
About this season
Set in the fictional Midlands town of Letherbridge, defined as being close to the city of Birmingham, this soap opera follows the staff and families of a doctor's surgery.
Episodes (234)
1. Strange Little Girl
Aired 30 March 2009 • 30 min
2. Restraint
Aired 31 March 2009 • 30 min
3. Love Letters Straight From the Heart
Aired 1 April 2009 • 30 min
4. The Wall
Aired 2 April 2009 • 30 min
5. The Way I Am
Aired 3 April 2009 • 30 min
6. The Final Straw
Aired 6 April 2009 • 30 min
7. Hole
Aired 7 April 2009 • 30 min
8. One For The Road
Aired 8 April 2009 • 30 min
9. Intensity
Aired 9 April 2009 • 30 min
10. Got the T-Shirt
Aired 14 April 2009 • 30 min
11. Standing Up
Aired 15 April 2009 • 30 min
12. Much Ado About Something
Aired 16 April 2009 • 30 min
13. Stealing Beauty
Aired 17 April 2009 • 30 min
14. Unchained Melody
Aired 20 April 2009 • 30 min
15. Innocence
Aired 21 April 2009 • 30 min
16. Sorrow's Gift
Aired 22 April 2009 • 30 min
17. Ladies Man
Aired 23 April 2009 • 30 min
18. Footlights and Flounces
Aired 24 April 2009 • 30 min
19. Playing Away
Aired 27 April 2009 • 30 min
20. Lucky
Aired 28 April 2009 • 30 min
21. Someone to Watch Over Me
Aired 29 April 2009 • 30 min
22. Lost and Found
Aired 30 April 2009 • 30 min
23. Such Devoted Sisters
Aired 1 May 2009 • 30 min
24. Code of Silence
Aired 5 May 2009 • 30 min
25. Spleen
Aired 6 May 2009 • 30 min
26. Hang Onto Nurse
Aired 7 May 2009 • 30 min
27. Clubbing Together
Aired 8 May 2009 • 30 min
28. Consequential Loss
Aired 11 May 2009 • 30 min
29. I Kissed a Girl
Aired 12 May 2009 • 30 min
30. Impact
Aired 13 May 2009 • 30 min
31. Under Pressure
Aired 14 May 2009 • 30 min
32. Worlds Apart
Aired 15 May 2009 • 30 min
33. Out Of Control
Aired 18 May 2009 • 30 min
34. Litmus
Aired 19 May 2009 • 30 min
35. Sound of Silence
Aired 20 May 2009 • 30 min
36. Bed Hopping Mad
Aired 27 May 2009 • 30 min
Melody's day takes a turn for the farcical when she becomes embroiled in a love triangle between three students. And Jimmi's attempts to save Melody from the wrath of Julia are scuppered when he gets stuck in an impossible situation.
37. Beating Around The Bush
Aired 22 May 2009 • 30 min
38. Hamilton Is Out
Aired 26 May 2009 • 30 min
39. Bed Hopping Mad
Aired 27 May 2009 • 30 min
40. Some Romance
Aired 28 May 2009 • 30 min
41. No Going Back
Aired 29 May 2009 • 30 min
42. Carpe Diem
Aired 1 June 2009 • 30 min
43. Musical Bumps
Aired 2 June 2009 • 30 min
44. Red Letter Day - Part 1
Aired 3 June 2009 • 30 min
45. Red Letter Day - Part 2
Aired 4 June 2009 • 30 min
46. No Rest for the Wicked
Aired 5 June 2009 • 30 min
47. Chicken Boy
Aired 8 June 2009 • 30 min
48. The Lodger
Aired 9 June 2009 • 30 min
49. Heartfelt Gestures
Aired 10 June 2009 • 30 min
50. The Lion and The Lamb
Aired 11 June 2009 • 30 min
51. The Real Me
Aired 12 June 2009 • 30 min
52. Prejudice and Pride
Aired 15 June 2009 • 30 min
53. Crisis? What Crisis?
Aired 6 July 2009 • 30 min
54. The Real World
Aired 7 July 2009 • 30 min
55. An Englishman's Home
Aired 8 July 2009 • 30 min
56. Dummy
Aired 9 July 2009 • 30 min
57. Booty Call
Aired 10 July 2009 • 30 min
58. Turkish Delight
Aired 13 July 2009 • 30 min
59. Beneath the Surface
Aired 14 July 2009 • 30 min
60. New Labour
Aired 15 July 2009 • 30 min
61. Tracing The Lines
Aired 16 July 2009 • 30 min
62. Art of War
Aired 17 July 2009 • 30 min
63. Debut
Aired 20 July 2009 • 30 min
64. Gentlemen's Excuse Me
Aired 21 July 2009 • 30 min
65. But For the Grace of God
Aired 22 July 2009 • 30 min
66. Vera Pym
Aired 23 July 2009 • 30 min
67. History Repeated
Aired 24 July 2009 • 30 min
68. Toys
Aired 27 July 2009 • 30 min
69. Chef's Secret
Aired 28 July 2009 • 30 min
70. What Will Be, Will Be
Aired 29 July 2009 • 30 min
71. The Macgyvers
Aired 30 July 2009 • 30 min
72. Dolly Mixtures
Aired 31 July 2009 • 30 min
73. No Way Out
Aired 3 August 2009 • 30 min
74. Tears For Souvenirs
Aired 4 August 2009 • 30 min
75. It's Good to Talk
Aired 5 August 2009 • 30 min
76. Surrender
Aired 6 August 2009 • 30 min
77. A Bit of a Pickle
Aired 7 August 2009 • 30 min
78. Choices
Aired 10 August 2009 • 30 min
79. Hot Milk and Butterscotch
Aired 11 August 2009 • 30 min
80. The People at the Top of the Stairs
Aired 12 August 2009 • 30 min
81. Magic
Aired 13 August 2009 • 30 min
82. Gone to The Dogs
Aired 14 August 2009 • 30 min
83. Face to Face
Aired 17 August 2009 • 30 min
84. All About My Mother
Aired 18 August 2009 • 30 min
85. There's No Telling - Part 1
Aired 19 August 2009 • 30 min
86. There's No Telling - Part 2
Aired 20 August 2009 • 30 min
87. In The Cold Hard Light of Day
Aired 21 August 2009 • 30 min
88. Puncture Repair
Aired 24 August 2009 • 30 min
89. Empty Nest
Aired 25 August 2009 • 30 min
90. Clowntime is Over
Aired 26 August 2009 • 30 min
91. Cradle to Grave
Aired 27 August 2009 • 30 min
92. If You Love Somebody
Aired 28 August 2009 • 30 min
93. All That Glitters
Aired 1 September 2009 • 30 min
94. Basic Instincts
Aired 2 September 2009 • 30 min
95. Guidance
Aired 3 September 2009 • 30 min
96. Shadow
Aired 4 September 2009 • 30 min
97. Toss of a Coin
Aired 7 September 2009 • 30 min
98. Hello, Hello, Hello
Aired 8 September 2009 • 30 min
99. Get a Life
Aired 9 September 2009 • 30 min
100. His Coy Mistress
Aired 10 September 2009 • 30 min
101. Maternal Instincts
Aired 11 September 2009 • 30 min
102. Trophy Girlfriend
Aired 14 September 2009 • 30 min
103. Fifteen Minutes
Aired 15 September 2009
A man arrested for possessing indecent images of children is talked into hanging himself by one of the cops on duty. Karen tries on a rubber outfit to try and spice up her marriage, much to Zara's amusement. A devious Michelle gets Jimmi his radio job back, but doesn't tell him.
104. The Very Thought of You
Aired 16 September 2009 • 30 min
105. The Open Road
Aired 17 September 2009 • 30 min
106. Last Supper in Suburbia
Aired 18 September 2009 • 30 min
107. Volte Face
Aired 21 September 2009 • 30 min
Rob breaks down a house door to discover a young boy has stabbed a man inside. Lily gives a hand, but with terrible consequences. Zara has the chance of a free holiday to Africa with a hot married man. Karen finds a pair of woman's sexy red knickers in Jack's room.
108. Bad Hair Day
Aired 22 September 2009 • 30 min
109. Harry - The Arrow Flies
Aired 23 September 2009 • 30 min
110. Teotwawki
Aired 24 September 2009 • 30 min
111. The Good Cowboy
Aired 25 September 2009 • 30 min
Rob meets up with a man who says he gets messages from car number plates. Karen goes to see Jack at university, much to Jack's horror. Karen struggles with her emotions after Jack's departure to university, while Daniel and Jimmi see a gorgeous girl, Chloe, at the Icon Bar, and end up competing for her affections.
112. Wake Up Call
Aired 28 September 2009 • 30 min
113. The Black Widow
Aired 29 September 2009 • 30 min
114. Guilty Party
Aired 30 September 2009 • 30 min
115. Billy Boy
Aired 1 October 2009 • 30 min
116. Nobody
Aired 2 October 2009 • 30 min
Jimmi goes to a funeral, and bumps into a tramp who says he knows the deceased. Heston's ex-wife turns up at his house, much to his and Lily's surprise.
117. Reflected in Windows, Part 1
Aired 5 October 2009 • 30 min
118. Reflected in Windows, Part 2
Aired 6 October 2009 • 30 min
119. Love Knot
Aired 7 October 2009 • 30 min
Hot Zara returns from a sexual indiscretion with a married 'Afrikana Hunk', and is called out to a house call at a farm in the middle of nowhere. Trouble is afoot though.
120. Bundle of Joy
Aired 8 October 2009 • 30 min
121. Mr Jelly
Aired 9 October 2009 • 30 min
122. I'll Keep Holding On
Aired 12 October 2009 • 30 min
123. A Manny about the House
Aired 13 October 2009 • 30 min
124. The Romantics
Aired 14 October 2009 • 30 min
Cherry deals with an old romantic and a love triangle. Both she and Heston have big decisions to make.
125. The Great Escape
Aired 15 October 2009 • 30 min
126. Leaving God
Aired 16 October 2009 • 30 min
127. Now You See It
Aired 19 October 2009 • 30 min
128. Soul Mates
Aired 20 October 2009 • 30 min
129. The Hunter
Aired 21 October 2009 • 30 min
130. The Informant
Aired 22 October 2009 • 30 min
131. Baby Love
Aired 23 October 2009 • 30 min
132. Rivals
Aired 26 October 2009 • 30 min
133. Slice of Life
Aired 27 October 2009 • 30 min
134. Reverberation
Aired 28 October 2009 • 30 min
Julia is shocked when a woman who has chlamydia, turns up at her friend's husbands funeral. Heston starts to have doubts that Christine may have been using him all along.
135. Love All
Aired 29 October 2009 • 30 min
136. Dead Honest
Aired 30 October 2009 • 30 min
137. Family Values
Aired 2 November 2009 • 30 min
Jack tells his parents about him losing his term's money on a bet. Simon ruins a racist's day - a party member of the British Pride Party. Jimmi gets a 'Golden Microphone' nomination for his radio show. Scott saves Cherry from a mugging, or did he plan it all?
138. Blind Faith
Aired 3 November 2009 • 30 min
139. Worst Critic
Aired 4 November 2009 • 30 min
Jimmi's patient is stuck in the past, and thinks it's the time of the Suez Canal Crisis. An elderly art teacher gets her revenge on an obnoxious art critic, with Michelle's help.
140. Great Expectations
Aired 5 November 2009 • 30 min
141. Dr Who?
Aired 6 November 2009 • 30 min
142. Robbed
Aired 9 November 2009 • 30 min
143. Shackled
Aired 10 November 2009 • 30 min
144. Growing Pains
Aired 11 November 2009 • 30 min
Immie pretends to live in the past to try and please her dad, by being the perfect daughter. She cooks and everything. Michelle helps an asthmatic teenage girl, whose attention seeking behavior is rather annoying. Jimmi gets a tie in the post.
145. Up The Garden Path
Aired 12 November 2009 • 30 min
146. Cold Light of Day
Aired 13 November 2009 • 30 min
147. Bully For You
Aired 16 November 2009 • 30 min
148. Joan of Park
Aired 17 November 2009 • 30 min
149. The End of the Line
Aired 18 November 2009 • 30 min
150. Once Upon a Time
Aired 19 November 2009 • 30 min
151. Nowhere to Run
Aired 20 November 2009 • 30 min
152. New Dawn
Aired 23 November 2009 • 30 min
153. Duality
Aired 24 November 2009 • 30 min
154. The Perfect Face For Radio
Aired 25 November 2009 • 30 min
155. Hurt
Aired 26 November 2009 • 30 min
156. Crushed
Aired 27 November 2009 • 30 min
157. Far from the Tree
Aired 30 November 2009 • 30 min
158. Who Cares?
Aired 1 December 2009 • 30 min
159. Food, Love and Money
Aired 2 December 2009 • 30 min
160. Pictures of You
Aired 3 December 2009 • 30 min
161. Harry - Architect Of Fortune
Aired 4 December 2009 • 30 min
162. Harry - A Decorous Death
Aired 7 December 2009 • 30 min
163. Sick of Trying
Aired 8 December 2009 • 30 min
164. Driving Miss Crazy
Aired 9 December 2009 • 30 min
165. Equally Cursed and Blessed
Aired 10 December 2009 • 30 min
166. Perspective
Aired 11 December 2009 • 30 min
Immie's college art exhibition goes awry and annoys her parents when she meets a former burlesque artist and ends up taking most of her clothes off. The Christmas tree competition gets serious, though Michelle is rubbish at it.
167. A Little of What You Fancy
Aired 14 December 2009 • 30 min
168. O Christmas Tree
Aired 15 December 2009 • 30 min
169. Mistletoe, Sushi and Mulled Wine
Aired 16 December 2009 • 30 min
170. Dead Serious
Aired 17 December 2009 • 30 min
171. Cold Comfort
Aired 18 December 2009 • 30 min
172. Mystery at Moot Point
Aired 4 January 2010 • 30 min
173. Swansong
Aired 5 January 2010 • 30 min
174. The Standstill
Aired 6 January 2010 • 30 min
175. Dance to Keep from Crying
Aired 7 January 2010 • 30 min
Michelle's mum has had a pain, and the hospital has seen a 'shadow'. So she goes to see Michelle. Julia, still worried about Jimmi's lack of appearance, goes to Rob for help. Jimmi meanwhile, is still chained to a bed post, being force-fed bacon sandwiches and drugs. Sissy introduces him to Veronica and Victoria.
176. Basting The Turkey
Aired 8 January 2010 • 30 min
177. Season Lying For Britain
Aired 11 January 2010 • 30 min
178. Primes and Misdemeanours
Aired 12 January 2010 • 30 min
179. Hairy Potter and The Disorderly Felix
Aired 13 January 2010 • 30 min
180. Reckless
Aired 14 January 2010 • 30 min
181. Too Close to Home
Aired 15 January 2010 • 30 min
182. Mixed Doubles
Aired 18 January 2010 • 30 min
Jimmi is still tied up. Sissy, dressed like 'Baby Jane', kisses him all the time, but Jimmi scares her off by shouting 'sex' at her. Julia keeps trying to convince the others that something is not quite right. Sexy Gloria keeps teasing her boyfriend, and has an appointment with Dr Daniel. She wants the pill.
183. A Taste of Freedom
Aired 19 January 2010 • 30 min
184. Divide and Conquer
Aired 20 January 2010 • 30 min
Still kept captive by the Juggins, Jimmi tries to wrestle back some control. Rob realises what a mountain he has to climb to find the missing doctor
185. Plan B
Aired 21 January 2010 • 30 min
186. Letting Go
Aired 22 January 2010 • 30 min
Jimmi finds himself in a hospital bed, safe and sound from the crazy Juggins', who get sectioned. Julia has to fend off a pushy journalist. Charlie tries to help a woman who can't cry.
187. Master Of The Universe - Monday
Aired 25 January 2010 • 30 min
Jack's university friend Lewis is a troubled boy. His essays at univ are always violent, he keeps having flashbacks to a young schoolgirl he knew, and he is obsessed with video games, especially one called Trigger King. His lecturer is worried about him, and tells Simon, but he moves into the Hollins house for a while. Immie gets scared though when he knows all the victims on her 'victims of gun crime' montage. Some of the doctors are preparing for the university Founders Ball.
188. Master Of The Universe - Tuesday
Aired 26 January 2010 • 30 min
Lewis is staying at the Hollins house, and he's getting weirder. Ellie can't get his mum's ring off her finger, and it's getting red, so Lewis threatens to cut her finger off, and Jack has a go at her too. Ellie tells Sia, so she confronts Lewis. Sia also gives him rotten marks for his course work, and says his book is violent rubbish. Both Ellie and Sia go to Simon, who is starting to get concerned. Rob sees his inspector about a possible promotion, and is told he's no chance.
189. Master of the Universe: Wednesday
Aired 27 January 2010 • 30 min
Sia recovers from the fire at the university. She is convinced Lewis set it off. Simon believes her, but no-one else does. Lewis and Jack organize a boycott of all her lessons. Sia confronts Lewis, who admits to her that he did it, and she deserved it. He shows her his gun video, and makes her really scared. Still the police wont act though.
190. Master of the Universe: Thursday - Judgement Day
Aired 28 January 2010 • 30 min
Lewis freaks Immie out, but still no one will believe her. He finally flips though when he gets Jack, Sia, Ellie and Ned to the university under false pretenses. Karen goes to find Jack after finally being convinced by Immie, and finds herself in the middle of it all, when Lewis storms in brandishing a big gun. A shot rings out.
191. Master of the Universe
Aired 29 January 2010 • 30 min
Lewis holds the hostages at gunpoint. Simon and the police storm in after the shooting, and it all gets rather heated. Simon tries to keep Sia alive, and the Ball gets ruined, but will Lewis shoot anyone else? Immie burns her art project.
192. Hasta La Vista
Aired 1 February 2010 • 30 min
193. Mr Donormight
Aired 2 February 2010 • 30 min
194. Three Go Wild
Aired 3 February 2010 • 30 min
195. Good For the Soul
Aired 4 February 2010 • 30 min
196. Coming To Get You
Aired 5 February 2010 • 30 min
Harvey can't drink from the water tap, is scared of the phone, and is seeing little gray men. Lily thinks his medication is being messed with. Cherry, Ruth and Michelle decide to give Charlie what they think he wants, namely them. He gets scared. Immie starts dressing completely differently, to get down with her culture...now that she's a lesbian. Jimmi's OCD seems to have gone away, since the kidnapping.
197. The Long and Short of It
Aired 8 February 2010 • 30 min
198. The Bigger Man
Aired 9 February 2010 • 30 min
199. A Pill for Every Ill
Aired 10 February 2010 • 30 min
200. Love Lies Bleeding
Aired 11 February 2010 • 30 min
201. No Distance Left to Run
Aired 12 February 2010 • 30 min
Zara has an uncomfortable first meeting with Matthew's mum, Judith, who is over from Hong Kong. She has the oddest feeling that they have met before. She makes an appointment with Daniel at the surgery, and gives Zara a warning. Charlie directs his charming manner to a woman who finds out her son has been taking her HRT tablets because he wants to become a transsexual.
202. Angel
Aired 15 March 2010
A dying potter and her young student find a box from 21 years ago, unfortunately the artist smashes what's inside it. Her student deliberately cuts herself with the shards while trying to find out why she stopped making things. Then Rob turns up. Zara calls in her favor from Daniel when she asks him to seduce Matthew's mom Judith. Charlie takes Heston to a Viking themed lap dancing club.
203. Daddy's Girl
Aired 16 February 2010 • 30 min
204. Too Little, Too Late
Aired 17 February 2010 • 30 min
205. To be Perfect
Aired 18 February 2010 • 30 min
206. Bad Abba
Aired 19 February 2010 • 30 min
207. Yetis on the Golf Course
Aired 22 February 2010 • 30 min
208. Loving Memory
Aired 23 February 2010 • 30 min
209. Eyes Open
Aired 24 February 2010 • 30 min
210. Rebecca's Dream
Aired 25 February 2010 • 30 min
211. The Others
Aired 26 February 2010 • 30 min
Simon gets caught between two of his best mates, soon to be married. Only he's having an affair with her Maid of Honor, who also happens to be his adopted sister. Daniel has a lunchtime kissing session with Judith, and Zara's in the bushes taking photos. Matthew then proposes to her.
212. Unmoved
Aired 1 March 2010 • 30 min
Jack goes for a round of job interviews, lies on his application form, but manages to get a job. There's a sexy girl there whom he starts fancying. It's all a bit too much for him though. Lily goes and has a chat with Sapphire, and wonders if Immie will help her get down with the kids, or 'female youth culture'.
213. When We Were Young
Aired 2 March 2010 • 30 min
214. Skunk Show
Aired 3 March 2010 • 30 min
215. Faith
Aired 4 March 2010 • 30 min
216. 6 Underground
Aired 5 March 2010 • 30 min
Daniel's patient tells him that his girlfriend is missing - she went to the shops and never came back. He has panic attacks. All is not what it seems though, as she is nearer than everyone thinks. Cherry wants to drag Simon to a gay roller camp, only he doesn't want to go. They argue. Lily meets up with Sapphire, hoping to impress her with her new found Emo knowledge.
217. Climb Every Mountain
Aired 8 March 2010 • 30 min
Michelle deals with a depressed amputee soldier. She makes him climb the local mountain to cheer him up. At lunch, Matthew finally introduces Zara to his dad, Ian, much to Ian's horror. Simon really likes Will's ambulance, so he asks him out on a date.
218. Bleeding
Aired 9 March 2010 • 30 min
219. My Best Effort
Aired 10 March 2010 • 30 min
220. Dead Weird
Aired 11 March 2010 • 30 min
221. Hell Hath No Fury
Aired 12 March 2010 • 30 min
Zara puts on her finest stockings, and reddest lipstick to knock 'em dead at the business launch. Her plan to ruin Ian's life is nearing completion, but how far will she go? It's the day of Charlie's charity car wash, but people start getting dubious when it seems he only wants the girls to take part, and asks them to wear tight t-shirts.
222. Birth Of The Blues
Aired 15 March 2010 • 30 min
Daniel goes round to see Zara, who has called in sick following the events of last week. She shows him the recording she made of Ian's confession. Jimmi helps an aging pop star, who has a bad throat and a pregnant wife. He wants to kick-start his career again. Sapphire finally moves in with Lily. Heston doesn't want to know. Zara dumps Matthew, tears all round.
223. Relative Strangers
Aired 16 March 2010 • 30 min
224. Occupational Hazards
Aired 17 March 2010 • 30 min
A famous and beautiful woman, who is the head of a natural skincare company goes to the Granger Clinic to have some work done. Unfortunately a nosy journalist tries to get all the medical info out of Ruth. Charlie gets called out to visit a sexy blonde, though when he arrives he finds her on her back, dressed in fishnet stockings and a Basque.
225. A Child Called Moon
Aired 18 March 2010 • 30 min
226. Fear of the Dark: Part One
Aired 19 March 2010 • 30 min
227. Fear of the Dark: Part Two
Aired 22 March 2010 • 30 min
Karen spends the night in prison, after the discovery of the dead stranger in the boot of her car. She is questioned for ages. The fake lo-cum who murdered him is still going around pretending to be the murder victim. Lily and Simon delve into who got Sapphire hooked on drugs.
228. Roleplay
Aired 23 March 2010 • 30 min
229. Last Cut
Aired 24 March 2010 • 30 min
One of Simon's patients has decided to spend his time fishing, instead of taking his cancer medication. Charlie announces that he hopes everyone will perform a tap dance for a charity show. They are all reticent, until Charlie shows them all how to do it - he can really tap!
230. Risky Business
Aired 25 March 2010 • 30 min
231. Freddie's Final Fling
Aired 26 March 2010 • 30 min
232. Save The Children
Aired 29 March 2010
Lily gets called in to help Rob deal with two young scumbags. They admit to having raped a missing young girl. And there may be more than one. Sapphire spends the day with Immie and Jack, only Karen isn't too happy, especially when Sapphire chats up Jack. Ruth gets a shock when Smithy mentions children.
233. Friend Indeed
Aired 30 March 2010 • 30 min
234. Mother's Help
Aired 31 March 2010 • 30 min
Charlie has a severe case of gout, so has to drop out of the tap auditions. It all looks like a disaster when Lily steps in to take the lead. Luckily she is a brilliant dancer. Sapphire is impressed by this and decides she would like to stay with her, so Lily announces she wants to take some time off, so leaves to take care of Sapphire. She has Chromes disease. Diana thinks her nanny is having an affair with her husband and wants to take her baby. Zara gets involved, it could be a case of post-natal psychosis.