Seasons & episodes

On Jackie's birthday, Jimmy reflects and concludes that he has always held her back, and maybe he resented her being one of life's survivors. Jacqui wishes she could turn the clock back, as she attends Susannah's inquest with Max, Darren, Lisa, and.......Kitty.

When Shelley finally admits to Lindsey that she spent the night with an older married woman, Lindsey wants to know her name. Max moves back into the Close, and Brigid and Diane suggest that he brings Susannah's body home. Jessie and Ray notice a major change in Kitty, and Emily betrays Tim in court.

Lindsey tells Jackie what she has found out from Shelley. Max rejects Jacqui's offer of help with looking after Harry, but asks Mick to return to "The Shelf". Jessie tells Tim that Emily has gone somewhere where he is no longer going to be able to see her. Diane finds it difficult to stay awake while waiting for Anthony's one line as the second sheep in the school nativity play.

Bev and Lindsey discover Shelley and Jackie fighting. Vonnie tells Mick to stop patronising her and start to show some respect. Susannah's body is brought home. Anthony is not feeling well, but Diane doubts that he has accurately diagnosed his ailment - and he tells Brigid that Diane doesn't care about him any more.

Lisa visits Max to investigate why a date for the funeral has not yet been set, and they reduce each other to tears as they remember Susannah. Shelley feels ashamed of the damage she caused to Bev's flat, but Bev is pleased that she has been able to correctly deduce the identity of the mysterious "Mrs X". Katie dissolves the slimming club when all the ladies who followed Lance's plan lose weight, and Katrina, who stuck to her diet, gains it.

Anthony wants to go back to school. Bev listens in disbelief as Shelley tells her all the reasons that have made her love Jackie - but how long can it be before she spreads the gossip to someone else? Max tells Jacqui that Lisa wants to postpone Susannah's funeral, and Nisha has a shocking revelation for Katie about the Moffat brothers.

Dave challenges Lance to prove that his boyfriend Fred really does exist. Bev's indiscretion causes Lindsey to discover what Shelley has revealed to her about Jackie. Convinced that he is about to go to prison, Tim refuses to see Emily, and Jerome persuades him that if it is going to be his last day of freedom, he needs to have an unforgettable night out on the town with all his mates.

In an extended 76-minute episode, Katie accuses Nisha of trying to wreck her relationship with Clint, Lance is devastated when Fred doesn't arrive at the airport, and Jacqui prevents Max from committing suicide so that he can be reunited with Susannah. Jimmy, home from hospital, insists on making Shelley welcome - despite Lindsey and Jackie's reservations. Steve and Katrina almost break up, and Tim crashes a car, leaving one of his friends in a very bad way.......

Lance is heartbroken when he discovers what has happened to Fred, but Bev has a plan to console him. Carl coerces Emily into modelling for him. Robbie has a plan to prevent Tim from getting into even more trouble, but it is time for him to be sentenced for his and Emily's earlier crimes. And there is some very bad news for the Dixon family.

Shelley and Jackie tell Lindsey very different accounts of the night they were together, and Lindsey can't decide who to believe. Tim meets his cell-mate, and soon has a run-in with another prisoner. Mick discovers that Leo is seeing someone old enough to be his mother, and Jacqui and Lisa persuade Max that it is time that Susannah was buried.......so he starts digging a grave for her in the back garden.

After Tim tells the other prisoners he is looking forward to a visit from his girlfriend, they are not impressed when she looks more like her grandmother. Shelley explains a few things to Jimmy, and admits to Lindsey that she was lying about Jackie. Leo tells Mick he is in love with Cheryl, Bev and Dave plan to throw a party to celebrate their engagement, and Jacqui is not entirely convinced of the merits of Max's plan.

Jimmy deduces that Lindsey has been sleeping with Shelley and gives her his blessing, but later admits to Jackie that the thought of it turns his stomach. Lindsey, however now hates both Shelley and Jackie for what they haven't actually done. Jessie believes that Emily has gone shopping - but she is really with Jerome, visiting Tim in prison. Dave is speechless about something with which Bev wants to adorn the bar.

Jessie and Ray decide to bring forward their wedding and buy the bungalow from Margi, who notices Susannah's coffin being collected, on Lisa's instructions, and is surprised that it isn't Y-shaped. As the new year approaches, Bev discovers that Dave has left her - but not that one of his last activities in her flat was sleeping with Lindsey - and Jimmy assures his family that the coming year will be better than the last one. But Diane suspects that she is losing her baby.......