Adam lands in Manchester from Singapore, home of his much younger bride-to-be Angela, hoping his schoolboy son Matthew will return with him for the wedding. He finds Pete struggling with two jobs and unable to meet the fare whilst David's new partner Robyn is also reluctant to attend. When Adam has a fall and is hospitalized after thinking he saw Rachel Angela comes over to see him in hospital but Jenny is cynical as to the union's success. Adam is also shocked to hear not only that Matthew faces expulsion from school for dabbling in drugs but the unhappy boy confided in Karen, rather than his father and that Angela is unperturbed by the whole affair. Fortunately Angela has a suggestion which will overcome most of the obstacles - to hold the wedding in Manchester with her father Eddie arriving to give her away. The big day dawns but there are fears that Adam, haunted by thoughts of Rachel and with landlady Tina in the picture, may have cold feet. Written by don @ minifie-1

The happy couple tie the knot and agree to spend the next few months in Manchester, allowing Adam to build bridges with Matthew, though their friends are less than happy with David facing job insecurity and Jenny and Pete bored with their work and their sex life. Jenny embarks on a fling with married Trevor but, after Adam has called her, rushes to console a depressed Pete, who, ironically, has persuaded suicidal pensioner Harry that life still has its pleasures. David attends a function given by Eddie to further his business opportunities, and with Robyn unable to accompany him, takes Karen. The meeting proves beneficial for David and Adam and Eddie is very impressed by Karen. However when she returns home she gets a surprise courtesy of daughter Ellie and Matthew. Written by don @ minifie-1

David is arrested for fraud following suspect dealings between his firm and a Chinese consortium though for Karen, despite catching Ellie and Matthew in bed together, things are looking up as Eddie shows a serious interest in her. Jenny however has to fight off the amorous Trevor - with some help from Adam - as well as propping up a depressed Pete, who is appalled when Harry, one of his elderly charges, asks him to kill him. Angela is also not happy and decides to return to Singapore for a few months with Adam promising to visit her regularly Written by don @ minifie-1

Deserted by Robyn and his firm David moves into a budget hotel but his daughters take pity on him and persuade Karen to put him up. He is soon jealous of his ex-wife and her new lover Eddie who, in addition to providing her with a healthy sex life, seems to know everybody. Adam is also upset that Angela seems happy to stay in Singapore with her job whilst Pete is shocked to discover that Harry has died. He does however act as peace-maker between Jenny and her sister Sheila over care of their mother, who has had a fall and at Harry's will reading there is a pleasant surprise for the Giffords. Written by don @ minifie-1

David is formally charged with conspiracy to defraud whilst Karen decides to set up her own company, despite Eddie's misgivings. Pete is still looking for a break as Harry's relatives challenge him over the legacy left to him and Jenny's old flame from fourteen years earlier, ex-alcoholic Grant, comes to visit. He is the father of her daughter Chloe, brought up as Pete's child and threatens the Giffords' security as he tells the truth. Adam meanwhile finds it harder than he imagined to be friends with Matthew. Written by don @ minifie-1

Pete is hurt by Chloe's initial reaction to Grant's bombshell but Grant's cowardly response ultimately solves matters for the Giffords whilst Karen is enjoying her solo business with an added bonus in the shape of the sexual interest shown by thirty-something entrepreneur Justin Parker - leading to her splitting with Eddie. David meanwhile spends a few days in custody whilst his passport is found and astounds his visitors by the ease with which he takes to prison life. Tina proves to be a godsend to Adam's house purchase and there is general reconciliation as Pete gets on stage to join Adam Junior and Matthew in their band. Written by don @ minifie-1

Pete is cheered when Harry's daughter Trish agrees to a compromise split over the legacy but still, at Jenny's insistence, accompanies her to a mindfulness class which, to Jenny's dismay, Pete enjoys and she doesn't. Adam, finding himself falling for Tina, covers for her when the wife of her married lover Jamie turns up and, after she has gone, urges the landlady to end the relationship whilst David's attempts to trap his boss into admitting chicanery fall very flat. Written by don @ minifie-1

Tina is still involved with Jamie, to Adam's annoyance, but she nonetheless organizes a surprise fiftieth birthday party for her tenant. There is good news for Karen, having secured her first client for her company, and for David, off the hook with the police whilst face from the past Ramona turns up with her new beau and offers David advice on winning Karen back. Sneaking out to the off-licence for more drink Pete and Adam are caught up in a hold-up by an inept robber with Adam becoming an unlikely hero. Consequently the Giffords and the Marsdens get it together whilst Tina lets Adam know that she is prepared to give him his own happy ending. Written by don @ minifie-1