Sharp Practice
Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: May 10, 1993
Dr Jack Kerruish starts work at a surgery in Derbyshire, where he develops a volatile relationship with fellow medic Dr Beth Glover.
Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: May 10, 1993
Dr Jack Kerruish starts work at a surgery in Derbyshire, where he develops a volatile relationship with fellow medic Dr Beth Glover.
Episode: 1x02 | Airdate: May 17, 1993
The Beeches finally becomes a paying concern - but Beth's relief at its new-found solvency is cut short by a discovery that a rival health centre is stealing her patients.
Episode: 1x03 | Airdate: May 24, 1993
Jack treats an athlete whose sudden pre-race injury seems too convenient to be true.
Episode: 1x04 | Airdate: May 31, 1993
Jack tries to help a childless couple and learns a harsh lesson.
Episode: 1x05 | Airdate: Jun 7, 1993
Jack helps resolve a confused priest's doubts about his mental state, and begins flirting with an attractive trainee GP working at a rival centre to The Beeches.
Episode: 1x06 | Airdate: Jun 14, 1993
Jack and Beth disagree over the treatment of a young patient with a heart defect, whilst Sarah and Will's marriage deteriorates as their financial problems mount.
Episode: 1x07 | Airdate: Jun 21, 1993
Will desperately tries to make up with Sarah and comes up with a plan to clear their debts.
Episode: 1x08 | Airdate: Jun 28, 1993
Jack's mountain rescue skills are put to the test when a kidney transplant is lost during a storm, while Will tries to deal with his personal problems.
Episode: 2x01 | Airdate: Mar 1, 1994
Jack struggles to save an asthmatic's girls life when her mother will only resort to faith healing. Meanwhile, Will has survived his breakdown and is keen to get back to work.
Episode: 2x02 | Airdate: Mar 8, 1994
The three doctors fall out when a Consultant refuses to operate on their heart patient because he is a heavy smoker. Meanwhile Will's marriage suffers another setback.
Episode: 2x03 | Airdate: Mar 15, 1994
Jack is caught in a dilemma when he has to tell his best friends that Chloe has cancer, and his relationship with Beth continues to deteriorate.
Episode: 2x04 | Airdate: Mar 22, 1994
Jack has to deal with a patient whose employer will not let her rest. Meanwhile, Isabel and Ken's romance takes a dive when their ward collapses.
Episode: 2x05 | Airdate: Mar 29, 1994
Jack is shocked and angry when Beth is assaulted by a patient's father.
Episode: 2x06 | Airdate: Apr 6, 1994
Jack tries to help his ex-fiancée Karen, who is an acute schizophrenic, while Kim contracts a rare infection.
Episode: 2x07 | Airdate: Apr 13, 1994
After secretly meeting her ex-lover, Beth comes across an accident on the moors which takes a life-threatening turn.
Episode: 2x08 | Airdate: Apr 19, 1994
Will's marriage hits rock bottom and Beth must pass on devastating news to a friend.
Episode: 2x09 | Airdate: Apr 26, 1994
An old friend of Will's requests his help to end their life.
Episode: 2x10 | Airdate: May 3, 1994
The village is shocked when a dead baby is discovered on the moors and a homeless teenage girl is suspected of being the mother.
Episode: 2x11 | Airdate: May 10, 1994
Beth and Jack are excited about their wedding day, but their friends' idyllic marriage reveals deeper feelings which bring them down to earth.
Episode: 2x12 | Airdate: May 17, 1994
Jack suspects a patient of malingering and Beth becomes embroiled in a family dispute when one of her patients suffers a heart attack.
Episode: 2x13 | Airdate: May 24, 1994
Alice appears in court for non-payment of Council Tax, a teenager asks Jack for tranquilisers, and interviews are held for the post of fund manager.
Episode: 3x01 | Airdate: Jan 31, 1995
A group of school kids get trapped in a mine forcing Jack to face his fears as he tries to rescue them. Meanwhile, Sarah and Will finally decide to divorce.
Episode: 3x02 | Airdate: Feb 7, 1995
A new nurse joins the practice and Will stands as a candidate for the local council. Meanwhile, Beth comes to terms with a friend's imminent death.
Episode: 3x03 | Airdate: Feb 14, 1995
Beth treats two youngsters for an infection spread by rat urine, while Jack opposes Cardale residents trying to get a new home for ex-psychiatric patients closed down.
Episode: 3x04 | Airdate: Feb 28, 1995
Beth finds herself in the unhappy position of having to investigate her own husband's professional conduct, a predicament made worse by the grief of Isabel's funeral.
Episode: 3x05 | Airdate: Mar 7, 1995
Jack feels increasingly disillusioned with life in Cardale and goes to set up a new clinic in Africa, leaving Beth hard-pressed to cope in his absence,
Episode: 3x06 | Airdate: Mar 14, 1995
Will tries to help a boxing champion whose blackouts are casting a shadow over his future in sport, but only succeeds in driving him into the bare-knuckle areana.
Episode: 3x07 | Airdate: Mar 21, 1995
Will's son is seriously injured on the school rugby field, while Jack returns from Africa and barely has the chance to unpack before he is called out to an attempted death.
Episode: 3x08 | Airdate: Mar 28, 1995
A freak storm hits Cardale, and the Kerruishes work round the clock to treat casualties, saving strangers as well as close friends injured in the devastation.
Episode: 3x09 | Airdate: Apr 4, 1995
A Cardale schoolgirl begins behaving erratically, causing concern for her parents and provoking a professional difference of opinion between Will and Beth.
Episode: 3x10 | Airdate: Apr 11, 1995
New trainee Andrew Attwood arrives at The Beeches and causes friction, falling foul of Jack and losing a valuable contract.
Episode: 3x11 | Airdate: Apr 18, 1995
Andrew lands himself in hot water again by failing to diagnose a patient's life-threatening condition, while Jack doubts Will's commitment to the practice.
Episode: 3x12 | Airdate: Apr 25, 1995
Pub tenants James and Chloe ask Jack for advice on how to become foster parents, and Beth is rushed to hospital with abdominal pains, leaving Andrew to handle her workload.
Episode: 3x13 | Airdate: May 2, 1995
Andrew tries to help a distressed patient who is mutilating himself, but when the man attempts suicide the doctor realises the situation is more severe than he thought...
Episode: 3x14 | Airdate: May 9, 1995
Jack considers expanding the practice, though Will voices his objections, whilst Beth links a patient's ill health to his working environment,,,
Episode: 3x15 | Airdate: May 16, 1995
Beth wants to move away from Cardale, but Jack doesn't share her enthusiasm. Meanwhile, Chloe and James attend an interview at the fostering agency.
Episode: 4x01 | Airdate: Feb 27, 1996
Now that Jack and Beth have left for Africa, Will sets about finding new partners to help run The Beeches, a task made doubly difficult by new locum Erica Matthews...
Episode: 4x02 | Airdate: Mar 5, 1996
Will bids a tearful farewell to the boys as they leave for Florida, while Erica is confronted by a patient suffering from delusions.
Episode: 4x03 | Airdate: Mar 12, 1996
Erica throws a house-warming party, intending to use it as an excuse to chat up Will - but he spoils her plans by turning up with a doctor from the nearby health centre,,,
Episode: 4x04 | Airdate: Mar 19, 1996
Erica clashes with Will as she struggles to deal with the emotional problems created by the arrival of old flame Dan Copeland, who has tracked her down from Manchester.
Episode: 4x05 | Airdate: Mar 26, 1996
Will and Andrew clash over the welfare of a boy trapped in a bitter custody battle.
Episode: 4x06 | Airdate: Apr 2, 1996
Erica intervenes in an operation, saving the patient's life and prompting Will to look favourably at her application. Kirsty begins to have doubts about her future with Andrew...
Episode: 4x07 | Airdate: Apr 9, 1996
Andrew secures a patient's life-saving operation, but Kirsty is still left wondering if she's doing the right thing...
Episode: 4x08 | Airdate: Apr 16, 1996
Will finds himself increasingly drawn to Kate - until a disagreement prompted by a multiple sclerosis sufferer's violent husband makes him have second thoughts.
Episode: 4x09 | Airdate: Apr 23, 1996
Personal dilemmas continue to overshadow the medical agenda, as a depressed Andrew jeopardises his career and Kate agonises over Will's suggestion they move in together...
Episode: 4x10 | Airdate: Apr 30, 1996
Kate announces she's pregnant but intends to have an abortion, forcing Will to make an agonising personal choice.
Episode: 5x01 | Airdate: Jan 14, 1997
Will is ecstatic to become a father and Andrew returns to Cardale after six months away, asking for his old job back, but finds a surprise in store for him.
Episode: 5x02 | Airdate: Jan 21, 1997
Will and Kate face a harrowing time as their baby's health deteriorates alarmingly.
Episode: 5x03 | Airdate: Jan 28, 1997
David's family join him in Cardale, but his happiness is marred by the discovery that a boy he helped deliver 11 years ago has contracted a deadly illness.
Episode: 5x04 | Airdate: Feb 4, 1997
Will says farewell to his friends and colleagues over a special lunch which ends in a big surprise for the departing doctor, while Erica battles to save Alice North's life.
Episode: 5x05 | Airdate: Feb 11, 1997
Andrew is seriously injured in a car crash en route to Erica's birthday party, and faces the from task of ensuring his fellow motorists make it through the night alive.
Episode: 5x06 | Airdate: Feb 18, 1997
David help a paraplegic friend and his wife fulfil their dearest wish to have a child, whilst Andrew investigates Erica's claims of supernatural goings-on.
Episode: 5x07 | Airdate: Mar 4, 1997
Andrew and Erica clash over the best way to treat a baby's mysterious illness,
Episode: 5x08 | Airdate: Mar 11, 1997
Andrew's relationship with his shapely accountant goes beyond business, while David worries about his wife's erratic behaviour and the practice is sued for negligence.
Episode: 5x09 | Airdate: Mar 18, 1997
An old friend of Andrew arrives in Cardale with devastating news.
Episode: 5x10 | Airdate: Mar 25, 1997
Andrew bites the bullet and tells Erica he wants them to be a couple, but her reaction is not as he had hoped. Claire's extrovert behaviour causes gossip among the locals.
Episode: 5x11 | Airdate: Apr 1, 1997
Clare unwittingly endangers an older patient's life, forcing David to step back and take a long, hard look at what's causing her erratic behaviour
Episode: 5x12 | Airdate: Apr 8, 1997
Erica's commitment to the Beeches is tested to the limit.
Episode: 5x13 | Airdate: Apr 15, 1997
Andrew's ex-wife turns up out of the blue, forcing him to re-examine his feelings for her and Erica, while Clare's mental condition takes yet another turn for the worse.
Episode: 5x14 | Airdate: Apr 22, 1997
David treats a pilot suffering from what seems to be vertigo, although his dizzy spells could have another cause...
Episode: 6x01 | Airdate: Jan 5, 1998
David & Andrew strive to convince the authorities that mass inoculation is the only way to prevent a meningitis outbreak sweeping through Cardale.
Episode: 6x02 | Airdate: Jan 12, 1998
Erica is left traumatised by a meeting with her natural father, while Andrew regrets inviting David to go house-hunting with him.
Episode: 6x03 | Airdate: Jan 19, 1998
David takes on the Health Authority, outraged that they won't operate on a Down's syndrome heart patient.
Episode: 6x04 | Airdate: Jan 26, 1998
A local lad returns to Cardale after travelling the world, but it soon becomes clear he's got something to hide. A phone call from his sister shatters Andrew's happiness.
Episode: 6x05 | Airdate: Feb 2, 1998
New locum Nick Goodson arrives at the Beeches and Erica's role as prosecution witness in a controversial child abuse trial makes her the target of a hate campaign.
Episode: 6x06 | Airdate: Feb 9, 1998
Erica prepares to visit Andrew in Liverpool, leaving locum Nick Goodson in charge of the surgery, while David tangles with a pair of runaway pensioners in a stolen coach.
Episode: 6x07 | Airdate: Feb 16, 1998
Andrew stops dithering and proposes to Erica, but his mind is soon distracted from romance by the plight of a priest suffering from a mystery illness.
Episode: 6x08 | Airdate: Feb 23, 1998
Andrew's terminally ill mother asks him to help end her life, while back in Cardale, the past catches up with scheming locum Dr Nick Goodson in spectacular fashion.
Episode: 6x09 | Airdate: Mar 2, 1998
David has an unscheduled run-in with old flame Anna Bradshaw, and it isn't long before sparks are flying in more ways than one.
Episode: 6x10 | Airdate: Mar 16, 1998
Erica makes a decision over Andrew's proposal, but while looking to the future, a dangerous legacy from the past threatens public safety elsewhere in Cardale.
Episode: 6x11 | Airdate: Mar 23, 1998
A woman holds a wounded Andrew and a heavily pregnant Clare at gunpoint, triggering a tense siege.
Episode: 6x12 | Airdate: Mar 30, 1998
A woman who agrees to be a surrogate mother finds her decision has far-reaching consequences.
Episode: 6x13 | Airdate: Apr 6, 1998
Erica prepares for her hen night, Rob McBride's past threatens to ruin his future.
Episode: 6x14 | Airdate: Apr 20, 1998
Cardale prepares for Andrew and Erica's wedding, but a health scare tests everyone to the limit.
Episode: 7x01 | Airdate: Jan 5, 1999
Andrew takes up rally driving in the hope it will help him forget Erica.
Episode: 7x02 | Airdate: Jan 12, 1999
The race is on to find a suitable donor to save a dying leukaemia patient.
Episode: 7x03 | Airdate: Jan 19, 1999
Joanna feels the emotional strain of general practice when one of her patients faces death.
Episode: 7x04 | Airdate: Jan 26, 1999
Andrew's judgement is put on the line in a battle of prejudice and personal feeling.
Episode: 7x05 | Airdate: Feb 2, 1999
David gives an old friend some shocking advice, but struggles to practice what he preaches.
Episode: 7x06 | Airdate: Feb 9, 1999
David tries to help a troubled teenager, but ends up risking the happiness of everyone around him.
Episode: 7x07 | Airdate: Feb 16, 1999
As Cardale struggles to come to terms with David's shocking death, a destructive patient pushes Andrew's patience to the limit.
Episode: 7x08 | Airdate: Feb 23, 1999
A new face appears at the Beeches, and Joanna's heroic efforts to arrange an operation for an Alzheimer's sufferer bring her into contact with an old flame.
Episode: 7x09 | Airdate: Mar 2, 1999
The staff fight to save the community hospital, finding an ally in Ronnie, who uses his experience to their advantage.
Episode: 7x10 | Airdate: Mar 9, 1999
Sam is tormented by the case of a cancer sufferer who refuses to endanger her unborn child by undergoing treatment, while the campaign to save the local hospital gets a boost...
Episode: 7x11 | Airdate: Mar 16, 1999
Joanna is held at knifepoint by a runaway mother, some good news lifts Sam's depression over the death of a patient and romance blossoms between Andrew and Dawn...
Episode: 7x12 | Airdate: Mar 23, 1999
Dawn fears her breast cancer might return, while plucky local copper Pete Greenhalgh faces an adversary even his courage cannot protect him from.
Episode: 7x13 | Airdate: Mar 30, 1999
Clare Shearer returns to Cardale and wastes no time in claiming her share of the Beeches.
Episode: 8x01 | Airdate: Sep 14, 1999
A chance encounter with a troop of soldiers plunges Joanna into a life-or-death crisis.
Episode: 8x02 | Airdate: Sep 21, 1999
A savage attack on Alice North shocks Cardale, and helps push Joanna back into the arms of her ex-lover Martin Henderson.
Episode: 8x03 | Airdate: Sep 28, 1999
Sam learns a respected member of the community is harbouring a devastating secret and Joanna grows concerned about Alice's state of mind.
Episode: 8x04 | Airdate: Oct 5, 1999
Dawn's son slips into a coma, leaving surgeons baffled. Meanwhile, estranged father Keith turns up, indicating his disapproval of his wife's involvement with Andrew...
Episode: 8x05 | Airdate: Oct 12, 1999
Sam breaks all the rules and gets emotionally involved with a patient, casting a shadow over his future at the Beeches.
Episode: 8x06 | Airdate: Oct 19, 1999
Sam makes an unusual bet with a smoker anxious to quit, while Andrew tries to help a farmer whose failing health has driven him to take desperate measures.
Episode: 8x07 | Airdate: Nov 2, 1999
Tragedy looms as Andrew and Sam try to save an injured man from a fast-flowing river, only too aware that his life rests in their hands.
Episode: 8x08 | Airdate: Nov 9, 1999
Sam is tormented by the thought that he could have done more to help Andrew and Joanna's teenage patient recoils from the prospect of an operation.
Episode: 8x09 | Airdate: Nov 16, 1999
Sam tries to help an overweight local woman whose efforts to slim are placing her life in jeopardy, while Joanna sparks off another health scare in Cardale.
Episode: 8x10 | Airdate: Nov 23, 1999
Joanna is presented with an unenviable dilemma by old flame Martin Henderson, who asks her to leave Cardale and start a new life with him.
Episode: 8x11 | Airdate: Nov 30, 1999
Sam is visited by an old friend who seems to have gone up in the world since their schooldays together, but the reunion has a tragic outcome.
Episode: 8x12 | Airdate: Dec 7, 1999
Andrew tries to convince his friend Ronnie Neale that he has a serious illness, and ends up coming to blows with Dawn's estranged husband Keith over her affections.
Episode: 8x13 | Airdate: Dec 14, 1999
Joanna breaks devastating news to a teenage gymnast, and finds herself thrust into the middle of a family crisis.
Episode: 9x01 | Airdate: Jan 4, 2000
Episode: 9x02 | Airdate: Jan 11, 2000
Episode: 9x03 | Airdate: Jan 18, 2000
Andrew treats a man whose sister is killing him with kindness, whilst Sam encourages a grieving husband to accept responsibility for his baby daughter.
Episode: 9x04 | Airdate: Jan 25, 2000
The doctors wrestle with the concept of assisted death.
Episode: 9x05 | Airdate: Feb 1, 2000
A hypochondriac tries Joanna's patience with a string a fictitious illnesses, while Andrew attempts to help a girl's parents come to terms with her deafness.
Episode: 9x06 | Airdate: Feb 8, 2000
Joanna faces dilemma on both a personal and professional level, while Sam sets his heart on a romantic goal and Andrew tries to avoid appearing deceitful.
Episode: 9x07 | Airdate: Feb 15, 2000
A chemical spillage outside the Black Swan plunges Cardale into a state of emergency, and it's up to Andrew and Same to save lives.
Episode: 9x08 | Airdate: Feb 22, 2000
Sam tries to reunite a family torn apart by a terrible secret, while Joanna sets off to see Tom in Scarborough - but has trouble telling him the reason for her visit.
Episode: 9x09 | Airdate: Feb 29, 2000
Andrew and Kate help an alcoholic woman fighting to keep custody of her children, while Mike and Liz digest some unexpected news.
Episode: 9x10 | Airdate: Mar 7, 2000
Carol's troubled son turns up unexpectedly, Sam and Kerri expose a drugs fraud, and Andrew makes a life-changing decision.
Episode: 9x11 | Airdate: Mar 14, 2000
Sam is forced to confront his feelings for Kerri, while Joanna discovers a patient's seemingly trivial snoring problem hides a sensitive issue.
Episode: 9x12 | Airdate: Mar 21, 2000
Joanna and Tom face tough decisions about their future, and Sam's medical bag is stolen, leading to a crisis for one of his patients.
Episode: 9x13 | Airdate: Mar 28, 2000
A feud between a local farmer and a fairground family has tragic consequences for Joanna, while Andrew learns his affair with Kate is no longer a secret.
Episode: 10x01 | Airdate: Sep 5, 2000
A fresh face joins the surgery, while a patient suspected of being a paedophile is the cause of a fierce dispute between Tom and Andrew...
Episode: 10x02 | Airdate: Sep 12, 2000
Alex tries to get to the bottom of a local policeman's aggressive behaviour and finds his dark secret, while Richard edges nearer to finding out the truth about Kate's affair...
Episode: 10x03 | Airdate: Sep 19, 2000
Andrew feels the wrath of Richard as his affair with Kate becomes common knowledge. Tom struggles to help a teenager whose battle against anorexia is tearing her family apart.
Episode: 10x04 | Airdate: Sep 26, 2000
A childless woman's bid to adopt is thrown into jeopardy by ill health, and Tom seeks a nanny to look after Joe.
Episode: 10x05 | Airdate: Oct 3, 2000
Andrew and Kate's relationship sails into stormy waters as Richard's life hangs in the balance, and Alex tries to persuade a patient to undergo treatment for his breast cancer.
Episode: 10x06 | Airdate: Oct 31, 2000
Andrew gains a doting fan, and Carol discovers her new male friend has an unorthodox method of pain relief.
Episode: 10x07 | Airdate: Nov 7, 2000
Andrew's career hangs in the balance as the GMC deliberates over charges of misconduct with an infatuated former patient.
Episode: 10x08 | Airdate: Nov 14, 2000
Will fears a patient is pressuring his younger brother into donating a kidney, while Alice makes a shocking discovery about the local TV repair man.
Episode: 10x09 | Airdate: Nov 21, 2000
Sam helps a lovestruck teenager deal with an embarrassing complaint, and pub landlord Mike Pullen pushes himself too far to impress the brewery manager.
Episode: 10x10 | Airdate: Nov 28, 2000
A pregnant woman's dilemma reminds Will of a past tragedy, and Alex is forced to tackle her addiction while treating a victim of passive smoking.
Episode: 10x11 | Airdate: Dec 5, 2000
Alex has to summon up the courage of her convictions to help a Down's Syndrome patient, and Will comes to the aid of a feuding couple.
Episode: 10x12 | Airdate: Dec 12, 2000
Will makes the mistake of getting emotionally attached to a patient with psychiatric problems, and a black cloud descends over Kerri and Sam's engagement party.
Episode: 10x13 | Airdate: Dec 19, 2000
The Beeches partnership is suddenly thrown into a state of turmoil as fate deals a cruel blow to Sam and Kerri, leaving them fighting for their lives.
Episode: 11x01 | Airdate: Jan 2, 2001
Will's sympathy for a couple of old friends contemplating fertility treatment soon turns to irritation when they opt to take matters into their own hands.
Episode: 11x02 | Airdate: Jan 9, 2001
Tom blows his top when Bridgit breaks the rules by having an affair with a haemophiliac patient, and Sam invests in a controversial new drug.
Episode: 11x03 | Airdate: Jan 16, 2001
Tom fears cyclist Nick Pullen is being pushed beyond his limits by an overzealous trainer, while Will clashes with ex-wife Kate over an alcoholic patient.
Episode: 11x04 | Airdate: Jan 23, 2001
Will uncovers the extent of Sam's deception as he prepares to go down the aisle with Kerri, leaving the bride with a tough decision to make.
Episode: 11x05 | Airdate: Jan 30, 2001
Alex helps two elderly sisters against Will's orders and discovers something about herself into the bargain, wjile Tom persuades Kerri to face everyone at work.
Episode: 11x06 | Airdate: Feb 6, 2001
Will treats a nun with a broken arm and in the process finds she's dying from an incurable illness, a traumatic revelation that brings him closer to wife Kate.
Episode: 11x07 | Airdate: Feb 13, 2001
The Mayor of Cardale suffers severe attacks of lethargy, and Tom uncovers an affair between a local teacher and her pupil.
Episode: 11x08 | Airdate: Feb 20, 2001
Will unwittingly brings to light a family scandal, while Tom and Alex's budding relationship is jeopardised by a difference of medical opinion.
Episode: 11x09 | Airdate: Mar 8, 2001
Tom helps a swimming instructor come to terms with a serious bowel condition, and a meals-on-wheels driver suffers a stroke at the wheel and nearly crashes into Kate.
Episode: 11x10 | Airdate: Mar 15, 2001
Alex struggles to save a boy's life after a farmer dumps dangerous chemicals in a pond, but is distracted when her estranged father turns up seeking a reconciliation.
Episode: 11x11 | Airdate: Mar 22, 2001
Will's career is thrown into turmoil when one of his patients has an epileptic fit while driving and is killed in the ensuing crash.
Episode: 11x12 | Airdate: Mar 29, 2001
Tom is caught in a dilemma when a harassed mother requests an abortion without telling her husband. Alex faces her cancer test ordeal alone.
Episode: 11x13 | Airdate: Apr 5, 2001
Alex flees the practice and heads back home to York, hotly pursued by Tom, who tries to persuade her to face up to her illness.
Episode: 12x01 | Airdate: Oct 25, 2001
Sultry nurse Claire Brightwell (Eva Pope) breezes into Cardale to shake up the practice, whilst Tom is involved in a climbing accident and Will's son Tony returns.
Episode: 12x02 | Airdate: Nov 1, 2001
Newcomer Claire wastes little time in making her presence felt at the practice and tries to seduce Tom, while Will wonders how many more revelations about his son he can take.
Episode: 12x03 | Airdate: Nov 8, 2001
The outbreak of a deadly epidemic puts strain on the practice, while Claire does her wicked best to drive a wedge between Alex and Tom.
Episode: 12x04 | Airdate: Nov 15, 2001
Claire is accused of stealing from a patient, and finds support from her colleagues in short supply, while a modern-day Noah gives Will cause for concern,
Episode: 12x05 | Airdate: Nov 22, 2001
Dashing new trainee doctor Matt Kendal has a baptism of fire on his first day at the Beeches, while Will's decision to turn away all non-urgent cases has disastrous consequences.
Episode: 12x06 | Airdate: Nov 29, 2001
A weekend away turns into chaos when an Army helicopter crashes, unearthing horrifying memories of the Balkan conflict for Alex and Claire, who race to save the casualties.
Episode: 12x07 | Airdate: Dec 6, 2001
Leanne is raped and left for dead, a trauma that sends the whole community into shock. Will apologises to Carol, while Matt and Shaun step up their rivalry on the football field.
Episode: 12x08 | Airdate: Dec 13, 2001
Tom takes the law into his own hands to nail the man who assaulted Leanne, while Kate grows increasingly frustrated by Will's mood swings.
Episode: 12x09 | Airdate: Jan 3, 2002
A runaway bride causes concern, while Claire's increasingly erratic behaviour worries Alex, and Kate starts spending more and more time with James.
Episode: 12x10 | Airdate: Jan 10, 2002
Claire provides a much-needed shoulder to cry on for Will, who is public enemy number one following the emergence of his plans to dissolve the Beeches partnership.
Episode: 12x11 | Airdate: Jan 17, 2002
Claire's true colours shine through as she accuses Will of rape, and Alex oversees the exhumation of a marine she believes was murdered by her mentally unstable colleague.
Episode: 12x12 | Airdate: Jan 24, 2002
Claire's disappearance has disturbing repercussions, while Will deals with a depressed gardener, and Shaun takes desperate measures to make himself more appealing to Kerri.
Episode: 12x13 | Airdate: Jan 31, 2002
Tim and Alex's wedding plans have to be put on hold as a cable car emergency demands their attention, and to make matters worse Claire turns up.