Brookside: Season 15
Season 15 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Brookside Season 14.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 15 Progress Shield
Episode 1669 - Maggots
Jan 2, 1996 · 30 min
Lindsey is amazed when Jimmy gives his blessing for Gary's fishing trip to Holland. Rosie and Eddie try to convince Max that he has made a mistake and shouldn't prosecute Lee.
Episode 1670 - Up For The Job
Jan 3, 1996 · 30 min
Mike agrees to take Josh out for the afternoon, so he almost certainly has an ulterior motive. The Trading Post requires a new manageress, and fate takes a hand in determining the
Episode 1671 - Friendship
Jan 5, 1996 · 30 min
Max's insistence on prosecuting Lee provokes a confession from the real thief. Lindsey makes the most of Gary's continued absence, but then he returns. Mick and Sinbad try to fight
Episode 1672 - Not Wanted
Jan 9, 1996 · 30 min
Jimmy tries to help Gary get back into Lindsey's good books, but she is making a date with someone else. Max notices that Shane has spent the night at Jacqui's, and disbelieves Edd
Episode 1673 - Drugs Awareness
Jan 10, 1996 · 30 min
As rumours circulate and develop about her, Rosie realises that she has a problem. Can Julia cheer her up with stories about the past? Jacqui wonders if Katie is pregnant, and Jimm
Episode 1674 - Make Or Break Time
Jan 12, 1996 · 30 min
Jimmy decides that he should take the next trip to Holland. Lindsey tells Mike she has had second thoughts. Mo tries to reconcile Eddie and Rosie, and Rachel notices that some of t
Episode 1675 - Not A Word....
Jan 16, 1996 · 30 min
Shane invites Jacqui to come to Australia with him, but there's something she doesn't know. Terry finds something unexpected going on in his "Trading Post" stock room. Sarah has tw
Episode 1676 - Obsessed
Jan 17, 1996 · 30 min
Anxious to avoid his parents, Lee installs himself in Katie's kitchen. Terry loans his flat to Mike for the evening, but will he be able to make good use of it? Sarah chooses her n
Episode 1677 - Not Right
Jan 19, 1996 · 30 min
Jackie is appalled by someone she finds visiting the Corkhill home. Sinbad is surprised to find a gift waiting for him, and a birthday party all arranged - a week early. Katie also
Episode 1678 - Stress Management
Jan 23, 1996 · 30 min
When they refuse to buy Easter eggs, Max and Patricia are given guidance in relaxation techniques. Jimmy discovers that a few unexpected things have happened while he has been in H
Episode 1679 - Headaches
Jan 24, 1996 · 30 min
Lindsey tells Jackie how she feels about Mike, and is amazed by her reaction. Mick and Sinbad's garage gym attracts a few visitors, but Eddie is more interested in something he ove
Episode 1680 - She's Dead
Jan 26, 1996 · 30 min
Although Jimmy's painting survives a hail of bullets through the Corkhills' window, not all of the household do. Lindsey is appalled to discover what has been going on, and blames
Episode 1681 - All Heart
Jan 30, 1996 · 30 min
Bev receives a letter from the advertising agency, but Ron thinks it may just be a con. Jimmy tries to make number 10 spotless, and tells Gary to dispose of the remaining drugs - b
Episode 1682 - Dead Important
Jan 31, 1996 · 30 min
Jimmy and Gary call at the Dixons', but they aren't looking for Lindsey. Bev's attempts to run the Trading Post meet with some resistance. Katie finds out that Lee saw her eating a
Episode 1683 - Drug Dealers
Feb 2, 1996 · 30 min
Lee finds Rosie reading one of his love letters, but refuses to give anything away. Ron checks the books of the Trading Post, and isn't impressed. Jacqui is devastated to find that
Episode 1684 - Second Thoughts
Feb 6, 1996 · 30 min
Eddie is not happy about the new sleeping arrangements at the flat, but Sarah wonders if he should move out entirely. Lee posts a letter to Katie, but has second thoughts and retri
Episode 1685 - Rug Dealer
Feb 7, 1996 · 30 min
Sinbad receives a letter from his mother, but is it good news or bad? Jacqui tries to get Katie a job, but she doesn't want it. Sarah and Eddie go bowling, while Gary invites Mike
Episode 1686 - Cocktails
Feb 9, 1996 · 30 min
Gary receives several hoax calls for taxis, which Jimmy realises must be from Jacqui. Then the rat-catcher arrives....... Katie has a job interview, Julia goes with her, and they b
Episode 1687 - Reap What You Sow
Feb 13, 1996 · 30 min
When his business premises are vandalised, Jimmy wants to call it a day, but Gary isn't convinced that they should. Rosie asks Eddie to come home. Lee paints his bedroom and invite
Episode 1688 - Sad And Single
Feb 14, 1996 · 30 min
Mike takes his fifth driving test, already facing the prospect of a first conviction. Sarah suggests a night out for Eddie.......with Mick, Sinbad and Terry. There is a tempting of
Episode 1689 - Nothing To Say
Feb 16, 1996 · 30 min
Patricia reveals more postcards revealing that her parents are even further apart. When Jacqui goes to lay a wreath on Tony's grave, she finds someone else there. Lee tries to help
Episode 1690 - Frying Pans
Feb 20, 1996 · 30 min
Rosie tells Sarah that Eddie has found another woman. Mike reveals his plans to Ron. Max and Patricia'a advert appears in the press, but so does something else. The annual pancake
Episode 1691 - Ketchup
Feb 21, 1996 · 30 min
Gary refuses to let Lindsey see Kylie unless she comes back to him. Sarah throws Eddie out of the flat. Max receives a tip-off about the identity of the mystery diner he needs to i
Episode 1692 - High Flier
Feb 22, 1996 · 30 min
Mick finds someone with nowhere else to go sleeping on his floor. Ron reads up on eating disorders, determined to help Katie, and appeals for Jimmy's help to reunite Kylie with her
Episode 1693 - Hold Your Plums
Feb 27, 1996 · 30 min
Katie is reluctant to go to a clinic, but Ron agrees to take her. Rosie tells Sarah that Eddie is back home, and thanks her for looking after him. Max is invited to a radio station
Episode 1694 - Stitched Up
Feb 28, 1996 · 30 min
Sarah tells Eddie she is going home. Max reveals his "new image" to Patricia. Terry discovers that Helen wants him to give a talk to the university flying club. Mike and Lindsey pr
Episode 1695 - Naughty Boy
Mar 1, 1996 · 30 min
Ron is summoned to the police station, and Bev is furious when she discovers what he is accused of doing. Terry tries to reconcile Sarah with her in-laws before she leaves for Read
Episode 1696 - It Wasn't Me
Mar 5, 1996 · 30 min
Just as Sinbad and Mick are telling Helen how quiet the Close is, another couple's clothes are being flung out of their windows. Jacqui has a lot of phone calls to make, but no-one
Episode 1697 - Held Accountable
Mar 6, 1996 · 30 min
Max receives a police caution, but isn't satisfied with it. Terry feels a fool when he finds out that Helen has known all the time that he isn't a pilot. Jimmy finds Jackie doing h
Episode 1698 - Two-Off
Mar 8, 1996 · 30 min
While writing his food column for him, Patricia notices that Max seems to have something else on his mind, and Ron gives him even more to worry about. Eddie tries to make amends fo
Episode 1699 - Needs Must
Mar 12, 1996 · 30 min
Jackie insists that Jimmy faces up to his responsibilities for once. Ron tries to contact the appropriate authorities, using Max's fax. Bev catches Katie out by accidentally sittin
Episode 1700 - Working Nights
Mar 13, 1996 · 30 min
As his health deteriorates, Bev confiscates Ron's passport, and goes to the clinic with Katie. Mick offers to baby-sit for Ruth to let Sinbad catch up with his window round, in the
Episode 1701 - More And More Worried
Mar 15, 1996 · 30 min
Ron tries to contact a solicitor in Bangkok, while Max may need one much closer to home, as he tells Patricia a story very different from the true one that ended with his arrest fo
Episode 1702 - Change Of Plan
Mar 19, 1996 · 30 min
Patricia is still annoyed with Max, and refuses to write his column for him. Jimmy tries to sell the taxi business, but finds it difficult to attract buyers. Ron and Jackie visit a
Episode 1703 - Page Ten
Mar 20, 1996 · 30 min
Everyone waits at "Grants" for the Crosbies to return, but will they? Mick tells Terry that Sinbad has long-term plans for Ruth, and overhears him telephoning Mandy to extend her s
Episode 1704 - Breaking Every Rule
Mar 22, 1996 · 30 min
New sleeping arrangements need to be established at the bungalow. Jimmy forces Gary to sign a confession at the police station, but P.C. Coban has to release him. Mick speaks to Ma
Episode 1705 - Food Rules
Mar 26, 1996 · 30 min
Jacqui, Rachel and Katie feel that they are now living in a police state, but Jacqui has plans to ensure Rachel's birthday party still goes ahead. Jimmy asks Sinbad for financial h
Episode 1706 - Pointing The Finger
Mar 27, 1996 · 30 min
Max wants Patricia to accompany him to court, but she is not interested. Rosie receives a letter regarding her lawsuit against the hospital, and Eddie agrees to go with her to see
Episode 1707 - Lemonade
Mar 29, 1996 · 30 min
Despite Bev's misgivings, Ron insists on taking up Jimmy's offer of a flight to Thailand. Katie invites Mark to Rachel's party, but he turns her down, and she reacts by bingeing ag
Episode 1708 - Orange
Apr 2, 1996 · 30 min
Eddie and Rosie have to decide whether to settle out of court, Bev comes up with a plan to improve sales of Easter eggs, Jimmy and Ron are stuck in Cairo, and David unwittingly bri
Episode 1709 - Moral Support
Apr 3, 1996 · 30 min
Max plans his defence, but without Patricia. Jackie insists that Bev is misleading her customers by not including a prize in any of her eggs. David calls Mark to try to encourage K
Episode 1710 - No More Bets
Apr 5, 1996 · 30 min
Bev leaves DD to mind the shop in her absence, then is horrified to discover that she has sold the egg containing the £
Episode 1711 - Enough's Enough
Apr 9, 1996 · 30 min
Max cannot bring himself to go to work, or deliver faxes from Thailand to Bev. While cleaning up at Rosie's, Mo finds a stack of unopened mail. A former resident of the Close retur
Episode 1712 - Too Late For Sorry
Apr 10, 1996 · 30 min
Rosie has to confess that she has been spending the mortgage money, and now they face eviction. But can Eddie do anything? Katie agrees to look after Louise while Sammy is at work.
Episode 1713 - Asking A Lot
Apr 12, 1996 · 30 min
Jimmy insists that Gary comes to see the local MP, while Ron tries to get people to sign his petition. But since it includes Lindsey as well as Mike, Eddie and Rosie refuse to sign
Episode 1714 - Yellow Ribbon
Apr 16, 1996 · 30 min
Susannah suggests that Max finds a place for them both. Katie is surprised by who she meets in the park. Eddie and Rosie have to decide whether or not to accept the hospital's fina
Episode 1715 - Madness
Apr 17, 1996 · 30 min
The tension between Jackie and Bev escalated into a cat-fight at the Trading Post. Patricia finds Susannah at "Grants" - but nothing Max does surprises her any more. Ron receives e
Episode 1716 - Gunboat Diplomacy
Apr 20, 1996 · 30 min
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 b
Episode 1717 - This Is It
Apr 23, 1996 · 30 min
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 car
Episode 1718 - Separation
Apr 24, 1996 · 30 min
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
Episode 1719 - Hopes
Apr 26, 1996 · 30 min
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
Episode 1720 - Losing Battle
Apr 30, 1996 · 30 min
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 T
Episode 1721 - Prospective Buyers
May 1, 1996 · 30 min
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 ma
Episode 1722 - Inside Info
May 3, 1996 · 30 min
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. Susa
Episode 1723 - Something Fishy
May 7, 1996 · 30 min
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 thre
Episode 1724 - Bluffing
May 8, 1996 · 30 min
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 childr
Episode 1725 - Ceilings
May 10, 1996 · 30 min
Jimmy offers Ron everything he has left in the Thailand fund - £
Episode 1726 - No-one To Play With
May 14, 1996 · 30 min
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. Susann
Episode 1727 - Gi's A Job
May 15, 1996 · 30 min
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.
Episode 1728 - Suitably Embarrassed
May 17, 1996 · 30 min
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 missin
Episode 1729 - Top Brass
May 21, 1996 · 30 min
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
Episode 1730 - Tinhead
May 22, 1996 · 30 min
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 sep
Episode 1731 - Housekeeper
May 24, 1996 · 30 min
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 no
Episode 1732 - Compassion
May 28, 1996 · 30 min
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? Jac
Episode 1733 - For A Small Fee
May 29, 1996 · 30 min
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
Episode 1734 - Dumbells
May 31, 1996 · 30 min
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
Episode 1735 - Time To Move On
Jun 4, 1996 · 30 min
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 mad
Episode 1736 - Services Not Required
Jun 5, 1996 · 30 min
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 m
Episode 1737 - Taking An Interest
Jun 7, 1996 · 30 min
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 some
Episode 1738 - Cuckoo In The Nest
Jun 11, 1996 · 30 min
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
Episode 1739 - Humble Pie
Jun 12, 1996 · 30 min
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
Episode 1740 - Reasons Why
Jun 14, 1996 · 30 min
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, b
Episode 1741 - Firm Grip
Jun 18, 1996 · 30 min
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
Episode 1742 - Whoops
Jun 19, 1996 · 30 min
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 confi
Episode 1743 - Separate Ways
Jun 21, 1996 · 30 min
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. Sa
Episode 1744 - Madly In Love
Jun 25, 1996 · 30 min
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
Episode 1745 - Consideration
Jun 26, 1996 · 30 min
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 pa
Episode 1746 - My Fault
Jun 28, 1996 · 30 min
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
Episode 1747 - No Porking
Jul 2, 1996 · 30 min
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 t
Episode 1748 - Making Excuses
Jul 3, 1996 · 30 min
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
Episode 1749 - Need To Get Away
Jul 5, 1996 · 30 min
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 b
Episode 1750 - Going Going Gone
Jul 9, 1996 · 30 min
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 b
Episode 1751 - No Ties
Jul 10, 1996 · 30 min
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 f
Episode 1752 - Repeat Performance
Jul 12, 1996 · 30 min
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
Episode 1753 - Coward
Jul 16, 1996 · 30 min
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 rea
Episode 1754 - Flying Colours
Jul 17, 1996 · 30 min
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 Pe
Episode 1755 - Moralising
Jul 19, 1996 · 30 min
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 effo
Episode 1756 - Old Tricks
Jul 23, 1996 · 30 min
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
Episode 1757 - Serves You Right
Jul 24, 1996 · 30 min
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 d
Episode 1758 - Rings
Jul 26, 1996 · 30 min
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
Episode 1759 - Double Booked
Jul 30, 1996 · 30 min
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" - a
Episode 1760 - Cotswolds Vice
Jul 31, 1996 · 30 min
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 i
Episode 1761 - Misjudgement
Aug 2, 1996 · 30 min
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. The
Episode 1762 - The Great Soprendo
Aug 6, 1996 · 30 min
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
Episode 1763 - Poor Jules
Aug 7, 1996 · 30 min
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...
Episode 1764 - Cementing
Aug 9, 1996 · 30 min
Max discovers that Susannah has arranged for decorators to move in. Tinhead sees an opportunity to make a profit, but Leo doesn't want to get involved. Sammy waits for a phone call
Episode 1765 - Post-Mortem
Aug 13, 1996 · 30 min
Susannah calls a residents meeting, and Max makes an undignified entrance. Leo and Tinhead discover something interesting about Bel. Jimmy makes a speech to some young offenders, a
Episode 1766 - Getting Off
Aug 14, 1996 · 30 min
Mick discovers what is hidden in Leo's bedroom. Susannah and Max have different ideas about stripping. Nat refuses to confirm or deny anything, and when Sinbad returns from his hol
Episode 1767 - Say Yes
Aug 16, 1996 · 30 min
Leo takes desperate measures to defend himself against Tinhead, Jules forces Nat to make a difficult admission, Noel makes Sammy an offer which may prove too tempting, and Ron unve
Episode 1768 - No Sign Of Life
Aug 20, 1996 · 30 min
Nat tells Jules he has never slept with another man, but is still sure that he is gay. Despite what happened to Leo, Mick refuses to listen to Val and goes on training. Some of the
Episode 1769 - Hunt The Child
Aug 21, 1996 · 30 min
Max and Susannah are looking forward to a night out, but need to find a babysitter. Nat receives his exam results. Social Services are on their way, and Louise has disappeared from
Episode 1770 - Barely Recognisable
Aug 23, 1996 · 30 min
When David returns from France, he thinks he must be in the wrong house. Susannah calls a residents meeting to demonstrate her camera, then finds that the film shows a neighbour su
Episode 1771 - Wilful Neglect
Aug 27, 1996 · 30 min
Mick agrees to take Leo and Gemma out for the day, but then decides to compete in another body-building competition. Sammy is interviewed by the duty solicitor, and charged with ne
Episode 1772 - Playing With Fire
Aug 28, 1996 · 30 min
Almost everyone is deserting Sammy at a time of need. Fee and Sinbad return from holiday, and Fee receives some good news, but Sinbad fears that either she or Val is going to catch
Episode 1773 - Parent Of The Month
Aug 30, 1996 · 30 min
Mike and Lindsey arrive home and need to decide where they will live. When Bev refuses to serve Sammy at the Trading Post, Sammy blames Bel for her predicament - but Fee takes pity
Episode 1774 - Humility
Sep 3, 1996 · 30 min
At the start of the new term, Leo is frightened of another confrontation with Tinhead, and Danny is assigned the task of escorting Matthew on his first day. David tells Max that he
Episode 1775 - Regrets
Sep 4, 1996 · 30 min
JC summons Nat to sort out the wedding presents, so Georgia and Bel accompany him as bodyguards. Jimmy encourages Lindsey to move back into the extension, and impresses her with hi
Episode 1776 - Better Suggestions
Sep 6, 1996 · 30 min
Georgia thinks she has found somewhere safe to live. Susannah tries to persuade David not to remove his investment from "Grants". MIke is frustrated at having to move house every w
Episode 1777 - Lucrative Alternative
Sep 10, 1996 · 30 min
Mick wants to welcome Leo and Gemma home with a cake, and luckily Lindsey is around to help with the spelling. Susannah has a proposition for David, but he wants it in writing. Val
Episode 1778 - Best Interests
Sep 11, 1996 · 30 min
Max gives David a copy of a contract to consider, and is told that it will be studied by a legal expert. Sammy's solicitor advises her to consider a plea of guilty, and Sammy sacks
Episode 1779 - Hard Evidence
Sep 13, 1996 · 30 min
Sammy's social worker doubts the wisdom of her actions, believing she will appear irresponsible. Mike tries to continue filming a documentary about their Bangkok experience, even t
Episode 1780 - Nobbling
Sep 17, 1996 · 30 min
Sammy continues to prepare for her court appearance. Danny, Leo and Matthew try to escape from Tinhead. Max finds that "Grants" is offering cheap lunches to pensioners. David offer
Episode 1781 - Defence
Sep 18, 1996 · 30 min
Max offers Sammy help when David appeals to him, but she tells him to shove it. One of Sinbad's women books a table for two at "Grants", but why? Katie is appalled by something she
Episode 1782 - Running Away
Sep 20, 1996 · 30 min
Sinbad enlists Mick's help to avoid both of his fiancees until he can decide which one of them he wants to keep. Katie tells Sammy whether she is willing to lie for her in court. W
Episode 1783 - No Going Back
Sep 24, 1996 · 30 min
The parents of the bullied children have different opinions on the best solution. Sinbad finally makes a choice. Julia has to look for a new job - and, provided that her safety is
Episode 1784 - Spontaneous Combustion
Sep 25, 1996 · 30 min
Max discovers at a very inconvenient moment that Susannah has employed a new cleaner. Val and Fee discover that they are both engaged to the same man. Sammy's first day in court go
Episode 1785 - Intruding
Sep 27, 1996 · 30 min
David returns from France in time to hear the verdict in Sammy's case, and ends up taking Julia and Katie with him. Sinbad tries to apologise to Val. Georgia gate-crashes on Nat an
Episode 1786 - Things To Sort Out
Sep 30, 1996 · 30 min
Val tells Jimmy that his long-lost son badly needs help. Georgia is determined to keep Nat and Jules apart. Patricia and Jean return to Liverpool, but are not keen to reveal why.
Episode 1787 - Nobody Must Know
Oct 1, 1996 · 30 min
Georgia accuses Nat of rape. Max forms his own theories about why Patricia has returned, while David and Jean encourage her to go through with her plans. Jimmy needs to go to Franc
Episode 1788 - Urgency
Oct 2, 1996 · 30 min
Jimmy tries to convince David to give him a lift to France, and to convince Sinbad to unwittingly finance the trip. Max needs to decide whether to make a final attempt to prevent P
Episode 1789 - Excusez-Moi
Oct 3, 1996 · 30 min
Max confronts Patricia in France, and finally discovers the tragic truth about recent events. But she insists that she wants Eric to have custody of Thomas and Alice. Jimmy finally
Episode 1790 - Finding Out
Oct 4, 1996 · 30 min
Lindsey discovers what Little Jimmy has brought home with him. Patricia receives the results of her tests. Danny, distraught at seeing Nat and Georgia in bed together, rushes into
Episode 1791 - Confession
Oct 8, 1996 · 30 min
Mike advises Lindsey to tell Jimmy what she has discovered. Jackie agrees to talk to Val on Sinbad's behalf. Bev decides that the Close needs a few more road signs, and after recei
Episode 1792 - Our Son
Oct 9, 1996 · 30 min
When Jackie can't find her purse and Little Jimmy disappears, she searches his room. Nat plans to disappear too, with or without Georgia. Ollie, Mick and Susannah give their speech
Episode 1793 - The Only Way
Oct 11, 1996 · 30 min
Jimmy refuses to throw Little Jimmy out, and tries to find him a job. Julia encourages David to return to the over-55s. At the airport, Georgia pleads with Nat. Sinbad tries to con
Episode 1794 - No More
Oct 15, 1996 · 30 min
Bev decides that she wants another child, but Ron doesn't want to know. Little Jimmy asks Jackie for another chance. Ollie loses to Mick in the school governor election, but has a
Episode 1795 - Nothing Left
Oct 16, 1996 · 30 min
The Simpsons try to come to terms with the past, but do they have any future? Ollie and Bel blame each other for the mess they are in, but Georgia is determined to hang on to Nat.
Episode 1796 - Too Late For Talking
Oct 18, 1996 · 30 min
Max and Susannah discover that David's radio gear has gone missing from the shed. Ron discovers that Bev has stopped taking the Pill. Bel's bosses find out that she is a sexual dev
Episode 1797 - No Compassion
Oct 22, 1996 · 30 min
Bel wants to try to understand what Nat and Georgia have done, while Ollie is keen for one of them to move out. Jimmy finds out that Little Jimmy is in even more trouble than he th
Episode 1798 - Fairness
Oct 23, 1996 · 30 min
Bev refuses to allow Josh to be inoculated. Val convinces Sinbad to give Little Jimmy a job. Danny makes a surprising admission, Max tells David that he will play Patricia at her o
Episode 1799 - Preventative Measures
Oct 25, 1996 · 30 min
Bel roots through the past, and wonders what she and Ollie might have done differently. When Bev wants to take Josh to a measles party, Ron disagrees, and seeks Jackie's opinion. S
Episode 1800 - Designated War Zone
Oct 29, 1996 · 30 min
Ollie's insistence that life must go on infuriates Bel, who then discovers that Susannah has known Nat and Georgia's secret for a long time. Bev is furious when she discovers Ron h
Episode 1801 - Illuminations
Oct 30, 1996 · 30 min
After a conversation with Julia, Bel fears that other neighbours may have found out about Nat and Georgia. Ron goes to Blackpool, but not with Bev - and she becomes concerned when
Episode 1802 - Roses
Nov 1, 1996 · 30 min
Susannah suggests a possible solution for one of Bel's problems. Danny takes devious steps to ensure that Jules appears at Georgia's birthday party. Terry invites the local busines
Episode 1803 - Mission Statements
Nov 5, 1996 · 30 min
Mick attends his first school governors' meeting, and doesn't take long to put his foot in it. Jimmy returns from Basingstoke to find that Little Jimmy's pursuers have caught up wi
Episode 1804 - Making Matters Worse
Nov 6, 1996 · 30 min
Nat fears that Jules will tell the police what she knows, but Georgia doubts that she would. A customer telephones Sinbad to tell him that Little Jimmy has done a runner and left t
Episode 1805 - Miscellaneous Cash Purchases
Nov 8, 1996 · 30 min
David finds something interesting in the accounts of "Grants". Jackie overhears Little Jimmy admitting that he is back on the smack. Ollie contacts the jobcentre to find work for B
Episode 1806 - What It Takes
Nov 12, 1996 · 30 min
Ollie takes steps to prevent Little Jimmy cutting across his lawn. Max and David realise that Matthew and Emily are wearing the uniforms of a different school. Ron refuses to see a
Episode 1807 - Covering Up
Nov 13, 1996 · 30 min
Max and David's attempts to find out how Susannah is financing the school fees are thwarted by Julia. Jimmy discovers that while he has been away stealing cars, Little Jimmy has be
Episode 1808 - Something To Hide
Nov 15, 1996 · 30 min
It is Jimmy's birthday, but Ron is trying to convince Jackie to go away with him. When Terry's workmen walk off the job, he has to take drastic measures, with strange consequences.
Episode 1809 - Procedures
Nov 19, 1996 · 30 min
Bel and Ollie are called by the police. Jackie threatens to leave Jimmy if he doesn't get Max's car back. Susannah makes another extravagant purchase, and a long-lost stranger arri
Episode 1810 - Car Fairy
Nov 20, 1996 · 30 min
Mick prepares suggestions to combat school bullying, but Ollie doesn't agree with him. Lindsey discovers that Jackie and Ron are together in Southport. Max discovers that his car h
Episode 1811 - Best Forgotten
Nov 22, 1996 · 30 min
Sinbad is having doubts about his wedding, and Mick gives him something else to think about. David decides to follow Susannah, hoping to find out what she is up to. Little Jimmy re
Episode 1812 - Cold Turkey
Nov 25, 1996 · 30 min
Jackie plans to cure Little Jimmy's addiction once and for all. Max tells Nat and Georgia that he will have to tell the truth if he is called to court. Jack learns from Julia that
Episode 1813 - Demons
Nov 26, 1996 · 30 min
Little Jimmy's condition deteriorates, and he pleads with Jimmy to give him more drugs. It is Jackie's birthday, but who will she receive cards from? Bev looks over her old photogr
Episode 1814 - Ticking Timebomb
Nov 27, 1996 · 30 min
Jimmy tries to find his son, while Jackie tells Lindsey that she is thinking of going away with Ron. Julia tells Jack that David is trying to solve the riddle of the mystery body,
Episode 1815 - Ditching
Nov 28, 1996 · 30 min
There is anger and bitterness at the hospital when the circumstances leading up to the accident on the staircase of the Dixon home are revealed to Jimmy and Bev.
Episode 1816 - Time's Up
Nov 29, 1996 · 30 min
Terry encourages Jack to be more friendly with Julia. Nat and Georgia learn whether they are going to be charged. Jimmy goes out, telling his son he is to be gone by the time he ge
Episode 1817 - Tangled Web
Dec 3, 1996 · 30 min
Sinbad wonders whether he and Val should postpone the wedding. David meets a woman who believes her late brother may be the body under the parade. Ron reveals to Jimmy that he told
Episode 1818 - Pesto
Dec 4, 1996 · 30 min
Susannah has a new revelation for Max. Jackie tells Ron she can't make any decisions yet. Ollie tells Georgia and Nat that he is doing nothing more to help them, so Nat suggests th
Episode 1819 - Going Public
Dec 6, 1996 · 30 min
Nat and Georgia move in together, although Max warns Terry about what they may be up to. Jackie and Jimmy have a difficult visit to make. Ron apologises to Bel, and asks her to com
Episode 1820 - Outcasts
Dec 10, 1996 · 30 min
Bel can't face work, but Ollie insists that she goes in. Georgia is determined to face the world, and get her toaster fixed. Jimmy thinks he has found a better way of getting to kn
Episode 1821 - Off The Hook
Dec 11, 1996 · 30 min
Ollie tries to be as positive as he can in giving Mike some long-awaited feedback on his book. Nat and Georgia receive a letter from the authorities. David discovers the identity o
Episode 1822 - Starting Again
Dec 13, 1996 · 30 min
Jules returns to the Close, and discovers that everyone knows about Nat and Georgia. DD introduces Ron, Jacqui and Mike to Tom, who reveals his intentions and sense of humour. Sinb
Episode 1823 - Season Of Goodwill
Dec 17, 1996 · 30 min
Terry can't believe it when Jack agrees to go to Henry Fraser's funeral with David. Ron tries to think of a suitable Christmas present for Jackie - can Bel help? Lindsey starts to
Episode 1824 - Star Prize
Dec 18, 1996 · 30 min
Ollie finally finds a way of convincing JC to call off his photographers. Some of the raffle prizes cause embarrassment at the Wild West fancy dress party. Ron hears that David pla
Episode 1825 - Testing
Dec 20, 1996 · 30 min
Nat is not convinced that Georgia is pregnant. Terry volunteers Jack to help Julia out with her carol singing. David is convinced that the killer will attend Henry's funeral.......
Episode 1826 - Incinerations
Dec 23, 1996 · 30 min
In an extended 78-minute special episode, "Casa Bevron" is burned down. Ron, Mike and Jacqui are quick to blame Jimmy, and the evidence appears to support this view. Lindsey and Da
Episode 1827 - Genuine Need
Dec 24, 1996 · 30 min
It is Christmas Eve on the Close, but Jimmy plans to get away from it all, Georgia has an urgent appointment to arrange, and Julia is unwilling to allow anyone to stay at the Farn-
Episode 1828 - Queen's Speech
Dec 25, 1996 · 30 min
Jackie receives Christmas presents that she could never have anticipated from Ron.......and from Jimmy. The Simpsons reflect on a year of great change - not much of it for the bett
Episode 1829 - All Over
Dec 27, 1996 · 30 min
Just as Elaine and her family are about to arrive for Boxing Day lunch, Mick accidentally spills something on the carpet. Jimmy and Jackie reflect on the past, but can they patch u
Episode 1830 - Full Circle
Dec 31, 1996 · 30 min
It is party time at the Dixons', but will Ron's scouse be better received that David's haggis? The Simpsons are expecting visitors, but Georgia is out having an abortion. Jimmy pla