Seasons & episodes

Joe isn't pleased when he discovers Mark has opened a bank account and spent £150 of his overdraft in three days. Alan tries to persuade Henry to help him out behind the bar until he can get a barmaid but he refuses. He asks Caroline for help in finding somebody. Kathy and Dolly grow tired of how they are being treated at Home Farm. Joe escorts Mark to the bank and closes his account. Zoe challenges Martin over his association with Skipdale Laboratories. When he confirms he's involved with them, she resigns.

Seth is taking liberties since being told that George may have been his father. Kathy is disappointed at how little time she's able to spend with Chris. Mark rings Paula but receives abuse from her father who thinks she was late home through being out on the town. Caroline arrives for her first shift at The Woolpack and is left to clear up dust and wash glasses from the night before. Joe rings Paula's dad in an attempt to explain her lateness the night before

It's Easter Sunday in the village and the day of Alice's christening. Mark is in a foul mood following Paula dumping him at her dad's wishes. Joe informs him that he's arranged to meet with her dad to sort the situation out. Alan tries to drum up trade in The Woolpack by offering a free pint to all men who bring their Easter "chicks" to the pub. Seth tries to persuade Alan to return to Monk's beer, noting that gimmicks won't work as his customers just simply don't like Skipdale beer. Kathy attempts to persuade a tired Chris to come to the christening with her. Zoe informs Frank about Martin Bennett being involved with Skipdale Laboratories and possible animal experimentation.

Kathy tries to get Chris to take the night off but he is adamant there is too much work. Sarah is looking up holidays but Jack isn't impressed with her choices, suggesting they should do something more adventurous. Caroline suggests a Happy Hour at The Woolpack - half-price on beers and lagers in an attempt to sell more of the Skipdale beer to meet Alan's quota. Henry is unimpressed but Alan thinks it's a great idea. Jack talks of a camping holiday with Sarah but she laughs at his plans when he injures his back fixing a wall. She tells him they're too old for that sort of thing. Kathy asks Sarah if she and Jack want to join her for a night out. Rachel informs Annie, Joe and Michael that she's considering going to Leeds University rather than Exeter as it's closer to home.

Henry is annoyed as Alan leaves him to take care of The Woolpack delivery. It's Robert's birthday. Kathy is tired of not seeing Chris and gets him to agree to a night out. Alan decides to arrange a radio commercial for The Woolpack. Caroline recommends that Alan should use a Yorkshire accent for the voiceover. Michael is annoyed to learn that Rachel plans to live in Leeds rather than commute from university every night.

Joe waits anxiously for an anniversary card from Kate. Sarah is annoyed with Jack's disappearance. An updated alarm system is fitted at The Woolpack on Alan's insistence. Henry fails to see the point as the old one was fine. Rachel tries to cheer Joe up by giving him an anniversary card from her and Mark. Seth agrees to do the radio commercial for Alan for a fee - eight free pints at The Woolpack. Rachel invites Michael along to go check out out the university with her next week. Elsa is crabby as Kathy fusses over Alice in the street telling Elsa she's envious of her.

When Kathy makes plans for that evening with Chris, and he fails to show, it appears she may have reached breaking point in regards to their relationship. Alan is put out when a TV executive rings The Woolpack, wanting to speak to Seth about the radio advert. Joe receives a letter from Kate and Annie advises caution, and Sarah's revenge attack on Jack backfires.

Rachel plans to enjoy herself with or without Michael. Kathy walks out on Chris and Henry leaves The Woolpack - for good.

Seth's hat problems render him useless - until Elizabeth comes up with the solution and Caroline's beer tasting session depresses Alan.

Zoe's diagnosis of the Sugden's dairy herd brings her into conflict with Joe while Chris and Kathy realise they want different things out of life. Seth joins in with the women's aerobics class.

Joe finally takes Zoe's advice and hopes it won't be too late to help Michael. Rachel has an idea to get Elsa out of the house and Kathy searches for a place to stay.

Kathy's annoyed when Chris wakes and puts his arm around her. Rachel worries as she waits for news on Michael's blood tests. Alan receives a letter saying that brewery sales aren't up to standards. Kathy lays down some ground rules for Chris while they're occupying the same space. Annie becomes annoyed by Henry's bad habits around the farmhouse. Chris expresses his disappointment to Frank that he and Kathy are over. Frank encourages him to fight for her. Rachel's overjoyed when Michael tells her his tests were negative. Joe decides to challenge Kim in the point-to-point members race. Frank tells Kim that his sperm count is low and it could take up to three years to change. He's relieved when Kim takes the news well. Alan tries to persuade Caroline to live in at The Woolpack again. Eric struggles to get around without a car. Annie loses her temper and confronts Henry over his bad habits.

Rachel invites Michael to join her in Leeds again. He expresses that her friends make her feel uncomfortable but agrees to join her. Alan begs Henry to get in touch with Monk's Brewery again. Sarah can't bear to see Annie and Henry at loggerheads and plans to have a word. Elizabeth is disappointed when the only person to remember her birthday is Seth. Michael worries that Rachel will change at university. Henry tiptoes around Annie at the farm. Kathy and Chris realise they're spending the night in together at Home Farm. Michael apologises to Elizabeth for forgetting her birthday. Elsa arrives with chocolates for her, having only just remembered.

Chris and Kathy have slept in separate rooms. She packs some of her things and goes to 3 Demdyke Row. Michael complains of feeling ill again and pulls out of the Leeds trip with Rachel. Kathy tells Caroline and Elsa what happened with Chris. Elsa wants to report him for attempted rape but Kathy tells her to leave it. Frank is concerned for the business when Kathy calls in sick and Chris arrives late and discovers they've had a row.

Alan makes Caroline breakfast following her first night at The Woolpack. Nick leaves to find out if he still has a job. Frank's amused when he discovers he punched Chris and tells him to get to work. Nick can't believe his luck. Annie continues to be annoyed by Henry's mess around the farmhouse. Mark asks to borrow a tent from Jack as he and some friends are arranging to go camping. Alan receives notice that Monk's Brewery are coming to inspect The Woolpack today. He makes out Caroline has been living in for some time. Rachel begins to wonder if Michael is putting on his illness to get out of going to Leeds. Dolly is amused when Eric wangles a free car from Maxwell's Garage in exchange for advertising their name all over it.

Kathy decides it's time to return to work. Henry gets under Annie's feet in the farmhouse kitchen. Mark has had a bad night sleeping outside in Jack's tent. Nick spots the girl Chris was with in The Woolpack leaving Home Farm and kissing him. Sarah feels for Henry when he goes birdwatching as a way of avoiding Annie. Annie feels guilty when she hears Henry's avoiding her. Frank walks in on an argument between Nick and Chris. Seth's horrified when he discovers The Woolpack is closed but is delighted to find out it's due to the pub switching to Ephraim Monk's ale. Chris pushes Frank to sack Nick but Frank refuses.

Alan prepares for the re-opening of The Woolpack and asks Seth to keep an eye on the spit roast. Kim frets to Frank over the possibility of losing the horse race to Joe. Kathy annoys Chris as she divides up their stuff. Rachel teases Mark for having a girlfriend. Alan becomes nostalgic over his relationship with Caroline after finding an entry about them in Amos' diary. He attempts to rekindle the flame but she snuffs it out. Eric sizes up the competition between Joe and Kim and starts encouraging people to place bets. Sarah tells Joe she's putting her money on Kim. Alan re-opens The Woolpack and the villagers celebrate the return of Monk's beer. Eric tells Frank that Joe is favourite to win the race. Alan approaches Jack with the possibility of serving the lamb on a regular basis. Frank asks Joe to let Kim win the race. Henry toasts Alan's success at The Woolpack. Joe is disgusted with Frank and refuses to throw the race.

Kim is nervous ahead of the Point-to-Point. Seth fails to help by informing her that everyone has bet on Joe to win. Chris offers Eric Kathy's car. Mark sets off on his camping trip. Kathy and Chris have a blazing row when she finds Eric testing her car. Mark meets Paula at the bus stop. Seth bets £50 against Eric that Kim will win the race. Rachel and Michael are inspired by Mark's camping trip and plan to go themselves. Rachel works out Mark is with Paula. Frank tries to explain to Kathy that Chris is heartbroken over their split. Kathy informs him that Chris attacked her in bed.

Frank informs Chris he knows he tried to attack Kathy and warns him to get out of the village for a while. Kim's business starts to improve following the race but she refuses to forgive Frank for attempting to bribe Joe. Mark and Paula's camping trip has been a disaster. He calls Rachel asking her to pick them up. Kim apologises to Joe for suspecting him of taking a bribe. She tells him she can't enjoy the prize as Frank's ruined any enjoyment for her. Joe makes her see that she still won the race fairly. She makes up with Frank. Mark asks Rachel to stay quiet about Paula and the camping trip. Michael confesses to Rachel that he was feigning illness in order to prevent losing her.

Mark frets that Paula will never speak to him again. Rachel persuades him to call her. Chris transfers Kathy's car registration over to her name. Tony begins looking for volunteers for the village fete and puts notices up around the village. Dolly arranges some time off in July to take Sam to Norfolk to see Matt. Michael tells Joe that he and Rachel are engaged. Mark's depressed after ringing Paula, telling Rachel she's dumped him. Kathy's agitated when she bumps into Chris at work again. Zoe discovers that Martin is still working for Skipdale Laboratories and confronts him. He admits he can't afford to turn down business based on principal. Joe blabs about the engagement to Rachel in front of Annie

Elsa and Nick worry over how Kathy will fare at Home Farm after her breakup with Chris. Kathy battles with her emotions after she sees Chris kissing a woman on the cheek as she leaves; she's embarrassed when Kim tells her it's one of her friends who spent the night. Rachel's low-key engagement gets out of hand as she learns Michael put an announcement in the paper. Elizabeth questions Michael about whether they're moving too quickly; he insists it's what they both want. Rachel confides in Elsa that she thought Michael had known that she'd meant she might marry him eventually, not right now.

Frank finds Chris has been awake all night trying to find an alternative solution to their money problems. He continues to fight against Frank's idea of the insurance scam. Zoe leaves for her job interview. Kathy tells Nick that working is keeping her mind of her breakup with Chris. He wonders whether she should stop working at Home Farm completely but she insists she can still work with Chris. Jack walks in on Joe giving Sarah an oddly personal lesson is sheep-shearing which involves her being on all fours.

Chris apologises to Kathy for their exchange of words yesterday but she throws it back in his face telling him he's never had to work for anything. Zoe is amused to get one over on Eric as he pays her for her car. Joe is amused as Sarah struggles to catch her first sheep to sheer. Eric informs Alan it is his birthday and shows off his present to himself - Zoe's car. He goes to take Alan out for a spin but the car fails to start. Chris offers to be the one to take the risk for insurance scam, insisting he wants to take responsibility for something. Frank is still having second thoughts about the entire plan. Rachel is taken aback by everyone's generosity as Annie sets up for her engagement barbecue. She tells Zoe she feels the wedding plans are moving too fast.

The village fete is set up on Home Farm grounds. Kim is sure Frank and Chris are up to something but believes it to be regarding the tennis tournament. Elsa apologises to Nick again. He asks her to call him if she is going to be late again. Annie feels too unwell to attend the fete, leaving Sarah to run the cake stall alone. Chris tells Frank that having thought over their idea, the plan to hijack one of their own vans is absurd. As Alan prepares to head to Home Farm, a group of bikers arrive at The Woolpack. Frank tries to make Chris realise that the hijack is the only way they'll be able to raise the money.