Brookside: Season 20
Season 20 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 19.
- 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 20 Progress Shield
Episode 2471 - Why?
Jan 2, 2001 · 30 min
It is an unhappy new year for Diane, as she receives the bad news she feared at the hospital. Jimmy helps Bev out in her hour of need, and Ray threatens to send Kitty back to "Shad
Episode 2472 - Motherly Advice
Jan 3, 2001 · 30 min
As Brigid tries to comfort Diane after she flushes her baby away, Steve and Adele conclude that praying is a waste of time. Anthony, on the other hand, has achieved the outcome he
Episode 2473 - Rehabilitation
Jan 5, 2001 · 30 min
Cheryl has some unpleasant tasks lined up for Emily's community service, until Emily discovers that she has fiddled her insurance claim and is seeing Leo. Anthony makes a confessio
Episode 2474 - Heartbroken
Jan 9, 2001 · 30 min
Jessie and Ray arrive home after shortening their honeymoon because they receive news that Kitty has been taken ill, but they are not prepared for what they find at the bungalow. J
Episode 2475 - Dead Upsetting
Jan 10, 2001 · 30 min
Diane and Marty battle with their confused emotions after the loss of their unborn child. At Susannah's funeral, Max launches into a speech angrily accusing everyone who made her l
Episode 2476 - Frustration
Jan 12, 2001 · 30 min
Marty erects a porch. Mick goes to see Vonnie again, but discovers that she is packing to go to Canada. Anthea doesn't like being taken for granted, Josh wonders whether he and Bev
Episode 2477 - Proposition
Jan 16, 2001 · 30 min
Jacqui suggests that Mick asks Max to be maitre d' at "The Shelf", but he has decided to move away from Liverpool and make a fresh start elsewhere. Jerome can't stay away from Nish
Episode 2478 - A Persuasive Woman
Jan 17, 2001 · 30 min
Mike reduces Rachel to tears. Jimmy confides in Shelley that he thinks Jackie deserves someone better than him. When Robbie accuses Jacqui of trying to talk Max out of leaving by m
Episode 2479 - Fantasy World
Jan 19, 2001 · 30 min
Robbie is still not convinced that Jacqui isn't trying to get a ready-made family for herself, but she reassures him. Bev discovers that Dave has taken more money from her than she
Episode 2480 - Compromised
Jan 23, 2001 · 30 min
Rachel asks Christy to buy back Mike's video equipment, but he isn't able to help her. Adele's play is so bad that it helps to reunite Diane and Marty. Jimmy is released from hospi
Episode 2481 - Serial Liar
Jan 24, 2001 · 30 min
Darren suspects that he is in real trouble because Nisha tends to believe Leanne's allegation, even though Katie doesn't. Anthony doesn't want to live with Diane and Marty any more
Episode 2482 - Tell The Truth
Jan 26, 2001 · 30 min
Darren writes down his version of the Leanne Powell story, and Victoria confronts Leanne. Max apologises to Lisa for his behaviour at Susannah's funeral and helps her sort out her
Episode 2483 - Buggered
Jan 30, 2001 · 30 min
Bev's accountant tells her that she needs to start running the bar as a profitable business. Darren resolves to fight back against Leanne, and tells her that if she persists in her
Episode 2484 - Get Out!!!
Jan 31, 2001 · 30 min
Shelley seizes an opportunity to place Jackie in a compromising situation that she will find it very difficult to talk her way out of - she strips off and joins her in her bed. Lea
Episode 2485 - One Step Too Far
Feb 2, 2001 · 30 min
Jimmy gets his old job back, Leanne increases the amount she wants to blackmail out of Darren, and Lindsey and Jackie unite to rid themselves of the poisonous little fake that has
Episode 2486 - Nothing Seedy
Feb 6, 2001 · 30 min
Lance is not sure whether he is willing to be a sperm donor. Adele encourages Leo to make his first arrest. Victoria decides that it's time to get boring and anal, and Steven's beh
Episode 2487 - Miscommunications
Feb 7, 2001 · 30 min
Darren is not pleased when Victoria explains why Leanne is no longer going to blackmail him. Emily considers whether she is willing to pose topless for Carl. Fred catches Lance in
Episode 2488 - Best Mate Ever
Feb 9, 2001 · 30 min
Jimmy tries to work out why Shelley has gone and Jackie and Lindsey are at loggerheads. Bev is depressed that first Dave, then Shelley, walked out on her, and asks Lance to father
Episode 2489 - Going For A Thong
Feb 13, 2001 · 30 min
A few secrets are revealed at the knicker party, before it is gate-crashed by some of the men. Lance explains that he was only kissing Bev because he was trying to get her pregnant
Episode 2490 - Romantic Evening
Feb 14, 2001 · 30 min
Anthony receives a Valentine card, but tears it up after Marty teases him. Diane is not impressed that Steve is building a relationship based on lies. Sotto beats up Craig when his
Episode 2491 - Credit
Feb 16, 2001 · 30 min
Leo prepares for his passing-out parade, and tells Gemma he is thinking of moving to London. When Steve abandons his principles and gets a credit card, Marty considers doing likewi
Episode 2492 - Making People Happy
Feb 20, 2001 · 30 min
Lance insists that careful planning is necessary if Bev is to marry Fred to help him to stay in the country. Nisha tells Jerome she will not be hiding in his wardrobe again, nor wi
Episode 2493 - Matrimony
Feb 20, 2001 · 30 min
Mick offers to collect Vonnie from the airport, and tells Jerome he'd like to start seeing her. Nikki takes Emily to Carl's to retrieve her topless photographs. Fred is nervous on
Episode 2494 - Ten
Feb 23, 2001 · 30 min
Jackie tells Jimmy about her night with Shelley, and he wants to talk about it with Lindsey, who is convinced her mother is in the wrong, and ensures that he doesn't believe her. A
Episode 2495 - Grounds For Divorce
Feb 28, 2001 · 30 min
Both Marty and Nisha suspect that there is something amiss with Bev and Fred's marriage. Jimmy consults a solicitor about divorcing Jackie for sleeping with a woman, and tells her
Episode 2496 - Togetherness
Mar 2, 2001 · 30 min
On a day trip to Southport, Lance is unsettled as he takes photographs of Bev and Fred together through the ages, Darren is warned against outraging public decency, and Christy and
Episode 2497 - I Should Have Stopped Them
Mar 2, 2001 · 30 min
The day trippers return home rather later than they planned, and Rachel is horrified by what she finds. Ray and Jessie have to postpone their wedding blessing, but Marty insists th
Episode 2498 - Striking Back
Mar 6, 2001 · 30 min
Anthea thinks the house will have to be redecorated again, while Ron resorts to more desperate measures to protect his family. Bev's web of deceit becomes even more tangled, and re
Episode 2499 - Circles
Mar 7, 2001 · 30 min
Clint wants to escape from Robbie as fast as he can. Ron asks Jimmy to help him get a gun. Christy lures Leanne into bed, and tonight Lance is going to be.......Derek Batey.
Episode 2500 - Neighbourly Support
Mar 9, 2001 · 30 min
Robbie is furious when he finds out about Clint's plans. Lisa confronts Jacqui about Susannah's will. Jackie and Jimmy argue, and Jessie tells Ray that she wants them to move away
Episode 2501 - Time's Running Out
Mar 13, 2001 · 30 min
Mick celebrates his birthday with Vonnie, Brigid is reluctant to loan money to Diane to help her to get pregnant, Jerome is not as successful in covering up his unfaithfulness as h
Episode 2502 - Doubt
Mar 16, 2001 · 30 min
Katie wonders why Jacqui is now trying to persuade her not to go to Spain. Bev tells Lance and Fred that they must be more careful in public, as anyone could be spying on them. Aft
Episode 2503 - Repenting
Mar 16, 2001 · 30 min
When Steve tells Mike about the break-in at the Dixons', he is determined to get himself out of hospital. Bev has regrets about her sham marriage, as a suspicious stranger takes no
Episode 2504 - Escape Plans
Mar 20, 2001 · 30 min
Diane encourages Marty to take Jimmy out to the pub, where, after drinking and playing pool, Jimmy reveals why he is divorcing Jackie. Leanne is smitten with Christy, and a gift of
Episode 2505 - Embarrassing Things
Mar 23, 2001 · 30 min
Ron and Anthea need to move some furniture about to accomodate Mike, and there are a few more problems he hadn't thought about. Adele starts work at the petrol station, but Marty a
Episode 2506 - Couples
Mar 23, 2001 · 30 min
Marty tells Diane to steer well clear of Jackie. Leanne regrets dumping Christy, and Lance tries to cheer her up. Ron overhears an argument, and is amazed to discover that Bev has
Episode 2507 - All Official
Mar 27, 2001 · 30 min
Anthea is concerned that Rachel is finding looking after Mike as well as Beth too much for her, and lays into Mike. Robbie hears some interesting news about Katie's former boyfrien
Episode 2508 - Spite
Mar 28, 2001 · 30 min
Jackie tells Jimmy she is taking Wills on holiday with Val for a few weeks. Clint becomes suspicious of Robbie's attitude towards Katie. Max loses his temper with Lisa and tells he
Episode 2509 - Copped Off
Mar 30, 2001 · 30 min
The Murrays throw a surprise birthday party for Diane. After they have sex, Leo wallows in self-recrimination, and Adele congratulates herself on having finally grown up. Clint is
Episode 2510 - Extremes
Apr 3, 2001 · 30 min
Clint learns a few things he didn't know about Katie. Nikki interrogates Jerome about the lipstick on his face. Michelle encourages Adele to get a morning-after pill, but she can't
Episode 2511 - Home Truths
Apr 6, 2001 · 30 min
Max hears that Leanne has taken ill, and blames himself for being honest when she asked for his opinion of her character. Katie is determined to confront Robbie, and Nikki spots Je
Episode 2512 - The Matey Thing
Apr 6, 2001 · 30 min
Mick is horrified when he discovers what Leo has done. Ron asks Jessie to find someone to stand in for her at "Great Grannies" while she and Ray go on a second honeymoon. Robbie's
Episode 2513 - Way To Go
Apr 11, 2001 · 30 min
Nikki loses one job, and quickly finds another. Mick considers reporting Leo for what he has done, and disowns him, despite Vonnie's attempts to put things into perspective. Jacqui
Episode 2514 - Outlets
Apr 11, 2001 · 30 min
Katrina persuades Steve to go for a drink with her father, and he offers Steve a job. Jacqui is about to sign her trusteeship over to Max instead of Lisa, but then discovers that h
Episode 2515 - Women's Trouble
Apr 13, 2001 · 30 min
Clint tells Jacqui he plans to propose to Katie. Nikki plays mind-games with a guilty Jerome and Nisha. Emily is distraught that her breasts have become public property. Adele is m
Episode 2516 - Metamorphosis
Apr 18, 2001 · 30 min
Clint discovers that Jacqui has told Robbie he plans to marry Katie. Jackie tells Jimmy that if he fights for custody of Wills, his mental illness will prevent him from winning. Ro
Episode 2517 - Labelled
Apr 18, 2001 · 30 min
Bev wants a character reference from Ron, but its quality may depend on whether she gives "Great Grannies" the contract for the cleaning of her bar. Jimmy starts labelling the cupb
Episode 2518 - Independence
Apr 20, 2001 · 30 min
Jimmy invites Ray over to see his computer, and takes every opportunity to wind Jackie up. Jacqui doesn't believe what she has been told about Robbie, and thinks she will accept hi
Episode 2519 - Best Buddies
Apr 25, 2001 · 30 min
As Jackie prepares to go to bed, Jimmy brings everyone from "Bev's Bar" back for a party, then takes Cheryl to his bedroom. Leanne wants to be friends with Victoria. Although Robbi
Episode 2520 - You Lied To Me
Apr 25, 2001 · 30 min
When she hears Jacqui's decision, Katie decides to move out. But Victoria suggests that maybe she is just jealous. Robbie discovers that Jacqui has not told him of her guardianship
Episode 2521 - Cut-Off Point
Apr 27, 2001 · 30 min
Tim is released from prison, and he and Emily decide to get married as soon as possible. But first, he retrieves Emily's money from Carl and warns him what will happen to him if an
Episode 2522 - Pain And Upset
May 2, 2001 · 30 min
Tim goes round to apologise to Mike, but Mike accepts that he is just as much to blame himself for becoming wheelchair-bound. Ron discovers that Robbie has hit Jacqui, who assures
Episode 2523 - Home Protection
May 2, 2001 · 30 min
Jacqui puts on a brave - albeit cut - face, confides in Max about what has happened to her, and apologises to everyone for not believing them. Robbie says she is making a big mista
Episode 2524 - Concealer
May 4, 2001 · 30 min
Ray and Jessie discover at a very late stage that Emily and Tim are secretly getting married, and unsuccessfully attempt to prevent them, as Victoria gives Emily a lift and acts as
Episode 2525 - Shutting Doors
May 8, 2001 · 30 min
Jessie refuses to let Tim move into the bungalow, but Ray convinces her to offer the newly-weds the use of his caravan. However, they have already found temporary accommodation nex
Episode 2526 - Bang Out Of Order
May 9, 2001 · 30 min
In a special double-length episode, Tim and Emily throw a party at Mick's which is gate-crashed by Sotto and a crowd of his mates. Sotto discovers that his expensive shirt is not w
Episode 2527 - He's Dead, Isn't He?
May 11, 2001 · 30 min
Anthea discovers who Ron has shot and killed. As Ron comes to terms with the consequences of his actions, he suffers an angina attack. Jimmy joins the Dixons as they await the arri
Episode 2528 - What Have I Done?
May 15, 2001 · 30 min
When Ron is told he can go home from hospital, the police arrest him. Mike urges Anthea to lie to them so that he is more likely to face a lesser charge. Tim is horrified to learn
Episode 2529 - We're Talking Years
May 16, 2001 · 30 min
Jimmy unveils his latest weapon in his battle with Jackie. Tim fears that if it is discovered that he supplied a murder weapon, he will face a long spell in prison. Ron is charged
Episode 2530 - It's Not Right
May 18, 2001 · 30 min
Jacqui and Katie's friendship disintegrates. Jimmy refuses to let Jackie into the kitchen to do her washing. Anthea is shocked when Ron is refused bail, Mike and Tim plan revenge,
Episode 2531 - Fighting Back
May 22, 2001 · 30 min
Bev tells Nisha that Nikki was raped. Jackie locks up the airing cupboard to deny Jimmy access. Marty and Diane are not impressed by the influence Jeff is having on Steve. Tim and
Episode 2532 - Rewriting History
May 23, 2001 · 30 min
Jacqui and Katie recall the past, and the recent events that have driven them apart. Although Jacqui doesn't want to lose their friendship of more than ten years, Katie tells her t
Episode 2533 - Schmoozing
May 25, 2001 · 30 min
Max comforts Jacqui after Katie rejects her. Adele discovers that she is pregnant. Jackie can only listen in disbelief as Jimmy cavorts with Cheryl. Nisha expresses her opinion of
Episode 2534 - Grieving
May 29, 2001 · 30 min
Although Lance has often said he would do anything for Max, he's not sure that it includes breaking into the cemetery at night and replacing Susannah's gravestone. The newspapers h
Episode 2535 - Perfect Couple
May 30, 2001 · 30 min
When Steve has something he finds hard to say to Katrina, she thinks and hopes that he is going to ask her to marry him. Nikki is convinced that Jerome is about to dump her, and as
Episode 2536 - Affecting
May 31, 2001 · 30 min
Steve breaks the news to Katrina that he won't marry her. Nikki tells Jerome that he had better agree to marry her, or there is no future for their relationship. Jacqui's plans for
Episode 2537 - Appreciation
Jun 5, 2001 · 30 min
Jerome tells Nikki what she wants to hear. Brigid and Bev are mystified about what Marty and Diane are doing in a cupboard at the salon. Steve tells Jeff that he doesn't want to ge
Episode 2538 - Engaging
Jun 6, 2001 · 30 min
Jacqui tells Anthea she has finally found someone she wants to share her life with, but Anthea has her doubts and advises her to be careful. Nikki reveals her good news to a deligh
Episode 2539 - Serious Thinking
Jun 8, 2001 · 30 min
Ron is granted bail, and returns to the Close, only to break down in tears. Tim and Emily are given an ultimatum. Steve tells Marty he is moving in with Katrina. Nikki plans an eng
Episode 2540 - Afraid
Jun 12, 2001 · 30 min
Ron fears for his family's safety again when he receives an anonymous threatening phonecall. Tim is furious when Emily tells Vonnie the truth about Mick's missing credit card. Ray
Episode 2541 - I Don't Want You
Jun 13, 2001 · 30 min
After overhearing Jerome offering to break off his engagement to her for Nisha, Nikki breaks off from a karaoke duet to reveal their treachery. After an argument with Max, Jacqui r
Episode 2542 - All Wound Up
Jun 15, 2001 · 30 min
Anthea learns that Ron already knew that threats had been made against his family. Jerome pleads unsuccessfully with Nikki for another chance - and when Emily finds out what she ha
Episode 2543 - Body Language
Jun 19, 2001 · 30 min
Diane and Marty embark on the serious business of fertilisation. Adele reaches an agonising decision. Bev and Fred are not as convincing as they hoped they would be when interviewe
Episode 2544 - Unwrapping
Jun 20, 2001 · 30 min
Darren celebrates his 30th birthday, receiving a pipe, slippers and incontinence pants from Victoria
Episode 2545 - I Only Did It The Once
Jun 22, 2001 · 30 min
Diane calls Marty home from school, and he discovers that Adele has locked herself in the bathroom and is threatening to take an overdose of pills, after Diane reacts to her news b
Episode 2546 - Clutching
Jun 26, 2001 · 30 min
The Murrays agonise over the implications of the decision facing Adele. Bev tells Lance that she can't go through with having a baby with Fred. Mike walks - well, hobbles - out on
Episode 2547 - Courting
Jun 27, 2001 · 30 min
Brigid is appalled to hear that Adele plans not to keep her baby. Mick discovers that Adele is pregnant, and that Marty has plans for whoever is responsible! Max thinks it is too e
Episode 2548 - Next Step
Jun 29, 2001 · 30 min
Brigid suggests that Diane should bring up Adele's baby as if it is her own. Adele reveals something that may make this a less believable prospect, and Marty storms out. Fred is to
Episode 2549 - Drastic Decisions
Jul 3, 2001 · 30 min
Marty confronts Mick, and when he discovers Vonnie also knew that Leo slept with Adele, a brawl breaks out. Adele decides to have an abortion, but Steve and Marty are concerned tha
Episode 2550 - Nearly Over
Jul 4, 2001 · 30 min
Diane and Brigid convince Adele not to have an abortion. Jimmy and Jackie have a civilised chat, and he suggests that they can be mates as long as he doesn't see her much. Max is w
Episode 2551 - What Am I Gonna Do?
Jul 6, 2001 · 30 min
Adele is still unsure of the best way forward, but realises that she must make a decision. When the police arrive at the bar, Bev is worried that she will go to prison - but Leanne
Episode 2552 - It's Done
Jul 10, 2001 · 30 min
Mick calls at the Murrays' with the news that Leo wants to come home to discuss the future of his baby. But Diane reveals that Adele is out with Marty having an abortion. Anthony w
Episode 2553 - Old Habits
Jul 11, 2001 · 30 min
The Murrays have planned a birthday party for Brigid, but she brings Father Pat round to talk to Adele. Adele suspects that he, like some of her family, regard her as a murderer -
Episode 2554 - Outnumbered
Jul 13, 2001 · 30 min
Mick has a proposal for Vonnie. Anthony listens in as Brigid and Marty have a furious argument. After hearing that Leanne is the new bar manager, Christy brings her flowers and tel
Episode 2555 - Happening Too Fast
Jul 17, 2001 · 30 min
Diane is shocked when Jeff offers her more than just a shoulder to cry on. Emily persuades Vonnie to get engaged to Mick, even though she is not convinced that she wants to marry h
Episode 2556 - Going
Jul 18, 2001 · 30 min
Diane gives Emily her wages in advance so that she can pay Mick his rent, but Anthony steals her purse. Marty wants to give Jeff a good hiding, but Diane persuades him not to. Lisa
Episode 2557 - Pack It In
Jul 20, 2001 · 30 min
Mick wants to marry Vonnie as soon as possible, but she tells Jerome that she is wondering if she will ever be ready to. Diane is horrified when Steve believes Jeff's version of ev
Episode 2558 - Is This It Then?
Jul 25, 2001 · 30 min
Mick wants to surprise Vonnie with a special meal and an engagement ring, but discovers that she has packed her bags and is leaving him. Unable to agree on whether to believe Jeff
Episode 2559 - I Shouldn't Have Come
Jul 25, 2001 · 30 min
Anthea is visited by Clint's mother, and Mike is appalled when she makes her welcome. Mick blames Jerome for turning Vonnie against him, and his violent reaction makes her all the
Episode 2560 - Rowing
Jul 26, 2001 · 30 min
Diane and Marty realise that they will have to find some new ways of raising money if they are to attempt the IVF treatment again. Tim advises Emily to keep out of Mick's way, but
Episode 2561 - Take Me On
Jul 31, 2001 · 30 min
Rachel calls the police, and Ron is blamed for the disturbance at the funeral. He is also much less confident that Anthea will be willing or able to lie for him in court. Jessie go
Episode 2562 - Still Not Happy
Aug 1, 2001 · 30 min
Ron is following Anthea around, so she goes out for a walk, then calls in on Jimmy. Lindsey is not exactly overjoyed at the prospect of sharing her home with an ex-jailbird and a b
Episode 2563 - Caught
Aug 2, 2001 · 30 min
Marty sells his car, and soon finds a willing buyer for his season ticket. Ron feels that Anthea is betraying him by having a drink with Katie. Adele returns home from Shropshire,
Episode 2564 - Wobbling
Aug 7, 2001 · 30 min
Nikki comes home from Belgium, and walks in on a naked man having a shower in the bungalow. Leanne doesn't want to give her her job back, but Christy feels that there are a couple
Episode 2565 - It's All Wrong
Aug 8, 2001 · 30 min
Jerome begs Nikki to give him a second chance, but her reaction gives him the impression that she is not willing to. Emily is sick of having no money for food and clothes - but Tim
Episode 2566 - Cathartic
Aug 9, 2001 · 30 min
Anthea tells Ron he can't control other people's lives, but he tells Jacqui that she is humiliating the family and trying to put him in an early grave - and if she goes on seeing M
Episode 2567 - Capable Hands
Aug 14, 2001 · 30 min
Mike tells Jacqui he will support her in her relationship with Max, but Ron threatens to get another gun to keep him away from her. Jimmy has a plan to keep Tim out of prison, Lean
Episode 2568 - Compromises
Aug 15, 2001 · 30 min
Steve has a date with Nisha, and Marty wonders if she will recognise him camouflaged as a deckchair. But he is called away to collect a stranded Adele, and Nisha goes on into town
Episode 2569 - Close To The Truth
Aug 17, 2001 · 30 min
Ron's version of where he obtained the gun looks likely to be accepted when more guns are found at Sotto's. Mick becomes convinced that it was Max rather than Jacqui who killed Sus
Episode 2570 - Memories
Aug 21, 2001 · 30 min
Mick reflects on all that he has done and endured during his time on the Close. He feels that he has let his children and his family down, and everyone hates the way he lets his te
Episode 2571 - Look After Your Lady
Aug 22, 2001 · 30 min
Mick apologises to Max and Jacqui, and makes his peace with Tim, offering him some good advice, before leaving the Close forever. Max assures Jacqui that he really, really wants he
Episode 2572 - The Big Announcement
Aug 24, 2001 · 30 min
Adele gets her GCSE results, and tells Emily about her abortion. Jacqui confides in Rachel that she is going to marry Max - and Rachel doesn't take long to spread the news. Katie r
Episode 2573 - Prejudices
Aug 28, 2001 · 30 min
Ron says he will refuse to go to Jacqui's wedding. Adele breaks her glasses in an attempt to convince Diane and Marty to allow her to get contact lenses - but they are spending all
Episode 2574 - Committed
Aug 29, 2001 · 30 min
Anthea and Rachel are not pleased when they discover that Ron and Mike have been deceiving them. Max arranges a wedding date at a mystery venue, but Lindsey seems to be the only wi
Episode 2575 - Misgivings
Aug 31, 2001 · 30 min
Robbie visits Katie, and vows to put an end to Jacqui's happiness. Anthea is not as convinced that she can perjure herself for Ron. Lindsey feels that she hasn't anything to look f
Episode 2576 - Serious Reservations
Sep 4, 2001 · 30 min
Leanne discovers that Lance has agreed to be Max's best man, and Christy tries to turn her against her brother. Ron receives confirmation of his court date. After a bitter confront
Episode 2577 - A Child In Danger
Sep 5, 2001 · 30 min
In a special double-length episode, a group of vigilantes set off in search of Robbie and the missing Harry. Tim discovers that Mike once went out with Lindsey, and wonders if that
Episode 2578 - Blessing
Sep 7, 2001 · 30 min
Jimmy bruises his head while restraining Robbie, Tim collects his own reward by nicking Robbie's wallet, and Lindsey earns a wedding invitation by rescuing Harry. After seeing Max
Episode 2579 - Cancelling
Sep 11, 2001 · 30 min
The police are forced to release Robbie without charge. On Harry's birthday, Jacqui is even more sure that she needs Max to marry her, and insists that he fully explains his reason
Episode 2580 - Confessing
Sep 12, 2001 · 30 min
Tim tells Emily his dream, but she is not keen on the ways in which he plans to achieve it. Jacqui tries to convince Max that he is blaming himself for an accident, explains that s
Episode 2581 - Wedding
Sep 14, 2001 · 30 min
Jacqui and Max get married in style, while a miserable, drunk and lonely Katie is visited by Robbie. Clint is on Robbie's mind as he comforts her in the way his brother might have
Episode 2582 - Struggling
Sep 18, 2001 · 30 min
After they read their letters from the Court Welfare Officer, Jackie asks Jimmy if she can move back in with him. Tim is determined to raise the money to pay for Emily to go and vi
Episode 2583 - Blurring The Boundaries
Sep 19, 2001 · 30 min
Jimmy lets Jackie know what he has decided. After receiving flowers from Robbie and unwelcome advances from Christy, Katie turns to drink. Nikki notices that Jessie has done Neil's
Episode 2584 - Smoochies
Sep 21, 2001 · 30 min
Marty and Diane are enraged when they come home and find Adele and Michelle in the bedroom with new boyfriends - and while they read them the riot act upstairs, the lads are thievi
Episode 2585 - No Big Deal
Sep 25, 2001 · 30 min
Ron causes a scene when Katie refuses to let him see a doctor at the walk-in centre. Marty discovers that the insurance company will not entertain their claim because the thieves w
Episode 2586 - Cramping
Sep 26, 2001 · 30 min
Christy has a plan to enable the Murrays to make a valid claim from the insurance company. Tim and Mike go for job interviews - but will Tim's honesty about his past pay off? Jessi
Episode 2587 - Bowling
Sep 28, 2001 · 30 min
Ray's ideas for a day out makes Jessie feel old. The break-in at the Murrays' doesn't go entirely as planned. After Steve finds her collapsed in the flat, Katie feels more and more
Episode 2588 - Pain
Oct 2, 2001 · 30 min
Jimmy revives Tim, who feels as if he has been kicked by a donkey, and prints out some advice for him. Nisha revives Katie, and spents an all-night vigil at her bedside to make sur
Episode 2589 - Thoughts
Oct 3, 2001 · 30 min
Ron attends his pre-trial hearing. Marty has some explaining to do, but believes a profit can still be made from their insurance claim. After pouring her heart out to Nisha, Katie
Episode 2590 - Contesting
Oct 5, 2001 · 30 min
Jimmy tells Jackie that he intends to contest the Court Welfare Officer's decision and fight for custody of Wills. Diane is surprised that Brigid approves of Marty bumping up their
Episode 2591 - Implantation
Oct 9, 2001 · 30 min
Lindsey is concerned at Jimmy's state of mind after he stops taking his medication again, and tells Jackie that she is the only one who can help him. Tim helps Steve gain revenge o
Episode 2592 - Views
Oct 10, 2001 · 30 min
Diane invites Nisha to tea at the Murrays', but Steve is called away to help the police with their enquiries, leaving her at the mercy of Brigid, who makes her feelings on the heal
Episode 2593 - Discrepancies
Oct 12, 2001 · 30 min
Diane and Marty are visited by the insurance assessor and try to remain calm, but he senses their uneasiness. Rachel breaks down as her financial problems become too much - but can
Episode 2594 - KB'd
Oct 16, 2001 · 30 min
Christy's lies convince Leanne to sack Lance. Diane and Marty hope that their pregnancy test will be positive, but discover that the insurance company has rejected their claim. Ste
Episode 2595 - Out Of Money
Oct 17, 2001 · 30 min
Diane ignores Marty's reminders of their desperate financial position, and remains determined to have further IVF treatment. Rachel can only find one source of money to pay her loa
Episode 2596 - Beliefs
Oct 19, 2001 · 30 min
Adele catches Imelda and Paige beating Anthony up again, and tells Marty. He has other problems, however, as Diane's obsession with having a baby drives the family apart - but when
Episode 2597 - No Way
Oct 23, 2001 · 30 min
Marty encourages Anthony to fight back against the bullies, and when he can't bring himself to, he hits Anthony as well. He also insists to Diane that they cannot afford more IVF t
Episode 2598 - Underestimating
Oct 24, 2001 · 30 min
In a special double-length episode, the strain of her abortion finally overcomes Adele, Diane refuses to accept Marty's decision, even though Brigid supports it, and Tim, with Stev
Episode 2599 - Something Practical
Oct 26, 2001 · 30 min
Marty wakens in the morning to discover that Diane has gone out, and it emerges that she is even more determined to have a baby despite the family's mounting debts. Steve attempts
Episode 2600 - Painting
Oct 31, 2001 · 30 min
Jacqui and Max return from their honeymoon, and tell Rachel and Mike that they have decided that she will be a full-time mother. When she hears, Lindsey optimistically asks to be c
Episode 2601 - Part Of The Past
Oct 31, 2001 · 30 min
Jimmy produces a history of number 10, displays newspaper cuttings obtained from the internet, and, using Ray as a template, draws the outline of a body on the patio. Jacqui's furn
Episode 2602 - Shoe
Nov 2, 2001 · 30 min
Rachel is distraught when she discovers what Jimmy has drawn on the patio. Jacqui wants to get rid of Susannah's linen. Emily discovers that her present from Jessie and Ray is some
Episode 2603 - This Time Last Year....
Nov 6, 2001 · 30 min
Jacqui insists on taking Max to a fireworks display to take his mind off the anniversary of the death of Susannah. Marty and Diane's minds are also on their discovery that they wer
Episode 2604 - Mind Games
Nov 7, 2001 · 30 min
Max and Jacqui throw a dinner party, and a guest gives Max an idea for a new part-time vocation. Jimmy feels that the spirit of Jackie is living on in Lindsey. Tim convinces Christ
Episode 2605 - Reality Check
Nov 9, 2001 · 30 min
Nikki offers Jerome a second chance, but he thinks it may be too soon for him to move back in. Ray is not convinced either, until Nikki makes him realise that this could be his opp
Episode 2606 - Intimidating
Nov 14, 2001 · 30 min
Robbie corners a frightened Anthea and makes her realise that he was present in the house when Ron shot Clint dead. Jessie is furious to hear that Ray wants Neil to move out, and l
Episode 2607 - Frightened
Nov 14, 2001 · 30 min
Anthea fears that Robbie will make a statement to the police, and wants to tell Katie what she has found out about Clint. Only eight people turn up to Jimmy's fiftieth birthday, bu
Episode 2608 - Betrayal
Nov 16, 2001 · 30 min
Diane and Marty speak to Anthony's headmistress, and receive a lengthy insight into the school's procedures and paperwork. Anthea is told by Neil that she appears to be starting th
Episode 2609 - Stigmatisation
Nov 20, 2001 · 30 min
Jimmy spends a lot of time being interviewed by Nikki for her psychology project instead of repainting the shutters, as they both reflect on the occasions on which they nearly step
Episode 2610 - Admission
Nov 21, 2001 · 30 min
Robbie is determined to see Ron sent down, even though this means incriminating himself. After hearing his testimony, Katie attacks him - and is mortified when he reveals to Jacqui
Episode 2611 - Clarification
Nov 23, 2001 · 30 min
When Katie turns to drink, Nisha realises that there is someone that she must call. Jimmy won't let Lindsey turn down the job she has been offered in Newcastle. After Ron and Anthe
Episode 2612 - Thinking
Nov 28, 2001 · 30 min
Rachel worries that Ron may be about to do something stupid, but Mike doesn't want to call the police. Finally Ron rings, wanting to see Jacqui and Mike - but not Anthea. At the do
Episode 2613 - Releasing
Nov 28, 2001 · 30 min
Lindsey and Kylie tearfully say goodbye to Jimmy as they leave for a new life in Newcastle. As Ron and his family prepare to leave for court, the loan company visit to sequester go
Episode 2614 - Deserting
Nov 30, 2001 · 30 min
A former resident of the Close reappears after a long absence. Mike makes some slight progress with the Dixons' debt problem. While Anthea packs her bags and leaves the Close forev
Episode 2615 - Ornamentation
Dec 5, 2001 · 30 min
Max buys new cars for himself and Jacqui, but Katie and a pot of paint are not far away. Anthony brings the house down in the school play, thanks to the bullies - but not in the wa
Episode 2616 - Side-effects
Dec 5, 2001 · 30 min
Katie is furious about the court's decision, and vows to take action against Ron. Jimmy offers to help Nikki further with her research. Anthony overhears his parents discussing the
Episode 2617 - Not Helping
Dec 7, 2001 · 30 min
Diane and Marty take matters into their own hands when the school fails to act against the bullying. Jacqui and Sammy forge an uneasy alliance in the hope of helping Katie. Christy
Episode 2618 - Shouting Out
Dec 12, 2001 · 30 min
Jerome is asked to take on extra duties by his new boss. Rachel tells Jacqui where she can stick her job, then finds out from Mike that the court won't accept their loan repayment
Episode 2619 - Humiliated
Dec 12, 2001 · 30 min
Sammy vows to stay around and get revenge on Jacqui in a bid to reconcile with Katie. When Steve fails to pick him up from school, Anthony suffers a humiliating ordeal. Nisha needs
Episode 2620 - Not Worth Falling Out
Dec 14, 2001 · 30 min
Jimmy is alarmed by a brief
Episode 2621 - On Standby
Dec 19, 2001 · 30 min
Katie is swayed by Sammy's suggestions, and starts planning revenge on Jacqui by asking her on a night out. Jimmy wonders whether he has been brainwashed into thinking he needs med
Episode 2622 - Not How It Looks
Dec 20, 2001 · 30 min
In a special 76-minute episode, it looks as if some of the residents may be sharing a big bingo win, it looks as if Max has a lot of explaining to do when Jacqui catches him with a
Episode 2623 - Concerned
Dec 21, 2001 · 30 min
Emily is distraught, but Jimmy advises her not to try to contact Tim. Leanne thinks Christy has left her. Nisha wants to know what little difficulties Sammy is having that make her
Episode 2624 - Pining
Dec 24, 2001 · 30 min
On Christmas Day, a despondent visitor turns up at the Murrays', and Emily becomes increasingly convinced that Tim is never going to return. Jimmy is missing the missing, and quest
Episode 2625 - Waiting
Dec 26, 2001 · 30 min
On Boxing Day, the Murrays dine at "The Shelf" - but not on dolphin. Jimmy has an ingenious festive solution when he receives a complaint about the old bath in his front garden. Ch
Episode 2626 - Over-compensating
Dec 26, 2001 · 30 min
Tim wakes up in a hospital bad, and steals an ambulance to make his escape. Jacqui admires a "new" kitchen - and realises it came from her former flat. Max is not convinced that hi