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'Three's Company'
George enters the staff room in a flourish having returned from a stay at her Mother's; having relished the pregnant attention. Mac is quiet as he walks in and leaves abruptly. Julia will not be in today. Faith wants to tell Helen about her weekend, but gets no further with information beside so many interruptions. George has brought back daft presents from her jaunt, which she hands out breezily, as her baby kicks, prompting more attention. George raises an eyebrow to meet Jimmi, and both flirt innocently.
Mac tries to get hold of Julia on the phone, but it's her mailbox. Mac wants to talk about their last conversation; Julia's concealed abortion. George is due another antenatal, but Mac is preoccupied, and curt. George senses something is wrong, but does not push it, and leaves.
George asks Helen what's wrong with Mac. Helen does not update George, telling her it's domestic; and suggests that not everyone finds her baby as exciting as she does. George has pause to think about that one.
Despite initial willpower, alone in her bedroom, Marcia consumes vodka.
Helen tentatively approaches Mac in his consultation room to see how he is. Mac admits he has had another row with Julia, but does not explain why they argued. Julia's stayed out all weekend. Helen is concerned that Mac has been left with a drunken Marcia all weekend, and offers to go and see Marcia, unsure of a plan, but willing to help. Mac is touched and accepts her help.
Faith is reluctant to answer Helen's questions about Julia, maintaining that she called and said she would not be in today, but would be concentrating on finding accommodation for Marcia. Sarah is desperate for any information on what's going on, but Faith deflects. Helen tells them both she's popping to see Marcia now.
On Helen's arrival at Mac's home Marcia is drunk, and breaks down in front of Helen immediately.
Sarah pops in to see Mac, tentatively bringing up Marcia, and fishing for information. Mac apologises for his mood earlier. Sarah goes onto breed concerns for Helen's welfare visiting Marcia; after all she has not been well herself for long, and leaves. Mac is left guilty and concerned for Helen.
Marcia drinks more and offloads onto Helen. Helen is patient and professional, but wishes she were somewhere else. Marcia then becomes increasingly bitter; touching a nerve with Helen, but to her relief Julia arrives home. Helen does not know the whole story, but does not ask further, as Julia calmly tells Marcia she has found her a place in a clinic.
Marcia has packed and leaves Mac and Julia's house, despite offers to stay and help Julia patch it up with Mac. Julia declines and promises to visit her friend. Julia is shaken, and with Marcia gone does not have to pretend. Helen offers to listen. Julia tells Helen that this time her marriage is probably over.
Meanwhile, Donna Baker is a teenage mum-to-be who is attending the ante natal clinic at the Health Centre. Donna's relationship with boyfriend Jason is ok, but their relationship with Donna's Mum, Denise, is breaking down.
George suspects something is wrong deeper down, but gets nowhere. Denise returns to see George; she is pregnant herself and shell-shocked. Denise knows that the Father of her baby is Jason too. George is referee to both women as the truth is told. Donna and Denise return home, having resolved to work it out, agreeing that Jason has made a mistake. They walk in on Donna's Nan, a youthful Deirdre, having sex with Jason.
'0 to 60'
Airing Tuesday, 20th September
Sarah finds out that Julia has left home and is staying with Faith.
Helen and Sarah discuss yesterday’s patient who suffered from severe depression, and Sarah asks if everything is OK with Helen after speaking to her, that it hadn’t brought back any of her own depressed feelings. Helen thanks Sarah for her support by forcing her to take a look at herself; Sarah feels a bit awkward and changes the subject to the celebrity bash that Jimmi is taking her to that night and Helen teases her about whether or not she and Jimmi are an item – Sarah says she isn’t sure and Helen warns her to be careful as Jimmi is a charmer.
Sarah confesses to Jimmi that she’s nervous about being around celebrities that evening, Jimmi tells her not to worry as she’s naturally gorgeous – Sarah is reassured.
Mac absent-mindedly gives George a check-up, and she’s upset by his lack of interest as she’s anxious about the pregnancy, and storms out, criticising his bedside manner. Mac tells her if she has such a problem with him, maybe she should change doctors and George says she just might. George runs into Sarah, and complains about Mac and Sarah tells her that Mac and Julia have just split up. George feels terrible and apologises to Mac, who is brusque with her and brushes off her offer to ‘talk’.
Sarah leaves to get a manicure before the evening, and Faith returns to The Mill, meeting Julia who is the only one left, having a difficult moment. Faith urges her to speak to Mac, but Julia says that every time her life starts going somewhere, Mac ruins it, and that she doesn’t know what to do.
Jimmi and Sarah return from their night out in a taxi, Sarah is a bit tipsy, and thanks Jimmi for a lovely evening, kissing him on the cheek as she gets out of the taxi. Jimmi tries to get himself invited in with a smooth line, but she doesn’t hear it – Jimmi is amazed that his legendary charm hasn’t worked.
Meanwhile, Revs and his girlfriend Shauna live in their car, hand-to-mouth, siphoning off petrol from other cars in a public car park to get around. Shauna has a persistent cough that they try to treat with over-the-counter medicine, staying away from the authorities because of their lifestyle of petty crime. They turn up to a mobile homeless care unit that Faith’s old teacher Liz runs, and are met by Faith who is taking a day off from The Mill to help her old teacher out after the usual nurse calls in ill.
Faith notices Shauna’s cough and tries to help, but Revs refuses to let her as he believes that getting mixed up with care workers of any description leads to them meddling and trying to control him. Shauna and Revs leave in their battered car, and Revs goes back to the car park to siphon off more petrol, and is caught by a security guard and beaten.
Shauna brings the bruised Revs back to Faith, but as Faith is caring for him, her breath becomes very short, and she has to be taken into hospital. Revs refuses to come with her, threatening to leave her if she goes into hospital, and when she decides to go, drives off in the car. Shauna is diagnosed with TB, but it’s treatable, and Revs walks back into the hospital to be reunited with Shauna, having sold his beloved car to pay rent on a flat, leaving behind their life in the car.
'Tormenting Thoughts'
Wednesday, 21st September
Jamie McBride is to have an operation, to aid his vision, and is concerned about it. Jamie's Mum, Louise, haunted by an accident, is also worried about her Son's operation. Neighbour Graham Dekker has a lonely existence, mourning the death of his teenage son, and having therapy for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.
Helen is Doctor to both Jamie and Graham. Helen helps supports Graham and explains his condition, especially when his behaviour, feeling overwhelmed by thoughts of inflicting pain, and his therapy techniques highlight his eccentricities to his neighbours.
Helen suspects that Louise has OCD as well, focusing on cleaning, safety and perfection since an accident. Louise will not admit this though, despite a blunt approach by Helen and Jamie. Jamie is comforted by Helen's involvement, but still feels worried about his Mum who is not yet ready to deal with her condition.
Graham opens up to with his ex, Melissa; Melissa had always thought it was bereavement and depress! ion that led to their break-up, but after learning about Graham's condition, is more open for their reconciliation.
'Freefall'
22nd September
Sarah is bragging to Helen about the glitzy evening she had the night before with Jimmi and West Midlands celebrities. Helen and Greg tease her about it, as Ronnie comes in to gather donations for his charity jump. Greg, Helen and Sarah panic Ronnie about the jump, but he maintains he’s fine when George asks him if he wants to back out.
Mac and Julia still aren’t speaking to each other and have an argument over a stapler they both want to use.
Sarah tells Greg and Helen that Julia has moved in with Faith; they don’t want to discuss it but admit that it is interfering with work now. Faith agrees to speak to Julia; Helen reluctantly agrees to speak to Mac.
Jimmi flirts with Sarah and set up another date, but Greg warns her against getting involved with him.
Ronnie calls George and expresses a bit of trepidation; George speaks to Janine and realises Gigi is Ronnie’s instructor – they rush over to the airfield to try to stop them. They get there after Ronnie has persuaded Gigi to get help and Ronnie and George kiss, relieved to have averted disaster. Ronnie and George meet up with Greg and Helen, and Ronnie tells them he won’t be trying again, but will give a donation to charity instead.
Jimmi cooks Sarah dinner, and she’s intimidated by how posh his house is. The date goes well, but Sarah pulls away when Jimmi kisses her, saying it’s not good to get involved because they work together. She leaves and Jimmi sits alone, then goes to wash his hands obsessively.
Meanwhile, Gigi Taverner is a parachuting instructor who has just suffered the trauma of witnessing her instructor boyfriend die in a parachuting accident while on holiday in South Africa, and later miscarried their child after a car accident. She has moved away and gone to live with her sister, Janine, in an effort to move on, getting a job at an old friend’s parachuting business.
Janine tries to get her sister to talk to her, knowing she’s not sleeping properly, not aware of the miscarriage, but Gigi brushes her off and tells her to stop interfering, she’s fine. Gigi goes into work, where she is assigned Ronnie as a client for a double jump, which she is internally panicking about but pushing ahead with regardless.
Ronnie tries to make conversation, but Gigi rebuffs him, only to later apologise and tell him about the accident. Gigi and Ronnie head off for the jump, but on the way, Gigi breaks down, reliving the accident she had, caused by her post-traumatic stressed state and losing the baby. She locks Ronnie out of the car, but he persuades her to talk to him about it. She does, and Janine and George pull up, and are reunited with Gigi and Ronnie respectively. Gigi opens up to Janine and agrees to get help.
'Crying Wolf'
23rd September
Mac is fed up as he walks into reception, and Sarah has to remind him he was going to catch up on paperwork today. Julia is chatting to Faith as she enters, but the atmosphere is tense as Mac and Julia meet. Neither speaks, and head off in different directions. Helen and Faith have something planned and head off to Helen's room. Greg and Jimmi arrive. It is Jimmi's first day of the drop- in clinic and Greg takes the piss and how it might be dull. As soon as Jimmi leaves Greg interrogates Sarah about her dinner with Jimmi last night. Sarah is playful but leaves Greg disappointed for actual details.
Helen tells Mac to go home today; they can cope without him, as he looks like he could do with a break. Greg is meant to support Helen with this, but puts his foot in it which infuriates Helen.
Julia is intrigued when Mac leaves the Centre. Mac has decided to leave for home. Faith lies and tells Julia that Mac has gone a meeting, and encourages Julia to pop home to collect some of her stuff while Mac's out. Sarah is mystified and Faith motions to her to keep quiet. Helen and Faith have planned a rendezvous, but Sarah has not worked this out.
Julia and Mac collide at their home and realise their colleagues have set them up to meet. They are both tense. Mac opens up to Julia, questioning her dishonesty about her abortion. This leaves Julia in tears, and Mac apparently unable to empathise with her decision. Later Julia approaches Mac and they share their loss from years earlier.
Sarah thanks Jimmi for dinner. It is awkward and neither says anything beyond pleasantries. Sarah goes to the staff room, embarrassed and confused, Jimmi lingers as if he wants to say something.
George has invited Jimmi for lunch. When Greg is at the bar, immediately George begins a torrent of professional and personal questions to Jimmi. Jimmi is taken back, but saved when Ronnie greets them and meets Jimmi for the first time. When Jimmi answers his phone, and walks off to talk in private, Greg, George and Ronnie gossip about the new good looking colleague. Who is he talking to? Later, Jimmi's meticulous hand washing in the loo is noticed, but not commented on, by Ronnie.
Mac and Julia stay and have lunch at home, although civil, nothing appears to be resolved. Julia tells Mac that he does not deal with problems together, and the truth hurts Mac. At the twelfth hour, as Julia packs her belongings, Mac admits his failings and asks Julia to stay.
Meanwhile, Daniel is suffering from chest pains, but has been to the Doctor a lot lately; his wife, Sally, has no patience, and calls him a hypochondriac. Daniel is convinced his wife is having an affair. Daniel sees Jimmi and tells him he may have had a heart attack. Jimmi finds nothing wrong and Daniel goes to work.
Sally tells Daniel to stop wasting the Dr's time. Daniel collapses at work, goes to hospital but they suspect an anxiety attack. Later, Jimmi diagnosis Neurosis brought on by stress and anxiety. Daniel accuses Sally of having an affair, but he is wrong. Sally and Daniel do not communicate. Jimmi refers Daniel to a psychiatrist. Sally offers her support to her husband.
'Three's Company'
George enters the staff room in a flourish having returned from a stay at her Mother's; having relished the pregnant attention. Mac is quiet as he walks in and leaves abruptly. Julia will not be in today. Faith wants to tell Helen about her weekend, but gets no further with information beside so many interruptions. George has brought back daft presents from her jaunt, which she hands out breezily, as her baby kicks, prompting more attention. George raises an eyebrow to meet Jimmi, and both flirt innocently.
Mac tries to get hold of Julia on the phone, but it's her mailbox. Mac wants to talk about their last conversation; Julia's concealed abortion. George is due another antenatal, but Mac is preoccupied, and curt. George senses something is wrong, but does not push it, and leaves.
George asks Helen what's wrong with Mac. Helen does not update George, telling her it's domestic; and suggests that not everyone finds her baby as exciting as she does. George has pause to think about that one.
Despite initial willpower, alone in her bedroom, Marcia consumes vodka.
Helen tentatively approaches Mac in his consultation room to see how he is. Mac admits he has had another row with Julia, but does not explain why they argued. Julia's stayed out all weekend. Helen is concerned that Mac has been left with a drunken Marcia all weekend, and offers to go and see Marcia, unsure of a plan, but willing to help. Mac is touched and accepts her help.
Faith is reluctant to answer Helen's questions about Julia, maintaining that she called and said she would not be in today, but would be concentrating on finding accommodation for Marcia. Sarah is desperate for any information on what's going on, but Faith deflects. Helen tells them both she's popping to see Marcia now.
On Helen's arrival at Mac's home Marcia is drunk, and breaks down in front of Helen immediately.
Sarah pops in to see Mac, tentatively bringing up Marcia, and fishing for information. Mac apologises for his mood earlier. Sarah goes onto breed concerns for Helen's welfare visiting Marcia; after all she has not been well herself for long, and leaves. Mac is left guilty and concerned for Helen.
Marcia drinks more and offloads onto Helen. Helen is patient and professional, but wishes she were somewhere else. Marcia then becomes increasingly bitter; touching a nerve with Helen, but to her relief Julia arrives home. Helen does not know the whole story, but does not ask further, as Julia calmly tells Marcia she has found her a place in a clinic.
Marcia has packed and leaves Mac and Julia's house, despite offers to stay and help Julia patch it up with Mac. Julia declines and promises to visit her friend. Julia is shaken, and with Marcia gone does not have to pretend. Helen offers to listen. Julia tells Helen that this time her marriage is probably over.
Meanwhile, Donna Baker is a teenage mum-to-be who is attending the ante natal clinic at the Health Centre. Donna's relationship with boyfriend Jason is ok, but their relationship with Donna's Mum, Denise, is breaking down.
George suspects something is wrong deeper down, but gets nowhere. Denise returns to see George; she is pregnant herself and shell-shocked. Denise knows that the Father of her baby is Jason too. George is referee to both women as the truth is told. Donna and Denise return home, having resolved to work it out, agreeing that Jason has made a mistake. They walk in on Donna's Nan, a youthful Deirdre, having sex with Jason.
'0 to 60'
Airing Tuesday, 20th September
Sarah finds out that Julia has left home and is staying with Faith.
Helen and Sarah discuss yesterday’s patient who suffered from severe depression, and Sarah asks if everything is OK with Helen after speaking to her, that it hadn’t brought back any of her own depressed feelings. Helen thanks Sarah for her support by forcing her to take a look at herself; Sarah feels a bit awkward and changes the subject to the celebrity bash that Jimmi is taking her to that night and Helen teases her about whether or not she and Jimmi are an item – Sarah says she isn’t sure and Helen warns her to be careful as Jimmi is a charmer.
Sarah confesses to Jimmi that she’s nervous about being around celebrities that evening, Jimmi tells her not to worry as she’s naturally gorgeous – Sarah is reassured.
Mac absent-mindedly gives George a check-up, and she’s upset by his lack of interest as she’s anxious about the pregnancy, and storms out, criticising his bedside manner. Mac tells her if she has such a problem with him, maybe she should change doctors and George says she just might. George runs into Sarah, and complains about Mac and Sarah tells her that Mac and Julia have just split up. George feels terrible and apologises to Mac, who is brusque with her and brushes off her offer to ‘talk’.
Sarah leaves to get a manicure before the evening, and Faith returns to The Mill, meeting Julia who is the only one left, having a difficult moment. Faith urges her to speak to Mac, but Julia says that every time her life starts going somewhere, Mac ruins it, and that she doesn’t know what to do.
Jimmi and Sarah return from their night out in a taxi, Sarah is a bit tipsy, and thanks Jimmi for a lovely evening, kissing him on the cheek as she gets out of the taxi. Jimmi tries to get himself invited in with a smooth line, but she doesn’t hear it – Jimmi is amazed that his legendary charm hasn’t worked.
Meanwhile, Revs and his girlfriend Shauna live in their car, hand-to-mouth, siphoning off petrol from other cars in a public car park to get around. Shauna has a persistent cough that they try to treat with over-the-counter medicine, staying away from the authorities because of their lifestyle of petty crime. They turn up to a mobile homeless care unit that Faith’s old teacher Liz runs, and are met by Faith who is taking a day off from The Mill to help her old teacher out after the usual nurse calls in ill.
Faith notices Shauna’s cough and tries to help, but Revs refuses to let her as he believes that getting mixed up with care workers of any description leads to them meddling and trying to control him. Shauna and Revs leave in their battered car, and Revs goes back to the car park to siphon off more petrol, and is caught by a security guard and beaten.
Shauna brings the bruised Revs back to Faith, but as Faith is caring for him, her breath becomes very short, and she has to be taken into hospital. Revs refuses to come with her, threatening to leave her if she goes into hospital, and when she decides to go, drives off in the car. Shauna is diagnosed with TB, but it’s treatable, and Revs walks back into the hospital to be reunited with Shauna, having sold his beloved car to pay rent on a flat, leaving behind their life in the car.
'Tormenting Thoughts'
Wednesday, 21st September
Jamie McBride is to have an operation, to aid his vision, and is concerned about it. Jamie's Mum, Louise, haunted by an accident, is also worried about her Son's operation. Neighbour Graham Dekker has a lonely existence, mourning the death of his teenage son, and having therapy for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.
Helen is Doctor to both Jamie and Graham. Helen helps supports Graham and explains his condition, especially when his behaviour, feeling overwhelmed by thoughts of inflicting pain, and his therapy techniques highlight his eccentricities to his neighbours.
Helen suspects that Louise has OCD as well, focusing on cleaning, safety and perfection since an accident. Louise will not admit this though, despite a blunt approach by Helen and Jamie. Jamie is comforted by Helen's involvement, but still feels worried about his Mum who is not yet ready to deal with her condition.
Graham opens up to with his ex, Melissa; Melissa had always thought it was bereavement and depress! ion that led to their break-up, but after learning about Graham's condition, is more open for their reconciliation.
'Freefall'
22nd September
Sarah is bragging to Helen about the glitzy evening she had the night before with Jimmi and West Midlands celebrities. Helen and Greg tease her about it, as Ronnie comes in to gather donations for his charity jump. Greg, Helen and Sarah panic Ronnie about the jump, but he maintains he’s fine when George asks him if he wants to back out.
Mac and Julia still aren’t speaking to each other and have an argument over a stapler they both want to use.
Sarah tells Greg and Helen that Julia has moved in with Faith; they don’t want to discuss it but admit that it is interfering with work now. Faith agrees to speak to Julia; Helen reluctantly agrees to speak to Mac.
Jimmi flirts with Sarah and set up another date, but Greg warns her against getting involved with him.
Ronnie calls George and expresses a bit of trepidation; George speaks to Janine and realises Gigi is Ronnie’s instructor – they rush over to the airfield to try to stop them. They get there after Ronnie has persuaded Gigi to get help and Ronnie and George kiss, relieved to have averted disaster. Ronnie and George meet up with Greg and Helen, and Ronnie tells them he won’t be trying again, but will give a donation to charity instead.
Jimmi cooks Sarah dinner, and she’s intimidated by how posh his house is. The date goes well, but Sarah pulls away when Jimmi kisses her, saying it’s not good to get involved because they work together. She leaves and Jimmi sits alone, then goes to wash his hands obsessively.
Meanwhile, Gigi Taverner is a parachuting instructor who has just suffered the trauma of witnessing her instructor boyfriend die in a parachuting accident while on holiday in South Africa, and later miscarried their child after a car accident. She has moved away and gone to live with her sister, Janine, in an effort to move on, getting a job at an old friend’s parachuting business.
Janine tries to get her sister to talk to her, knowing she’s not sleeping properly, not aware of the miscarriage, but Gigi brushes her off and tells her to stop interfering, she’s fine. Gigi goes into work, where she is assigned Ronnie as a client for a double jump, which she is internally panicking about but pushing ahead with regardless.
Ronnie tries to make conversation, but Gigi rebuffs him, only to later apologise and tell him about the accident. Gigi and Ronnie head off for the jump, but on the way, Gigi breaks down, reliving the accident she had, caused by her post-traumatic stressed state and losing the baby. She locks Ronnie out of the car, but he persuades her to talk to him about it. She does, and Janine and George pull up, and are reunited with Gigi and Ronnie respectively. Gigi opens up to Janine and agrees to get help.
'Crying Wolf'
23rd September
Mac is fed up as he walks into reception, and Sarah has to remind him he was going to catch up on paperwork today. Julia is chatting to Faith as she enters, but the atmosphere is tense as Mac and Julia meet. Neither speaks, and head off in different directions. Helen and Faith have something planned and head off to Helen's room. Greg and Jimmi arrive. It is Jimmi's first day of the drop- in clinic and Greg takes the piss and how it might be dull. As soon as Jimmi leaves Greg interrogates Sarah about her dinner with Jimmi last night. Sarah is playful but leaves Greg disappointed for actual details.
Helen tells Mac to go home today; they can cope without him, as he looks like he could do with a break. Greg is meant to support Helen with this, but puts his foot in it which infuriates Helen.
Julia is intrigued when Mac leaves the Centre. Mac has decided to leave for home. Faith lies and tells Julia that Mac has gone a meeting, and encourages Julia to pop home to collect some of her stuff while Mac's out. Sarah is mystified and Faith motions to her to keep quiet. Helen and Faith have planned a rendezvous, but Sarah has not worked this out.
Julia and Mac collide at their home and realise their colleagues have set them up to meet. They are both tense. Mac opens up to Julia, questioning her dishonesty about her abortion. This leaves Julia in tears, and Mac apparently unable to empathise with her decision. Later Julia approaches Mac and they share their loss from years earlier.
Sarah thanks Jimmi for dinner. It is awkward and neither says anything beyond pleasantries. Sarah goes to the staff room, embarrassed and confused, Jimmi lingers as if he wants to say something.
George has invited Jimmi for lunch. When Greg is at the bar, immediately George begins a torrent of professional and personal questions to Jimmi. Jimmi is taken back, but saved when Ronnie greets them and meets Jimmi for the first time. When Jimmi answers his phone, and walks off to talk in private, Greg, George and Ronnie gossip about the new good looking colleague. Who is he talking to? Later, Jimmi's meticulous hand washing in the loo is noticed, but not commented on, by Ronnie.
Mac and Julia stay and have lunch at home, although civil, nothing appears to be resolved. Julia tells Mac that he does not deal with problems together, and the truth hurts Mac. At the twelfth hour, as Julia packs her belongings, Mac admits his failings and asks Julia to stay.
Meanwhile, Daniel is suffering from chest pains, but has been to the Doctor a lot lately; his wife, Sally, has no patience, and calls him a hypochondriac. Daniel is convinced his wife is having an affair. Daniel sees Jimmi and tells him he may have had a heart attack. Jimmi finds nothing wrong and Daniel goes to work.
Sally tells Daniel to stop wasting the Dr's time. Daniel collapses at work, goes to hospital but they suspect an anxiety attack. Later, Jimmi diagnosis Neurosis brought on by stress and anxiety. Daniel accuses Sally of having an affair, but he is wrong. Sally and Daniel do not communicate. Jimmi refers Daniel to a psychiatrist. Sally offers her support to her husband.
