Seasons & episodes

Diana is shocked to discover that someone has returned to number ten, then has an argument with Tracy and decides not to move in with Julia after all.

Barry assigns Jimmy the task of trailing Terry to find out what he is up to. Patricia finds herself invaded by the Corkhills. Ellis and Marianne seek Mick's blessing for a Valentine's Day wedding.

Jackie and Ron take their relationship one stage further. Peter appears in court. Barry wrecks Jimmy's plans. Katie and Leanne try to discover whether Christmas is becoming more commercialised, but Leanne has something more pressing on her mind.

Ellis lines up a special night for Mick. Diana visits her barrister to prepare for her court case. Ron's efforts to get closer to Jackie are frustrated.

Mick's night out goes painfully wrong. Patricia discovers that all her guests have apparently had a sex change. Leanne takes a pregnancy test. Ron invites Jackie for a weekend away.

The rape trial begins. Barry warns Terry that he can't keep his secret for long. It is the day of Patricia's fashion show.

As the trial continues, Max gives his evidence. Ron asks Jimmy to encourage Jackie to come back to work for him. Leanne takes more and more pregnancy tests in the hope of getting the result she wants, and DD finds them under Jacqui's bed.

DD confronts Jacqui about pregnancy tests. Max suggests that Diana should go home to her father's. After Anna gives her evidence in court, Patricia gives her an ultimatum.

Terry convinces Fran to join him for Christmas dinner. DD is in a dilemma about what to do when Jacqui misleads her about Katie. Joe gives Barry a stern talking-to. Peter gives his evidence.

John has some advice for Peter, but he might not want to take it. Diana needs to find somewhere else to stay, and Max gives a helping hand. DD confides in Lyn about her suspicions regarding Katie.

Christmas Eve brings an unexpected visitor for the Farnhams. Margaret has an unusual present for Derek, and Frank discovers that all the wheels of his car have disappeared.

On Christmas Day, Frank gets his wheels back, Max has an extravagant present for Patricia, Peter tries to convince Diana to change her mind, and Jimmy has to decide who should be allowed into the nightclub, and who shouldn't, on its opening night.

Barry gives Fran and Terry something to worry about. Peter receives an unexpected Christmas card. Ron tries to persuade people to come to the Legion on New Year's Eve.

On New Year's Eve, Patricia is furious with Anna, Terry prevents Barry from talking to Fran, Joe gets a free hairdo, Leanne tries to lose her baby by drinking a full bottle of gin, and Peter refuses to leave the Close with John and Barbara.

On New Year's Day, Tracy is suspicious of Brian and Joe, Marcia tells Sinbad what she has seen, and Patricia sacks Anna.

Peter can't cope with Anna's romantic advances. Fran refuses to allow Barry to see his son. DD tries to make Leanne consider the options she faces.

A big event is arranged for the residents of the Close. John is not impressed when he returns and finds that Anna has moved in with Peter. Ron is not the only one who wants the vacant shop.

It is the final day of the trial. Marianne has some news for Ellis about their wedding plans.

The verdict is reached, and Jimmy is out for revenge. Ron discovers that DD is opening a florists' next door to the Trading Post. Sinbad has to choose a best man. Max brings Jean back from Spain, but David is determined to be somewhere else.

Barry tries to ensure that Jimmy doesn't do anything stupid. Sinbad seems to have lost his mother again. Patricia tries to resolve the conflict betwwen David and Jean, and Derek runs out of toilet paper.

There is a shock from the past for Patricia, while DD reveals the truth about Derek's Romanian job to Margaret. Diana steals some scissors from Tracy's salon, but it's not her hair that she plans to cut.

Peter is upset about Diana's attempt to commit suicide in his bathroom. Sinbad has too many best men. Patricia is reluctant to let David teach Margaret to drive.

Leanne has an abortion. Peter talks to Tracy about Diana. Terry asks Fran to move in with him. Margaret has her first driving lesson in Max's car, and crashes it.

Leanne's parents find out about her abortion, and are not pleased. Sinbad's surplus of best men shows no sign of abating. Max may have found a buyer for David and Jean's Spanish apartment, but Patricia is not pleased at the price.