About this season
A year, from Christmas to Christmas, in the lives of the Gardners.
Episodes (3)
1. The First Christmas
Aired 15 December 1986 • 60 min
It is Christmas and the whole Gardner family are gathered together for the first time in many years. But the events that follow will change their lives irrevocably and ensure that this is the last Christmas they will all spend together.
2. Spring and Autumn
Aired 16 December 1986 • 60 min
Joe prepares for his bicycle race as Sam has to come to a final decision about his marriage to Debbie and his overwhelming love for Kay. Anne discovers she is pregnant while Lindley awaits the birth of her first baby and Jack is introduced to the business world.
3. Christmas 86
Aired 17 December 1986 • 60 min
As the year comes full circle three couples kindle, reaffirm and extinguish romantic feelings.