Peak Practice: Series 6
Season 6 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 5.
- 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 6 Progress Shield
All Fall Down
Jan 5, 1998
A meningitis outbreak throws Cardale into chaos. Andrew, Erica and David work around the clock trying to avoid further cases of the disease and convince the health authority that
Through a Glass Darkly
Jan 12, 1998
Dawn's outlook on life is suddenly changed when she finds a lump on her breast. Terrified she will die from the same disease that killed her mother; Dawn refuses to have any medic
A Matter of Principle
Jan 19, 1998
The stability of Claire's mental state is in jeopardy when her tablets start providing her with side effects. But when she goes to see Andrew tests reveal that it's not the tablets
A Good Son
Andrew is avoiding calls from his family in Liverpool, when he finally gives into Erica's demands and calls them he receives some news that draws him back to his roots. Meanwhile D
Another Day of Life
Feb 2, 1998
Andrew arrives back in Liverpool and is meeting fierce objection from his mother over his treatment of her. Erica is involved in a highly sensitive child abuse case that splits Car
A Change of View
Feb 9, 1998
Erica arrives in Liverpool ready to spend the weekend with Andrew and his family but she has her work cut out when the Attwood family seem intent on making things hard for her. Ali
Body and Soul
Feb 16, 1998
Back from Liverpool Andrew is ready to look to his future with Erica but questions arise over her commitment to him. The situation is not helped by Nick's intervention. Meanwhile D
The Spinning Wheel
Feb 23, 1998
The Beeches staff are slowly alerted to Nicks' web of deceit. It appears his stories and his actions have fooled them all. Back in Liverpool it's a sad day for the Attwoods when Ro
Glass Houses
Mar 2, 1998
The safety of Emma and Tom is David's main priority when Claire's erratic behaviour reaches boiling point. Dawn is slowly recovering from her illness but is finding the physical sc
The Ghost in the Machine
Mar 16, 1998
When the new doctor from The Health Centre takes a shine to Andrew, Erica realise her true feelings for him. It's time for her to bite the bullet and let him know how she feels. Ho
The Falling Sky
Mar 23, 1998
It's time to say goodbye to a much-loved regular as Laura departs for pastures new. Meanwhile Andrew and Claire's involvement with a schizophrenic patient takes a dramatic turn whe
A Child I Dreamed
Mar 30, 1998
Sparks fly between Erica and David when clash over a surrogate case. But is there more to their disagreement then meets the eye? Meanwhile Alice gets the whole of Cardale involved
Two Things Stand Like Stone
Apr 6, 1998
Erica's hen night is a wild affair, which leads to Claire going into labour! However with Erica drunk and David miles away an unlikely source steps into deliver baby Shearer.
Once in A Lifetime
Apr 20, 1998
Cardale prepares for the wedding of Andrew and Erica but a long line of disasters provides them with the perfect pre wedding initiation test. The pop band turns into a group of lin