Seasons & episodes

Ron finds out from Julia that Peter is going to Majorca, and warns him to keep away from Bev. David enlists Dil's help to remove Jimmy's caravan. Eddie and Rosie discover the sleeping arrangements at number 5, and Mick goes to court to find out the result of the bail application.

Katie encourages Mick to go shopping. Patricia agrees to have supper with Susannah, but invites Dil as well. David wants to discuss lottery numbers with Rosie and Eddie, but they have other plans.

Susannah asks Max to help her to find a flat. Leo and Gemma are not enjoying their lessons. Ron and Rosie have different views on scratchcards. Mike is offered a job, but is reluctant to accept it.

David asks if Rachel can stay with Patricia while he and Jean are in Bath, but she is worried by Susannah's continued presence. Katie offers to teach Leo and Gemma algebra, but they have other plans. Eddie is still finding it hard to please Rosie, but Jimmy may be making progress with Jackie.

Ron decides to take Jimmy's caravan away to the wreckers' yard, unaware that it is currently being slept in. The Crosbies' holiday is livened up by some exciting news, but all may not be as it seems.......

Mandy and Sinbad return from their holiday

Leo and Gemma are not willing to forgive Mick easily. Rosie and Eddie's good news spreads around the Close, despite their attempts to keep it secret, and David and Jean learn that they don't appear to have as much to celebrate as they thought. Mandy urgently needs a lift to the hospital - but who can help out?

Katie considers giving up dancing, and Jacqui offers her a job. Jimmy needs a lift for himself and a bear. Sarah goes to play bingo with Rosie and Mo, and finds an intruder in her loft when she returns. Mandy and Sinbad celebrate the arrival of baby Ruth.

Carl is annoyed to discover that Jimmy has spoken to Sarah, but pleased that he has removed the money from the loft. Jean has a plan, but David has his doubts about it. Max and Patricia have different views about Susannah's job offer.

Mandy feels that she must go and visit a woman who has written to her. Rosie and Eddie plan a party, then find that nobody wants to come. Katie has an audition for a panto, and David considers taking legal action.

Carl asks Sarah to come to Dubai with him. Mandy receives a tempting job offer. As ill-feeling against Eddie and Rosie increases around the Close, David decides to "be economical with the truth". Susannah gives Max an ultimatum.

Sinbad is looking forward to family life, but Mandy wants to take on a job at a women's refuge. Rosie finally finds someone on the Close who is still willing to talk to her. Eddie can't believe Carl's decision, but will Susannah want to do the same thing?

Sinbad finds that Mandy has gone out with Mrs Shackleton and left Ruth with Jimmy. The Crosbies and the Bankses both want to resolve their differences, but who will surrender first? Katie has a date with one of the dancers she is working with, and warns Jacqui to keep off!

Peter tries to convince Bev to go out with him. Mike shows Rachel a video he has found. Patricia takes Alice for her tests, but where is Max? Jean is desperate to travel the world, but David just wants to redecorate the bungalow.

Mike takes another driving test, but will it be second time lucky? Sinbad returns home to find some unexpected visitors. Max tries to make amends for missing Alice's check-up, and to be careful of what Patricia sees on the fax machine.

Unable to trust herself, Bev hands in her notice at the salon. Sinbad forces Mandy to be honest about her feelings for the job. Jean plans a round-the-world holiday, with or without David. Eddie suggests that he and Max hold a joint fireworks party, but who has the biggest rocket?

Jean tries to clear out some old junk, while David and Patricia wonder why she is getting rid of so much of the family history. Jackie and Jimmy try to cheer Sinbad up, but only make things worse. Mike tries to find Rachel somewhere to live, and Eddie looks to Sarah for a shoulder to cry on.

Max has to apologise for missing another appointment.......or does he? Rachel decides to move in with Jacqui and Katie, but there are some other people who want to look around her new accomodation. Mike thanks Bev for looking after Ron, but she is arranging another liaison with Peter.......

Rachel leaves the Crosbies', albeit not empty-handed. Patricia tries to make her parents see sense regarding their holiday plans. Lindsey turns up at the Corkhills', and tells her parents that she has left her husband. Eddie follows Rosie, and confronts her about her gambling.

Ron is having twinges, but Mike agrees not to tell Bev. Jean prepares to leave, and is led to believe that no-one will be coming to bid her farewell - but.......

David is already missing Jean, and tries to fill the void in his life, but no-one seems interested. Peter has problems with his lodgings, but Julia has a solution. Rosie pops out for a cheesecake, but buys more scratchcards instead.

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Ron discovers from Julia that Bev has been lying to him. Eddie confiscates Rosie's cash-card, but she convinces Mo to make a withdrawal from their joint account. Mike tries to reassure David, and Jenny's father speaks up in her defence.

David thinks he has found the perfect tenant.......then he discovers who her parents are. Mick considers packing up and moving away, and Sinbad attempts to dissuade him. Bev proposes to Ron, but he feels that he can't believe anything she says. Rosie manages to retrieve her cash-card from Mo, but someone else then catches her spending the money.