Family Affairs — Season 8
Eileen told Dave how the fire came about. She told him that she couldn't stand Pete for what he'd done to her and her family. Dave told her that she'd put him in a very awkward position but she argued that he must have thought about doing s…
Tanya snapped at her mum for going on about her and Sean having a baby together. Sean guessed that it was because she and Nick were going through a rough patch. Tanya told Sean that the reason she and Nick had fallen out had nothing to do w…
Lucy is worried about Eileen who tells her that she's worried and missing Pete. Lucy doesn't seem to believe her. Eileen tells Lucy that Pete ahs put all his assets in her name. Meanwhile, Pete gets frustrated in prison and winds up a priso…
Cat was disappointed with the lack of action from Doug. So disappointed she thought she'd tell all of the customers at the salon! Chrissy was so frustrated with it all by the end of the day that when she saw Doug in the pub she asked him to…
The prison tells Eileen that Pete has been moved into a more secure unit after he smashed up his cell. Later, Eileen is in a meeting with her accountant, Sadie sees the accountant go upstairs with Eileen and asks Lucy why Eileen needs to be…
Gary wakes up late; Chloe has gone to school early for ""some music thing"". Gary and Myra worry that Chloe is over doing it. Chrissy tells them not to worry but Gary starts searching for the hospital's contact details so that he can call t…
Justin is trying to find Kelly after he spoke with Doug. He hears from Lewis that she's gone to the hospital - Justin immediately jumps to the wrong conclusions; he assumes Kelly has changed her mind about keeping the baby and has gone for …
Gary and Chrissy began with a quiet night in. Gary tells Chrissy that he worried about Chloe; he doesn't think he's doing enough for her. Chrissy tries to persuade him not to come to the hospital with her but he says that he hasn't been to …
While Melanie thinks things are going really well with Brendan, Kelly thinks that he's cheating on her. Kelly overhears Brendan on the phone; he tells the person on the other end that he's got plans that night. Kelly tells him that she didn…
Yasmin and Marc return from their honeymoon. Yasmin is surprised to find Sadie running the shop. Marc carries his bride of almost 3 weeks upstairs. He tells her he wants to start as he means to go on and goes to run a hot bath for them both…
Yasmin and Marc finally get out of bed! But Yasmin soon goes back leaving Marc to cook breakfast. As he's about to throw something away he notices Geri's wedding gift to them in the bin. He confronts Yasmin about it. He tells her that what …
From BBC Pure Soap: Cat was uncharacteristically speechless when Doug explained the reason he'd been acting weird. He wanted commitment not some fly by night relationship – he popped the question. Chrissy was beside herself – she co…
From BBC Pure Soap: Doug popped over to see what Cat's answer was after his proposal of marriage. Realising it wasn't a joke; Cat said she needed to think about it. After talking with Geri, she said no. Melanie was disgusted her own mot…
Despite recent events, Tanya decides to go to work to take her mind off things. As she steps out of the front door, however, Nick pulls up in his car. Tanya runs for the bus while Sean holds Nick back. As the bus pulls away, Sean slams the …
Geri and Marc are feeling uncomfortable as Marc starts work on the pub. She asks him if what they had was just a fling or whether it really meant something. He tells her that he really had feelings for her. She can't believe him. Geri belie…
Tanya's upset about her phone call to Nick last night. She wishes she hadn't made it. She tells Sean and he sympathises. Later, Nick comes to the flat after speaking to Sean earlier; he tells Tanya that he was on his way anyway. They make u…
From BBC Pure Soap: Caleb told stories about his visit to Africa and handled Denise's loaded questions with charm and ease. Melanie was chuffed to be part of Brendan's life again. Kelly dreamt of going to Africa. Chrissy invited Charlie…
From BBC Pure Soap: Yasmin was her usual tactless self when she wanted Chrissy to put her make-up on. Melanie got fed up with Brendan's lack of action in the bedroom; he just made a pathetic excuse. Denise rushed to see why Les was in t…
Sean hears that there was an attack outside Radar, the club he was at the other night where he bumped into Brendan! Cheryl reveals that the police are looking for a man which matches Brendan's description . . . It's an uncomfortable worki…
Tanya calls Nick, Charlie answers the phone and lies to her . . . Tension's are running high between Les and Denise. He almost catches her doing her English homework on the computer . . . Dave tries to hide his dodgy merchandise from Ch…
The pressures getting to Brendan . . . Tanya's suspicious when she catches Charlie out of school and Nick's no where to be seen . . . Les brings the opening date of the cafe forward but it means Denise will miss one of her classes . . .…
Brendan admits to Sean that he's bisexual. Dave finds out that Cheryl's been lying to him . . . and she has a stuffed cat! Chrissy has to think fast after Gary and Myra find out that the hospital hasn't been treating Chloe!
Sean tells Tanya about Brendan, meanwhile, the police hear take evidence from the victim of the attack - he points the finger at Brendan! Geri and Marc are forced to work in close quarters and Yasmin has to stand in on the darts team. S…
From BBC Pure Soap: Brendan agreed to go to the police and help with their enquiries in a bid to solve the homophobic attack. Melanie asked him if he was seeing anyone else, he told her she was the only woman. Cat heard Doug was back an…
Chrissy is caught at home with Chloe when they're supposed to be at the hospital! Doug is at Cat's bidding! They go to the gym together but Cameron and Justin are worried that Doug might be over doing it . . . Caleb's got problems wit…
From BBC Pure Soap: After a night of passion with Sean, Brendan left his bedroom swiftly and silently. By the evening Brendan had bought Melanie an engagement ring which she was delighted to accept. The opening of the Boulters' café wa…
Cat, Marc and Justin wait in the hospital while the doctor's see to Doug. The wait brings back painful memories of his mum for Justin . . . Nick has a proposal for Geri! Dave and Cheryl decide to get serious. Brendan and Mel announce to eve…
From BBC Pure Soap: Cheryl officially moved in with Dave. Even after her cull of drainpipe jeans and Adam Ant singles she still had a mountain of belongings. Dave was happy about the commitment from her. Tanya helped out Gary and took C…
Caleb tells Denise about his wife . . . Also, Les asks him to move in but Denise tells him that he mustn't . . . Cameron asks Lewis if his money troubles are over a woman, he tells him that they just might be . . . Doug comes home to lo…
Cameron notices that Sean hasn't been at the gym much lately, he jokingly mentions it to Brendan who fails to see the funny side . . . also, Les can't say anything right as far as Brendan is concerned. Caleb lets Brendan have a go at cookin…
Gary asks Chrissy how she paid for her coat and eventually gets to the truth!!! Also, Gary's best mate from school comes to visit but he's actually there to see his old flame . . . Myra! A magazine prints an article about Yasmin's wedding…
It's Valentine's Day in Charnham. Yasmin and Cheryl get cards from their loved ones while Myra and Geri receive annonomous cards . . . but their senders don't stay secret for long . . . Chrissy lets Gary help more with Chloe's medication.…
From the official FA site: Tanya sends Charlie to the doctor's as he has German measles. She explains to Sean that it is also known as rubella, which could be fatal for their unborn child. If she gets it too, she could be made to terminat…
Marc and Yasmin caught a glimpse of Cameron coming out of Geri's place first thing in the morning. They both give their reactions. Funny thing is - there's nothing going on . . . even though Cameron really wants to go further! Myra finds …
Mel comes back from her week away to find a strange man in the kitchen - Ashley. Also, Myra gets in touch with Ashley's family and reminds him of how much he misses his kids . . . Yasmin gets a new car from the magazine and Marc is less t…
Mel had it out with Chrissy while Gary finds out the truth about Myra and Ashley's relationship and gets a few home truths about his father . . . Ashley is the only member of the cast mentioned above not to appear in this episode. This epi…
From BBC Pure Soap: Yasmin was jealous of the attention Geri got from the advert she modelled for. Yasmin bullied Marc into changing his opinion, he had to say she was nothing special. Dave thought Cheryl was planning to ask him to marry…
A mysterious stranger is in town he has a few drinks with Dave at the Swan and later ends up in the flat with Cheryl . . . Doug sneaks off behind Cat's back. She thinks he might be having an affair but later she finds out how wrong she w…
Justin wants to build bridges with Les ""Mr Boulter"", because Kelly won't be with him if he doesn't approve. He asks for Denise's help . . . Yasmin tells Cat that if she wants to loose wait for her wedding, she's going to have to get dow…
The clock strikes 12 . . . Doug and Cat can't get any peace from Sadie. The alarm is set off in the salon. Justin helps out Les and Kelly. And, the story of the week begins, Gary and Chrissy's wedding anniversary arrives, Mel warns …
From BBC Pure Soap: Caleb and Les had let down Cat over her engagement party venue as their oven was broken. Justin offered to fix it. He said he was Corgi trained, but was left not having a clue how to repair it. Tanya told Eileen that …
From BBC Pure Soap: While Chrissy was being questioned she almost convinced the police she was innocent. While the police made enquiries at the hospitals Chrissy was held in the police cell. Cat was upset the engagement party ended up be…
From BBC Pure Soap: Tanya organised games at the engagement party. Most party goers got drunk and played along. Geri and Marc were mistakenly put together in the ‘guess who's kissing' game. Melanie returned home to the news of her moth…
From BBC Pure Soap: Chloe told the police that she wasn't ill. The police gathered more evidence incriminating the Costello family. Daphne popped in, Gary told her it was all true that Chrissy had been lying. After getting caught in the …
The Costellos, minus Chloe, are interviewed one by one by the police. Mel is held in custody after she admits to taking £500 out of Chloe's account for Lewis. Cat and Doug finish off their engagement party, Doug has to practically carry C…
Gary tries to keep Chloe's kidnapping quiet while he tries to figure out what to do, but Mel tells Brendan. Also, Brendan is given the cold shoulder by Sean who wants him to figure out what he wants. Les is called away when his father i…
Les arrives in Liverpool to find out that his father has died. Meanwhile, Denise tells Caleb that she can't have a relationship until Kelly has had her baby; Caleb says he can't wait that long and tells Denise that they have to tell Les soo…
From BBC Pure Soap: Tanya returned home unexpected and was annoyed Sean had been using her bedroom with a young lover. Sean said he should never have given her the double room as she's always at Nick's. Caleb's plan backfired on him. Whe…
It's Brendan's birthday. Caleb tells Brendan that he used to date Denise. He gets very sentimental about kids while talking to Brendan and later demands proof from Denise as to whether Brendan is in fact his son. Also, Brendan gets a brand …
Gary and Myra head to Leeds in search of Chrissy and Chloe. They have no luck but we do catch a glimpse of the pair and Gary and Myra give up the search . . . also, Yasmin offers Chrissy's job at the salon to Daphne. Geri treats Yasmin as…
Gary and Myra continue their search for Chrissy and Chloe but when they have no luck they decide to return home. They walk in to catch Mel and Brendan in a compromising position. Gary is angry and upset that all Mel can think about is boys …
Chloe tells Jean about ""the game"" she used to play with her mum. Jean quickly calls Gary who immediately sets off for Leeds with Myra . . . also, Mel has another go at Daphne for taking her mum's job and tells her that her dad would never…
The police find Chrissy's things but there's no sign of Chrissy until a police officer picks her up after she walks out in front of her. Chrissy gives her name as Chrissy Maxwell, her maiden name. The police woman eventually gets Gary's num…
Denise and Les interview potential candidates for Caleb's job. No one's up to Denise's standards. Also, Denise gets a call from Caleb and he asks her to come to the results of a HIV test with him. She agrees but turns up late to their meeti…
From BBC Pure Soap: Chrissy was taken away by the police and handcuffed while Chloe watched everything. The police explained to Gary that they had to section her as it was obvious she had a mental illness. Doug heard moans and groans comi…
From BBC Pure Soap: Sadie's money worries only worsened. She hid yet another ‘Final Notice' bill and rifled through her jewellery box for trinkets to sell. It was at that moment the bailiffs came knocking and Sadie hid. Les was emotiona…
From BBC Pure Soap: Illicit daytime meetings were becoming a habit for Marc and Geri. Cat discovered the affair was still in full flight and confronted her niece. Geri said she would continue to fight for Marc. Sadie was at a complete lo…
From BBC Pure Soap: Justin bumbled his way through a ‘getting-to-know-you chat' with Les Boulter. After the initial awkwardness he won Les over with his enthusiasm and loyalty to both his own family and to Kelly too. Justin's special ne…
From BBC Pure Soap: Cat choked on her drink when Geri told Yasmin her secret lover was married. Yasmin started to think how it would feel if it was Marc. Cat warned Geri she was playing with fire. Lewis saw the destruction his cocaine had…
Kelly is upset that her parents won't support her as long as she's with Justin. Although she'd prefer to avoid it, she goes to work with her parents. Brendan wakes up with Sean who cooks him breakfast but Brendan quickly left when Sean s…
Myra has the pleasure of meeting Jeff. She doesn't think that he's really the type of man Sadie would be seen with . . . Brendan and Sean meet again and are almost caught out when Brendan leaves his watch lying around Sean and Tanya's fla…
Cameron tells Geri that he knows about her and Marc. She's annoyed that he followed her. Later, Cameron bumps into Marc and Geri on the street and can't control his temper he and Marc go at it in the street and throw each other against Yasm…
Cameron hired Brendan to help him get his bike back off Shane. Their plan worked and Shane was not all that happy about it! He threatened to beat up Cameron so badly that he wouldn't be able to ride the bike! Cameron didn't seem to care . .…
Cat told Cheryl about her fling with Dave a few months ago. Cheryl was surprised since she thought they'd split up a long time ago. Cat told Cheryl what ""got Dave going"" when they were together . . . The estate agent came round to Sad…
Lewis is worried, he hasn't seem Cameron since yesterday morning. He asks Tanya and Sean if they've seen him, Tanya says that as she was leaving work she overheard that someone was coming in after a motorcycle crash. She calls work, but it …
Sean feels abandoned again when Tanya tells him she's spending the night at Nick's. He expresses his distrust of Nick. Tanya goes to Nick's despite this. At dinner, Tanya is preoccupied with what Sean said earlier. Nick suggests they invite…
Brendan sees Shane riding Cameron's bike. Shane tells him that he's seen Brendan in Radar, the same gay bar Sean saw him at . . . Later, Lewis and Brendan try to interrogate Shane into telling them where Cameron is but they get nowhere. Mea…
Yasmin goes for an abortion, against her wishes. Meanwhile, Geri tells Doug that Marc's forcing Yasmin into having an abortion. He goes to see Marc and tells him that he's called Marc's mum and the job in Ireland is off. Yasmin decides not…
Tanya plots against Nick. She calls Sue and tries to persuade her to put pressure on Nick. Then, Tanya sees Charlie with Myra and Chloe. She offers to take him for a bit to give Myra a break. Myra thanks her. At their place, Tanya and Sean …
Despite Sean's objections, Tanya goes to see Nick. She lets herself in. There doesn't appear to be anybody home but there is a broken glass on the floor. Tanya clears it up and as she puts it in the bin she notices an empty bottle. As she e…
Tanya discovers her boyfriend, Nick, is under investiagation for child abuse in Manchester.
Brendan discovers the identidy of the gym theif and his double life is threatened to exposure
Nicks abusive ways finally catch up with him and officers from the child protection team arrive to take Charlie into care.
Brendan takes part in a police line up.
Eileen tells Sam that she never wanted him and that's why she gave him up. But when she sees how much it's hurting him, she admits how hard it was for her, and how hard it's been ever since. She shows him his hospital tag that she's kept si…
Chrissy is let off the hook and only has to attend counseling sessions. Cat, Sadie and Kelly think it's outrages that she should not be punished for what she's done to Chloe. Also, Chrissy gets the impression from Gary that he doesn't trus…
Gary tells Chrissy he loves her but confesses to Myra that he's not sure he means it . . . Cat worries about her wedding and asks Trevor to give a helping hand, he tells her that he's finished with that business and is concentrating on th…
Justin's mistake at the cafe costs Doug £5,000. Justin makes up for it by booking Cat and Doug a wedding venue. Also, Cat isn't sure that Doug adopting Davie is such a good idea. Sam helps Mike fix his car, but neither of them now that th…
Yasmin confesses to both Chrissy and Geri that she read Marc's letter! Lucy, Mel, Tanya, Cheryl, Geri and Yasmin all entered the Miss Charnham contest! While Doug, Sadie, Sean and a special celebrity guest will judge! Justin's in the do…
Eileen gets Chrissy to agree to host a fashion show as part of Miss Charnham while Justin and Kelly decide to document the event as part of Kelly's media project. Geri assures Yasmin that she won't tell Marc that Yasmin knew about their a…
Everyone's very sympathetic after hearing Yasmin's awful news, but Chrissy tells her that she shouldn't have lied. Yasmin tells her that she did all she could to save her marriage and points out that after what Chrissy did to her family, s…
Cheryl's boss puts her in an awkward position after she planned to pull a sickie so that she could enter Miss Charnham. She's forced to work instead. The rehearsals for Miss Charnham get underway and Trevor drives all of the entrants mad …
Geri is out to get Yasmin and expose her for the fraud she really is! But when she tries to tell Marc the truth about his wife, she can't seem to get out the words, especially since he thinks he's just lost his child . . . later, after she …
Kirkdale returns to try to persuade Eileen to give evidence against Pete in his upcoming trial. She refuses. Also, Eileen finally gives in to Lucy and agrees that they will go and see Pete tomorrow! Marc has a tough decision to make, and…
Geri decides she needs to spend some time with her family so she heads off to see them in Wales. When Doug hears the news, he invites Marc to sleep on the couch at his and Cat's place. Cat is less than happy with the arrangement and lets he…
Pete feels things might be looking up when Eileen introduces the new evidence against Kirkdale. But it brings bad news for Cheryl when her boss finds out she's been blabbing internal matters to her boyfriend and warns her that she should lo…
Mike persuades Eileen to give evidence against Pete. Under pressure, she agrees and changes her statement. But when shes called to the stand she tells the court that Pete didn't do and she knows who did. Pete's lawyer asks her to reveal who…
Pete looses his temper in court and ends up telling the jury that he's been in the dock before for manslaughter! Also, Cheryl confides in Patrick about her stalker, not realising it's him . . . Sadie reveals that she's going to be 70, J…
The homeless girl who Pete saw on Charnham common the night of the fire comes forward as a witness in his case. It looks like her testimony will turn the whole trial around but the prosecution lawyer tears her statement apart when it comes …
Both sides put up a convincing closing argument as Pete's trial reaches it's climax and the judge sends the jury out to consider it's verdict. As Eileen, Lucy and Dave await the jury's return, Dave begs Eileen not to sacrifice her relations…
The jury have not been able to reach a verdict so, as if to prolong Eileen's agony, the judge sends them back to deliberate further until they can reach a verdict upon which they are all agreed. Meanwhile, Dave finds the pictures from Che…
Dave and Eileen tell Lucy that she only killed Mike in self defense and that this isn't her fault! Dave persuades Eileen to tell the police the truth and goes to fetch Cheryl. In the meantime, Pete returns and when Eileen tells him what's h…
Eileen distracts Pete long enough to tear the tape apart. When Pete plays it he thinks the tape player has chewed up the tape . . . also, when Pete questions Eileen about what Mike was doing back in Charnham she has to tell him about Sam to…
Eileen's annoyed when Pete tells Sam to get lost. Later, Pete tells Eileen that he dumped Mike's body in a river after weighing it down . . . Gary hurries Dave with the money for the cab firm after he hears that somebody else is in the ru…
Sadie worries about being upstaged when she hears her cousin Ursula has been invited to her birthday party but later relaxes as she catches up with her thespian friends! Eileen has a nightmare in which Mike comes back to the pub and atta…
Danny shows up at Sean's place and since Tanya is out of town he invites him in. They spend the early evening together and then head to Sadie's party where Danny gets to know the neighbours. Later, they head home and when Danny tells Sean …
After the weekend, Cheryl is left wondering if breaking up with Dave was the right thing to do. He assures her that it was. She goes to work frustrated and ends up lashing out on a suspect who pushes her too far and she slaps him! Later, w…
Geri returns to find Marc half naked living under Cat and Doug's roof. Needing a place to stay she turns to Dave but soon finds out that he and Cheryl have broken up and that he's now sleeping in her old room. She decides to give match maki…
Dave decides not to believe Patrick's accusations but he does ask Cheryl about her relationship with him. She tells Dave that they're just work colleagues but later, after he speaks with Patrick, Dave gets paranoid when Cheryl's out late wi…
Cheryl confronts Patrick about telling Dave about their night together, he lies and tells her that Dave pretty much knew anyway all he had to do was fill in the blanks. Also, Dave tells Cheryl to keep the money she gave him for the cab fir…
Marc is surprised to see Geri working in the Swan, Yasmin and Geri wind him up. Later, Marc follows Geri home and she tells him to get lost. Mel is upset with Gary for how he's treating Chrissy and tells him that he can't give the toast a…
Denise tries to come to terms with her son's sexuality but Brendan tells Sean that he is not gay and that he's put all that stuff behind him now. Despite this, Mel still refuses to talk to him. Also, when Chloe asks what's going on with Mel…
Cheryl gets drunk and throws a darts match which her teammates are less than impressed with! Dave looses his patience with her and pushes her to move out of the flat ASAP. Geri finds out that she's got leukemia. Yasmin is devastated by t…
Cameron persuades Mel to talk to Lewis about his drugs, she reluctantly agrees but when she goes to talk to Lewis he blows her off and reminds her that she told him that she didn't like him . . . also, Brendan approaches Mel and tells her t…
Cheryl confronts Patrick about the file she found. He threatens to get Dave arrested if Cheryl doesn't take the job away from London and Dave . . . Later, Cheryl tells Dave all that she knows about Patrick but he's not sure that he believes…
Chrissy and Gary finally find the time to sit down and talk. Chrissy tells Gary that if he wants she will move out. He agrees and she goes home to pack her things but cries as she does so . . . Justin tries to find out about fatherhood bu…
As Pete and Eileen head away for a few days, Sam shows up. Eileen and Lucy agree to let him work in the pub while Pete and Eileen are away but Pete is less than happy with the arrangement. Later, Sam and Lucy gets talking and Lucy tells Sam…
Eileen tells Dave about the flowers. Pete already knows but Eileen managed to get the card out of sight. Pete is suspicious that there was no card. Eileen and Dave wonder who could be doing this and name Sam as their prime suspect. Yasmin…
It's the day of Mike's funeral and Lucy wants no part of it but then Sam insists that she go with him and she agrees. Trish, an old friend of Eileen's, turns up. They catch up at the Swan after the funeral. Meanwhile, the police find no evi…

The police find nothing in the search of the pub. Chrissy tells Eileen that she's not going to go to the police. Eileen seems grateful. Trish is still hanging around Charnham; she asks Eileen to lunch so that they can catch up. Eileen reluc…
The police talk to Pete informally. He tells them almost all of the truth - leaving out the bit where Mike dies in his flat and that he throws the body in the river of course. The police don't have enough evidence to hold him for questionin…
Sam asks the police over the phone to come to the pub to meet with him. When he hangs up, Eileen begs him not to tell them anything or at least not to show them the tape and tells him how she fears for her life when Pete discovers the truth…

Sam can't decide whether or not telling the police what he knows will help Eileen or not. But the detective doesn't accept his silence, she reminds him that he contacted them and that wasting police time is an offense. Eventually, Sam gives…

Lucy tells Sam the whole story. He's surprised to hear that Dave was in on the whole thing. Sam asks Lucy why she went along with Pete's plan. She tells him that he doesn't understand - Pete will always be there for her like nobody else . .…

Lucy comes home after spending a few days away from Charnham. Eileen is worried that she's going to tell the police at which point, the police enter and want to talk to Lucy down at the station . . . Also, Sam changes his statement and tell…
At the police station Lucy starts to tell the detective exactly what happened in the flat when Mike died. She gets too emotional and has to stop so the detective tells Lucy how she think it happened. But in her version of events, she sees P…
Eileen tries to keep Lucy away from Pete, Tanya tries to keep Sean away from ex-boyfriend Nate and Chrissy samples the single's life!
Gary decides to play dirty and Dave decides to take it easy with Trish.
Chrissy goes to tell Gary that she will fight him all the way for custody over Chloe. Gary can't believe that she's going to contest. Chloe overhears their argument and runs out of the house where Myra sees her. Myra goes to tell Gary and C…
Tanya and Sean make up and agree not to fight again. But the peace doesn't last long . . . Sean storms out after Tanya has a go at him for ignoring Danny which leads to an argument between Sean and Danny. Sean goes to the cafe where Tanya s…
Charlie leaves and Sean never gets the chance to say goodbye because he's been spending the night with Nate. Nate tells Sean that he doesn't want to get involved with somebody with so much going on in his life. Later, Sean returns home and …

Despite Pete's best efforts, tensions increase between Eileen and Lucy. A surprise visitor is in need of Chrissy's support. Tanya's birthday doesn't go quite as expected.
Eileen has some bad news from the doctors. Pete finds a shoulder to cry on in Trish. Lucy's makeover has surprising results.
Lucy's behavior gets increasingly out of control. Eileen breaks her bad news to Pete. Davie has his first day at school.

Trish subtly winds Pete up about Eileen and Dave's relationship. Lucy's irrational behavior provokes much gossip. Despite Doug's concerns, Cat is determined to march against the library cuts.
Eileen and Dave wait anxiously at the hospital for news on Davie. Myra is gob smacked when she finds out the truth behind the library cuts. Chrissy and Sharon get an embarrassing shock when they decide to play detective.
Dave takes Eileen by surprise with a heartfelt announcement. Cat and Pete are not prepared for the doctor's news on Davie's condition.
Trish sinks to new depths to drive a wedge between Eileen and Pete. Lucy violently lashes out after a confrontation with Sam. Justin and Kelly grow tired of Lucy's destructive behavior. Chloe is convinced that the house next door is haunted…

Trish continues to scheme, leading Pete to make an angry decision about his marriage. Lucy is crushed when Sam makes his feelings clear. Bradley is shocked when Sharon reveals some family secrets. A new arrival in Charnham makes a bad first…

Trish is gutted to learn that Eileen and Pete have reconciled. Lucy attempts to open up to Kelly but ends up insulting her. Bradley is feeling low and finds a friend in Chloe. Tanya struggles with the frightening realisation of single mothe…
Trish pretends to comfort Eileen while subtly pushing her to confess to her crimes. Pete vows to find the culprit behind the intimidation campaign. Sharon is unsympathetic to a tired Geri until Chrissy explains about her leukaemia. The welc…
Eileen gets another surprise - a package from Mike. Trish swears to make Eileen pay. Babs makes Tanya a surprise offer.
Lucy's breakdown takes a dramatic turn. Babs tears a few strips of Sean. The Charnham Book Club gets off to a rocky beginning. Trish organises a dinner party - with a mystery guest.

Eileen is driven too far by Trish, but will it backfire on her? Lucy runs away when she learns the police are looking for her. Tanya is devastated when Sean tells her he can't return to the way things were.
Trish sets her sights on Sam. Tanya agrees to move to Southampton with her mother. Sam convinces Lucy to talk to the police.
Sam tells Trish the truth about what happened to Mike. Tensions loom between the Boulters and the Mackenzies. Sharon winds Chrissy up about the hunky new neighbour.

Trish confronts Dave and Lucy and they both confront Sam! Later, Trish throws her weight around in the bar, much to Geri's dislike! There's more conflict between the Boulters and the Mackenzies when they can't agree on who should cater the …
Sam's brother, Olly, shows up and Trish makes him feel very at home. Sam tells him he can stay for one night but when he catches him stealing some money he throws him out and warns him not to come back. Also, Trish continues to make Geri's …
Olly comes back, despite his brother's warnings. As Sam orders him out, Pete and Eileen return home. They also find Lucy in the flat with Olly after she lied to the police that he wasn't there. Lucy starts talking about secrets and lies and…

It's Sunday, Cat panics when she can't remember where she left Doug's Chain of Office after a heavy night with the alcohol! Luckily, Denise has picked them up and she helps Cat clean them in time for church. Later, everyone returns to the B…

The Sunday lunch goes well until Kelly tells the vicar that she and Justin aren't married! Luckily, the vicar thinks that Kelly's desires are honourable enough to grant a Christening for baby Suzy. Eileen can smell burning but Trish won't…
Eileen tells Trish about her time on the run in Hastings. Starting from when she left Pete until her Halloween return! Trish fills in a few gaps and tells Eileen that she was seeing Mike at that time. Meanwhile, Sam tells Lucy about the t…
From the official Family Affairs website: Eileen and Trish piece together the events of the past. Will Eileen have a better chance getting blood out of a stone than making Trish understand the event that lead to Mike's death? Mike gave Tri…

While Sam finds out he's adopted, the Trish and Eileen saga moves closer to the present day with a different perspective on some of the events previously seen. Including Trish's visit to Stanley Street during The Black Swan boycott. Also, a…
Sam tells Lucy about when he went back home while Trish tells Eileen how she found out the truth about Roy's death and how Mike dumping her led to her loosing her unborn daughter . . . Back in the present, Sam gets a call from Olly who as…
The police and paramedics arrive at the scene of the accident. While Eileen is rushed to hospital, Dave is questioned about his involvement. The officer eventually charges him with driving without due care and attention. Trish and Lucy fa…
Eileen worries about how much Pete knows. She shares her concerns with Lucy and Sam. Lucy can't imagine that Pete doesn't know. Meanwhile, Pete's over the moon about the news that Eileen's pregnant. He even calls in to the cab office to let…
Pete meets with Trish and tells her that neither he nor she can tell Eileen what he knows. She's carrying his child after all and he doesn't want to rink loosing it. He promises to Trish, however that Eileen will pay fully for what she's do…
As Tanya goes into labor and Sean is left to consider what a huge deal this is, unfortunately Nate just doesn't get it and he and Sean break up.

Lucy persuades Kelly to leave Suzy in her care, but later Kelly regrets her decision when she returns home to find the baby crying while Lucy listens to music in her room oblivious. Kelly and Lucy row and Kelly tells Lucy that she wants her…
Eileen tells Lucy and Pete that she didn't go through with the abortion. Eileen tells Pete that she realised that this baby would be different because she had him to help her . . . At Yasmin's flat, Sam overhears Olly and Geri talking abo…
Myra and Gary discuss Chloe's current mood swings. Myra suggests that Chloe should see a child psychologist, Gary agrees and pitches the idea to Chrissy who doesn't seem too happy about it. Lucy's looking for a place to live and Les is lo…

Chrissy asks Gary to pick Chloe up from school, he says yes but when a job comes up (taking Pete and Eileen to the airport as is happens), Gary has to ask Bradley to cover for him. Bradley is very reluctant but agrees and asks Lucy if she'l…
Yasmin returns to find the salon empty and her flat very very full of people! Yasmin eventually catches Cat having a quick snooze in the back of the salon. Later, Yasmin reveals that she and Benji have decided to sell the the shop and the f…
Sam tells Olly that he's proud of him for standing up in court but then Olly reveals that he lied and said he was framed! Sam is disgusted and all Olly can do is tell Sam that he can't really talk having snogged his own sister in front of e…

Gary struggles to come to terms with what Bradley has done and when the child protection unit turn up to talk to Chloe he acts overprotective but eventually lets them interview Chloe alone. Later, Gary says he'll pick Chloe up from school b…

Kelly tells the vicar how important it is that Suzie be welcomed into Christianity, Justin tells the vicar that God's cool and just as the vicar is about to give up, Justin asks if Suzie's twin who was miscarried could be blessed. The vicar…
Babs seems to be trying to set Tanya up with Dave! But Dave really isn't interested. Also, Tanya wants to call the baby Harry but Sean isn't keen. He suggests that the baby be called Orson (after Orson Wells), Tanya seems to like it too . .…
Tanya moans at Sean that Babs is really not helping, Sean says that she should do something about it but Tanya doesn't seem to able to. Sean has a go at hinting to Babs that Tanya would like some time alone with the baby but all he gets is …
The same day from different points of view: The Williams family's day: Conrad is awoken by the sound of Gary's car alarm and he really isn't impressed. Conrad goes back inside and tells his daughter that Gary probably set the car alarm of…
Conrad does some serious thinking but eventually decides that his kids can come and live with him when his wife goes to live abroad. Katie is thrilled by the news (along with the news that she can stay in her father's house rent-free on the…
After another chat with Chloe, the police manage to obtain a warrant to search the Williams' house for any of Bradley's stuff. On his computer they find paedophilic images. Bradley denies that they're anything to do with him, accusing Gary …
From the official Family Affairs website: After hearing about the new evidence against Bradley, Chrissy struggles to stay positive. Will she see justice done? Sharon doesn't make any effort with Conrad's kids; anyone would think it's her d…
From the official Family Affairs website: Gary shows up at Martin's house and goes head-to-head with Bradley! Martin's surprised to find out about the ""Chloe business"". Later, Chloe's left outside for a moment, alone, then Bradley shows …
After seeing Bradley go into next door with Sharon, Chloe goes inside to tel her parents but she can't seem to get a word in edge ways. They think her reluctance to go is because of Bradley and tell her that there's no way he's going to com…
Lucy and Olly get close, much to Sam's dislike. Olly asks Lucy why she always goes for the bad boys. She tells him that Jake wasn't a bad boy and tells him Jake's story. Meanwhile, Geri has returned from the hospital very emotional and she …
Pete and Eileen return and Sam's surprised by Pete's good mood but when everybody's back's are turned, Pete turns nasty. Receiving a call from Trish he tells her that he can's stand to be in the same room as Eileen and that he'd hated playi…
Katie and Conrad have found that Ania's missing from her bedroom. Conrad can't think of anywhere she might be which adds to his attitude that she doesn't know his kids. Katie reassures him that this isn't his fault. Later, after ringing rou…
Pete convinces Eileen that it's a good idea for her to give up the pub license. Afterwords, he and Trish celebrate quietly but in public. Sam is suspicious of recent goings on . . . Conrad tries to buy Ania's affections with a brand new p…
Conrad has no luck in talking Ania into letting him take her to school and later he has the same sort of luck with trying to get Alex and Katie jobs. Katie tells him that she's working all the time, method acting - preparing for her big bre…
Katie hears that her ex-boyfriend has been signed to a record label which makes her think twice about their relationship! She pays him a visit to see if she can make amends but it turns out that the reason he was signed was because of the f…
Sharon tells Chrissy that she thinks Bradley was abused by his dad. Brendan turns to Sean for marriage advice. Sean tells him he's not sure what Brendan should do and in order to comfort him a little, Sean puts his hand on Brendan's leg …
Chrissy is disgusted by the fact that Sharon ignored her husband's abuse of her son. Sharon tells Chrissy that it was worse than she wanted to imagine and she couldn't bring herself to do anything about it. Chrissy reminds Sharon that she c…
Yas sets up a date that Chrissy really can't refuse! When Eileen starts to bleed, she and Lucy rush to the hospital!
Chrissy's lunch with Alan goes well except that Gary walks into the cafe as they kiss goodbye! Pete finally gives in to Trish and they sleep together! Meanwhile, Eileen arrives at the hospital and everybody seems too busy to see her. Late…
Gary and Chrissy both disclose their feeling for each other but not to each other! Chrissy tells Mel that her feelings for Gary have never changed while Gary admits to Dave that he still loves Chrissy. Later, Gary realises that it's too lat…
Kelly isn't talking to Justin after yesterday's incident and when Denise realises that it's her fault she goes to see Cat to apologise which later prompts an apology to Denise from Justin! Meanwhile, Mel spends the day looking for her husba…
Jason, Brendan's boyfriend, thinks it's best he leave but Mel invites him in! They talk for a bit and wait for Brendan but he never shows up. Mel goes to the Christening alone, she acts coldly toward Les and Denise. Later, when Brendan fina…
Mel confronts Brendan about his playing away with other men! She moves out and leaves it to Brendan to explain her departure to Denise and Les, neither of whom are very happy. Gary an Chrissy wonder what's next after their kiss. Myra seem…
The rumours fly fast and furiously around Charnham about Pete and Eileen's very public break-up. Pete's giving everyone the cold shoulder, even Sadie. Pete sacks Geri because she'll be ""unreliable"" while she's being treated for cancer! La…

Chloe comes home from school to find her mum and dad kissing in the kitchen . . . she's then informed that they're now officially divorced. As usual, Gary and Chrissy get an earful from Myra. Meanwhile, Dave has been comforting to Eileen an…
As she makes her final preparations for hospital, Geri cuts her hair. Later, she fears she looks like a boy but Sam reassures her that she doesn't. Cat and Yas also come round bearing gifts to see Geri off. Pete hires Katie full time at t…

After an argument with Conrad, Katie decides to go back on her decision and agrees to make a statement to the police. Later, however, Gary and Chrissy learn that because she's lied before, a statement from Katie actually won't do any good f…
Gary is still adamant that Chloe should not be told about Bradley's release but everyone else seems to want her to know so later Gary and Chrissy tell Chloe. As it happens, Chloe takes the news much better than anyone else! Meanwhile, Mel a…
Yas gets a date with Owen. Kelly makes a new friend in Alex Williams. After a visit to the psychiatrist, Chrissy decides that she should try to find her mother and resolve her childhood issues.
After hearing that Brendan has been blaming her for their break-up, Mel makes the reason they broke up very public by announcing to everyone in the cafe (including Yasmin and her date) that Brendan's been sleeping with other men! The Cost…
Sam spoils Olly's day by telling Lucy that Olly lied in court! Lucy dumps him and Olly blames Sam. Les is jealous that his wife is spending so much time with a mystery tutor. Later, Kelly tells her dad that if she were in that tutor's cla…
Alex apologises to Kelly about running out on her yesterday. He tells her that all that twin talk freaked him out a bit because he's a twin himself and he then reveals that his twin is in a young offenders institute. Alex then makes Kelly p…
Les finally gets to meet the infamous Christian and he's rude to him! Sean tells Denise that Christian has a crush on her but she dismisses it and reminds Sean that she's married. Also, Denise and Les argue after he promotes Lucy over Brend…

Chrissy continues the quest for her mother without much success. Meanwhile, Mel decides to confront Brendan and get her feelings out in the open. She does so and the conversation leaves her feeling a lot better about herself and later convi…
Chrissy returns home with disappointing news: her mother's fried dies a couple of weeks ago. She worries that her search for her mother might be over. Katie gives Owen pictures of the family but later changes her mind about selling her st…
Chrissy finally gets a breakthrough in the search for her mother. She heads off after hearing that her mother remarried and finding out her new step dad's name . . . Katie is horrified to see that Owen also spoke to Ray as part of his sto…
Katie tries to clear the family name by confronting the local gossip: Sadie. Later, Katie saves Jake's job by helping him out during his first night back on the job. Jake's so grateful that he kisses Katie goodnight - but it turns into a bi…
After Jake spends the night at the Williams', he's quite keen to get out of the way before Conrad catches him! Conrad does catch him and later warns Katie to be more careful. Also, Conrad learns that the kids' mum Ella is trying to get a fl…
Chrissy finally plucks up the courage to ask her step-father, Keith, about her mother. He tells her all about his awful marriage and his divorce. When Chrissy pushes him further, Keith decides to shut up all together and leaves. Denise st…
Ella Williams returns from LA with plenty of stories to amuse the kids, but she finds that she's a little bit behind their tastes. Conrad tells Ella about their recent encounter with the press. Ella is outraged that Conrad isn't considering…

After a visit from Cat, Denise is finally persuaded to leave the house and go back to work. Once she gets there however, it all becomes too much to handle and when a group of young guys get a bit rowdy, Denise cuts her losses and heads quie…
Tanya returns to A&E after her maternity leave, leaving Sean with baby Harry! After getting a phone call from Nate, Sean rushes off leaving Harry with Justin and Kelly. Soon, the recently appointed babysitters start to notice that all is no…
Sean and Tanya learn that the only thing Harry had was an ear infection but Tanya's relief is short lived after she finds out that Sean left Harry to go and see Nate! Sean apologises and says he's learned from his mistakes. Later, he notice…
Les has had enough of Denise's inability to cope with the cafe but after speaking with Cat, he decides that it's time to sit down and talk to his wife. After hearing that Les spoke to Cat, Denise assumes that he knows everything. But after …

At breakfast, Dave and Eileen start to talk about Sam's recent departure. Dave tells Eileen that if he didn't think there was anything in the relationship, Sam did the right thing in getting out. Eileen sees a parallel between her son's sit…
The girls persuade Yasmin not to go clubbing but to spend New Year in the Swan! Later, Katie and Mel trick Yasmin into ""experimenting"". As Yasmin goes in to kiss Katie, Katie pulls away and calls her a big lezer! After a big party cance…

