Seasons & episodes

Katie comes up with the perfect solution to Bev's weight problem. Darren insists that Jimmy still needs to take his medication. Dave tries to tempt Lindsey away from Shelley, and an egg thrown by a protester outside the court where Sinbad is entering his plea just misses him.......when it hits Ron.

Steve gives Leo something to worry about, revealing that Cheryl has not been entirely honest about where her husband is and why. Leanne is convinced that she will be "Employee of the Month", but she may be in for a disappointment. Someone from Jimmy's past turns up at the bar with something to celebrate.

Lindsey persuades Shelley to take her to a gay club - and Paula, who reveals something Shelley wanted to keep secret, isn't the only familiar face they meet....... Darren is taken aback when Jimmy turns up in his living-room wanting a consultation. Jacqui refuses to let Katie use her health club for her classes unless all participants pay the &pound

When Lance and Leanne are thrown out of their squat, Lance persuades Max to let him move in to his flat, but Leanne's plan to find somewhere better by blackmailing Dave may not be quite as successful. Jimmy decides that he is going to stop taking his medication, and Sinbad is not impressed by Mick's reassurances following the fire.

Bev finds out what Dave is up to. Diane persuades Steve to invite Katrina round for tea, and makes Marty promise not to embarrass them - but temptation gets the better of him. Tim teaches Kevin a lesson by brutally beating him up, and Leanne takes advantage of Max's good nature.

Mick throws a surprise engagement party for Susannah, not realising that it is the anniversary of Greg's death. At her father's graveside, Emily reveals that she is going to stay on at school to do her "A" levels. Jessie also announces her engagement, which surprises Kitty.......and Ray. Dave convinces Bev to give him another chance.

Mike receives a tempting offer he feels he must turn down - but Christy offers to help him out if he can find &pound

Diane and Marty plan to economise, suspecting that a new baby may be on the way, but Adele is not impressed when she is told to be grateful for what she has. Susannah tells Jacqui that she still feels a need to sleep with someone else behind Mick's back. Kevin explains that his stepfather abused him, and was worried that Sinbad would do the same to Andrew. Leanne cooks for Max, and Lance helps to convince him to let her stay with them at the flat.

A few people are now keen to apologise to Sinbad. Steve and Marty discover what colour Bev has selected for their new football strip, and Diane points out that they won't need an away kit because it's never going to clash with any other team's. Realising that Jimmy has stopped taking his medication, Darren wants to refer him to a psychiatrist. Susannah discovers the truth about her past ordeals.

Emily wants to put the past behind her and go back to school, but Mick thinks Susannah should report her and Tim to the police. Anthea tells Ron that he is banned from the bedroom until he apologises to Sinbad. As Jimmy drops Kylie - and Adele! - off on their first day back at school, Karen reassures him that he will find a better job some day. Then he discovers that Marty is looking for a new assistant caretaker.......

Jessie and Ray listen with increasing disbelief as Nikki reluctantly reveals all the more and more sickening things for which Emily was responsible. But Susannah decides not to press charges. Meanwhile, having escaped to Yorkshire in Ray's car, Tim tries to persuade Emily to let him take the blame for everything and go home to her family - but will she agree?

Jimmy is delighted when Marty confirms that he can start work as a cleaner. Mick tries to make sure Leo has given enough thought to his chosen career path. On her birthday, Adele is feeling ugly and geeky, but Christy gets her a computer from her parents which they doubt they can afford. Rachel tries to persuade a depressed Sinbad to go to see Kevin.

Sinbad and Barbara admit to growing fond of each other, but Katie-kins is scolded by Darren when a huge romantic e-mail arrives for her at the surgery from Clint. When Karen arrives late for a class, she is annoyed at Jimmy undermining her authority by settling the kids down, then sticking around to provide unwanted advice. Mike's bank manager turns down his request for a loan - but Bev steps in to help out.

After Max walks in on Leanne in the shower, is found holding some of her underwear, and is caught with his dressing-gown undone, she insists that she is out of his league and he will have to go "cold drumstick". Katie advises Jacqui to stay out of Susannah's life - but she doesn't. Leo is accepted into the police, and Sinbad convinces Kevin to speak to them.

Jimmy's behaviour at Kylie's eighth birthday party makes everyone present feel that he is losing the plot, and Jackie is taken aback when he insists on making love to her afterwards. Cheryl discovers that Leo is going to be a policeman and tells him they can't see each other any more - but only after having sex with him again.

Shelley tries to find out what Lindsey and Dave got up to on their "lost weekend". Barbara needs reassurance on her fostering abilities, and Sinbad is willing to give it, and more. Darren is uneasy as Susannah makes it plain that she still wants him, and Victoria needs treatment for acute dopiness.

Darren convinces Jimmy to agree to obtain a second opinion to ensure that he really is on the road to recovery. Barbara is planning a family trip, but Sinbad breaks her heart. Jessie loses her temper with both Kitty and Katie, and Leanne deliberately goads Jacqui with her outspoken views on baby-selling.

Marty's team-mates want him off the squad, and it is up to Steve to tell him. Lindsey manages to convince Shelley that they still have a future. Mike reduces Jacqui to tears by telling her she has turned into a snob, and she wonders if she should have moved to London with Nathan when she had the chance.

Sinbad moves back in with Mick, but doubts that things will ever be the same again. Jacqui becomes convinced that Susannah is having an affair with Jerome, and is not fit to look after Harry. Lindsey and Jackie can't believe that Jimmy will not be able to see a specialist for four months - but Shelley offers to lend Jackie the money to pay for him to go private.

When he discovers that his team-mates are planning to dump him, Marty resigns from the squad, and won't accept Steve's apologies, especially in the middle of the night. Bev catches Dave taking money from the safe, and gives him even more. After Jacqui talks to Darren about her suspicions of Susannah, he goes round to sleep with her again.

Jacqui confides in Max, who agrees to confront Susannah. Kevin and Andrew's mother visits, hoping to persuade Kevin to withdraw his allegations against his stepfather. Diane feels like a failure because she still isn't pregnant, and Tim and Emily move on again when a pub landlord tries to take advantage of Emily.

While Sinbad reflects with Carmel that everything he has tried to do has gone disastrously wrong, Emily and Tim call on their old "mate" Brian. When he refuses to give them money, Emily cause his wife and children to leave him by revealing that he is secretly gay.

Darren tells Susannah he is now back with Victoria, but she offers to call off her wedding to Mick for him. Diane and Marty are referred to a fertility clinic, but are told they may not qualify for NHS treatment. Max's confrontation with Susannah leads to Jacqui being told she is never seeing Harry again.

When Barbara tells Sinbad she has fallen in love with him, and Kevin's stepfather turns up, threatening to harm Andrew unless he changes his story, Sinbad is convinced that he should move in with them, and leaves the Close forever. Tim and Emily return to Liverpool, and go to the police station to confess to their crimes.