Following the everyday life and times of the residents, friends, and enemies who live in a suburban neighbourhood on the outskirts of the city of Liverpool in the north of England.
While the Corkhills are at Rod's passing-out parade, Jimmy carries out a spot of burglary. Billy is appalled by the results, and he's not the only one.
Jonathan is annoyed that Joanne is still hanging around, and Laura is annoyed that she has been trying on all her clothes. While preparing an insurance claim, Paul has to decide how many portable t...
Having agreed to do some work for the church, Sheila is taken aback when Father Gibbons brings his laundry. Mona accuses Paul of attempting to poison her. Billy insists that Jimmy retrieve Annabell...
Rod's talk about his police work makes Billy feel uneasy. Pat and Terry finally realise that Harry is serious about selling their house when they find him showing an estate agent around it.
Mona is becoming more and more paranoid about Paul. Laura is becoming disenchanted with the wedding arrangements. Vicky makes a decision that pleases Terry, and at the Grants', Father Gibbons finds...
Doreen's money worries start to affect her work. Paul and Annabelle discover what Mona is doing with her food and why.
A problem with the drains escalates into a full-scale alert on the Close. Mr McGrath warns Damon off Debbie, but Damon is not keen on following his advice.
Jack experiences a certain amount of pain after his hand spends too much time on Vicki's bottom. Harry finds out why his toilet is blocked - but only after he has smashed it.
Mona is concerned that Annabelle and Paul will put her in a home. Terry quickly regrets not listening to Vicki's advice. Jonathan and Laura discover a hole in the road - but not until their car fal...
Vicki tells Terry that she is going to leave. The hole in the road claims another victim.
Billy is furious when the neighbours keep driving over his garden to avoid the hole in the road, and he confronts Pat.
Desperation causes Billy to open up his loft, and then he finds that he needs to keep Rod at the door. Damon is offered a job, but can he keep a straight face?
Doreen is looking for a shoulder to cry on, and her boss has one available.
The Corkhills have to face repossession, but Mr Howman has an offer of help with easy repayments from Doreen. Pat blackmails his way into the band.
Doreen still hasn't told Billy about the mortgage, and Mr Howman's offer begins to look appealing. Harry carries out a geological survey with a coat-hanger. Pat makes his debut with the band.
Laura buys a painting that really has "something," but Jonathan thinks it's incurable. Tracy and Jamie have a slight accident with Rod's shirt. When Doreen tells Billy what she nearly did with Mr ...
Harry tries to discover where Ralph is going. Mona is due out of the hospital, and Paul resents her impending return. Laura convinces Jonathan to have an AIDS test, while Damon has doors shut in hi...
Billy decides that more criminal action is called for. Mona gives Gordon a family heirloom to pass on to his girlfriend.
Harry learns where Ralph has been and becomes confused. Debbie thinks Damon is going to chuch her. Laura has news about her deportation case.
Mona discovers the truth about Chris. Tracy and Rod find out how desperate the Corkhills' situation is.
Jonathan starts to have doubts about Laura. Against Harry's better advice, Ralph invites a medium to visit the Close. Damon tries to finish with Debbie, but she wins him back with an ice-cream.
Jonathan feels that it is time to make Laura choose. Bobby and Paul each have their own interpretations of Edna's message from beyond the grave, but are Harry and Ralph going to place a winning bet?
Laura's parents are not too happy when they hear Laura's decision about the wedding. Gordon is annoyed when Chris offers to rent Mona's home to Ralph.
Sheila takes a turn for the worse, and Gordon tackles Chris about rent money. Laura becomes a compulsive liar.
There's trouble for Chris when Paul and Annabelle find out where Ralph has been staying in the Lake District. There's a surprise in the post for Pat on his 28th birthday.
Jonathan and Laura's first wedding guest arrives, not having received the message about its postponement. Rod is desperate to make his first arrest, but it turns out to be a real anti-climax.
Someone forgets to pick up rings from the jewellers, while all the evidence seems to support the view that Alison is on the game.
A window opens for Damon, but will it shut the door on his relationship with Debbie?
Now that Laura and Jonathan's big problems are behind them, the little things like cork tiles are getting them down.
The marquee arrives, and it looks as if someone hasn't been very accurate regarding the measurements or in which garden it is to be installed.
Surprisingly enough, the mix of their song on the demo tape causes the girls in the band to resent Pat. Billy is offered a job, but it's not the sort of job he can tell Doreen or Rod about.
Laura has bad news. Terry decides it's time to call a halt to Pat's behaviour. Bobby extends the hand of friendship, although he knows Sheila is unlikely to cooperate with the promise he makes.
Laura reassures Jonathan that she does want to marry him, as they have a joint mortgage, but he's still not convinced that it will go ahead. Billy receives some instructions, and Ellie and Trish dr...
With only a few hours to go until the wedding, Laura disappears. Meanwhile, Billy prepares for the robbery and needs to establish a good alibi.
The robbery attempt goes disastrously wrong for Billy. Bobby finally plucks up the courage to tell Sheila what he has done.
Bobby and Sheila have a tense lunch with Stan and Mrs Higgins. Billy tried to find out the condition of the stabbed supermarket manager. When Harry finds his tomatoes all over the Close, he decides...
Harry wants to show potential housebuyer Alison what a quiet close she would be moving to, but Tracy returns home in tears after being attacked, and Mona starts throwing crockery out of the bedroom...
Harry's meeting is not very well attended. Gene comes to the Close to confront Billy and threaten Tracy. Paul and Annabelle are disappointed when Mona's doctor refuses to sign her committal forms.
Both factions of the band plan to dump the other after the gig. Tracy sees Billy in town talking to the man who attacked her. Paul finds it hard to keep the pace when he unexpectedly meets someone ...
Paul and Annabelle receive an unexpected visit from a social worker. Pat leave the Close for Dubai, but not before double-crossing Harry.
The honeymooners return, and Jonathan finds out that Laura has been applying for a new job. Harry places a bet on the results of the Mersey Marathon. Mona decides to change her will to leave her ho...
Both Jonathan and Harry take the credit when there is a flurry of activity around the hole in the Close. Laura has second thoughts about her job offer, but so does Jonathan. Harry is determined to ...
Gene spills the wrong beans when he is arrested. Mona sees more than she bargained for when she turns up unexpectedly at Harry's, and reports him to the police for indecent exposure and possession ...
Annabelle draws the line at Paul's ideas about repelling ants. Doreen decides to leave Billy. Laura tells Jonathan where he can stick his new CD system.
Harry decides that he and Ralph should prepare their wills, leading Ralph to wonder of he has any living relatives. Mona readily accepts Gordon's suggested solution to Paul and Annabelle's problems...
Annabelle is concerned when she can't get any answer when ringing Kendal. Doreen is concerned when Billy is taken away for questioning by the police. Sinbad's roof-tiling money-making scheme is not...
Rod is sent home while Billy is questioned, and Doreen's panic increases when she hears that there is to be an identity parade. Harry cannot agree with Alison on what is to happen to his furniture....
Billy cannot understand why Riordan failed to recognise him at the identity parade. Jonathan attempts to demonstrate his barbecuing skills. Paul brings Mona back from Kendal, but it is clear that s...
Laura takes her ring off, but when she goes to put it back on she can't find it. Jamie needs somewhere to stay, but discovers that Julia is looking after Rod and Tracy.
Ralph decides to go to the cemetery in search of clues about his ancestors. Julia is not amused when she finds out that Jamie has been staying in the Corkhills' garage, Laura spends the whole day s...
There is a happy reunion for Damon and Debbie, but there have been one or two changes while they have been apart. Ralph tries to find out who is putting flowers on Jean's grave.
Damon puts his foot in it in a big way with Debbie. Ralph finds himself following a treasure hunt.
Annabelle is not convinced that Paul should be running the Mersey Marathon, or that he should be allowing Matty to use their shower. It's Laura's 24th birthday, but she is totally unprepared for th...
Damon wants Debbie to come and stay, but Bobby and Sheila have other ideas. Paul and Annabelle hear that someone they know has died. Jonathan is not prepared for what he finds when he returns home ...