Seasons & episodes

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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?

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.

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.

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.