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David and Katie wonder whether they should call the police when belongings start flying through the windows of another house on the Close. Ron tries to keep his temper, and avoid being splattered by pigeons, in London. Terry may be acquiring a new lodger.
Lee wants nothing more to do with Eddie and Rosie. When Sammy has another hangover, David finds Louise trying to make her own breakfast. Ron receives a fax, but doesn't read it carefully enough. There is another garage sale on the Close.
After seven years of marriage, the Farnhams cannot decide who the Dire Straits CD belongs to. David and Sinbad attempt to install a lawn sprinkler, and there is a case of mistaken identity in the bathroom.
Susannah visits Patricia. Eddie and Rosie go their separate ways.......or do they? Katie has had enough of looking after Louise, and so has David - but Sammy goes out anyway. Word comes through that one of the prisoners in Thailand will be released, but who will it be?
Jacqui tells Sammy about the problems Katie has been having. Max makes a final effort to persuade Patricia to stay. Jimmy vows to continue fighting to secure another release from Thailand.
David is keen for Jacqui to buy the Banks' house so that he can use his own bathroom more often. But Sinbad is interested in both the house and the "Gift Box" premises, where he may be in competition with Bev. Meanwhile, Susannah is looking for somewhere to stay.......
Lindsey can't bring herself to leave the house, but Jimmy has a plan to coax her out. Jacqui and Sinbad both try to find out how much the other is willing to bid for number 9. Susannah tells Max that Dil has stopped paying the rent on her flat, so she will have to move out.
David moves in with Max, but leaves his statue of the Balinese God with the girls, despite their protestations that he might more greatly appreciate its artistic beauty. Katie threatens to report Sammy to the social services if she doesn't start looking after Louise properly. Sinbad finds Lindsey in a state of panic after a confrontation with Ron and Bev.
After hearing the rumours Bev is spreading, Jimmy decides not to campaign for Mike's release any more, and Jackie slaps her across the face. Susannah lands at Max's with the children - and David, in Max's absence, lets them stay. Sinbad and Jacqui continue to try to discourage each other from bidding for number 9, but someone's effort at sabotage does not go unnoticed.
Jimmy offers Ron everything he has left in the Thailand fund - £
Terry is looking for bar staff, and there is no shortage of applicants, but are they suitable? Ron wants to follow Lindsey to catch Gary, but no-one else is willing to help. Susannah tries to tempt Max to stay in for the night, and a new family move into the Close.
Terry interviews for the new bar job. Gary tries to explain his actions to Lindsey, and offers her a deal. Bel gets off on the wrong foot with Bev by mistaking Ron for her father.
Ollie tells Danny that he has to get up early to do a paper round. Mick helps Sinbad on a buying trip which takes longer than expected. Jackie is concerned when Lindsey goes missing again. David and Susannah insists that Max joins them for supper at the Simpsons', but will Max be able to remember how many times he has been married?
Jimmy and Ron take Gary to the police station, but what action will the police take this time? The arrival of the Bradleys means good news for Sinbad, but maybe not such good news for Bel and Ollie. Jackie is appalled to hear Lindsey's plans.
Jimmy doesn't think he has a chance of getting a job at the petrol station, so Jackie applies instead. Danny has problems at his new school. Susannah tells Max they should wash separately as well as live separately, but will he listen?
Mick interrupts a fight between Danny and Tinhead, but who will Leo blame it on? Max's reluctance to co-operate with Susannah forces her into appointing a housekeeper who he may not have chosen. There are only two seats available on the Bangkok flight, so who will go with Ron?
DD suggests that the family go to pray together for Mike, but Bev declines. Bel and Ollie tell David they have been treated frostily by one of their neighbours - but which one? Jackie goes to ask Max for a job for Jimmy, causing arguments in both households.
Sinbad finds a part-time book-keeper, at a price. Jackie is still searching for a job for Jimmy, and may at last have made progress. Lindsey blames herself for what has happened to Mike, and intends to stay with Gary.
Sinbad tries a spot of match-making with Mick and Val. Mike is determined to see Lindsey again, but there are still some obstacles to overcome. When Nat doesn't contact Jules for a week, she visits the Close to find out why.
Bel discovers Danny is still at home, and insists that he goes back to school. Bev is frustrated by DD's continued presence and influence. Georgia tells her mother that she has made a big mistake. Susannah is determined to win Max back, but he is trying to find a flat to move her into, and ends up having to move out himself.
Danny is still not going to school, and encourages Leo to join him. Jimmy is not made welcome when he takes over Sinbad's window round - Jacqui blames him when Katie's watch goes missing, Ron sends him packing, Susannah makes the decisions at number 7 now that Max has moved out, and he interrupts a surprisingly tender moment between Georgia and Nat.
Jackie sends Jimmy away to work for Billy in Basingstoke. Danny attempts to educate Leo. Nat wants to look at a flat, but Georgia comes too, and they are surprised to discover someone is already living there. Mick visits Val at her gym, but she is asking a lot of questions about Sinbad. Sammy's attempts to get Max alone are thwarted.
Max and David decide to regain entry to number 7, but they discover that the locks have been changed. Sinbad now knows Val's motives, and must decide whether to take the bait. Mick receives a visitor bringing unbelievable news about Leo. Georgia tells Bel that she has left her husband and is moving back home.
Max is forced to summon help when the VATman swoops, and it could cost him dearly. Called to the headmaster, Mick confronts the Simpsons, but they don't believe Leo's story. Jackie realises that Lindsey is desperately unhappy to be back with Gary.
Lindsey tells Gary she will stay with him as promised, but romance is out of the question. Bel feels that she should explain to Danny why he has to go to Brookside Comprehensive, but Ollie refuses to let her. It is Sammy's birthday - and, suspecting that she has a crush on Max, Susannah asks him to get her a present.......
Nat wants to bring the wedding forward, but Jules win't let him. Jackie is horrified by the state that Lindsey turns up in, and vows to take action. Susannah wants Max to give her more involvement in the restaurant. Val asks Sinbad on a date, but then he meets someone else.......
Max finds it difficult to explain to David how he ended up in bed with Susannah again. Bev agrees to keep quiet about something she finds out from Jackie, but will she? Jules confides in Georgia about a delicate problem Nat is having.
Val gives Mick something to think about. Nat is amazed to hear what Jules has told Georgia. Mike asks Lindsey to promise not to go back to Gary, and considers moving to America. Sammy's plans for Max look likely to succeed.
Both Val and Fee are chasing Sinbad, and Mick isn't amused. Danny has another idea about how to reduce Leo's workload. Nat objects when Georgia wants to join him in the shower. Ron and Jackie decide to try to bring Mike and Lindsey together, and Sammy tells Susannah she has slept with Max.
Bel gets a job offer. Max suggests that Susannah lets Sammy go - but she knows why! Martin arrives to see Georgia, but will she be willing to talk to him? Ron tries to solve the parking problem, and Sinbad has an excess of both admirers and lunches.
Jackie tries to convince Lindsey to go to the party-for-two that she and Ron have arranged. When Bel's job offer is withdrawn, she tells Ron what he can do with his bollard. Sammy is furious when Max sacks her, and when Leo gets a good grade for the homework Danny obtained for him, Tinhead wants to join in.
Susannah discovers that Max has sacked Sammy, and reinstates her. Tinhead gets an "A" for his homework, but still isn't satisfied. Sinbad's women make him do too much exercise on the tennis court and dance floor, and Ron disapproves of Bev's attempts to help resolve the parking problems.
Mick tells Val he is now taking steroid tablets, but she isn't convinced that it is a good idea. Mike receives a tempting offer, Jacqui returns from Tenerife, and David prepares to go to France, believing that Patricia should be told what has been going on at home.
Georgia can't believe that Nat doesn't need her any more. Danny plans to turn the tables on Tinhead, but Leo thinks he may be making a big mistake. Susannah gives Max a chance to be honest, but he denies having any relationship with Sammy. Mike and Lindsey go to the beach.
Bel and Ollie are concerned when Georgia doesn't come home. Then Ollie discovers that Bev has clamped his car. Thanks to Susannah, the residents find that there are a lot of real bargains to be had at the charity auction.
Max returns home, and discovers that a lot of his neighbours are wearing his clothes. Katie tries to convince Sammy that history is repeating itself. Mike and Lindsey go shopping for rings, but come back with something else.
Jacqui wants to telephone Social Services about Sammy, but Katie believes it is too much of a risk. Susannah suggests to Max that she should leave, but he asks her to stay. Tinhead is furious when he discovers that he has been set up. Ollie tries to cheer Nat up with a Georgia-free night out.
Jimmy starts work at the pizza parlour. When Georgia returns, Nat has to admit that she was right about Jules. Although Danny escapes from Tinhead, Leo is beaten up, and Mick's reaction looks likely to lead to more trouble.
When Ollie asks Mick for an explanation of the incident involving Danny, and receives some of the same treatment, Val confides in Sinbad that Mick is taking steroids. Jacqui and Peter have high hopes for the Hair Fayre, but Bev and Fee muscle in on their chat with the judge, and Max and Susannah don't get quite the kind of publicity that they expect.
Both Bev and Jackie have ideas for the engagement buffet, but can they reach a compromise? Susannah demands proof of Sammy's latest assertion, but can she deliver it? Sinbad's efforts to help Mick are not appreciated.
JC wants to sort out some wedding details, but Nat is more intent on stalling. Half of Mike and Lindsey's families are refusing to attend their engagement party, and the other half are still arguing about it.
After the engagement party fiasco, the Dixons' and Corkhills' next disagreement is over where the nearly-weds will live. Mick takes part in his body-building competition, but Leo doesn't want to go, hopes he loses, and is pleased when he injures himself. Max and Susannah confront Sammy again, and Katie forces her to tell the truth.
Susannah discovers Matthew and Emily's hidden school reports and worries that they need extra tuition, but agrees with Max that their holiday will go ahead. There is a gate-crasher at the Simpsons' wedding rehearsal, but that's not the only hitch.
Mick arranges to have a body-wax at Jacqui's, but has second thoughts when he discovers who will be doing it. The Farnhams' journey to the Cotswolds is full of vomit and "plop" - and when they arrive, they find that their holiday cottage is already occupied.
Val has plans for a holiday that include Sinbad, and she won't take no for an answer. Mike wants to interview people for a film about his experiences - but Jimmy is already being interviewed elsewhere. Nat wants to be alone with Georgia - but will his plans be frustrated by the Farnhams?
Mike and Lindsey are about to set off on holiday to America, but he wants to record an interview with her first. Jackie insists that Jimmy grasses on Macca to save his own job. There is a major surprise awaiting Max when he returns unexpectedly to the cottage.
Jimmy is still worrying about Macca, but Nat is much more worried that Max will tell his parents what he has seen. Can he produce a convincing explanation for why he was having sex with his sister?
Sammy tells a lie in order to entice Noel back. And, on Nat and Jules' wedding day, someone makes a dramatic entrance when the vicar asks whether there are any known impediments.......
