Andrew returns to Cardale, six months after leaving Will and Erica in the lurch. Can he persuade them to take him back? And a bereaved husband fights for custody of his epileptic daughter

Will suspects that Kate has post-natal depression. But as their baby daughter's health deteriorates, they have to face a much greater threat

As David's family join him in Cardale, he has to give the parents of a young boy he delivered 11 years ago some shattering news. Andrew has his powers of persuasion tested by a needle-shy patient whose exotic trip of a lifetime is put in jeopardy by his fear of jabs. And baby Emily's illness continues to put Will and Kate's relationship under strain

Erica battles with hospital incompetence and Andrew's penny-pinching to save Alice North's life. Will finally ties the knot with Kate, and then says an emotional goodbye to Cardale. And Andrew and Joanne fall out over where their relationship is heading

On his way to Erica's birthday party, Andrew is involved in a car crash. Although he is seriously wounded, he battles to save the others. But will any of them survive the night? Erica is ruffled when she is called out to treat an unusual patient

David helps an old friend - now a paraplegic - and his wife to conceive. But will a baby heal the rifts in their marriage?

A lonely mother's cry for help leaves her young son's life hanging in the balance as Andrew and Erica struggle to find the real cause of the boy's constant medical problems. Meanwhile, David continues to act as guardian angel for a boy newly released from hospital after receiving chemotherapy for leukaemia

David helps bus driver Stan keep his job. But is Stan really as fit as he pretends? Andrew's relationship with accountant Gina Johnson goes beyond strictly business

Andrew's old friend Phil arrives in Cardale with devastating news which will turn both their lives upside down

A young girl stumbles into Cardale in search of a new start just as Andrew decides to tell Erica how he feels about her and what find out her respond.

When Clare endangers one of David's older patients, it is time for David to face facts about his wife's erratic behaviour

David struggles to cope with a stubborn pilot suffering from dizzy spells, and also with Clare, just back from hospital. Can their marriage stand the strain of her mental illness?

When Emma and Tom go missing David and Claire are forced to face up to the reality of her illness - can they get past this difficult stage? Meanwhile a fire at Erica's house brings she and Andrew to a decision over their relationship.

A meningitis outbreak throws Cardale into chaos. Andrew, Erica and David work around the clock trying to avoid further cases of the disease and convince the health authority that all the children need to be vaccinated. Meanwhile Andrew and Erica discuss their relationship

Dawn's outlook on life is suddenly changed when she finds a lump on her breast. Terrified she will die from the same disease that killed her mother; Dawn refuses to have any medical treatment. It's down to Erica to try and convince her to seek medical help, but it will it be Dawn's children who give her the real incentive to live?

The stability of Claire's mental state is in jeopardy when her tablets start providing her with side effects. But when she goes to see Andrew tests reveal that it's not the tablets for her illness that are making her sick........

Andrew arrives back in Liverpool and is meeting fierce objection from his mother over his treatment of her. Erica is involved in a highly sensitive child abuse case that splits Cardale in half. Joanne takes her authority at the surgery too far and locum Nick Goodson arrives......