge on Jeff, and encourages him to consider a career in larceny. Nikki encourages Rachel to confess what she has done to Mike, but she can't bring herself to tell him.

Diane invites Nisha to tea at the Murrays', but Steve is called away to help the police with their enquiries, leaving her at the mercy of Brigid, who makes her feelings on the health service and loose morals clear. Emily comes home early from Brussels to attempt a sex endurance record with Tim, and Jackie assures Jimmy that she won't see him out on the street.

Diane and Marty are visited by the insurance assessor and try to remain calm, but he senses their uneasiness. Rachel breaks down as her financial problems become too much - but can Christy help her? Anthony discovers that Imelda and Paige have transferred to his new school, and his previous ordeals look set to begin all over again.

Christy's lies convince Leanne to sack Lance. Diane and Marty hope that their pregnancy test will be positive, but discover that the insurance company has rejected their claim. Steve visits the bank in the hope of getting a loan to start a business, but is turned down. Anthony desperately tries to avoid the bullies, but finds himself on the receiving end of a brutal beating.

Diane ignores Marty's reminders of their desperate financial position, and remains determined to have further IVF treatment. Rachel can only find one source of money to pay her loan instalment - Beth's account. Tim concludes that the only way he will be able to make a living is through crime - so Jimmy gives him some advice. Anthony has no money to give Imelda - but Paige makes him hopeful that they are not going to bully him any more.

Adele catches Imelda and Paige beating Anthony up again, and tells Marty. He has other problems, however, as Diane's obsession with having a baby drives the family apart - but when she tells Steve what has made her feel this way, he agrees to do all he can to help. When Christy refuses to let him in on a scam, Tim plots revenge.

Marty encourages Anthony to fight back against the bullies, and when he can't bring himself to, he hits Anthony as well. He also insists to Diane that they cannot afford more IVF treatment. Steve tries to borrow money from Christy to pay for it - but he refuses, and a punch-up ensues when he tells Steve that Marty was better off with Jan. Tim encourages Steve to join him in getting revenge.