About this season
Family drama series about a middle aged couple (Ray Brooks and Sharon Duce) who, with their own three children in their teenage years, decide to become foster parents.
Episodes (10)
1. I'd Rather Lead a Band
Aired 21 April 1993 • 50 min
The Hollingsworths have been fostering pre-adoptive babies one after the other for months and Tom's had enough of nappies and sleepless nights. Pat promises little Adam will be the last one – but then Caroline comes up with a request she can't refuse.
2. That's for Me ...
Aired 28 April 1993 • 50 min
Tom is appalled at the prospect of his mother-in-law becoming his boss, but George reassures him she'll only be a sleeping partner. But sleeping is the last activity Joan has in mind.
3. Don't Fence Me In
Aired 5 May 1993 • 50 min
Shane turns the Hollingsworth's world upside down.
4. The Gang's All Here ...
Aired 12 May 1993 • 50 min
Will the Hollingsworths survive their newest foster child, the demure Felicity?
5. Let's Call the Whole Thing Off
Aired 19 May 1993 • 50 min
Tom wants to do is go on holiday but when Mark and Lisa refuse to go, so does Pat. Then silent little Trudy appears and Tom grabs the chance to get his own way.
6. Everything is Ticketty-Boo ...
Aired 26 May 1993 • 50 min
Trudy and the Hollingsworths have arrived in beautiful rural France, ready to start their holiday at last.
7. They Can't Take That Away from Me
Aired 16 June 1993 • 50 min
At first, Pat and Tom think that Trudy having leukaemia is probably the hardest thing they've ever had to face. But then her mother is released from prison and things begin to get even worse.
8. Till the Clouds Roll By
Aired 27 June 1993 • 50 min
The family is just beginning to pick up the pieces again after Trudy's death. Tom has taken it particularly badly and starts behaving irrationally. At first Pat puts it down to their money worries – but then Tom tells her that he's bumped into an old flame from his schooldays.
9. Someone to Watch Over Me
Aired 16 June 1993 • 50 min
Tom has had no sleep for days because JR and his feline friends have been holding all-night raves in the garden. So when Pat suggests adding a baby to the menagerie he puts his foot down – until she tells him that the baby was found tied to a radiator.
10. Back in Your Own Backyard
Aired 14 July 1993 • 50 min
Pat is feeling taken for granted and isn't pleased when George takes Tom off for a golfing weekend. To add to her troubles, Uncle Jack is coming back from Australia – and Joan is behaving like a teenager in love.