Seasons & episodes

Sophie is alarmed when a lovelorn Butch tries to talk to her. Becky is worried when Ken demands more money. The trials of bringing up a foster child are putting a strain on the Sugdens marriage as Jack clashes angrily with Sarah. Kim has some controversial ambitions for Tate Holdings and for once Zoe is in agreement with her brother. It seems you can combine business and pleasure as Kim turns on the charm for new board member Steve.

After their first night of passion, Steve is surprised when Kim tells him to say nothing. Chris is determined to find out what plans Kim has for Home Farm but Steve isn't saying. Kathy is angry to find Eric trying to pull a fast one on her. Jan is apprehensive when Kim asks her to call at Home Farm but Kim has a proposition for her. Jan's not the only Glover to receive an offer from Kim as Roy tells his sister and Sophie decides to be absolutely blunt with Butch.

Biff doesn't think Jan should consider working at Home Farm but Jan has decided it is in her best interests. Lady of the manor Kim pays a visit to the Dingles with a warning that if they don't clean up their land she will evict them. Later, Kim has some mixed advice for Zoe, telling her that getting involved with someone who works for the family can have a high price. Andy is now being taught at home but he's still behaving very badly and Sarah thinks she might know why.

The Windsors are pleased that Kelly has come home but shocked when she explains what happened. There's an extra bed needed at The Woolpack as Mandy arrives with news that all the men have the mumps and she is moving in. Kim takes new lover Steve for a riding lesson and explains her situation. Becky confides to Jan her worries about Tony's assault charge and while Biff is away getting his test results, Roy breaks some news to Linda about Biff and Kathy.

Ned is furious that Jan kept so much secret from him. Butch's obsession for Sophie has angered the normally even-tempered Zoe. A face from the past turns up to cast a shadow over the Cairns family, leading Tony to demand an explanation. However, his mysterious visitor has an ominous warning which has Becky worried. Zoe explains to Sophie some of the difficulties they face, but they are both in for a devastating shock when they return to Zoe's after an evening out.

Butch's latest act is too much for Zoe who wastes no time in calling the police. Zak is disappointed when he realises what Butch has been up to. Jan has begun her new job as house-keeper at Home Farm and Kim wastes no time letting her know who's boss. At the Sugden's, Andy receives a visit from his Social Worker, Carmel, who has some news about his dad. Zoe decides to tackle Zak about Butch and his behaviour. At Home Farm, flirtatious Kelly uses all her charms on odious Chris.

Chris has found out about Kim's affair with Steve and can't resist having a go at his wicked Step-Mum. Butch's latest exploits are well out of line and Zak tries to get through to his son. Kelly begins her first day as a chalet maid at the Holiday Village to find she's going to have to work with a familiar face Lyn, who's not at all happy to see Kelly. The Sugdens have taken Andy to meet his real father who desperately wants to be friends. It looks like all Zak's words have been to no avail as Sophie discovers Zoe's car has been broken into.

Jan is not pleased to have walked in on Kim and Steve as she tells her husband Ned. Meanwhile, Kim has a surprising offer for hated step-son Chris. Chris's first task is to demote Biff. At the holiday village the rivalry between teen-temptress Kelly and Lyn hots up as Kelly delivers a few home truths. With the return of Andy's real father, the Sugdens have some difficult decisions to make as Sarah explain how attached she has become to Andy. Zoe loses her cool at Butch's latest action over Sophie and gives Zak a stern warning, but it's to no avail as Butch has let himself into Zoe's house while Sophie is alone.

While Zoe finds she's been sent a hoax call out and realises the awful truth, her girlfriend Sophie is trapped, alone and terrified with raging Butch. Sophie is petrified but she's angry too. At Oakwell Hall, Kim is casting her expert eye over a desirable stallion. Chris gives feuding chalet-maids Lyn and Kelly an ear-bashing.

Despite all the advice to the contrary Biff is determined to take part in a bare-knuckle fight. Zak thinks it might not be too bad. Meanwhile, pregnant Linda returns from Hotten and collapses, Jan rushes her to hospital and sets about getting hold of Biff unaware that he is at a secret fist fight. Later, at the hospital Roy is anxious for news.

Linda has lost her baby and blames her past but the doctor is optimistic. Back at home Linda turns on her husband. Rachel finds herself with some explaining to do to Sarah after Andy's dad turns up and insists on taking him out. Chris is amused to watch Kim's behaviour with Lord Alex. Biff's latest argument with Linda has been the last straw and he's walked out and straight round to Kathy with a request.

Andy has stayed out with his Billy all night and Jack and Sarah are now very worried, guilty Rachel tries to be optimistic. Kim has accepted an invitation to Lord Oakwell's without telling Steve, which gives Chris the pleasure. It's Charlie Cairns 18th birthday and Mandy has arranged a surprise party and to Charlie's delight the return of her ex-boyfriend Greg. Of course Mandy feels one good turn deserves another as she tells Charlie. Charlie's delight later turns to horror as she comes downstairs at the cottage to hear Greg demanding answers from Emma.

Charlie can't believe what she's heard, Greg is panic-stricken. Seth finds Emma alone and devastated. She tells him that Charlie knows and might tell her dad. Zak launches the Dingle's Medieval Theme Park with a speech. Angry that Greg has tried to blame Emma for his seduction, Charlie tries to find out the truth but she's amazed at Emma's revelation.

Steve uses Charlie as a shoulder to cry on about his woman trouble. Charlie grasps her chance and invites herself back to his home. Little does Steve realise that his real troubles are just about to start. Zoe, Sophie and Rachel are having a girls night out. But the party spirit leads to a few drinks too many and as emotions rise, Sophie declares her undying love for Zoe.

Charlie and Steve start feel the backlash after Kim's unexpected entry the previous night. Steve attempts to say sorry, but will his efforts to regain Kim's affections work? Village gossip puts a strain on Zoe and Sophie's relationship and their work. But last night's emotional outburst said in the heat of the moment or could it be true love? Getting permission for the open prison becomes public knowledge and Alan leads the protests against Kim, who is behind the idea.

Charlie confronts Greg and lets him know he isn't going to get away lightly with messing about with her little sister Emma. Jan refuses to let Sophie's comments about Zoe be forgotten and wonders if Sophie is fit to be the nanny of her baby grandchild James. Chris is pressured to defend the plans for an open prison when he's confronted by angry villagers. But little does Chris know that it's all the work of scheming Kim, who has a surprise announcement to make.

Chris is deeply suspicious of Kim's motives for giving up so quickly on the open prison development. Sophie's mother is sick of the gossip surrounding her daughter's relationship with Zoe. So she confronts the pair to ask them for the truth. Zoe tries to calm the situation and says they are just friends. But Sophie refuses to hid her feelings and confesses they are a couple and deeply in love. Meanwhile, Charlie finds the pressure of knowing that Greg is the father of Emma's baby unbearable.

Kim decides to make the villagers pay for opposing her plans to sell off the holiday village for an open prison and outrage quickly spreads when they discover she plans to hit them all where it hurts - in the pocket. Angry Charlie says her sister Emma has driven her away from home. Armed with a rucksack she tells Mandy she's off and promises to send a postcard. Kim in a rare sympathetic mood, gives comfort and support to Sophie over the strain of her relationship. She tells her to have as much time off as she needs. Also, Jan very narrowly avoids getting the sack from Kim when she homophobically insults Sophie.

Rachel receives the tragic news that Kate has died as a result of a brain hemorrhage. Jack consoles Rachel and says he will always be there for her and not just as a father figure. Rachel pours out her feelings and they kiss with an unbridled passion. Lord Alex introduces his upper-class fiance Tara at a small gathering at Home Farm. Steve takes immediate interest much to Kim's annoyance.

Rachel and Jack struggle with guilt following their passionate embrace. Sarah insists the pair stay overnight in Sheffield following Kate's funeral and unwittingly urges Jack to take good care of Rachel. Kim hopes everything will be perfect for an explosive lunch with lover Steve, potential partner Lord Alex, who she's taken a shine to and his fiance Tara. Chris stumbles across Will, Kelly, Roy and Lyn having a party in one of the holiday chalets and spares no detail in a call to Vic. Vic alerts Tony and the 'fathers-in-arms' arrive at the holiday village just as temperatures begin to rise.

The board of Tate Holdings meets to decide whether to invest in the Oakwell Stud Farm. For once Kim's best laid plans appear to meet with strong opposition. Chris lays down the law to Kelly, Lyn and Roy over their antics in the holiday chalet. He says their jobs are on the line. Kelly discusses her career with Chris as the others leave. Chris tells her he needs assurances but not necessarily work ones. Jack phones his wife Sarah to let her know how the funeral went. As he hangs-up there's a knock at his bedroom door. Does Rachel need Jack's shoulder to cry on or has she got other ideas?

Neither Jack nor Rachel have any regrets about their affair and Jack wants to stay longer in Sheffield. Kelly and Lyn are cleaning a chalet and find a wallet containing £20 tucked beneath a mattress. One of the girls cashes in and earns herself a promotion - but which one? Teenage mother Emma takes Alice to the playground with her baby daughter Geri. But while she is distracted by some of her school pals, Alice and the baby go missing. The whole village rallies round. When Zak and Kathy go looking, they hear crying and discover Geri in a shed. Kathy starts worrying about Alice, who is asleep in a red car driven by Karen Johnson.

Rachel and Jack travel home from Sheffield after their night of illicit passion. Jack's consumed with guilt and insists on stopping at a service station to call his wife Sarah. During the conversation he learns of Alice Bates' abduction and by a quirk of fate spots the youngster being led from the services by a woman. Jack hangs up, races outside and literally risks his life to stop them getting away. Kelly starts her first day as personal assistant to Chris but quickly realises it will not be an easy job when she's confronted by Kim. Sarah, unaware of her husband's affair, has fixed a holiday in Spain with the children, visiting their grandmother.

Jack is deeply unhappy that his wife Sarah and their children are off to Spain. And to add to his problems, Rachel, his lover, believes Jack's engineered the whole thing to get Sarah out of the way. She tells him she is not impressed. The Cairns family prepare for another case conference with social workers about their schoolgirl daughter Emma's baby. But Emma shocks them all when she announces she doesn't want to keep the child anymore. Kim and Lord Alex Oakwell meet to discuss the future of the stud farm. He's intensely attracted by her ruthless business style, and the flame is lit for a night of unbridled passion.