As an attempt to get Ollie to eat his vegetables, George gets Ultroneon GM vegetables, with unfortunate side-effects. He then makes the minke whale extinct by using it to plug a volcano! Piers decides that Thermoman has gone too far, and makes a campai
Nell and the gang race against time to stop Poynton and save the Queen.
Gary invests money in an electronics company back in 1941, but his investment and business plans quickly collapses, and ultimately backfires.
When the council assume Ben is disabled and send him cheques he tries to return the money but the clerk won t listen and Rosemary, the gushing welfare visitor who comes to assess him, is too busy saying how brave she thinks he is, to let him get a word in
Ben and Susan have to go back to school for parenting classes as a result of Michael playing truant.
George has some initial trouble getting to grips with the notion of sport when he is asked to join a cricket team, to help Piers out. Mrs. Raven gets intimate with Tyler after becoming convinced that he is her hero Thermoman. Ella belittles Thermoman - wh
Nell sets out to rescue George, and Rasselas finally confronts Sofia.
George and Arnie discover a way to filter out prejudices in peoples brains. This sounds like a good idea until the brains get muddled up
Alison and Mike invite Barclay to discuss the land sale but are quickly forced to play hardball. Meanwhile, the ghosts become fixated on solving the mystery of Kittys death.
Thursday 5th August 1999: Bren is excited by the prospect of going to Marbella with Tony. Meanwhile, Stan and Petula have less reason to be joyful.
The television company making a miniseries out of Lionel s book ask him to make it a little sexier. Jean hires a new secretary for Lionel to help him with the rewrites. Unfortunately she isn t much help after all.
Alison has invited Lucy to come to Button House for a sleepover, but after a concerning meeting with the solicitor, Alison must work out if Lucy is really who she says she is.
After mixing their drinks at the policemen s ball, Louis and Briggs confront a new horror involving a flasher, a Marquess and the commissioner s wife.
For Valentine s Day, Mr Fraser plans a special Take Me Out to help shy kids find love.
With a mixture of civic pride and sense of community, Susan decides to run for the council. As a result of this and Michael s new pet, Ben is tempted to run for the hills.
George has had very little time to rest.(too many rescues.) Janet urges him to rest. Olly is sick and George keeps flying home to check on him before flying away again. As George tires, he flies slower and a reporter tracks him to the flat where he takes
It s parents evening and Alfie is under pressure to mark his mock exam papers.
Ben goes to a reunion of old school friends and is horrified to find that someone he never liked is now a millionaire. Elsewhere, Nick has found a new unconventional way of earning money.
Louis and Briggs are called in to investigate a murder that has taken place during the re-creation of a medieval battle scene. However they are more concerned with the police football quiz.
ollies half human half ultron body has unexpected results when he grows from a baby to an 18 year old with a serious girlfreind in just 24 hours
Briggs and Louis are assigned to act as advisors for a TV police drama.
On a school trip, Alfie and Gulliver take their pupils to a petting zoo and ink museum.
The spectres are touched to discover that Alison has given them each a Christmas gift, so they rack their brains to come up with a special present for her in return.
Gary oversleeps and misses his 1942 wedding. While In the present, Yvonne is upset that he s forgotten their first anniversary. Back in 1942, Gary appeases Phoebe and the wedding goes ahead.
When a documentary team comes to Button House to investigate a historical assassination plot, Alison and the ghosts are shocked to discover that it involved one of their own.
Mike and Alison reach boiling point over the BandB. Julian aims to prove he is more selfless than people think. A new addition triggers frightening flashbacks for Robin.
George gets himself a new life insurance policy and then kills himself to claim the cash. Now he has to figure out how to come back from the dead with Janet s help, or at least, Janet has to help him sort out another mess - yet again! This is easier said
Alison and Mike grapple with the latest obstacle to nailing down an event booking, but theyre stymied by the Captains past coming back to haunt him.
The detectives track down missing Superintendent Cottam in the Canadian Rocky Mountains.
Alfie steps in as coach when Abbey Grove takes on the local public school at football.
Craig, a young Australian, arrives at the house, claiming his mother was at college with Ben and Susan lets him stay in exchange for doing some decorating. Initially irritated by him, Ben starts to worry when it looks as if Craig could be his illegitimate
Susan is looking forward to the birth of her first grandchild, but not to being a grandmother. Meanwhile, Nick wants to move back in and a new arrival at Ben s surgery has quite an impact.
Tuesday 29th February 2000: Tony and Bren s future is riding on her success on Totally Trivial. Yet while she prepares for her big moment, Stan and the girls receive bad news regarding the canteen.
Thermoman s father comes to visit and starts interfering with his son s love life.
In a desperate bid to prove his manliness, Lee joins Tim, Daisy and Lucy on a camping weekend in the middle of a dark spooky forest.
Gary is due to appear in court after a drinking spree in 1941. He looks destined to lose his licence, his job and could well lose his wife, but she has marriage guidance in mind.
Normally, nobody in the Harper family would willingly set foot in Nick s flat, but when Susan s mother comes to stay, it suddenly seems more attractive.
Gangster Tony Mazola has been murdered. Superintendent Cottam thinks that gang warfare may be about to start. He sends Briggs and Louis on an undercover assignment to the Paradise Club in the East End of London.
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There is excitement in the canteen when news of a royal visit to the factory comes through. Nobody s very sure who s coming - Princess Anne doesn t do factories, Prince Edward does theatres - but they re all getting into a flap. When it turns out it s som
Having lost their appetite for Food Club, the ghosts trial some new entertainment inspired by Pat. Disaster strikes as Mike and Alison host an important guest at Button House.
Poynton s dark magic catches up with Nell. One of her sisters is dangerously wounded in the escape.
Jean decides to turn the spare room into Lionel s office. But, plans change when Judy announces that Sandy has just broken up with her live-in boyfriend and has nowhere to go. So the women decide she must move in. Which makes Lionel more than a little unc
Susan gets hysterical blindness after seeing Michael in bed with a girl. Meanwhile, Ben is on dreaded jury duty and is hassled by an annoying busybody fellow juror, and Nick becomes a wrapping artist.
Judy gets a new boyfriend and Jean decides to ""help"" out her daughter.
The big day at Button House has arrived, but some freak weather disrupts everyones plans.
To impress Lucy, Lee starts training for a 10 kilometre Fun Run only to injure himself immediately. In an effort to hide the injury from Lucy, he gets himself a secret sports massage, but this just leads to more trouble.
Louis and Briggs are cuffed to a notoriously slippery customer as they escort him to his latest prison by train. So how do they end up crossing the Yorkshire moors carrying a toilet door?
Thermoman faces his biggest challenge yet. After Janet washes his superhero outfit in biological detergent which make him itch, an book from his home planet says that he mustn t have sex more than once a month. But worst of all, Piers knows George s secre
Susan s new boss has some funny ideas about the tourist business, but when she invites him to the family home for dinner in an effort to change his views, the unexpected happens.
Janet feels George is taking her for granted. Pete was fixing the window glass when he cut himself and Janet was looking at the cut when George walks in. Pete leaves and Janet tries to make George jealous but George is calm about it. Piers is engaged to Caro
More problems for Ben - Janey comes back home, Susan lies to the police, Michael becomes born-again and Abi confuses nature with naturism.
Jean and Lionel finally set a date for the wedding. While the women are planning the wedding, Lionel finally finishes his script for the miniseries.
Lionel is still worried about his money future and Alistair suggests he sell the country house. Lionel and Jean decide that they should sell the house but, who is going to tell Mrs. Bale and Lol they are out of jobs. Lionel and Jean go to the country to i
Rocky decides to give Lionel his country house in-which the film crew for the miniseries has decided to shoot. Jean and Lionel get engaged.
Mary tells Julian how she finally found her voice, while Thomas decides he must finally kick his Alison addiction. Old friends of Mike share the surprising secret to their success.
When Susan tries to help out a chronically unemployable Nick, her plan turns out to be disastrous, Janey brings a different boy home every day, and Ben has problems with his assistant.
After Briggs and Louis manage to murder the last female white-flippered turtle on the planet, they are only too pleased to investigate a drug scandal at an exclusive girls school.
Jean and Lionel visit the country house and find Mrs. Bale in an odd mood. After Jean suggests Lionel talk to Mrs. Bale to find out what is wrong he becomes ill. When the doctor shows to treat Lionel it is revealed that it s the doctor that Mrs. Bale has
Piers get a new Mercedes. George works hard to buy Janet a car and Arnie gets his powers back.
Much to his and everybody else s astonishment, Briggs is chosen to be best man at a colleague s wedding. When he discovers just who the bride s father is, Briggs isn t exactly keen either...
Thursday 23rd December 1999: Bren s past has caught up with her and it looks as though she and Tony are off the menu as far as romance is concerned, causing her to contemplate handing her notice in.
Although Louis and Briggs have been assigned to a security operation at Wembley Stadium, they have their minds on winning the police table football tournament.
Lionel and Jean s wedding day arrives. Lionel has to deal with a case of nerves while Jean has to deal with her sister-in-laws meddling.
The gang head to Fleet Street to stop the news sheets from printing lies about Nell.
Abbey Grove is rocked by the news that deputy headmistress Miss Pickwell is dead.
The Harpers get a free holiday to Lanzarote, and even though Ben loses his luggage, he is happy enough to use his brand new digital camera as much as possible.
Lee s lazy weekend is wrecked when his scrounging father turns up unexpectedly. Having just come out of hospital he needs somewhere to stay for the weekend. Will Lee take on the demanding role of carer?
Alfie is shocked when a charming new American teacher takes over his class.
Mike and Alison receive an incredible offer far beyond their expectations. They must make a decision, the result of which will change their lives forever.
Nick buys a motorcycle for his new business endeavour but not surprisingly, things do not go according to plan. Janey gets a new job in hopes of being discovered by film producers, and Susan tries to convince Ben to soften up.
When Tim joins a band at work and Lucy falls for the lead guitarist, Lee becomes jealous, and decides that if he can t beat them he should join them.
Jean and Lionel must endure a trying evening with Jeans sister-in-law.
George and Janet are loading their groceries into their car when they hear Mrs Raven yelling at the triplets as she s loading her groceries. The trolley man loses control of his trolleys on the ramp of the car park and they head straight for Mrs Raven.! As s
Jean tells Lionel that she wants him to surprise her more. So Alistair suggests Lionel surprise Jean with a trip. However it turns out not to be the easiest thing to do.
As George and Janet are now an item, things move on for them and it s time to meet Janet s parents. But Janet s mother knows what she wants for her daughter - smooth, oily Dr. Piers, not weird George. Janet is a bag of nerves and even more so that George
When Briggs and Louis investigate an attack on a top figure skater, the pair wind up on ice but fail to gain marks for artistic interpretation.
Suspended after an unfortunate incident involving a suspected bomb in a briefcase, Briggs and Louis decide to gain favour by nicking some serious East End villains.
When they discover a man living in a tent on their grounds, Alison and Mike, with the ghosts help, learn that they have more to offer this Christmas than they realised.
When Abbey Grove is plunged into financial ruin can Alfie come up with a plan to save it?
Robin has a revelation that unnerves the ghosts and prompts them to consider their legacies. Alison and Mike decide to have a spontaneous wild night out.
Alison and Mikes neighbour spots a business opportunity which sparks all out war between them. The Captain makes a discovery and the Ghosts find a surprising new friend.
Gary has chosen to lead a double life indefinitely, but his plans are threatened when builders start demolishing his route and portal back to 1941.
George is standing for mayor - his policy - to fix Stan and Ella s broken street light. His opponent is Piers. Piers sticks it to George by treating him as a joke in the hope that George can t possibly win. Janet is so incensed by George s attitude of bec
George starts doubting his invincibility, and starts disapperaing.
Susan employs a cleaner, who turns out to be such a treasure that she takes over the cooking as well - much to the family s delight, and to Susan s chagrin.
A double of George named Hilary arrives to take George s place while he s away at an advanced super heroic refresher course. Hilary is still in training and is replacing George for 72 hours as part of his field training. Hilary goes into the clinic and
Susan decides to enter enthusiastically into the spirit of trick or treat for the neighbourhood children, which Ben tries to ignore until the spirits get to him.
Ben is appalled to discover that Martin, the benign elderly widower from next door, is besotted with Susan and has built a shrine to her in his kitchen. Whilst Ben has trouble persuading the police, Martin ties Susan to a chair and proposes to her.
Lionel trys to convince Jean that a dog has been following him. Judy and Sandy come home with the very dog that was following him. The women want to keep the dog but, Lionel wants to take him to the shelter so they can find his owner. The owner contacts t
With Pats family coming to commemorate his death, Pat begs Alison to pass on a message from beyond the grave, while she attempts to befriend the new builder.
When a gang member is shot during a getaway, Briggs and Louis are dispatched to the hospital. But with so many sick people, doctors and nurses around, Louis hypochondria knows no bounds...
While spending an evening at home everyone is startled by noises coming from the empty house next door. Jean calls the police but, its just the ex owner getting some boxes he had left. The young police officer who shows up to investigate takes a liking to
George looks into the mind s of people and discovers what they are really thinking. He is not at all happy about it and Janet gets him out of it once again and none too gently.
Bren s mum, Petula, brings shame on the factory when she acquires a new boyfriend.
Desperate for cash, Mike and Alison rent the house to a film crew making a period drama “ a move that pushes both Thomas and the old houses floorboards to breaking point.