Where the Heart Is: Season 4
Season 4 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 Where the Heart Is Season 3.
- 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 4 Progress Shield
Breaking the Ice
Apr 30, 2000
Nurse Anna Kirkwall is late on her first day. Simon tries to pursuade Ruth to come home from Australia with Alfie. Jakes christening plans are well under way.
No Regrets
May 7, 2000
A young women is under strain from family life. Ruth refuses to return to Skelthwaite and a new male nurse arrives.
The Dead Zone
May 14, 2000
The nurses of Skelthwaite become stranded on the moors putting to test their survival skills. Some long-awaited news arrives for Dick and Cheryl.
Shifting Sands
May 21, 2000
Stephan has a nerve-wracking first day back at school. Chris's bedside manner is a little friendly putting his job in danger. Peggy has to go to Leeds to hear about a possible prom
Visiting Rights
May 28, 2000
Anna appeals for a prisoner to be allowed to visit his sick father. Simon moves in with Henry leaving behind more than painful memories. Peggy reconsiders her offer of promotion.
The Leaving Party
Jun 4, 2000
Peggy has her last day at Skelthwaite medical centre. Dick and Cheryl are nervous about meeting Oscar their newly-adopted son for the first time.
The Foreign Field
Jun 11, 2000
Anna treats a boy for epilepsy. The Scorpians go to France to play against their twin town. Chris falls for a hitchhiker and Simon has a fling with a french business woman.
Unforgettable
Jul 9, 2000
A runaway horse causes a road accident that leaves Peggy and Lucy fighting for their lives. Oscar visits Dick and Cheryl's house for the first time.
A Good Day
Jul 16, 2000
Skelthwaite is in mourning after Peggy's death. A glamourous blonde arrives to visit an old friend. A surprise arrives for a farming family.
Friends in Need
Jul 23, 2000
Karen and Anna's friendship is put under pressure when Karen starts at the health centre. Peggy's death has left Vic and Lucy struggling to cope. David is annoyed when he finds out
Idle Hands
Jul 30, 2000
A nurses night out helps defuse a tense situation between Jacqui and Karen. A lucritive secret is discovered by Chris and Jacqui and Simon beleives his authority is being undermine
Over The Rainbow
Aug 6, 2000
Troubled Oscar is finally gotten through to by Dick and Cheryl. The Snow family can't cope without Peggy but the schools show provides a welcome distraction.
Modern Love
Aug 13, 2000
Henry and Jess share an eventful meal. An memorable date for Simon and Anna but for all the wrong reasons. A childs welfare concearns Karen while Cheryl gets a new job.
Legacy
Aug 20, 2000
A mysterious virus assails the children of Skelthwaite and Goddards is blamed for it leaving it with closure hanging over it's head. The real culprit is found by Vic after he does
Getting Better
Aug 27, 2000
A patient is thought to be suffering from domestic abuse while Jess's past causes her relationship trouble.
The Field
Sep 3, 2000
Preparations are underway for the Skelthwaite fete bring Anna and Simons relationship to the boil. Stephan and Jacqui decide to marry in secret.