Seasons & episodes

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.

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.

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.

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."

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.

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.......

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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?

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

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.

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.

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.......

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.

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

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