Beth wants to move away from Cardale, but Jack doesn't share her enthusiasm. Meanwhile, Chloe and James attend an interview at the fostering agency.

Jack considers expanding the practice, though Will voices his objections, whilst Beth links a patient's ill health to his working environment,,,

Andrew tries to help a distressed patient who is mutilating himself, but when the man attempts suicide the doctor realises the situation is more severe than he thought...

Pub tenants James and Chloe ask Jack for advice on how to become foster parents, and Beth is rushed to hospital with abdominal pains, leaving Andrew to handle her workload.

Andrew lands himself in hot water again by failing to diagnose a patient's life-threatening condition, while Jack doubts Will's commitment to the practice.

New trainee Andrew Attwood arrives at The Beeches and causes friction, falling foul of Jack and losing a valuable contract.

A Cardale schoolgirl begins behaving erratically, causing concern for her parents and provoking a professional difference of opinion between Will and Beth.

A freak storm hits Cardale, and the Kerruishes work round the clock to treat casualties, saving strangers as well as close friends injured in the devastation.

Will's son is seriously injured on the school rugby field, while Jack returns from Africa and barely has the chance to unpack before he is called out to an attempted death.

Will tries to help a boxing champion whose blackouts are casting a shadow over his future in sport, but only succeeds in driving him into the bare-knuckle areana.

Jack feels increasingly disillusioned with life in Cardale and goes to set up a new clinic in Africa, leaving Beth hard-pressed to cope in his absence,

Beth finds herself in the unhappy position of having to investigate her own husband's professional conduct, a predicament made worse by the grief of Isabel's funeral.

Beth treats two youngsters for an infection spread by rat urine, while Jack opposes Cardale residents trying to get a new home for ex-psychiatric patients closed down.

A new nurse joins the practice and Will stands as a candidate for the local council. Meanwhile, Beth comes to terms with a friend's imminent death.

A group of school kids get trapped in a mine forcing Jack to face his fears as he tries to rescue them. Meanwhile, Sarah and Will finally decide to divorce.