Peak Practice: Series 5
Season 5 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 Peak Practice Season 4.
- 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 5 Progress Shield
Eye of the Storm
Jan 14, 1997
Andrew returns to Cardale, six months after leaving Will and Erica in the lurch. Can he persuade them to take him back? And a bereaved husband fights for custody of his epileptic d
The Price
Jan 21, 1997
Will suspects that Kate has post-natal depression. But as their baby daughter's health deteriorates, they have to face a much greater threat
Innocent Blood
Jan 28, 1997
As David's family join him in Cardale, he has to give the parents of a young boy he delivered 11 years ago some shattering news. Andrew has his powers of persuasion tested by a nee
Letting Go
Feb 4, 1997
Erica battles with hospital incompetence and Andrew's penny-pinching to save Alice North's life. Will finally ties the knot with Kate, and then says an emotional goodbye to Cardale
Classics
Feb 11, 1997
On his way to Erica's birthday party, Andrew is involved in a car crash. Although he is seriously wounded, he battles to save the others. But will any of them survive the night? Er
Lost Feelings
Feb 18, 1997
David helps an old friend - now a paraplegic - and his wife to conceive. But will a baby heal the rifts in their marriage?
Home Truths
Mar 4, 1997
A lonely mother's cry for help leaves her young son's life hanging in the balance as Andrew and Erica struggle to find the real cause of the boy's constant medical problems. Meanwh
Running to Hide
Mar 11, 1997
David helps bus driver Stan keep his job. But is Stan really as fit as he pretends? Andrew's relationship with accountant Gina Johnson goes beyond strictly business
Borrowed Time
Mar 18, 1997
Andrew's old friend Phil arrives in Cardale with devastating news which will turn both their lives upside down
Tough Love
Mar 25, 1997
A young girl stumbles into Cardale in search of a new start just as Andrew decides to tell Erica how he feels about her and what find out her respond.
State of Mind
Apr 1, 1997
When Clare endangers one of David's older patients, it is time for David to face facts about his wife's erratic behaviour
Priorities
Apr 8, 1997
Erica's commitment to the Beeches is tested by her treatment of a single-minded career woman, her stormy relationship with Andrew, and an exciting job offer
A Change of Heart
Apr 15, 1997
David struggles to cope with a stubborn pilot suffering from dizzy spells, and also with Clare, just back from hospital. Can their marriage stand the strain of her mental illness?
Fight or Flight
Apr 22, 1997
When Emma and Tom go missing David and Claire are forced to face up to the reality of her illness - can they get past this difficult stage? Meanwhile a fire at Erica's house brings