Beth is fed up with Tom being too overprotective. Anna is torn between saving the factory and remaining loyal to her friends. Luke returns home from hospital but his attitude towards David has changed. Feeling neglected by Nathan, Alice flirts with Joe. Charlie tries to send his daughter away from town to stop her finding out that he has Parkinson's disease

Ozias is determined to ruin the factory, despite suffering a personal crisis, and a former cabaret star has her work cut out trying to make up for lost time with the daughter she sacrificed for a glittering career. Beth goes into labour during a day out with the local widows, while Nathan and Joe fight over Alice