Seasons & episodes

Harold thinks Lou has spiked his drink. A girlie calender in Lou's garage does not go unnoticed. Lance is caught breaking into the nursery.

Lance gets in trouble for breaking into the nursery and Ruth is surprised when she accidentally bumps into an old flame. Libby is saved from a fall by a quick thinking Darren.

Phil is becoming jealous of Ruth's friendship with Alistair. Meanwhile, Robert does his ventriloquist act for Sarah and Ben, while Arthur the dog, takes a dislike to the dummy and tears it to shreds. Libby has one fight too many with Karl and decides to move out.

Sarah faces a difficult decision regarding Arthur. Harold gets a job at the coffee shop but is Debbie's business in jeopardy? Darren is having a hard time being 'just' friends with Libby.

Hannah has an artful plan to keep Helen from going to a retirement home. Debbie holds a competition for the coffee shop lease while Billy steals Toadie's dream job.

Toadie forgives Billy for taking the pool job but Anne's got concerns of her own. Debbie relinquishes her bid on the coffee shop lease while Anne has an interesting proposition for Billy.

Debbie finds working with Madge and Harold a nightmare. Ruth's romance heats up with Alistair. Meanwhile, Harold catches Billy with his pants down.

Madge and Harold take over the Coffee Shop Lease and if Debbie is to keep her job, she must swallow her pride. Alistair's overnight stay at Ruth's doesn't go unnoticed in Ramsay Street. Meanwhile, Anne's portrait of Billy shows more than he bargained for.

Darren and Libby pull together during a crisis. Anne's painting of Billy in his bathers causes trouble. Toadie's jokes in school prompt Susan to teach him a valuable lesson.

Toadie can't get out of a trashy job. Darren makes a move on Libby. Meanwhile, Ben discovers a new admirer.

Helen manages to steal a look at Hannah's essay and is amazed to discover just how much Hannah depends on her. Meanwhile, Lance's ego jeopardises his relationship with Amy?

Sarah's under pressure from Ben to let Angela move into Number Thirty but she doesn't like the idea as new couples' can spell trouble. Meanwhile, Alistair has dinner with Ruth and offers advice to Lance about how to handle his relationships.

Lance has got himself into more hot water with Amy by pretending that he really does have a secret admirer. Will Sarah agree to give Angela a trial run at Number Thirty. Ben is sure that once Angela moves in, Sarah will be delighted.

Lance and Amy don't seem to be getting any closer to a reconciliation. However, following Ben's advice, Lance devises a plan to win her back. Debbie gets reinstated as manager of the Coffee Shop but is warned about introducing the jukebox into the shop.

When Harold is electrocuted by the jukebox and taken to hospital, Madge remains adamant that the jukebox must go. The kids are shattered and ultimately Debbie protests and quits her job in the process.

Debbie declares war on the Coffee Shop and decides to open a lunch cart at Lassiters. Anne is mortified after failing her learner's permit test. She was the one who said only a total idiot could fail.

Debbie has no intention of giving up her food trolley at Lassiter's and Madge is furious. She's stealing all the coffee shop customers! Lance decides to take his mother's romantic life in hand and get Ruth and Philip back together.

The icy rift between Madge in the Coffee Shop and Debbie with her lunch trolley, is getting wider. They match up to each other with price cutting and free offers. Harold is very alarmed! The stunt Hannah and Lance are scheming for Ruth and Phil results in a major flood in the kitchen.

The coffee shop price war is hotting up as Madge offers Debbie to give up the lunch cart by offering further discounts to Coffee Shop customers. Meanwhile, Darren and Libby have come to the brink of an emotional reunion but can they face up to their true feelings.

Marlene is so envious of Sarah studying, she considers taking a course as well. Ben and Sarah begin interviewing applicants for another room-mate. A young policeman, Matt, impresses Sarah but not Ben when he's later pulled over for driving an unregistered car.

Marlene is quickly becoming obsessed with her new found love of the Italian language and its driving Karl crazy. Meanwhile, after Sarah offers Matt to move into Number Thirty, Ben gets all set to tell him he can't, however, Ben hasn't got a leg to stand on when Matt apologises for booking him.

Claire Girard, moves in with Madge and Harold. Though impressing everyone with her friendly and outgoing personality, Madge becomes sceptical. While the jukebox looks like being a raging success for Toadie and Hannah, Debbie's business seems to be at a loss.

Madge thinks she's won the Coffee Shop feud when she sees Debbie packing up her things, however, Lou and Debbie make a deal which will benefit them all. Meanwhile, Claire helps Hannah attract the man of her dreams, Jack.

After a disastrous meeting at the Coffee Shop with Jack, Hannah is convinced her chances with him are zero. It would appear he's far more interested in Claire. Billy and Anne are pleased with the little secret of their night time swim together, until they discover their rendezvous was captured on film.