Guest Stars Susan Cookson as Julie Day Peter Copley as Ernest Ellis Pauline Turner as Ronnie Morgan Akim Mogaji as Nat Best Ian Bartholomew as Mick Milburn Sonny Muslim as Troy Milburn Rebecca Wright as Sue Marc Danbury as DS Simpson Julia Crane as Lizzie Fleming Cathy Owen as Mary Todd Sam Halpenny as Cardiothoracic Consultant Sara Markland as Martha Best Andy Robb as Clyde Carney Cathy Murphy as Val Milburn Shirley Stelfox as Beth Jenkins John Flanagan as Ray Keach Ian Lavender as Benny Jenkins Robin Weaver as Jenny Sharp Charlie Lucas as Niall Fleming Roger Morlidge as Mitch Todd Jonathan Rylands as Opthalmologist