Season 20

2001

Jan 2, 2001 · 30m

It is an unhappy new year for Diane, as she receives the bad news she feared at the hospital. Jimmy helps Bev out in her hour of need, and Ray threatens to send Kitty back to "Shady Pines" if she does anything to spoil his wedding.

E2. Motherly Advice

Jan 3, 2001 · 30m

As Brigid tries to comfort Diane after she flushes her baby away, Steve and Adele conclude that praying is a waste of time. Anthony, on the other hand, has achieved the outcome he prayed for....... Kitty has some last-minute advice for Ray on his wedding day - which, as Mike is indisposed, Ron agrees to video for him. Max tells Jacqui he won't go to Susannah's funeral.

E3. Rehabilitation

Jan 5, 2001 · 30m

Cheryl has some unpleasant tasks lined up for Emily's community service, until Emily discovers that she has fiddled her insurance claim and is seeing Leo. Anthony makes a confession to Father Pat, and Mike is not confident about his future. Jacqui promises to stand by Max, even though Robbie has shown her the "yellow card" because he believes he is too low on her list of priorities.

E4. Heartbroken

Jan 9, 2001 · 30m

Jessie and Ray arrive home after shortening their honeymoon because they receive news that Kitty has been taken ill, but they are not prepared for what they find at the bungalow. Jacqui forces Max to get himself ready to go to Susannah's funeral. Robbie panics when Clint struggles with his guilt over the car accident, and Marty's behaviour pushes Diane over the edge.

E5. Dead Upsetting

Jan 10, 2001 · 30m

Diane and Marty battle with their confused emotions after the loss of their unborn child. At Susannah's funeral, Max launches into a speech angrily accusing everyone who made her last days so unhappy, and when Darren tries to persuade him to sit down, Susannah's coffin is knocked over onto the floor. Leanne, keeping Bev informed by mobile phone, is convinced that Susannah's death was no accident.

E6. Frustration

Jan 12, 2001 · 30m

Marty erects a porch. Mick goes to see Vonnie again, but discovers that she is packing to go to Canada. Anthea doesn't like being taken for granted, Josh wonders whether he and Bev are Jewish, and Shelley plans to tie up a few loose ends.

E7. Proposition

Jan 16, 2001 · 30m

Jacqui suggests that Mick asks Max to be maitre d' at "The Shelf", but he has decided to move away from Liverpool and make a fresh start elsewhere. Jerome can't stay away from Nisha, Craig warns Tim not to underestimate Sotto, and Shelley believes that she is beginning to make progress with Jackie.

E8. A Persuasive Woman

Jan 17, 2001 · 30m

Mike reduces Rachel to tears. Jimmy confides in Shelley that he thinks Jackie deserves someone better than him. When Robbie accuses Jacqui of trying to talk Max out of leaving by making him loads of promises, she denies it - having already succeeded in talking Max out of leaving by making him loads of promises.

E9. Fantasy World

Jan 19, 2001 · 30m

Robbie is still not convinced that Jacqui isn't trying to get a ready-made family for herself, but she reassures him. Bev discovers that Dave has taken more money from her than she realised, and wonders if there is any way that she can find him. Jackie tries to set the record straight regarding Shelley's fantasies, but may just make things worse. Leanne is injured at Emma's birthday party, but plans to take advantage of this to earn herself some money.

E11. Serial Liar

Jan 24, 2001 · 30m

Darren suspects that he is in real trouble because Nisha tends to believe Leanne's allegation, even though Katie doesn't. Anthony doesn't want to live with Diane and Marty any more, and asks Brigid if he can move in with her. Lindsey wants Jackie to tell Jimmy the truth about Shelley. Rachel tells Mike she is worried about how they are going to cope financially, and suggests ringing a loan company.

E12. Tell The Truth

Jan 26, 2001 · 30m

Darren writes down his version of the Leanne Powell story, and Victoria confronts Leanne. Max apologises to Lisa for his behaviour at Susannah's funeral and helps her sort out her belongings - but will he agree to give anything away? Marty thinks it is about time that some of Anthony's religious illusions were shattered, as Diane blames Brigid for his faith in the power of prayer. Bev tracks down Dave - and he's going to regret it.......

E13. Buggered

Jan 30, 2001 · 30m

Bev's accountant tells her that she needs to start running the bar as a profitable business. Darren resolves to fight back against Leanne, and tells her that if she persists in her defamation he will drag her through the courts and sue her for every penny she hasn't got. Jackie and Jimmy seem to be reconciled, leaving Shelley furious. Mike is shocked as Rachel offers a frank assessment of their financial position.

E14. Get Out!!!

Jan 31, 2001 · 30m

Shelley seizes an opportunity to place Jackie in a compromising situation that she will find it very difficult to talk her way out of - she strips off and joins her in her bed. Leanne seems to have been shocked into submission, and Robbie tries to persuade Mike that no-one will gain, and he will definitely lose, if the truth about the car crash comes out.

E15. One Step Too Far

Feb 2, 2001 · 30m

Jimmy gets his old job back, Leanne increases the amount she wants to blackmail out of Darren, and Lindsey and Jackie unite to rid themselves of the poisonous little fake that has been wrecking their lives. When they hear that Katrina and Steve have an announcement to make, Diane is convinced that they are getting engaged, but Marty thinks it is more likely that Steve has got Katrina pregnant. Are either of them right?

E16. Best Mate Ever

Feb 6, 2001 · 30m

Jimmy tries to work out why Shelley has gone and Jackie and Lindsey are at loggerheads. Bev is depressed that first Dave, then Shelley, walked out on her, and asks Lance to father a baby for her.

E17. Nothing Seedy

Feb 7, 2001 · 30m

Lance is not sure whether he is willing to be a sperm donor. Adele encourages Leo to make his first arrest. Victoria decides that it's time to get boring and anal, and Steven's behaviour appals Diane.

E18. Miscommunications

Feb 9, 2001 · 30m

Darren is not pleased when Victoria explains why Leanne is no longer going to blackmail him. Emily considers whether she is willing to pose topless for Carl. Fred catches Lance in a compromising position, and Cheryl needs to find a new venue for a knicker party.

E19. Going For A Thong

Feb 13, 2001 · 30m

A few secrets are revealed at the knicker party, before it is gate-crashed by some of the men. Lance explains that he was only kissing Bev because he was trying to get her pregnant, but Fred is not impressed. Katrina turns down Carl's offer of topless modelling, but Emily doesn't.

E20. Romantic Evening

Feb 14, 2001 · 30m

Anthony receives a Valentine card, but tears it up after Marty teases him. Diane is not impressed that Steve is building a relationship based on lies. Sotto beats up Craig when his girlfriend breaks up with him, but Tim makes sure he pays for it. Nikki is stood up by Jerome.

E21. Credit

Feb 16, 2001 · 30m

Leo prepares for his passing-out parade, and tells Gemma he is thinking of moving to London. When Steve abandons his principles and gets a credit card, Marty considers doing likewise. Nisha agrees to sleep with Jerome just one more time, but Nikki arrives home unexpectedly.......

E22. Making People Happy

Feb 20, 2001 · 30m

Lance insists that careful planning is necessary if Bev is to marry Fred to help him to stay in the country. Nisha tells Jerome she will not be hiding in his wardrobe again, nor will she be responsible for him breaking up with Nikki. Max spoils Katie's birthday celebration at "The Shelf".

E23. Matrimony

Feb 20, 2001 · 30m

Mick offers to collect Vonnie from the airport, and tells Jerome he'd like to start seeing her. Nikki takes Emily to Carl's to retrieve her topless photographs. Fred is nervous on the morning of his wedding, and hopes he remembers to kiss Bev rather than Lance. Robbie tells Max he must stop taking advantage of Jacqui's good nature.

E24. Ten

Feb 23, 2001 · 30m

Jackie tells Jimmy about her night with Shelley, and he wants to talk about it with Lindsey, who is convinced her mother is in the wrong, and ensures that he doesn't believe her. After a shouting match, and spending some time in the garden to clear his head, he goes to sleep in the extension.

E25. Grounds For Divorce

Feb 28, 2001 · 30m

Both Marty and Nisha suspect that there is something amiss with Bev and Fred's marriage. Jimmy consults a solicitor about divorcing Jackie for sleeping with a woman, and tells her he is never going to argue with her again.

E26. Togetherness

Mar 2, 2001 · 30m

On a day trip to Southport, Lance is unsettled as he takes photographs of Bev and Fred together through the ages, Darren is warned against outraging public decency, and Christy and Leanne test the suspension of the minibus. Meanwhile, Ron, Anthea, Jessie, Ray and Kitty are subjected to a frightening ordeal.

E27. I Should Have Stopped Them

Mar 2, 2001 · 30m

The day trippers return home rather later than they planned, and Rachel is horrified by what she finds. Ray and Jessie have to postpone their wedding blessing, but Marty insists that Diane goes for her hospital appointment. Ron refuses to go to hospital, believing that he should have done more to protect his family and friends.

E28. Striking Back

Mar 6, 2001 · 30m

Anthea thinks the house will have to be redecorated again, while Ron resorts to more desperate measures to protect his family. Bev's web of deceit becomes even more tangled, and reality hits Marty hard. Victoria connects Jimmy to the internet, and Clint is terrified by Robbie's violence towards Ricky.

E29. Circles

Mar 7, 2001 · 30m

Clint wants to escape from Robbie as fast as he can. Ron asks Jimmy to help him get a gun. Christy lures Leanne into bed, and tonight Lance is going to be.......Derek Batey.

E30. Neighbourly Support

Mar 9, 2001 · 30m

Robbie is furious when he finds out about Clint's plans. Lisa confronts Jacqui about Susannah's will. Jackie and Jimmy argue, and Jessie tells Ray that she wants them to move away from Manor Park.

E31. Time's Running Out

Mar 13, 2001 · 30m

Mick celebrates his birthday with Vonnie, Brigid is reluctant to loan money to Diane to help her to get pregnant, Jerome is not as successful in covering up his unfaithfulness as he hoped, and Clint tries to keep out of Robbie's way.