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The Best Episodes of Peak Practice Season 5

Every episode of Peak Practice Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Peak Practice Season 5!

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Peak Practice is a British drama series about a GP surgery in Cardale — a small fictional town in the Derbyshire Peak District — and the doctors who worked there. It ran on ITV from

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Peak Practice Season 5 Episode 1 - Eye of the Storm
    8.3/10(11 votes)

    #1 - Eye of the Storm

    S5:E1

    Andrew returns to Cardale, six months after leaving Will and Erica in the lurch. Can he persuade them to take him back? And a bereaved husband fights for custody of his epileptic daughter

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  2. Peak Practice Season 5 Episode 2 - The Price
    8.4/10(9 votes)

    #2 - The Price

    S5:E2

    Will suspects that Kate has post-natal depression. But as their baby daughter's health deteriorates, they have to face a much greater threat

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  3. Peak Practice Season 5 Episode 3 - Innocent Blood
    8.2/10(9 votes)

    #3 - Innocent Blood

    S5:E3

    As David's family join him in Cardale, he has to give the parents of a young boy he delivered 11 years ago some shattering news. Andrew has his powers of persuasion tested by a needle-shy patient whose exotic trip of a lifetime is put in jeopardy by his fear of jabs. And baby Emily's illness continues to put Will and Kate's relationship under strain

    Writer:Jeff Dodds

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  4. Peak Practice Season 5 Episode 4 - Letting Go
    8.4/10(9 votes)

    #4 - Letting Go

    S5:E4

    Erica battles with hospital incompetence and Andrew's penny-pinching to save Alice North's life. Will finally ties the knot with Kate, and then says an emotional goodbye to Cardale. And Andrew and Joanne fall out over where their relationship is heading

    Director:Alan Grint

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  5. Peak Practice Season 5 Episode 5 - Classics
    9.2/10(12 votes)

    #5 - Classics

    S5:E5

    On his way to Erica's birthday party, Andrew is involved in a car crash. Although he is seriously wounded, he battles to save the others. But will any of them survive the night? Erica is ruffled when she is called out to treat an unusual patient

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  6. Peak Practice Season 5 Episode 6 - Lost Feelings
    8.4/10(12 votes)

    #6 - Lost Feelings

    S5:E6

    David helps an old friend - now a paraplegic - and his wife to conceive. But will a baby heal the rifts in their marriage?

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  8. Peak Practice Season 5 Episode 7 - Home Truths
    9.0/10(12 votes)

    #7 - Home Truths

    S5:E7

    A lonely mother's cry for help leaves her young son's life hanging in the balance as Andrew and Erica struggle to find the real cause of the boy's constant medical problems. Meanwhile, David continues to act as guardian angel for a boy newly released from hospital after receiving chemotherapy for leukaemia

    Director:A.J. Quinn

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  9. Peak Practice Season 5 Episode 8 - Running to Hide
    8.0/10(9 votes)

    #8 - Running to Hide

    S5:E8

    David helps bus driver Stan keep his job. But is Stan really as fit as he pretends? Andrew's relationship with accountant Gina Johnson goes beyond strictly business

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  10. Peak Practice Season 5 Episode 9 - Borrowed Time
    8.8/10(9 votes)

    #9 - Borrowed Time

    S5:E9

    Andrew's old friend Phil arrives in Cardale with devastating news which will turn both their lives upside down

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  11. Peak Practice Season 5 Episode 10 - Tough Love
    8.6/10(9 votes)

    #10 - Tough Love

    S5:E10

    A young girl stumbles into Cardale in search of a new start just as Andrew decides to tell Erica how he feels about her and what find out her respond.

    Director:A.J. Quinn
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Peak Practice Season 5 Episode 11 - State of Mind
    8.8/10(9 votes)

    #11 - State of Mind

    S5:E11

    When Clare endangers one of David's older patients, it is time for David to face facts about his wife's erratic behaviour

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  13. Peak Practice Season 5 Episode 12 - Priorities
    8.8/10(9 votes)

    #12 - Priorities

    S5:E12

    Erica's commitment to the Beeches is tested by her treatment of a single-minded career woman, her stormy relationship with Andrew, and an exciting job offer

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  14. Peak Practice Season 5 Episode 13 - A Change of Heart
    9.0/10(10 votes)

    #13 - A Change of Heart

    S5:E13

    David struggles to cope with a stubborn pilot suffering from dizzy spells, and also with Clare, just back from hospital. Can their marriage stand the strain of her mental illness?

    Director:Alan Grint

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  15. Peak Practice Season 5 Episode 14 - Fight or Flight
    7.9/10(11 votes)

    #14 - Fight or Flight

    S5:E14

    When Emma and Tom go missing David and Claire are forced to face up to the reality of her illness - can they get past this difficult stage? Meanwhile a fire at Erica's house brings she and Andrew to a decision over their relationship.

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Season 5 Ratings Summary

"Eye of the Storm" is the best rated episode of "Peak Practice" season 5. It scored 8.3/10 based on 11 votes. Directed by A.J. Quinn and written by Stewart Harcourt, it aired on 1/14/1997. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "The Price".