Tony Gardner

The Larkins dash to the railway station and manage to stall Mariette’s departure to France. They convince her to stay for a donkey derby/gymkhana and cocktail party in a few…

The Larkins have visitors they would rather avoid. There is tension between Mariette and Charley, Alec Norman is up to his old dirty tricks and the truth about Tom Fisher’s…

News reaches Pop that the train station is to close. With the help of Miss Chand and the villagers, Pop seizes the opportunity to save the railway and make money…

With their wit, charm and a little bit of cunning, the Larkins woo Charley the Tax Man. Mariette agrees to put her plans on hold and stay for the summer.

There is excitement at the approaching May Day Fair, but Mariette drops a bombshell and the tax man comes calling.

It’s a big day for Stella and Michael and the family all turn out to celebrate. Also, Rob undergoes life-saving surgery and Nadine battles with a huge decision.

Causton is buzzing at the opening of a new brewery on the site of a famously cursed Abbey. But excitement turns to fear when a man is found boiled to…

David is the subject of a sensational tabloid story, and struggles to explain things to his children. Tom is confronted by his ex-wife, who demands his help. Last in the…

Alice and Rob’s relationship continues to disintegrate as evidence under questioning incriminates them further and the children grow closer to David. Meanwhile, Tom’s attempts to save his marriage are destroyed…

After seven years in prison David Collins is released due to a technicality, the police now need to reopen the case in search for the murderer.

A surprise party for Dylan’s parents brings out a buried secret. Luke gets lost while Angus finds a kindred spirit.

An “ancient” pyramid appears overnight. Every clock in the world begins counting down to the Earth’s destruction. Three opposing armies lie ready to annihilate each other. An alien race stands…

When a tourist claims to alibi a woman convicted for murder seven years ago, the team are forced to reopen the case.

The finals are over and the results are in, but not everyone’s happy. Will the housemates host the best grad ball of all time or will they have to flee…

Oregon’s glittering future looks seriously under threat, and things aren’t going well for Josie either. Howard is working on his CV, and Kingsley and Vod take over the grad ball.

Stella is left with a heart-breaking decision after she and Rob finally get the chance to talk. Plus, Beyonce drops a bombshell on Michael.

Michael decides it’s time to choose between his son and career. Following their recent shenanigans, Stella tries to confront Rob. But can she find him?

It’s a sad day in Ponteberry as Paula returns home for Daddy’s funeral. But those who turn out to pay their respects get a huge treat when Robert Plant shows…

The housemates are nearing the end of their university lives, but before they face some hard-core studying, JP plans one last big blowout.

The early arrival of Michael and BeyoncÉ’s baby throws Michael and Stella’s lives into turmoil. Over at the Frisky Fox, Nina discovers Carole and Jag’s secret.

Michael tries to make it up to Stella after he discovers Rob’s secret. Aunty Brenda gets a blast from her hippy past and things heat up between Ivan and Nadine.

Michael begins to suspect Stella and Rob are hiding something. Plus, Aunty Brenda vies to become mayoress of Pontyberry and Luke hatches a life-changing plan.

It’s Stella who gets the shock when she heads to London to surprise Michael. Back in Pontyberry, Jag’s mother Nina shows up and drops a bombshell.

As Stella and Michael try to get their relationship back on track, BeyoncÉ starts making outrageous demands. Meanwhile, Karl and Nadine take up dancing.

Beyonce’s pregnancy causes tension between Stella and Michael.

The local elections arrive, so Marcus and Stylax sign up as hired clappers for wig-wearing politician Victor of the Gracchii. Grumio, however, is drawn towards another candidate named Julius Priscus….

Vod announces that her mum is coming to stay and, when she arrives, she is not what anybody expected.

Realising how serious Javier has become since their wedding, Vod tries to dump him, but it’s not that simple…

Maggie and Will are both determined to win the case and find themselves ever closer to the dangerous and cunning Liam Foyle.

Liam Foyle is back in court and Will Burton’s courtroom nemesis, Maggie Gardner, is heading his defence. She is out to prove a point and will stop at nothing to…

After Will’s talents manage to help acquit Liam Foyle, his courtroom brilliance comes back to bite him. After Foyle walks free, it’s only a matter of time until he finds…

The end of the academic year is coming close and with it is the need for the housemates to make some huge decisions. Josie has to decide what to do…

At an open mic gig at the Student Union, Kingsley performs a song written by Blur’s Graham Coxon. And Vod gatecrashes a poetry seminar by the renowned poet John Frobisher.

A geology careers fair sets the boys against each other as they battle for lucrative internships. Oregon is thrown together with Tony again, as she attempts to secure funding for…

Dan Miller gets sent on a fact-finding mission to the local cop-shop to press the flesh.

A spate of muggings on campus leave the gang concerned about their safety, while JP is confined to his bed with mumps. Kingsley makes an announcement that leaves Josie reeling.

It’s a new term. Kingsley has a new image. Josie turns over a new leaf. JP’s friend Giles has transferred from Exeter. Vod’s skint and it’s time to find a…

With Nicola Murray and Peter Mannion both on the back foot after the unravelling of the key-worker housing sell-off policy there’s inevitably going to be a scramble for the moral…

With Nicola safely on a train to attend the party’s Here 2 Hear in far-flung Bradford, Malcolm is free to launch his latest plot.

With Glenn gone, Nicola Murray is busy breaking in her new policy advisor, Helen Hatley. When Helen is accidentally photographed holding notes from an ideas meeting, Nicola is understandably angry.

Josie embarks on a ’girl power’ booze and sex fest with help from Vod. JP helps Ralph organise the Love Cloud club night but it clashes with his dad’s funeral.

Oregon resolves to break off her affair with Professor Shales, but he wrong-foots her by leaving his wife and turning up on her doorstep. Brian begs Howard to resume their…

Vod finds out about Oregon’s affair with Shales, while Kingsley is pursuing Ruth at a student demo when they get kettled with Josie, and Kingsley’s two-timing is exposed.

Kingsley is forced to confess to Josie that he is a virgin, and she offers to ’cure’ him. But the deal is undercut when Kingsley unexpectedly winds up having sex…

Oregon and Prof Shales’s flirtation reaches bizarre new levels when he pays her to clean his oven. And enticed by Ruth the alluring drama queen, Kingsley rashly switches courses to…

Public schoolboy JP, insecure Kingsley, wide-eyed Josie, socially awkward know-it-all Howard, hard-living Vod and desperate-to-be-cool Oregon embark on the most exciting period of their lives so far.

An empty London flat threatens the future of a potential Housing Bill. Dan Miller is getting plenty of media-attention for his work on the bill, which is creating a degree…