The Leaches' Story
Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Jan 23, 2000
Thirteen months ago Stuart Leach set off for his job at Mackintosh textiles and never came back - until now. His brother Martin won't believe that he lost his memory.
Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Jan 23, 2000
Thirteen months ago Stuart Leach set off for his job at Mackintosh textiles and never came back - until now. His brother Martin won't believe that he lost his memory.
Episode: 1x02 | Airdate: Jan 30, 2000
Yvonne burns her house down after her boyfriend kicks her out. Tragedy nearly occurs but her neighbour rescues her kids and then falls in love with her. But can she rely on a man again?
Episode: 1x03 | Airdate: Feb 6, 2000
Young and attractive Katherine Mackintosh seems the perfect partner for factory owner Mack. But Katherine is in fact trapped in a loveless marriage. She has an affair with young employee KT - but things go too far.
Episode: 1x04 | Airdate: Feb 13, 2000
Steve and Sylvia's wedding anniversary celebrations are interrupted by a burglar, then they are victimised by the police. Steve and his family decide to take the law into their own hands, which proves to be a mistake.
Episode: 1x05 | Airdate: Feb 20, 2000
Trudy is sent into personal crisis by her father's death and makes a mistake that leads to Katherine's infidelities becoming public knowledge, life at Macintosh Textiles won't ever be the same.
Episode: 1x06 | Airdate: Feb 27, 2000
Katherine decides that she can no longer live with her sham marriage and walks out.
As well as losing his wife, Mack now risks losing the factory, as deeds to the building are in Katherine's name.
Episode: 2x01 | Airdate: Apr 2, 2001
Kev Leach believes he has seen his new neighbour, workmate Brian Pringle, looking at child pornography on his computer.
Episode: 2x02 | Airdate: Apr 9, 2001
When Bev gets back together with an old flame, Mal, it soon becomes clear she will stop at nothing to keep her man.
Episode: 2x03 | Airdate: Apr 23, 2001
When her daughter abandons her children, Freda becomes their guardian. Julie comes to her rescue.
Episode: 2x04 | Airdate: Apr 30, 2001
Barry is a shy, funny security guard at the factory. He lives with his mum on a council estate where his two daughters get bullied and he can't afford proper child care.
Episode: 2x05 | Airdate: May 7, 2001
For 20 years, lorry driver Ronnie has cared for his wife, who has MS. After he is assaulted during a truck hijacking, rumour and suspicion surround him and his wife's home help.
Episode: 2x06 | Airdate: May 14, 2001
Nick, Kev, Ade, and Barney are involved in a physical fight with a group of drunken lads.
Episode: 2x07 | Airdate: May 21, 2001
Mack's jealousy over Trudy and Martin's relationship leads to Trudy leaving the factory. Then Martin's sister-in-law and ex-lover turns up 8 months pregnant.
Episode: 3x01 | Airdate: Jan 31, 2002
Quiet, guarded Franny works in the canteen. When his sister kills herself, Franny is determined to understand why and sets about piecing her life together.
Episode: 3x02 | Airdate: Feb 7, 2002
Tasha wants to fit in, despite her affluent background making it difficult. When she is invited on a night out, she jumps at the opportunity to make friends.
Episode: 3x03 | Airdate: Feb 14, 2002
New starter Mark appears to be clean-cut and confident, but the police seem to know who he is – is he hiding something from his colleagues?
Episode: 3x04 | Airdate: Feb 21, 2002
Julie misses her brother who works abroad, and is thrilled when he comes to visit. He offers her a job - but does she have the courage to leave her old life behind?
Episode: 3x05 | Airdate: Feb 28, 2002
Jenny is engaged to her best friend's brother, and has a happy life. When someone from her past starts working at the factory, her life is turned upside-down.
Episode: 3x06 | Airdate: Mar 7, 2002
Alan and Sally have been happily married for years, and with her fortieth birthday coming up he decides to throw her a party – with a surprise gift in store.
Episode: 3x07 | Airdate: Mar 14, 2002
Gary and his brother Stephen are shocked when a family secret finally comes out into the open.
Episode: 3x08 | Airdate: Mar 21, 2002
Factor owner Mack is feeling increasingly disillusioned, and is hungry for change before he becomes stuck in a life he did not want.
Episode: 4x01 | Airdate: Mar 2, 2003
Suzie jilts Jamie on their wedding day.
Episode: 4x02 | Airdate: Mar 9, 2003
As Pat starts to turn around the factory's fortunes, the behaviour of her alcoholic gambling husband escalates.
Episode: 4x03 | Airdate: Mar 16, 2003
New dad Kev is hit by a car and becomes obsessed with the driver, an exotic Serbian woman.
Episode: 4x04 | Airdate: Mar 23, 2003
When Mark is arrested on suspicion of attacking a male nurse at his care home, Colin is the only person insisting that Mark is innocent. But is Colin covering up something?
Episode: 4x05 | Airdate: Mar 30, 2003
Hapless secretary Grace has a crush on cutter Faz, much to horror of her dad and Faz's strict Muslim father.
Episode: 4x06 | Airdate: Apr 6, 2003
Feeling thwarted in her personal and professional life, Freda unwittingly jeopardises the entire factory's future.