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116 Episodes 2000 - 2001
Episode 1
27 mins
Steve remains sceptical about a man's support for his traumatised wife, and Mac and Kate have a romantic night camping in their garden after a disastrous barbecue. Somebody's been making calls to an expensive Naughty Nurses line.
Episode 2
27 mins
Mac suspects that a patient in the advanced stages of MS is being abused by his teenage daughter, and Helen reveals some unexpected diabetes test results.
Episode 3
27 mins
Steve offers support to a woman whose sister and son believe that she is insane, and Caroline receives encouraging news. Steve tries to remember something.
Episode 4
27 mins
Mac and Ruth must unearth a painful memory to help a man accept a new family member.
Episode 5
27 mins
Mac's patient, independent sixteen-year-old Alex is keeping a secret from her mother. Does Alex have cervical cancer? Little does she know that her mother is hiding a secret of her own. Helen and her husband Phil are arguing about his decision to return to college as a mature student. Adding to the strain on their marriage is sorting out childcare arrangements. Steve's brother Chris flirts with his doctor Helen and she seems flattered by his attention. Jo has a crush on Chris and although she wants to ask him out, she backs out at the last minute.
Episode 6
27 mins
An elderly patient battles with flashbacks to the war. Mac tries to deal with the partnership situation, but Caroline's not very happy when she finds out his decision.
Episode 7
27 mins
Helen's patient, an eighteen year old swimmer, wants a double mastectomy due to her having the breast cancer gene. A happy patient of Steve's gives him a sure thing on the horses.
Episode 8
27 mins
Rana and Caroline attend a holistic medicine fair where Caroline is picked up. Compromise is called for when a father's medical beliefs are challenged.
Episode 9
27 mins
Caroline has a patient with a bad back, but learns that the man has been less than honest. Kate finds the procedure for conceiving her husband Mac's baby too clinical and cold. A little boy is diagnosed with threadworm after accidentally burning his mother's foot with a pan of boiling water.
Episode 10
27 mins
Caroline faces some unexpected surprises on her first official day as a police surgeon. Meanwhile, Helen receives a shock as events take an unforeseen turn. Mac gets some bad news.
Episode 11
27 mins
Steve has a hangover after a night drinking with his brother Chris. Rana has difficulty persuading parents to let their asthmatic son take life-saving medication. Chris makes an excuse to see Helen at the surgery and flirts with her again.
Episode 12
27 mins
Luke comes in to try and fix the computers. Jo's Nan wants to swap practices and join Riverside, and Helen sees a woman who thinks she's going through early menopause, but Helen's not convinced.
Episode 13
27 mins
Ruth begins the first day of her new home visits. Helen contemplates a change of image. Ruth tries to help struggling young single mother Gemma and Gemma's neighbour. Mac treats a patient with a mysterious ailment that only occurs once a week. Jo is stuck in the middle after Mac goes off to a golf course and ignores calls from Kate.
Episode 14
27 mins
Mac and Kate slip off for a secret bit of passion - it's time. Steve discovers why a student won't leave the digs she's sharing with her boyfriend.
Episode 15
27 mins
Jo is devastated when she sneaks a look at her Gran's medical records and discovers that she's dying. Helen and Phil attend Chris' pre-opening party where where they get into a big argument. Rana gets very drunk.
Episode 16
27 mins
Caroline sees a woman with marital problems - her husband won't touch her. Rana has had another one night stand, and an American woman turns up for an appointment, but Jo thinks she's not all she seems.
Episode 17
27 mins
Helen's professional skills are tested to the limit when she gets called out to see two sick kids. Family problems get the better of her but Steve is on hand to help out.
Episode 18
27 mins
Rana sees 15 year old Amy, who wants the morning after pill. Steve runs to the aid of a woman who's child has been hit by a car, but Kate is unhappy that he keeps on being called out.
Episode 19
27 mins
Rana talks to the daughter of an elderly patient who is considering getting power of attorney over her estranged mother. Meanwhile, her widowed mother has found a second chance at love. Mac visits a patient in hospital and talks the man's daughter through the process of being tested as a kidney donor.
Episode 20
27 mins
Caroline attends the death of a baby with the police and is close to overstepping the mark when she fights to prove the mother's innocence.
Episode 21
27 mins
Caroline and DI Matt Brandon continue to clash over their opposing views on whether Cath killed baby Yasmin. After arguing with Phil at home, Helen arrives at work and receives a patient call out from Chris Rawlings, who was making up an excuse to see her. Helen finds Chris hard to resist and the two soon kiss. Caroline comes face to face with a man from her past, Eddie.
Episode 22
27 mins
Rana finds himself at the heart of the storm when Caroline confronts creepy Eddie over his wish to give their marriage another chance, revealing secrets from her past in a tense day.
Episode 23
27 mins
Dr. Rana Mistry is fascinated by an elderly patient who claims to see goblins and whose daughter wants to put in a home. Dr. Steve Rawlings gets emotionally involved in helping a Chronic Fatigue Syndrome sufferer and her boyfriend.
Episode 24
27 mins
Mac visits an elderly couple celebrating their 60th anniversary, but finds them unconscious from carbon monoxide. When it turns out that it was a deliberate action it puts him into a difficult position whether to lie or not.
Episode 25
27 mins
Mac makes a promise when a family wants to put an elderly relative in a home. She's Helen's patient, and Helen and Mac have a professional disagreement about his decision.
Episode 26
27 mins
Dr Caroline Powers is making house calls when sixteen-year-old Sarah's mother calls Riverside to request a doctor to visit her at home. Caroline discovers that Sarah was raped the night before. Ruth tries to give a reluctant patient a holiday vaccination. But learns that the patient's phobia isn't what it seems.
Episode 27
27 mins
Steve sees a woman who's been diagnosed with Huntingtons, a hereditary disease, but has it been passed down to her daughter? An emotional Caroline turns to Rana for support at lunch, but then necks a few vodkas.
Episode 28
27 mins
Rana encounters a 90-year-old man who refuses treatment and will only be cared for by his neighbour Heather. Rana is subjected to racism, and Caroline's intervention with the old man makes matters worse.
Episode 29
27 mins
A pregnant mother presents Rana with a dilemma when she pleads to be induced so that her cancer-stricken husband can see his child before he dies.
Episode 30
27 mins
Steve discovers that reputations can be deceptive when he sees a reverend who thinks his STD might have returned. Is his past coming back to haunt him, and has a senior doctor recorded him without his consent for training videos.
Episode 31
27 mins
Caroline sees a young mother cannot cope with her new baby, especially as it was born with a cleft lip and she didn't want it anyway. Ruth sees a young woman who discovers she's pregnant but who's worried about a binge session she's had.
Episode 32
27 mins
When a ballerina sacrifices her health for her art, Steve suspects her teacher of driving her too hard. He is forced to rethink his diagnosis though as events unfold. Helen returns from her holiday.
Episode 33
27 mins
A pencil causes an emergency when a pair of annoying boys have an accident. Mac deals with a new mother and her interfering mother-in-law, and makes a startling discovery as to what's making the baby sick.
Episode 34
27 mins
Mac and Kate argue because she wants to bring up their future child as a Catholic, so she seeks the advice of Father Tom. Mac's son arrives in Riverside with unexpected news. Steve sees a child who's bitten his school teacher.
Episode 35
27 mins
Ruth and Helen offer support to a couple who are concerned for their pregnant Czech nanny who is complaining of stomach pains, but Ruth has her suspicions about the couple's dubious motives.
Episode 36
27 mins
Ruth becomes suspicious when Mac and Caroline both see women with much the same story - not remembering having had sex. There's a date rape fiend on the loose.
Episode 37
27 mins
Caroline grows concerned over her future in the practice, and Mac sees a private patient with a dickey heart whose decision to use the NHS provokes arguments from all sides. Helen sees an elderly patient who's refusing a hip operation.
Episode 38
27 mins
Jo tries to reunite her family, and Mac helps a man whose work is suffering due to the time he is spending with an elderly neighbour.
Episode 39
27 mins
Rana faces an ethical dilemma when a friend refuses to tell his wife about his testicular cancer.
Episode 40
27 mins
Steve sees a schoolboy with chlamydia, but will the boy do the responsible thing? After an argument with Phil, unhappy Helen falls for the charms of Steve's randy brother. Caroline sees a schoolgirl with severe stomach pains.
Episode 41
27 mins
A businessman calls on Steve when his Russian internet fiancée shows signs of distress, but as Caroline discovers, there are lots of secrets putting the wedding at risk.
Episode 42
27 mins
On a day out at the park, Joanna learns some startling facts about her grandmother's past, whilst the strain of caring for his terminally ill mother begins to show on Jo's dad Jack. He sees Steve and wants to put her in a hospice.
Episode 43
27 mins
When a couple expecting quads are given a difficult choice by Mac, the incident makes Kate realise that her own biological clock is ticking.
Episode 44
27 mins
Ruth takes a nightmarish journey in a taxi driven by Phil's cousin Ray, who has a serious problem that he refuses to acknowledge. Horny Helen lies to Kate to make another secret liaison with Steve.
Episode 45
27 mins
Kate grows increasingly desperate for a family but feels that Mac's not being supportive enough. Helen has to deal with a sick daughter whilst Phil gets down with the kids at college. She soon gets a visit from Chris though.
Episode 46
27 mins
Loyalties are tested when an attractive patient makes a serious allegation of sexual assault against Rana. The staff get interviewed by the eager police.
Episode 47
27 mins
Rana sees Mac's patient, a young woman with violent mood swings, whose parents are at odds on how to treat her. Mac has some meetings to attend but soon disagrees with Rana's diagnosis.
Episode 48
27 mins
Caroline treats a rape victim and learns that the perpetrator got more than he bargained for. Helen finds it increasingly hard to hide her affair with Chris.
Episode 49
27 mins
A former model places her own ambitions before caring for her twin daughters, but Caroline's not having any of it.
Episode 50
27 mins
A 12-year-old boy urgently needs a kidney transplant, but Steve discovers a secret threatening more than one family when his father refuses to be tested. Helen's secret is out, as Ruth spots her and Chris snogging in the park.
Episode 51
27 mins
An Oxford undergraduate with schizophrenia is treated by Steve, when his hallucinations become very serious and start affecting the rest of his family. The teenager's mother tries to get Helen involved though.
Episode 52
27 mins
Rana visits a man who has lost his job after being accused of being a drunk at work. He keeps having accidents, but Rana thinks he might have Parkinson's. Helen happens to see his boss.
Episode 53
27 mins
Jo plans a special Christmas with her Nan, and Rana receives some puzzling laboratory results for a patient. A poorer Jessie tries to enlist Mac's help when she makes a shocking confession.
Episode 54
27 mins
Jo has awful news when her Nan is found dead. The nurse seems to think Jessie may have been helped to kill herself. Did Mac have anything to do with it?
Episode 55
27 mins
Jo and her dad try to deal with the aftermath of Jessie's death. Mac has a busy day - Kate tells him she's pregnant, and he's arrested for the murder of Jessie Helm. Helen's daughter finds her and Chris mid-snog. Rana's resigning.
Episode 56
27 mins
Mac faces trial for murder, an ordeal not made any easier by his wife's confession that she doubts his innocence. Caroline sees an ex-prisoner and junkie trying to make a new start.
Episode 57
27 mins
The pressure builds on Mac, as he faces up to the first day of the murder trial. Caroline gets bogged down with her own problems at the surgery when she sees a woman who's having extreme mood swings.
Episode 58
27 mins
Helen returns from a forbidden liaison with Chris to discover her son has been rushed to hospital. Mac faces a grilling in the witness box as his trial continues.
Episode 59
27 mins
Caroline treats a boy frightened of going to school, and the courtroom saga reaches it's conclusion with the summing up. Helen has lunch with Chris, only to be found out by Phil.
Episode 60
27 mins
Mac and Kate endure the agonising wait for the jury's verdict, and Steve finds a new love interest when he attends a car crash. Ruth keeps on having a go at Helen over her affair.
Episode 61
27 mins
Mac feels the pressure as the verdict comes in. Helen helps an asthmatic musician.
Episode 62
27 mins
A hospitalised and pregnant Kate experiences the effects of stress in the aftermath of the murder trial as she's rushed into surgery. Caroline sees a young girl struggling with her exams following the death of her brother.
Episode 63
27 mins
Kate struggles to cope with losing her child and finds her relationship with Mac becoming increasingly strained. Steve sees a farmer who's struggling to deal with his diabetes, but who is the young girl living with him?
Episode 64
27 mins
Steve receives a dinner invitation from Leigh, the woman whose life he saved, while Rana attempts to treat a patient via the Internet. Caroline deals with a man caught up in a police raid.
Episode 65
27 mins
Phil finally discovers that Helen has been having an affair with Chris Rawlings, and throws her out of the family home. A father worries about his daughter's behavior. He tells Steve he thinks she's on drugs.
Episode 66
27 mins
Helen grows anxious about whether Chris is ready for commitment. Vicky tries to get more inhalers, but is there a reason why she's going through them like wildfire?
Episode 67
27 mins
Mac visits a teenage girl in hospital who is refusing an operation for cancer and whose father is a doctor. Can Mac talk some sense into her? Jo is still struggling with the death of her Nan Jessie and breaks down in tears at work when the pressure gets too much.
Episode 68
27 mins
Rana arouses suspicion that his new role as an internet entrepreneur may not be all it seems when he starts spending a lot of time at the surgery. Helen sees a SAD sufferer for her holiday jab, but then her son gets chicken pox.
Episode 69
27 mins
His sexual needs gratified, horrid Chris dumps lovely Helen. Steve visits Leigh's school to show her class a bunch of leeches. Helen visits a woman with motor neurone disease.
Episode 70
27 mins
After a one-night stand, Rana bluffs his way through an empty day. Mac self-doubts himself when he rushes through a patient with bowel problems. How due Steve and Leigh deal with the Natalie problem?, and Helen confides in Kate.
Episode 71
27 mins
With Mac and Kate away, cocky Rana returns to the surgery, much to Jo's annoyance. Helen sees a teacher who wants an abortion, but tests show she also has an STD.
Episode 72
27 mins
Caroline deals with an elderly ex-boxer who appears to have met his match when he is discovered unconscious after a burglary. Steve tries to get the truth from Chris, and Rana meets up with a dentist friend.
Episode 73
27 mins
A elderly couple's friendship is threatened, whilst Helen refuses to talk to Steve about Chris.
Episode 74
27 mins
Caroline tackles a case when a normally placid man faces criminal charges for fighting, and his mother sees Helen for an injured wrist. A depressed Jo is having a tough day so Steve gives her some pills.
Episode 75
27 mins
Rana has a patient whose 23-year-old wife has a high sex drive and he is desperate to find a way to have sex less often without hurting her feelings. Steve helps a lonely man who goes to extreme lengths to draw attention to his plight.
Episode 76
27 mins
Rana takes his neighbour to the doctor's surgery with a serious knife wound. Rana and Ruth suspect that his wife is abusing him. Steve visits Helen's estranged husband Phil in an attempt to fix things between them. Meanwhile, Rana's mother is desperate to get hold of him on the phone as she arranges his cousin's wedding.
Episode 77
27 mins
Caroline sees a young footballer and his mum. She's found what she thinks are drugs on him. Is he taking or is it something deeper? Jo keeps taking the pills Steve gave her, but her mind's all over the place. Steve's having a strange day.
Episode 78
27 mins
Steve sees a young couple arguing about whether to have a home birth or not. Rana has some bad news for a rising TV star and her obnoxious producer. Helen and Phil agree to try and make another go of things.
Episode 79
27 mins
Steve delivers bad news to a patient who's not only having difficulty coming to terms with life in a wheelchair, but is also growing increasingly estranged from his long-suffering wife.
Episode 80
27 mins
Jo continues to struggle to cope with the death of her Nan, but is she taking too many pills? Rana treats a girl whose preoccupations with her skin is also seemingly linked to a bereavement.
Episode 81
27 mins
Caroline is forced to tell a young holiday rep that he has a melanoma. Mac returns from Ireland and after a tough day makes a shock announcement to the staff.
Episode 82
27 mins
An Orthodox Jew risks his father's wrath by announcing he wants to marry a woman his father sees as not strictly Jewish. A health test also reveals a risk to any children. Helen and Phil begin counselling and Kate reveals she's pregnant.
Episode 83
27 mins
Rana tells Caroline about his day trying to work out an internet patient's symptoms, and how his work is interfering with his surgery cover. His bank manager's also after him.
Episode 84
27 mins
Helen sees pregnant Gemma, who's previous husband was abusive, and responsible for the death of her first child. Did she lie to protect him though? Social services are worried about her state of mind. Mac gets given a petition.
Episode 85
27 mins
Helen sees a young boy with asthma, while Caroline sees one of her patients, a man with gout. Helen's late for her counselling session, much to petty Phil's annoyance. Caroline has another drinking session with Rana, who spills the beans.
Episode 86
27 mins
Caroline has a shock when she discovers sorrowful Rana's arrest for drink driving. Steve goes on an indoor bowling day with Leigh and deadly Natalie. Rana asks Caroline to help him, risking their friendship, and her reputation.
Episode 87
27 mins
New attractive blonde receptionist, Candy Williams begins working at Riverside, much to the excitement of all the male staff. Caroline sees a man who's lost his memory, but is being haunted by the past as it slowly returns.
Episode 88
27 mins
Mac sees a dying woman who's seeking answers to her past. Picking up Mac's patients, Rana's convinced by Kate to speak to him about his decision to retire. Caroline speaks to Kate about her pregnancy.
Episode 89
27 mins
A woman is forced by her boyfriend to see Mac, but are his concerns genuine? After she attacks him and trashes the place, he convinces Caroline to pay her a home visit. Steve's constantly happy at work, but is he in love?
Episode 90
27 mins
Rana is offered a partnership by Mac and a relationship by Caroline, Helen and Phil have a cozy night out together, and Steve proposes to Leigh. Mac sees an elderly woman who's unhappy about her daughter's current doctor.
Episode 91
27 mins
Rana says no to Caroline while Leigh says yes to Steve, although Natalie's not too happy. Helen moves back in with Phil and the kids. Mac sees a new parent who doesn't think her new baby is hers.
Episode 92
27 mins
The behaviour of a policeman on his return to work after an attack gives the doctors cause for concern, especially when he freezes when attending a robbery. Jo's not getting on with perfect Candy, and Steve gets a visit from Leigh's ex.
Episode 93
27 mins
Jo comes in bright and early, carrying biscuits, and tries to get one over on Candy all day. Kate's anxiety over her pregnancy is put into perspective by the arrival of an old friend. Ruth sees a woman with way too many cats, and asthma.
Episode 94
27 mins
The doctors win big on the lottery, though as no one has paid Ruth for the ticket, she claims the winnings for herself, much to the annoyance of everybody else. She leaves in a huff. Steve sees a young boxer with a dilemma.
Episode 95
27 mins
Caroline is deeply affected by a woman's allegations that her husband raped her. Rana plans a disco party. Kate decides that she and Mac should be on a healthy diet, whether he likes it or not. Steve brags to Rana about being loved up with Leigh.
Episode 96
27 mins
Jo's dodgy prescriptions finally get revealed and investigated. She's in deep trouble. Rana sees a bloke who keeps putting on weight.
Episode 97
27 mins
Jo awaits the verdict on her future at the Riverside Surgery as the repercussions of her prescription fraud rumble on. Helen agonises over a discovery about a patient's presumed dead husband. Rana and Caroline gossip about Jo but are unaware of her prescription fraud.
Episode 98
27 mins
Steve treats a man with chest pains, after years of illegally handling asbestos on building sites. Helen has moved back in with Phil but finds it difficult settling back into the domestic routine. Phil has a big surprise for Helen.
Episode 99
27 mins
In a fit of tears, Jo admits to Mac that she gave her Nan an overdose of morphine, thereby killing her. Mac decides to forget about it. Helen deals with a woman who discovers she's pregnant, only her husband's had a vasectomy.
Episode 100
27 mins
Steve and Leigh host a lovely engagement party. Elsewhere, Mac tries to save lonely Jo, who has taken a drugs overdose at her Nan's house. Chris turns up at the party, and gets a thumping from Phil.
Episode 101
27 mins
As Jo remains unconsciousness in hospital, the doctors speculate about why she attempted suicide. Caroline sees a woman who's pregnant, but not by her waster ex-con husband.
Episode 102
27 mins
Talkative new nurse, Faith Walker starts at Riverside, although she's a bit late. Helen sees a man worried for his son, as he thinks his mother's a bit bonkers. Helen is worried about the boy though. Mac visits Jo in hospital.
Episode 103
27 mins
When Faith spots bruises on a young child, Helen suspects that a patient suffering from a heavy dose of PMT might be abusing her children. Candy flashes her stocking tops for a glam night out with Faith.
Episode 104
27 mins
Candy turns up for work a bit disheveled after her wild night out. Rana sees a patient of Macs, who wants to use cannabis to treat his multiple sclerosis. Mac finally tells Jack the reasons for Jo's suicide attempt, and he's not happy.
Episode 105
27 mins
Caroline's glamorous mum turns up from America, and there's a lot to catch up on. Faith and Steve see Chrissy, who's baby gets a high temperature after a few jabs, but is her constant smoking a problem? A teary Jack pays Mac a visit.
Episode 106
27 mins
Caroline sees an adopted girl who's having a bone marrow transplant. Can Mac convince Jack not to shop Jo into the police? Caroline gets a shock when her mum brings her new toyboy fiancee to her party.
Episode 107
27 mins
Rana is puzzled by a quiet and unresponsive baby. Post-party, Caroline has serious reservations about her mum's plans to marry a man young enough to be her son, but is she just jealous? Candy discovers that Faith has a secret.
Episode 108
27 mins
A stressed headmaster consults Steve about his suddenly moody daughter. Jo comes around in hospital, Candy has it out with Faith, and Caroline has a visit from mum's toyboy, but all she can do is argue with him. Steve has a shock for Mac.
Episode 109
27 mins
Steve makes a big announcement to the staff. Things are still strained between Faith and Candy over the drugs. Helen sees a bus driver with a low sperm count. Caroline's lunch with her mum doesn't go well. Rana and Faith have a night out.
Episode 110
27 mins
Rana is giddy, having spent the night with Faith, at least until her mum puts a spanner in the works. Steve sees a young girl who's been getting into fights at school, but he worries more about the mother. Caroline meets up with David.
Episode 111
27 mins
Mac sees a woman complaining of stomach cramps. She's soon to be wed, but Mac has concerns about her husband-to-be. A tearful Jo visits her Nan's grave with Kate. Faith's mum makes a complaint about Rana, and David pays Caroline a visit.
Episode 112
27 mins
Jo turns up unexpectedly for work, wanting things to get back to normal. Sad Rana goes and sees Faith's mum. Caroline has a complaint made against her, and is getting lots of silent, threatening phone calls.
Episode 113
27 mins
Mac calls an urgent meeting among the partners to discuss Jo's stealing, drug addiction, her attempted suicide and her assisting Jesse to kill herself. Caroline snogs her mother's fiancée. Jo and Candy bond whilst holding the fort.
Episode 114
27 mins
Mac finally has to sack Jo, and she's not happy and leaves in tears. Caroline has sex with her mother's fiancée. At a nightclub, Faith gets threatened by some druggy girls, and Natalie gets drunk. Rana helps a couple with a Downs baby.
Episode 115
27 mins
Following up on the storyline of Sally and Dale Witchell, Steve helps pregnant Sally who goes into early labour. Caroline confides in Rana about her having had sex with her mum's fiancee. The druggy girl gang come to blackmail Faith.
Episode 116
27 mins
It's Caroline's mum's wedding and most of the Riverside staff attend, but will Caroline be able to keep her hands off the groom? Steve has something on his mind after an unexpected visitor. Faith finally deals with her blackmailers.