Seasons & episodes

Katie is reluctant to go to a clinic, but Ron agrees to take her. Rosie tells Sarah that Eddie is back home, and thanks her for looking after him. Max is invited to a radio station for an interview, but finds it difficult to get there on time.

Sarah tells Eddie she is going home. Max reveals his "new image" to Patricia. Terry discovers that Helen wants him to give a talk to the university flying club. Mike and Lindsey prepare to leave for Australia, unaware that Gary has filled Kylie's teddy bear with drugs.

Ron is summoned to the police station, and Bev is furious when she discovers what he is accused of doing. Terry tries to reconcile Sarah with her in-laws before she leaves for Reading, with unfortunate results. Gary tries to undo some of the damage he has done, but he may have left it too late.

Just as Sinbad and Mick are telling Helen how quiet the Close is, another couple's clothes are being flung out of their windows. Jacqui has a lot of phone calls to make, but no-one is answering. Bev has an idea for a hobby to keep Ron active - gardening.

Max receives a police caution, but isn't satisfied with it. Terry feels a fool when he finds out that Helen has known all the time that he isn't a pilot. Jimmy finds Jackie doing his ironing, but she still isn't coming home. Mike and Lindsey are charged with drug-smuggling.

While writing his food column for him, Patricia notices that Max seems to have something else on his mind, and Ron gives him even more to worry about. Eddie tries to make amends for the damage he caused. Jacqui returns to the Close with devastating news for the Dixons and the Corkhills.

Jackie insists that Jimmy faces up to his responsibilities for once. Ron tries to contact the appropriate authorities, using Max's fax. Bev catches Katie out by accidentally sitting on her secret stash of chocolate.

As his health deteriorates, Bev confiscates Ron's passport, and goes to the clinic with Katie. Mick offers to baby-sit for Ruth to let Sinbad catch up with his window round, in the dark! But he's not the only one who is out working nights.......

Ron tries to contact a solicitor in Bangkok, while Max may need one much closer to home, as he tells Patricia a story very different from the true one that ended with his arrest for soliciting.

Patricia is still annoyed with Max, and refuses to write his column for him. Jimmy tries to sell the taxi business, but finds it difficult to attract buyers. Ron and Jackie visit a solicitor, but it seems to be a waste of time. Sinbad is reluctant to take Ruth back to Mandy.

Everyone waits at "Grants" for the Crosbies to return, but will they? Mick tells Terry that Sinbad has long-term plans for Ruth, and overhears him telephoning Mandy to extend her stay. Patricia goes to the salon, unaware that there is something about Max that everyone except her has read in the local newspaper.

New sleeping arrangements need to be established at the bungalow. Jimmy forces Gary to sign a confession at the police station, but P.C. Coban has to release him. Mick speaks to Mandy behind Sinbad's back, and the contents of the crate which has arrived at the Farnhams are revealed - but Patricia has other things on her mind.

Jacqui, Rachel and Katie feel that they are now living in a police state, but Jacqui has plans to ensure Rachel's birthday party still goes ahead. Jimmy asks Sinbad for financial help - but, fearing it will be spent on drugs, Sinbad refuses. Katie's bulimia counsellor takes her for lunch.

Max wants Patricia to accompany him to court, but she is not interested. Rosie receives a letter regarding her lawsuit against the hospital, and Eddie agrees to go with her to see their solicitor. Jackie's description of the unbearable conditions in Thailand finally prompts Gary into taking action.

Despite Bev's misgivings, Ron insists on taking up Jimmy's offer of a flight to Thailand. Katie invites Mark to Rachel's party, but he turns her down, and she reacts by bingeing again. Patricia's attitude to Max is not improved when Susannah reveals that he has been seeing her again.

Eddie and Rosie have to decide whether to settle out of court, Bev comes up with a plan to improve sales of Easter eggs, Jimmy and Ron are stuck in Cairo, and David unwittingly brightens the mood of all the other residents.

Max plans his defence, but without Patricia. Jackie insists that Bev is misleading her customers by not including a prize in any of her eggs. David calls Mark to try to encourage Katie to come out of her room. Someone arrives unexpectedly to help at the Trading Post, and shows no signs of leaving.

Bev leaves DD to mind the shop in her absence, then is horrified to discover that she has sold the egg containing the &pound

Max cannot bring himself to go to work, or deliver faxes from Thailand to Bev. While cleaning up at Rosie's, Mo finds a stack of unopened mail. A former resident of the Close returns.

Rosie has to confess that she has been spending the mortgage money, and now they face eviction. But can Eddie do anything? Katie agrees to look after Louise while Sammy is at work. Although David isn't in court for Max, there are other people present who know him.......but will his "star witness" arrive or not?

Jimmy insists that Gary comes to see the local MP, while Ron tries to get people to sign his petition. But since it includes Lindsey as well as Mike, Eddie and Rosie refuse to sign - as does Max, who is feeling low after the court verdict and the reaction of his neighbours.

Susannah suggests that Max finds a place for them both. Katie is surprised by who she meets in the park. Eddie and Rosie have to decide whether or not to accept the hospital's final offer of compensation. Patricia finds David hiding behind the bins so that he can avoid being lumbered with babysitting for Louise again.

The tension between Jackie and Bev escalated into a cat-fight at the Trading Post. Patricia finds Susannah at "Grants" - but nothing Max does surprises her any more. Ron receives encouraging news from his MP. The building society still won't listen to Eddie - but Rosie has an idea.......

David and Katie wonder whether they should call the police when belongings start flying through the windows of another house on the Close. Ron tries to keep his temper, and avoid being splattered by pigeons, in London. Terry may be acquiring a new lodger.