Vic's first love turns up in Skelthwaite, filling Peggy with misgivings, and Stephen wallows in gloom because Jacqui appears immune to his charms - but Patricia's romantic prospects suddenly seem a good deal brighter

Peggy has to watch her step caring for a woman whose family don't want her to know she is dying. Meanwhile, a Danish delegation arrives at the factory in anticipation of signing a contract with Simon, but they're unimpressed with the set-up - until a spot of good old Yorkshire hospitality saves the day

Vic and Peggy celebrate their silver wedding anniversary by taking a trip to the Lakes, leaving Stephen and Jacqui with the house to themselves - until Simon turns up in a JCB. Meanwhile, Ruth is called in to assess an old lady who wants to go on the Pill.

Peggy is relieved to be told she does not have cancer, and later joins Ruth to come to the aid of the Bradley family, while Stephen experiences a tough day at work.

Dick severely injures a boy in a car accident, filling him with guilt and remorse, while Peggy faces up to a painful problem of her own

Ruth and Simon's holiday plans fall through, while a 19-year-old's dreams of travelling are shattered by his failing eyesight. Stephen embarks on a personal voyage of discovery, following his mother into the caring profession.

Vic and the lads take a fishing trip in Whitby, while Henry and Dick enjoy romantic experiences.

A nurse with her head full of new ideas joins the ranks, ruffling Peggy and Ruth's feathers, while Stephen's barely got his feet back under his mum's table before he's drawn into a steamy love triangle.

The emotional experience of delivering a baby together helps to reconcile Peggy and Ruth, while Vic learns the reason behind Stephen leaving university. Elsewhere, Mary Cooper causes chaos when she gets behind the wheel of a car.

Peggy argues with Ruth after Vic comes a cropper in Simon's factory, and later comforts Mary Cooper as she tries to come to terms with the death of her husband. Meanwhile, Stephen returns home