Seasons & episodes

Kieran asks Margaret why she is treating him like muck, and she tells him not to trail it through the house. Geoff discovers the truth about Bumper's girlfriend. When the council refuse vans arrive, Max takes matters into his own hands, and Ron isn't going to like what he doesn't find.

Kieran gets his marching orders. Tracy is worried about Barry's hairdressing job. Ron and Max clash over the disappearance of certain things.

Mick has a go at Frank, Patricia meets an important client, and Nikki moves in with the Corkhills. Margaret encourages Sammy to talk to her father again.

Aunty Lou is discharged from hospital and moves in with Mick and Josie, but is the constant stream of visitors a help or a hindrance? DD makes plans to hold a tarot night in the Close.

The Farnhams return home to find that Ron has been busy, and Max is careless in his choice of words when seeking DD's opinion of her husband's handiwork.

When Nikki wakes up, she finds that Rod is eating her face-pack. Max decides that a trellis is the most appropriate response to the Wall of Doors. Patricia has to decide whether to take on a job in London. Ron finds his fountain.

Patricia makes a decision. Frank and Geoff have a chat. Everyone stays in for the night at the Corkhills', but a card game turns nasty.

Frank agrees to go with Chrissy for a meal with Sammy and Tim, but ends up wishing he hadn't. Patricia sets off for London.

Sue finds Barry's new girlfriend in the house. Frank decides he wants nothing more to do with Sammy and Tim. Rod is annoyed to find that Mark has spent the night at the Corkhills'. Max gives Margaret the week off.

Max is beginning to miss Patricia, and is struggling to look after all of his children at the same time. Rod and Barry try to warn Tracy off Mark, but she isn't prepared to listen. Carla's presence continues to irritate Sue.

Sue tells Terry he is going to have to choose between her and Barry. Sammy gets her own back on Chloe at the meal out, and Mark is furious when he finds that someone has scratched his car.

Diana has big news for Rod. Terry has to tell Barry he's got to go.

Katie and Siobhan write to a magazine's problem page about their family troubles. Rod tells Diana that he will do the decent thing and marry her.

There is good news and bad news as Terry gets the results of his latest sperm test, and Geoff finds out whether he has been accepted by Tranmere Rovers.

The residents are out and about on the bank holiday, and for some it's not pleasant. Sue talks about her career, and shocks Terry.

Geoff needs encouragement to get on with his life, but Frank has other ideas about how he may become involved in the football industry. Sue doesn't know where to turn, and can't win either way.

Barry decides that intimidation is the best approach, but he succeeds in causing a lot of trouble for everyone. Sue's decision forces Terry to take drastic action.

Geoff comes to a decision about his future, and acts on it. Chrissy discovers what Katie has done. DD plans to surprise Ron with an unusual wedding anniversary present.

Rod makes his feelings plain to Mark. It is Barry's 32nd birthday. Geoff runs out of the examination room, and Ron plans to find a new home for the stone lion.

Rod is reluctant to accept an engagement present from Ron. Tracy insists that Barry takes no revenge on Mark. Sinbad accuses Jimmy of stealing people's memories.

Margaret wonders if she and Max will end up in London with Patricia and most of Max's CDs. Jimmy fears that he will end up in prison again. DD prepares and distributes invitations for her tarot night.

The residents look into the future at the Dixons' tarot evening, but Sue isn't happy with hers. Chrissy is sure of what she has seen, but convincing Sammy is another matter. Sinbad insists that Jimmy lets him tidy up the flat, but who is the visitor he is expecting?

It's Fathers Day, and Katie tries to heal the rift between Frank and Sammy. DD confides in Derek about Maria's infertility. Jimmy receives a card, but wonders if it is too late for a fresh start with Lindsey. A man and a dog arrive looking for Rod, and Barry can't decide which one is the uglier.

Barry severs his partnership. Sammy starts to realise that Tim means what she says. When Maria spends a lot of time on the phone, Ron jokes that she may have another man.......