Seasons & episodes

There are some last-minute hitches which prevent the Farnhams and Dixons from house-swapping as planned. Gabby receives a visit at work from someone she hoped she would never see again. Rachel is not pleased about the amount of time Mike is spending at the hospital with Bev and in her underwear drawer.

A horde of teenagers descends on the Close. Steve is feeling guilty, and goes to visit Josh in hospital. Gary feels as if everyone is trying to trip him up. Max discovers that Ron is not planning to take Ray and Jessie with him when he moves.

Alan Gordon is not pleased when he discovers the mess his son Stuart has made of their new home. Anthony is interviewed by the police regarding Imelda's disappearance. Diane discovers that Adele has sold a family heirloom, and Helen tries to get inside Jimmy's mind.

Marty is the next Murray to face police questioning regarding Imelda. Mike is determined to obtain an apology from Gary. Jessie barricades herself in, and Max and Jacqui suspend their move until she is evicted. Ron finds a box that he believes contains masonic regalia, and breaks the lock trying to open it.

Despite some of the unhappy times in their past, Max and Ron are both having second thoughts about the house-swap. Gabby fears that a stalking ordeal from her past is starting all over again, but is reluctant to involve the police. The police are not impressed when Marty doesn't accurately remember where he was the day Imelda disappeared.

Gabby's past catches up with Gary. Nisha takes Jimmy for a walk down memory lane. Marty is convinced that the police are treating Imelda's disappearance as a murder enquiry, and they want to frame him. Tim can only suggest that he finds a good lawyer.

Steve and Tim have different ideas on how they might retrieve Adele's bracelet from Hookey, but will either of them work? Katie receives a promotion. Jessie feels that she is being taken for granted, and is determined not to be evicted from Ron's. Nikki thinks Jimmy still needs her help.

Alan and Debbie Gordon move into number 5, with their daughter Kirsty, who has just lost her mobile phone and her boyfriend, and sons Stuart and Ali, who argue over where their computer will go. In case they need to know Ron's medical and family history, Bev fills in all the details. Nikki tries to persuade Jessie to move out of Ron's, and Gabby is fed up with receiving unwanted calls and text messages.

After having a few words with Jessie, Ron becomes ashamed of his recent behaviour and invites the Hiltons to move next door temporarily after all. Marty is worried and frustrated, and grounds Adele. The Gordons have their first visitor - their other daughter Ruth, who has left her husband and wants somewhere to stay.......

Max and Jacqui question Mike's motives in continuing to take action against Gary. Nikki has second thoughts about going away on holiday with Jerome. Ruth's husband, Sean, turns up and discovers that her former lover, Dan, is with her. Adele is nervous around her new boss.

Leanne tells Alan and Debbie a few things about the Close and its residents that their estate agents didn't mention - but they are more concerned about Ruth, and are convinced that it is no coincidence that Dan has suddenly reappeared on the scene. Ron has more to worry about than he thinks regarding his missing box, Ali comes home drunk and knocks on the wrong door late at night, and Gabby receives some shocking news.

Gabby and Gary have dinner with Max and Jacqui, but Gary and Jacqui are surprised to find that Gabby and Max have already discussed the death of Rob. Mike is determined to pursue his action, although Rachel isn't sure that they can afford principles. The Gordons discuss the use of foul language in the home. ["Domestic friction causes foul language to rise to the surface"]

Rachel provides Mike with some valuable ammunition against Gary. Ruth learns something she didn't know about her past. Tim's plans to dispose of builders' waste include sneaking some into Nic's skip and dumping the rest at a roadside. Gabby is feeling guilty, and Ali gets himself arrested.

Marty is concerned that he will be charged, and discovers that he has apparently given Adele permission to go on holiday. Ali is cautioned for his drunkenness. Jimmy faces embarrassment as he tries to buy some condoms, Anthony rescues Brigid from a mugger, and Alan receives sex tips all day on Kirsty's phone.

Mike feels that there is a conspiracy against him when the surgery write to him at his old address and Jacqui doesn't pass the letter on. Diane insists on reporting Brigid's mugging to the police. Nikki and Tim consider the benefits of synchronised love-making, and Stuart struggles to recognise Ron with his clothes on.

Ruth is successful in getting a job at "Bar Brookie", but rather less so when she tries to retrieve some of her possessions from Sean's. Ray has the art of competitive tendering well and truly mastered, Marty feels that Brigid is in the way, and Helen receives a letter from Iceland about her mother of which Jimmy is suspicious.

Ron and Mike install their washing machines, and Mike tries to persuade Ron to give him a job in the new business. Leaving Josh alone in the flat could prove expensive for Bev, as he manages to find a way of wrecking Brigid's new hair-do and Lance's suit. Helen, not wanting to rush things with Jimmy, goes back home

Marty receives a telephone call which worries him. Jessie reluctantly goes with Ray to an antiques fayre. Brigid plans to return home, but is persuaded to stay on in the Close for a bit longer. Gary suspects that Ron is not at all well, and after Jimmy shows him a shocking image on a t-shirt, he collapses with another heart attack.

Ruth's first day at work turns out to be a harrowing experience, as the battle to revive Ron after his heart attack begins. At the hospital, Mike is frustrated that no-one will give him straight answers - but, after talking to Gary, he discovers they have more in common than they ever realised.

Diane is shocked when Marty reveals a certain amount of unpleasantness in his family's past which is making him fear for his future. Ron is resisting the treatment he needs, but can Mike and Jacqui persuade him to think again? Kirsty tells Ruth that she needs to get some "attitude", Gabby can't face going to work, and Katie is drilling holes.

Steve claims to be going out to service a van, but the way he is dressed makes Marty think he is taking it for a romantic meal. Ron's past life flashes before his eyes as he sets off on the road to recovery. There is an unexpected guest at the Gordons' send-off barbecue for Kirsty, and Anthony is tormented by his recollections of the death of Imelda.

Ron risks his life with his decision to reject Jacqui's offer to pay for him to have his triple by-pass operation sooner rather than later. Jerome proposes to Nikki, and wants an answer before they go on their European holiday. Ruth wants Dan to become part of the family, but is shocked to discover that Sean has started proceedings to divorce her for her adultery.

Jimmy realises how much he is going to miss Nikki while she is away on holiday. Katie reads a newspaper report that she finds to be in poor taste, discovers that Nisha has chosen to have a drink with Gary instead of spending time with her, and offers Nic hassle-free sex on a plate. Anthony is suspicious of Marty when he lashes out at Adele.

Emily is not convinced that Nikki is doing the right thing by marrying Jerome. Leanne tells Debbie that Marty is suspected of murder. Jacqui begins to wonder if Rachel is a suitable child-minder for Harry and Emma. Ron tells Jacqui what music he wants to be played at his funeral.