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- A Londoner escaping his shady past meets a feisty Yorkshire woman whose car breaks down. He helps her, and they embark on an unlikely journey together aboard her narrowboat business.
- Looking at the life of David Icke thus-far - a camera crew follows him as he reflects on his new-found fame as a conspiracy theorist. We get to hear the thoughts of his family, and watch as he prepares for a lengthy talk in front of a live audience at London's Brixton Academy.
- A Flying Squad officer is led a merry dance by gangsters from a London pub and, although he survives a brutal beating, he subsequently dies. Enter John Thaw's vengeful and unconventional copper Jack Regan.
- A dog finds a buried body. Reid considers her staffing options.
- A stake-out fails to catch the crooks, and speculation starts about an inside informer.
- Burnside has joined the National Crime Squad as a DCI. On his first assignment, he's on the trail of an illegal firearms dealer who's customizing guns and selling them on the black market.
- After the massacre at the shopping centre, young Ben has disappeared and left carnage in his wake. Burnside is even more determined to nail Holden, and bust the arms trafficking racket before anyone else is hurt. But, it seems he may not be the only person who's after Holden...
- In this next story, Burnside, Sam and Dave are on the trail of a 'signature' killer, who's murdered three women across the south-east - all of them strangled with a tie, with the dead bodies left in suggestive 'poses'. Burnside has his suspect, but Sam finds her own suspect too when she goes out on a limb to investigate around Beachy Head, where one of the victims was found. Has Burnside got his man - or could Sam be putting herself into danger as she pursues her own investigations using her own methods...
- With Burnside's blessing, Sam continues her dangerous undercover mission to lure Evans deeper into her web. But could it be that the original suspect, Forbes, has been overlooked too soon? With his reputation and, more importantly, Sam's life at stake, Burnside has to make some tough decisions.
- Burnside is livid when gangland boss Dale Vickers leaves court a free man - thanks to witness intimidation. Burnside then has to move fast to get his informant Tony and his family into a safe house, now that his identity has been revealed - but how safe will they be? Meanwhile, Dave goes undercover in a risky and dangerous mission to ensnare Vickers, as he and his crime syndicate look to make a multi-million pound money-laundering deal with the Russian mafia.
- Dave seems to have kept his cool, but Vickers is starting to have his suspicions about him as he starts to get jittery. The Russian money duly arrives at Vickers' country pad - and he has an imaginative way of storing it. As the final handover approaches, events take on an unexpected and dramatic turn - has Burnside overstepped the mark, or has he simply brought some desperate and uncomfortable truths out into the open.
- Having been invited to speak at the Rotary Club where Terry is the security guard, Arthur sees the chance to better himself by providing the catering for a local hotel. Terry, meanwhile, helps a young girl from Liverpool who wants to be a model but is ripped off by an unscrupulous photographer.
- Del employs younger brother Rodney as a member of Trotters' Independent Traders, despite warnings from his business colleagues. When Rodney decides to become the Trotters' financial adviser - monitoring the accounts and keeping Del's dodgy dealings in check - Del has second thoughts about their partnership. Cracks show in the partnership when Rodney inadvertently bungles a deal with Trigger. But despite Del's anger, it turns out that Rodder's advice would have prevented the purchase of 25 briefcases that are locked with the serial number inside. Del and Rodney have yet another row and 'Little Bruv' plans a career change. Desperate to make his mark on the world, Rodney decides to leave for Hong Kong - a great plan, if only he'd remembered his passport.
- After reading a book entitled 'Modern Men', Del elects to have a vasectomy but backs out when he finds that the doctor concerned is still angry about the faulty paint he sold him. With Cassandra pregnant Rodney is seeking a better-paid job and answers a newspaper advertisement, only to discover that it is as Del's assistant. Cassandra is rushed to hospital but she miscarries and, whilst comforting Rodney, Del bursts into tears.
- Strapped for cash as ever, Del is clearing Grandad's allotment, which has become a health hazard and where he finds some bottles of yellow liquid, which he dumps. He also finds a tap, hidden by rocks, but claims that there is an actual spring, yielding 'Peckham Spring Water'. Using a bottle of mineral water for the lab test he gets the water accepted and sold to a supermarket chain. Unfortunately he is unaware that it has been contaminated by the same yellow liquid he chucked in the reservoir and, as he turns out the light, the water starts to glow green.
- With the prospect of meaningful employment looking even more unlikely than ever, Shelley is left with no option other than to take up office temping work. He goes along on his first day with an open mind - and soon finds kindred spirits who seem to share his philosophy for a brave new world!
- The utility billls are piling up in the Shelley household but, with his ongoing unemployed status still unresolved, the money isn't actually there to pay them. Desperate measures are called for and, to his 'credit', Shelley gets himself down to the DHSS office to see if they can bail him out...
- Shelley gets a surprise invite to his mum Isobel's place for lunch - and not only that, Fran is invited too! Will Isobel's attempts to get the estranged couple back together over the meal table bear fruit - or will Shelley talk his way back into singledom?
- Shelley is busy rewiring the kitchen and installing spotlights - though he seems to be getting into a bit of a tangle. Worse still, there appears to be a serious case of dry rot under the stairs. Will some expert help enlighten him - or leave him left with his wires all crossed?
- Shelley is still gainfully unemployed - and his honest approach at interviews isn't exactly improving his job prospects. When an opportunity arises for a plum job at the foreign office, Fran and Mrs H feel a slightly different approach might see him going places...
- Shelley comes home from a rare hard day's work to find his apartment has been burgled! Despite the ever-presence of Desmond the security guard, no one seems to have seen or heard anything - and Shelley is left counting the cost of his missing toaster...
- Shelley has a bit of a rude awakening in the morning - he's somehow pulled his back during the night! After a visit to the library, and finally the doctor, he's still none the wiser as to the cause of his ailment. It seems that being a layabout isn't any guarantee from immunity to his perceived scourge of the working man...
- Mrs H comes over to babysit Emma, allowing Shelley and Fran a rare night out together at the cinema. The film doesn't quite live up to their expectations, so they retire to the pub - the only problem is, their funds are in short supply, and the topic of conversation soon turns to armageddon!
- Shelley's efforts at DIY at the new house are starting to take shape - well, he's managed to put up a shelf in the kitchen at least. All this hard graft though gets interrupted when his friend Paul comes to call - as usual, in a spot of bother. When the police later come calling, it seems they are also looking to nail something (or somebody) in the line of duty...
- Shelley is dragged back to reality as he endures a painful visit to the labour exchange to sign back on. He's prepared himself well though for the rocky road that lies ahead - but will his attempts to talk his way out of an honest day's work fall on deaf ears?
- Shelley & Fran are still struggling to pay the bills - and their misery is compounded further when Shelley's former Uni friend Den comes to visit. Not only does Den have m a good job and a flash car, but rather expensive culinary tastes... which threaten to eat a rather large hole in Shelley & Fran's pockets...
- Shelley's tube train gets stuck in a tunnel, and doesn't appear to be moving anytime soon. With terminal boredom ensuing, he decides the best course of action is to break the ice with his fellow-travellers and give them the benefit of his ready wit and repartee!
- Shelley is still reluctantly looking for work, and returns to the Easy Job Agency. He's in luck - there's a vacancy for a deep-fat chip fryer at the Dust Bowl burger bar, and it seems he's the man for the job. With his proverbial chips being down, will Shelley now be on a roll?
- Thomas gets to meet Sally's rather flash Uncle Leonard - who just so happens to be a showbiz agent. But, not long after, Leonard died suddenly of a heart attack - and it's left to Sally to sort things out. She'd known him since her childhood, and had an affection for him - but he could just have left her a nasty surprise. Could it be that Thomas may need to wave a magic wand to sort things out?
- Thomas's friend Barry 'The Plank' Kernon's wife seems to be making good money in her secret evening job as a bar 'hostess' - which is just as well, what with their mounting debts. Things take a turn though when a photographer comes into town, looking for some gritty snaps of the 'real' Yorkshire - it soon transpires that there may be something more than naked ambition behind his motives - as Barry is about to find out...
- Sally and Thomas get all dolled up for a charity dinner - with Sally one of the benefactors, generously donating £2000 to Nepalese orphans. But things don't quite go to plan, and she's left with a serious image problem for her boat hire business - not to mention a funny feeling her money won't be going quite where she'd hoped. Meanwhile, Thomas helps a man who has fallen on hard times.
- Sally and Thomas get a surprise visitor from Portugal - Ricardo, who claims his sister was also married to Sally's late hubby Stephen... while Sally was still legally married to him too. With an unfortunate case of bigamy looking likely, Sally and Thomas fly out to Portugal to sort things out. One of the women will inherit Stephen's estate - but only the one whom he married first... and can the other woman prove it? This is one holiday in the sun that could get a little heated...
- Sally and Thomas inadvertently become caught up in a deadly tangle when the body of one of the notorious Finch brothers - who recently died of a heart attack while burgling a mansion in France with his siblings - mysteriously turns up in his coffin at the canal. It seems that Sally's smarmy new man-friend may know something too - especially about the priceless diamond the brothers have stolen.
- Sally, now alone once more on her boat, has plans to start her own canal cruise hire company - but soon gets leaned on by some unscrupulous businessmen who don't want her plans to succeed. She could do with a little help from Thomas, now a minicab driver in Newcastle - but will he reply to her letter and get on board with her plans?
- Sally and Thomas are both separately owed money for services rendered by the same person - Nick Craven, dodgy boss of a local building company - and also part-time city councillor. Thomas attempts to get Nick to repay his debts - but at the same time, also discovers some shady goings on in the building world. When Sally isn't best impressed with Thomas's interference in her affairs, he attempts to inject some romance into their affairs of the heart instead.
- Sally is keen for Thomas to meet her dying old Uncle Horace for a drink - together with his daughter Pam and her partner Eric. Thomas doesn't exactly hit it off with the haughty couple - but wheelchair-bound old Yorkshireman Horace seems take rather a shine to him, despite an initial resistance to 'southern softies'. Meanwhile, Pippa seems to have fallen for one of Sally's potential customers - a thriller writer it seems with his own pens for charm...
- A year on from the events in Portugal, Thomas suddenly reappears back in Sally's life - albeit in a rather unexpected way. It seems he has set up his own rather quirky business, with new friend Vi - but could use a little help from Sally, and soon they are back on good terms. But, when Vi and Lively get into a bit of trouble out working for Thomas, it looks like they might also need some help - but definitely not of the medical variety...
- Thomas gets tracked down by a seedy-looking private detective - to tell him that his long-lost father has died, and there may be something in it for him. He and Sally head south to the coast at Dungeness, on the trail of Thomas's half-brother, whom he hasn't seen for years to sort things out - who also stands to benefit. But things don't seem quite right, and soon they find themselves caught up in a trail of deceit and deception. Could it be that the sea air won't be exactly be beneficial for their health?
- Thomas takes Sally on a nocturnal visit to pick up some novelty alarm clocks - but instead they inadvertently end up rescuing Europe's number one hitman... in a somewhat unlikely turn of events. He seems rather pleased to have been relieved of his 'Chicago Overcoat', and is keen to repay them for their trouble - but could it have deadly consequences?
- Thomas's new business gets a visit from the tax inspector - it seems bookkeeping isn't quite his strong suit. Meanwhile, an old friend of Sally's is in trouble when her husband walks out on her, and is desperate for Sally to come and help her out. With some taxing decisions to make, will Thomas and Sally make the right moves while they spend some time apart?
- With Sally away sunning herself in the Costa del Sol, Thomas and Pippa also find themselves on foreign soil - on the trail of Lively, who's suddenly disappeared back to Ireland. He's there to attend the funeral of the father of his childhood sweetheart - but it appears not everyone is very pleased to see him back on the Emerald Isle. Meanwhile, Thomas seems to be enjoying the Irish hospitality - and is in no hurry to go home!
- Thomas and Sally attend the twentieth wedding anniversary party of Sally's old friends Jane and Bill who, going by appearances, seem to be the perfect middle-aged, middle-class couple - with a rather predictably boring life to match. But, when they hire one of Sally's Lazy Days barges for their anniversary weekend, it's not all plain sailing when it transpires they're both secretly involved in illicit affairs...
- A girl goes missing after she leaves the pub.
- Datta appears in court and gets a hard time from the defence brief. Stringer is assaulted in a car park.
- Loxton and Stringer attend a domestic where the husband is one of their own.
- Shelley takes Phil to his first-ever soccer game, and attempts to educate him in the art of terrace etiquette. By chance, Carol and Graham are also in attendance - but in the rather more salubrious surroundings of the club chairman's private box. Could Shelley be on the attack - or about to score a massive own goal...
- Carol is convinced she's pregnant, and seeks Shelley's wisdom and advice as how to go forward. Graham also seems to be a changed man - but how will the perception of parenthood change the dynamic of the happy arrangement of James, Phil and his go-getting landlords?
- Shelley is left to contemplate the aging process - following slightly painful visits to his optician and dentist. But none of these are more painful than listening to Graham's depressing and lengthy outpourings over the his loss of beloved Carol!
- Ted's chances of beating the developers are helped when a TV company come to visit and interview him about his plight. Ted lays on his full poor-old-man act for cameras, but can't help noticing with his one good eye that the female reporter, Sue, just might make a good match for the love-starved Shelley...
- Shelley is looking for new digs, and lands up at the home of Ted Bishop - where a room is up for rent at a very reasonable cost. The only problem is that developers are closing in on the old man's house. Could Shelley be the perfect lodger to help keep the wrecking ball at bay with his own brand of verbal demolition?