- 9.0/101 votes
#1 - Loved and Lost
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 3/12/2006
Dr. Ormerod returns to work after his accident, but when his brusque treatment of a hypochondriac schoolgirl ends in tragedy, it's clear he still needs time to recover. New nurse Catherine Deane starts her rounds on the wards, and Mr. Middleditch has a surprise announcement to make.
Director: Tim Dowd
Writer: Sarah Bagshaw
- 8.0/101 votes
#2 - All at Sea
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 5/25/2003
Gordon struggles to cope following the coach crash which left his wife horrifically injured and turns for comfort to colleague Jill, who tries to persuade him to take time off work. Meanwhile, a woman arrives at the Royal requiring an emergency hysterectomy following an illegal abortion, and pleads that the whole affair be kept secret from her fiance, and Greengrass is shocked to discover he has a long-lost daughter.
Director: Keith Boak
Writer: Sarah Bagshaw
- 8.0/101 votes
#3 - The Unbreakable Chain
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 11/16/2003
A student nurse causes quite a stir when she arrives in the middle of the night, while Ken and Alun contend with a farming family suffering a crisis. Brigid and Jill deliver a Down's syndrome baby whose parents don't want anything to do with it, and Lizzie's crash diet has alarming consequences.
Director: Adrian Bean
Writer: Sarah Bagshaw
- 8.0/101 votes
#4 - Skin Deep
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 12/28/2003
Brigid arrives at a decision and Lucy Klein is disturbed by the unscheduled reappearance of a figure from the past. Mr. Harper rests on his laurels, certain his future is assured, while Ormerod and Weatherill reveal they are about to end their relationship - only to find the news is already common knowledge.
Director: Paul Duane
Writer: Sarah Bagshaw
- 8.0/101 votes
#5 - Reckoning
Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 2/1/2004
Dr. Ormerod is furious to discover the police have launched an investigation into his wife's death, and reveals in a heated outburst that she was planning to leave him at the time of the accident. Bad news strikes a family when it emerges a couple's son has developed a hereditary heart disorder, a mother-to-be suffers kidney failure during childbirth and hospital porter Ken Hopkirk needs an operation after injuring himself while lifting a piano. Romance blossoms for Dr. Goodwin and student nurse Samantha Beaumont, and Lizzie Kennoway's driving lesson ends in disaster when she slams into the back of Mr. Harper's parked car.
Director: Graeme Harper
Writer: Sarah Bagshaw
- 8.0/101 votes
#6 - Beggars and Choosers
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 12/12/2004
Mr. Harper prepares for the arrival of an important private patient, who proves useful when a badly injured teenager is brought in after an industrial accident after Dr. Goodwin puts his career on the line to fight for justice for the accident victim. Sister Brigid helps a terminally ill alcoholic called Rory, and Lizzie comes to terms with her husband's recent behaviour and looks ahead to the future.
Director: Terry McDonough
Writer: Sarah Bagshaw
- 8.0/101 votes
#7 - Sins of the Father
Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 1/30/2005
Nurse Stella Davenport arrives at the Royal with a less than favourable reputation, and soon causes a stir among the staff and patients as rumours about her circulate the hospital. Matron and Harper discover a new approach to interviewing when they try to fill a ward domestic vacancy, while Dr. Ormerod is left to deal with the dramatic aftermath of a domestic dispute, and Lizzie realises her new scooter might have been an ill-advised purchase.
Director: Tim Dowd
Writer: Sarah Bagshaw
- 8.0/101 votes
#8 - Keep On Running
Season 5 Episode 11 - Aired 10/15/2006
A patient who set fire to his own shop attempts to avoid police questioning by leaping into an ambulance and driving off towards the pier - unaware that Alun and a sick man are in the back of the vehicle.
Director: Tim Dowd
Writer: Sarah Bagshaw
- 8.0/101 votes
#9 - Home And Dry
Season 6 Episode 2 - Aired 4/1/2007
Goodwin returns to England with Nkeshi, but his plans for her future face some opposition. A singing superstar requires a hospital stay but Frankie almost loses his job when the paparazzi catch them in flagrante.
Director: Tim Dowd
Writer: Sarah Bagshaw
- 8.0/101 votes
#10 - Cursed and Blessed
Season 6 Episode 6 - Aired 4/29/2007
An expectant mother attends for treatment, but is harassed by her ex-husband. Stella is relieved to find she has not contracted an infection from her attacker, but suffers accusations of lying to save her reputation. Meanwhile, Sister Brigid makes a misguided suggestion, and a surprise visitor from overseas forces Goodwin to reconsider his future plans.
Director: Ian Bevitt
Writer: Sarah Bagshaw
- 8.0/101 votes
#11 - Love and Loss
Season 6 Episode 12 - Aired 11/4/2007
Jill becomes unwell after earlier receiving the results of a pregnancy test. Elsewhere, when a baby goes missing, suspicion falls on the parents of a girl admitted with a broken ankle. Meanwhile, Gordon makes a discovery about a diabetic patient that explains his behaviour and, in a dramatic finale, tragedy looms over the hospital.
Director: Tim Dowd
Writer: Sarah Bagshaw
- 8.0/101 votes
#12 - Slings and Arrows
Season 7 Episode 4 - Aired 7/13/2008
Eric Fogle is appointed as new head porter, putting Alun's nose out of joint. The hospital receives a letter of resignation from Dr Banner in Australia and has to appoint a partner to the practice - Weatherill believes she knows just the person, but Dr Ormerod favors Dr Burnett. Elsewhere, when Lucy Bayliss is involved in a horse-riding accident an X-ray reveals a more long-term problem.
Director: Dominic Keavey
Writer: Sarah Bagshaw
- 8.0/101 votes
#13 - Home From The Hill
Season 7 Episode 7 - Aired 12/21/2008
As the hospital staff come to terms with the loss of Stella and Frankie, everyone’s surprised when an attractive surfer, who crashes into Dr Burnett’s car, turns out to be the new ambulance driver, Bobby. Alun is getting ready for a gig in town with his new band and deafens everyone while he practices in the porter’s office. Marian reasons that they should all go and watch the gig as Stella loved a good night out and wouldn’t want to see her friends sitting in every night. However, when Dr Burnett explains he can’t go as he’s on call, Marian is soon charmed by Bobby, who agrees to be her date to the gig. Will Marian turn to Bobby for a good time?
Director: Ian Barber
Writer: Sarah Bagshaw
- 8.0/101 votes
#14 - Compromising Positions
Season 7 Episode 12 - Aired 7/5/2009
Sister Brigid helps to make a bright future for her sister Moira and her baby. However when things take a shocking twist Gordon and Jill have to make a heartrending decision. Susie does her best to be the perfect nurse and ends her relationship with Carnegie. However he proposes to her. Meanwhile Bobby has to deal with the violent stepfather of a local thug, taking matters into his own hands.
Director: David Kester
Writer: Sarah Bagshaw
- 8.0/101 votes
#15 - Safe As Houses
Season 8 Episode 1 - Aired 7/12/2009
Dr. Ormerod and Dr. Weatherill accompany Brigid back to Ireland for Moira's funeral, and uncover shocking family secrets in the process. Meanwhile, a new locum is thrown in at the deep end at the Royal.
Director: David Kester
Writer: Sarah Bagshaw
- 8.0/101 votes
#16 - The Enemy Within
Season 8 Episode 12 - Aired 7/31/2011
A can of worms is opened when Gordon attends to a local family's problems, and when violence spills onto the Royal's wards he gets caught up in the crossfire. Meanwhile, baby Aisling's adoption is final. However, Sister Brigid is confused by her feelings.
Director: Ian Barber
Writer: Sarah Bagshaw