Family Affairs: Season 9
Season 9 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 Family Affairs Season 8.
- 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 9 Progress Shield
Episode 2026
Jan 3, 2005 · 30 min
As The Swan begins to empty, Sean is still left lying in the gutter, but he's between two parked cars and not within any body's view . . . meanwhile, Babs assumes that Sean's got l
Episode 2027
Jan 4, 2005 · 30 min
The news of Sean's stabbing puts a downer on the party at the Williams'. Alex confides in Kelly that all he can think about during this whole thing is his brother . . . meanwhile,
Episode 2028
Jan 5, 2005 · 30 min
Kelly and Alex discuss his brother coming out of prison. Alex expresses his worries that all will not be well, he also worries that his family is being torn apart: his dad's always
Episode 2029
Jan 6, 2005 · 30 min
Denise is blaming herself for an attempted rape on another woman. She thinks she sould have gone to the police but instead she washed away any evidence on her body and burnt her cl
Episode 2030
Jan 7, 2005 · 30 min
Denise is angered that a big deal isn't being made about the attempted rape of another woman. She tells Les that she wants to speak to that other woman and maybe they can figure ou
Episode 2031
Jan 10, 2005 · 30 min
Chrissy decides to continue the search for her mother, despite Gary's objections. However, things don't start well when Keith, Chrissy's only lead refuses to take her calls and lat
Episode 2032
Jan 11, 2005 · 30 min
Yas and Mel set out to meet their ideal men, having got their profiles from the Internet, the girls confidently headed to the cafe to meet their guise. They were disappointed howev
Episode 2033
Jan 12, 2005 · 30 min
Mel and Yasmin tried in vain to shut Jake up about their embarrassing ""dates"" last night. Soon however everyone seems to know! Later, things take a bit more of a serious note whe
Episode 2034
Jan 13, 2005 · 30 min
Yasmin buys Geri some wigs to make her feel better about coming out of hospital. Geri is reluctant at first but when soon can't help but get into it when Yasmin starts to play arou
Episode 2035
Jan 14, 2005 · 30 min
After looking after Suzie all day, Denise feels she'd like to take the job on full time. Kelly is delighted but Les is skeptical since Denise used to worry she'd be lumbered with t
Episode 2036
Jan 17, 2005 · 30 min
Kelly and Denise head off to Sean's funeral. Denise seems to want to put everything off until the last minute and they almost miss the coach . . . Things aren't going very well w
Episode 2037
Jan 18, 2005 · 30 min
Chrissy tries to fill in the gaps in her past and tries to get her mother to tell her a little about why she left. But Jackie isn't keen on opening up, but then again nor is Chriss
Episode 2038
Jan 19, 2005 · 30 min
On her hasty exit from Charnham, Jackie meets Gary and then Mel and Chloe and she decides not to return to Richmond straight away . . . She decides to pay Chrissy a visit to apolog
Episode 2039
Jan 20, 2005 · 30 min
Chrissy finally gets the opportunity to interrogate her mother about locking her in the shed but she doesn't get the answer she wants - Jackie denies it! She tells Chrissy that she
Episode 2040
Jan 21, 2005 · 30 min
It's speed dating time at The Black Swan but things don't get off to a great start from Katie's point of view when Myra, Sadie and Babs decide to sign up and Jake's football team a
Episode 2041
Jan 24, 2005 · 30 min
Tanya still feeling down and nothing Babs says or does seems to cheer her up. Babs invites Tanya to lunch but Tanya says she's probably won't be up to it . . . later, Babs gets a c
Episode 2042
Jan 25, 2005 · 30 min
Chrissy is in a state preparing for the arrival of her mother, she's worried about what Jackie will say about her cooking. Gary tells Chrissy that she has nothing to worry about. L
Episode 2043
Jan 26, 2005 · 30 min
Jake and Lucy spend the night together and its all going great! Lucy decides that the whole thing with Olly is just a waste of time and tells Jake that she wants to be with him! H
Episode 2044
Jan 27, 2005 · 30 min
In a panic, Tanya calls her mum and runs up and down Stanley Street trying to find Harry only to discover that having seen the baby outside the salon, Yasmin had gone out and taken
Episode 2045
Jan 28, 2005 · 30 min
Justin and Kelly struggle with the fact that they can't be left alone with their daughter and as soon as they get too close a nurse tells them she can't allow them to do that . . .
Episode 2046
Jan 31, 2005 · 30 min
When Jake goes to tell Conrad about the baby, Katie is forced to confess that she is in fact not pregnant. Jake is upset that she lied but tells Lucy that this means that they can
Episode 2047
Feb 1, 2005 · 30 min
Babs is a little put out when Adam tries to help her re-live her youth by arranging tickets for a 70s night and buying her a ""best of the 70s"" album! Babs confesses to Tanya that
Episode 2048
Feb 2, 2005 · 30 min
Ben spends another day out hanging with Alex and trying to catch up. Having been living in a world where 50% of the population are female, Ben's surprised that his brother hasn't s
Episode 2049
Feb 3, 2005 · 30 min
It doesn't get any easier for Justin and Kelly as Denise remains strict over their visiting rights with Suzie and forces them to leave when their four hours are up. The whole situa
Episode 2051
Feb 7, 2005 · 30 min
Still upset that his family now know that he's still a virgin, things don't get any better for Alex with Katie's teasing over breakfast. Later, he admits to Kelly that he thinks Me
Episode 2052
Feb 8, 2005 · 30 min
Alex tries his luck with Mel and heads into the salon supposedly looking for some details on treatments for an ex of his . . . Mel serves him and to be friendly agrees to have a dr
Episode 2053
Feb 9, 2005 · 30 min
Out on day release, Ben discovers that Alex will have the house to himself that night! He advises him to throw a party since girls always go for that sort of thing. Alex is relucta
Episode 2056
Feb 14, 2005 · 30 min
Katie tries to persuade Alex and Conrad to join in the party she's arranging at the Swan. Neither of them seem very keen but they still agree to go to support Katie. Later, Alex te
Episode 2057
Feb 15, 2005 · 30 min
Jake wakes up in the hospital to find that Lucy's been watching over him. He's obviously happy until he learns that Lucy is only there as a friend and that she's still with Olly. L
Episode 2058
Feb 16, 2005 · 30 min
The Costellos find a ""For Sale"" sign outside their house and all inquiries they make about it lead to dead ends. They'll have to contact the Webbs to find out what's going on. Al
Episode 2059
Feb 17, 2005 · 30 min
After hearing the truth about what happened with Olly, Lucy storms out of Jake's flat closely followed by Jake. He tries to apologize and tells Lucy how much he loves her but she t
Episode 2060
Feb 18, 2005 · 30 min
It's a Costello special! While Chloe helps out her Nan in the shop all day, Mel wonders if it would be so bad if they were forced to sell the house - after all it's only really br
Episode 2064
Feb 24, 2005 · 30 min
Conrad fixes the toy dog Tanya got from Sean and heads round to give it too her. Tanya buzzes him in but as he heads inside, doctor John shows up and tells him that he can deliver
Episode 2067
Mar 1, 2005 · 30 min
Unwilling to admit defeat, Yasmin calls Adam to explain what she's done but again and again she gets his voice mail. Ever the optimist, Yasmin jumps every time the phone rings all
Episode 2068
Mar 2, 2005 · 30 min
Gary finds that Chrissy is avoiding him after she found out that he'd gone behind her back to get money from Jackie. Gary tries to explain himself but Chrissy's having none of it.
Episode 2069
Mar 3, 2005 · 30 min
Despite Yasmin's cold feet, she and Adam announce their marriage to their friends at the Corner Cafe to a mixed reaction and despite Yasmin's paranoia they do seem to have all come
Episode 2071
Mar 7, 2005 · 30 min
Tanya all but begs the police to charge her after she deliberately damaged the bus stop but the police are in fact more interested with getting to the route of the problem and even
Episode 2072
Mar 8, 2005 · 30 min
Having thought things through, Tanya decides that quitting her job isn't the best solution to her problems and calls John to withdraw her resignation. Delighted, John soon appears
Episode 2073
Mar 9, 2005 · 30 min
Gary and Chrissy are shocked to hear from Chloe's school that she didn't show up for registration that morning despite being dropped off by Chrissy! Myra joins the search as they f
Episode 2074
Mar 10, 2005 · 30 min
Much to Tanya's horror, Babs arranges a date for her with Doctor John. Things seem to go well, even though Tanya was asleep most of the time! They arrange to meet up again on Frida
Episode 2076
Mar 14, 2005 · 30 min
Tanya returns to work but finds that coping with the workload isn't as easy as she remembers it. Later, Babs isn't surprised when her daughter returns home early from her shift. Ba
Episode 2078
Mar 16, 2005 · 30 min
Conrad is still unhappy about Katie's relationship with Drew and he doesn't hesitate to make his feelings known. Later, Conrad buys a bed for Ben in the hope that upon hearing tat
Episode 2081
Mar 21, 2005 · 30 min
Pete's excitement at the prospect of a weekend away with Eileen is dashed when she comes down the the flu and they're stuck at home all weekend. Just as she thinks she's feeling be
Episode 2082
Mar 22, 2005 · 30 min
Mel announces to Gary that she's invited Graham to his wedding. He's not pleased about the idea but tells Mel that he'll talk things over with Chrissy. That conversation is a littl
Episode 2083
Mar 23, 2005 · 30 min
Babs is surprised to discover Doctor John emerging from Tanya's bedroom as she enjoys her breakfast. Everyone tries to make the best of an awkward situation. Later, Babs puts Tanya
Episode 2084
Mar 24, 2005 · 30 min
It's Davie's fifth birthday and since he still has a bee in his bonnet about his son playing with a ""girl's doll"", Pete decides to get Davie a manly Action Man doll to play with
Episode 2085
Mar 25, 2005 · 30 min
Tanya tells Babs all about her horrible evening with John's friends. Babs tells her that these people are such a huge part of John's life that if she wants to be a part of that li
Episode 2087
Mar 29, 2005 · 30 min
Mel continues to hide away in Graham's flat, fearing people finding out that he hit her. Graham tries to stay home with her but Dave won't let him off any more shifts so he's force
Episode 2088
Mar 30, 2005 · 30 min
Yasmin can't get over the news that it'll be Adam's problem that stops them from having kids. She researches all the information she can find about his condition but he tells her t
Episode 2089
Mar 31, 2005 · 30 min
Adam and Yasmin are left with the question - where do we go from here? Yasmin tells Adam that all she really wants is a baby, his baby. She doesn't want to adopt or to foster . . .
Episode 2090
Apr 1, 2005 · 30 min
After finishing with Adam, Yasmin goes to see Cat and Doug for a bit of comfort but all she gets is an argument whether or not it's right to dump somebody just because they can't h
Episode 2091
Apr 4, 2005 · 30 min
Gary and Chrissy returns home to find Melanie in the kitchen and their furious when they hear the whole story but Chrissy holds Gary back, telling him that he'll only make the situ
Episode 2092
Apr 5, 2005 · 30 min
Mel struggles to return to her normal life after the whole ordeal with Graham. She hears her parents talking about her in the kitchen, they note that she couldn't see what Graham w
Episode 2093
Apr 6, 2005 · 30 min
The feud between Jake and Olly continues, that is until Jake sees Olly coming out of a building job desperate for help. Jake tells him that since he's the bigger person, he'll help
Episode 2094
Apr 7, 2005 · 30 min
Conrad doesn't seem surprised to get a visit from Tanya. She tells him that she's just there inquiring about Ben, Conrad isn't convinced and tries to work his charms on her. Tanya
Episode 2096
Apr 11, 2005 · 30 min
From her phone number, Pete figures out that Sadie's daughter, Pam, is now living in Birmingham. He decides to take Sadie to see her so that they can resolve their issues, Pete als
Episode 2097
Apr 12, 2005 · 30 min
There was more high drama as Gary's court hearing continued: Mel decided not to attend, feeling that what happened to Chloe was all of her fault - she refuses to discuss things and
Episode 2098
Apr 13, 2005 · 30 min
Gary points out to his barrister that he was not provoked by Bradley and he did want to kill him. Gary is reminded that, if the court hears this, he will never get off. Mel overhea
Episode 2099
Apr 14, 2005 · 30 min
Myra returns home to find Mel in a state after washing down pills with alcohol! Pam's sacked, and she admits to Pete that her life is pretty miserable. He manages to persuade her t
Episode 2100
Apr 15, 2005 · 30 min
Now Eileen's in hospital. After an ultrasound, she hears that the baby is OK. Eileen's experienced a miscarriage before, and that's what they said back then, too; she's not convinc
Episode 2101
Apr 18, 2005 · 30 min
Melanie's missing and Myra secretly fears she's killed herself, while Chrissy thinks she's been raped. But Gary's not too worried now Graham is locked up behind bars. The police so
Episode 2102
Apr 19, 2005 · 30 min
Gary and Chrissy become very concerned when they're asked to fill out a missing person's report for Mel. There fears are worsened by literature in the police center's reception tha
Episode 2103
Apr 20, 2005 · 30 min
It appears that Babs' reading on the tarot cards have come true! Firstly, Tanya finds comfort in the arms of a passionate man with brown hair. Only Babs thinks it's Dr. John while,
Episode 2104
Apr 21, 2005 · 30 min
Gary and Chrissy are running out of ideas about where Mel could've gone. They agree that they don't think the police are doing enough and so Gary heads out to some places he thinks
Episode 2105
Apr 22, 2005 · 30 min
While Olly ponders why Lucy turned him down when he asked her out the other night, Ben found out that Lucy had a great time with him but it seems she just wants to be friends. Late
Episode 2106
Apr 25, 2005 · 30 min
Yasmin introduced Beyonce to Cat (who is ironically allergic) and to Babs who finds Yasmin's new kitty adorable. Yasmin also lets them both know that things between her and Adam ar
Episode 2107
Apr 26, 2005 · 30 min
In Pete's absence, Dave takes Eileen to hospital. Eileen fears she could be losing the baby. Gary and Chrissy have had another sleepless night after being told Mel's bag has been f
Episode 2108
Apr 27, 2005 · 30 min
Gary is having a rough day. He's unable to sleep and only manages one fare at work before he finds himself distracted by his home life. Things only get worse when Dave confirms tha
Episode 2109
Apr 28, 2005 · 30 min
After Cat finds out that the coin she found while burying Beyonce is worth £300 she tells Doug about it but he wonders what she was doing digging around in the garden so Cat is for
Episode 2110
Apr 29, 2005 · 30 min
Lucy sneaks home after spending the night with Jake. She finds a new message on the answer machine, it's from Pete who tells Eileen that he's made a mistake and that he'll be home
Episode 2111
May 2, 2005 · 30 min
Chloe is becoming more and more suspicious about Mel's whereabouts but her parents still refuse to tell her what's really going on. Later, after a conversation with Ania, Chloe con
Episode 2112
May 3, 2005 · 30 min
Gary and Chrissy wonder what on earth's going on when they start to receive phone calls from pranksters saying they've seen Mel. Gary heads out to find out what's going on and find
Episode 2113
May 4, 2005 · 30 min
Ania decides that since she helped Chloe with the posters she should try and make things right with Gary and Chrissy - she pays them a visit. Gary is quite hostile toward her, but
Episode 2114
May 5, 2005 · 30 min
Les and Denise talk about his lack of passion and desire for her. A surprised Gary accepts Conrad's dinner invitation. Babs promises to recommend some dream analysis books for
Episode 2115
May 6, 2005 · 30 min
Olly is stunned when Pete kicks him out of the flat in order to move Sadie and Pam in. Les is horrified when he wakes up and remembers that he tried to kiss Lucy the night before
Episode 2116
May 9, 2005 · 30 min
Seeing that Pam is getting frustrated with looking after her all the time, Sadie insists that Pam spend the day for herself and gives her some money to spend down the pub. Pam is r
Episode 2117
May 10, 2005 · 30 min
Tanya tells John that she'll think about moving in together. Later, she thinks she might have put him off when he cancels their date together. Tanya finds herself drinking alone in
Episode 2118
May 11, 2005 · 30 min
Tanya breaks the news that John is moving in to both Conrad and Babs. Babs takes it as her cue to move out and Tanya stops Conrad before he can start trying to talk her out of it.
Episode 2119
May 12, 2005 · 30 min
Les really can't wait to get out of the police station and Denise worries that her warning earlier that if he didn't go to the GP's appointment then they were finished may have bee
Episode 2120
May 13, 2005 · 30 min
Chrissy stays up late calling Mel and leaving messages on her answer machine, begging her to call again. Later, Chloe gets an earful from Chrissy when she's found chatting away on
Episode 2121
May 16, 2005 · 30 min
Chrissy's optimism is shattered when the police are forced to admit that they've lost the signal from Mel's phone. Gary guesses that it's because she's on the tube or because her b
Episode 2123
May 18, 2005 · 30 min
Gary's convinced that Jane won't show, but she does and what she has to say keeps Gary and Chrissy hooked. She tells them that she's been hanging out with Mel in squats and that sh
Episode 2124
May 19, 2005 · 30 min
Chrissy's still optimistic that Jane told them the truth. But Gary and Myra both try to make her see that's probably not the case. The Costellos also get a visit from PC Will who t
Episode 2125
May 20, 2005 · 30 min
When Jane drops Chrissy's purse through the letter box, Chrissy thinks its a sign she might have been telling the truth about Mel. But Gary and Myra try and see to it that Chrissy
Episode 2126
May 23, 2005 · 30 min
Babs decides to let Yasmin fight her own battles with Adam. Tanya is secretly pleased when Sadie tells her that Pam and Conrad are just friends and that Pam is gay. Trish begs
Episode 2127
May 24, 2005 · 30 min
After John tells her that he's got a surprise up his sleeve, she's left pondering what it could be . . . Later, John reveals that he's found a house that would be just perfect for
Episode 2128
May 25, 2005 · 30 min
There's baby talk amongst the Callans and the Greens. Eileen tries to convince Pete to accept Trish's baby as his own while Yasmin comes to a decision about baby Lily. Meanwhile, J
Episode 2136
Jun 6, 2005 · 30 min
Denise is in a state of shock after seeing Les picking up a prostitute, Babs and Yasmin play detective in the hope of uncovering clues to track Adam down and the new owners arrive
Episode 2137
Jun 7, 2005 · 30 min
The doctors can't figure out what's wrong with Kelly, Les can't seem to figure out what's wrong with Denise and Max and Sami start hiring staff for the shop but Myra and Sadie aren
Episode 2138
Jun 8, 2005 · 30 min
Denise tells Les she's hearbroken. Max and Sami have trouble with their pipes and Yasmin starts on Adam's case again . . .
Episode 2139
Jun 9, 2005 · 30 min
Les and Denise talk things through but neither of them feels better for it later on. Conrad tries to make Ben see the error of his ways and Yasmin is hot on Adam's heels as she mee
Episode 2140
Jun 10, 2005 · 30 min
Yasmin and Melissa finally confront Adam and when the lies become too much for him - he confesses! Meanwhile, Denise thinks Les has told her the whole truth . . . until she talks t
Episode 2141
Jun 13, 2005 · 30 min
Yasmin's adopted a new positive attitude after her run in with Adam on Friday, Conrad goes on a second date with Doctor Nikki, Les and Denise hope Kelly won't notice that he's slee
Episode 2142
Jun 14, 2005 · 30 min
When Chrissy learns that Jane has been hospitalised she decides to offer her a bed for the night, against Gary's wishes. While Justin tries to keep Les away from Kelly so that she
Episode 2143
Jun 15, 2005 · 30 min
John conveys his concerns to Babs about Tanya's feelings for Conrad, its Cat's birthday and she thinks Doug's got a big surprise planned (but he hasn't!), Jane finally agrees to ta
Episode 2144
Jun 16, 2005 · 30 min
Cat and Max conspire to set Sami and Yasmin up. Katie helps Nikki plan a surprise for Conrad while John thinks about popping Tanya the question! Jane returns and PC Will visits the
Episode 2145
Jun 17, 2005 · 30 min
Gary goes to the mortuary, Yasmin and Sami find out they've been set up, Cat celebrates her birthday while Eileen and Trish reminisce about the good times they spent together in Ha
Episode 2146
Jun 20, 2005 · 30 min
It's Ania's birthday but she doesn't seem best pleased about it. John gets cagey when Tanya asks about his father. Sadie worries that if she stops becoming dependant on Pam then sh
Episode 2147
Jun 21, 2005 · 30 min
Ania breaks up with Ryan but she refuses to open up about it. Chloe worries that her parents are getting another divorce. Conrad spends a quiet night it with Pam . . .
Episode 2148
Jun 22, 2005 · 30 min
Gary and Chrissy have made up but not for long. Tanya contacts John's father. Conrad and Pam have both got the ""morning after"" feeling. Ania lets Katie in on why she's been actin
Episode 2149
Jun 23, 2005 · 30 min
Chrissy goes to a funeral. Jane goes to work. Tanya gets a surprise visitor. Katie and Ania are hiding something from Conrad.
Episode 2150
Jun 24, 2005 · 30 min
Jane lies to the Costellos. John is reunited with his father, but its short lived. Tanya asks Conrad for help. Ania finally takes a pregnancy test.
Episode 2151
Jun 27, 2005 · 30 min
Pete and Chrissy worry that Eileen's getting to friendly with Trish. John's father returns, he gets the cold shoulder from Tanya but Babs decides to hear him out. Conrad discovers
Episode 2152
Jun 28, 2005 · 30 min
Sadie infuriates Pam by telling Cat about her liaison with Conrad. Trish sucking up to Eileen is getting on Pete's and Chrissy's nerves. Conrad wants to treat Ania and send her off
Episode 2153
Jun 29, 2005 · 30 min
The Williams' are hiding something from Ben, Trish is hiding something from Chrissy and Sadie is hiding something from Pam!
Episode 2154
Jun 30, 2005 · 30 min
Sadie sets about ruining Pam's relationship with Theresa. Jane gets fired and Chrissy confronts Eileen about Trish.
Episode 2155
Jul 1, 2005 · 30 min
Doug gets an upsetting call from his son, Marc. Les worries about seeing Denise again at Susie's 1st birthday party. Pete and Eileen prepare to renew their vows but will Trish let
Episode 2156
Jul 4, 2005 · 30 min
Jane gets another job. Pete argues with most of the women in Charnham. Sadie moves out.
Episode 2157
Jul 5, 2005 · 30 min
It's party time for Ben and Alex. Sami gets a smack in the face. Sadie asks Pete to let her go. Chloe's shaken to find Mel's diary.
Episode 2158
Jul 6, 2005 · 30 min
Mel's diary becomes the focus of everyone's attention at the Costello's. Eileen makes a suggestion to Pete. Max is shocked to see Sami's black eye.