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Doctors
The practice returns to normal after recent staff upheavals. New Riverside employee Dr Jude meets the staff and begins her first day on the job. Mac helps a family in crisis. A heavily pregnant Kate falls down the stairs at home.
The staff at Riverside struggle to cope without Mac's help as Kate lies in hospital in a critical condition following her fall. A teenage boy struggles with the embarrassment of seeing Dr Jude Carlyle after a problem with a testicle.
Things take a turn for the McGuires as Kate comes round after her cesarean. Ben is concerned that things are not what they seem for a young girl with toddler problems. Katrina worries after seeing a friend see Dr Carlisle.
Jude has an important announcement to make, and Mac returns to the surgery but has his mind elsewhere. The husband of a patient turns up wanting to sue the surgery, and blames Dr Kwarme.
Helen helps a family with alcohol problems. Phil is concerned about the violent behaviour of his son Dan, and Mac and Kate are given good news. Katrina and Faith keep gossiping about Jude as they still think she's a lesbian
An elderly Polish lady with a painful hip gives Jude cause for concern, although she's Mac's patient. Mac and Ben's moodiness worries the female staff, and Kate suffers feelings of inadequacy. Ben explains to Faith about his dad problems.
Mac struggles to communicate with Kate, and Ben makes an emergency home visit which has a profound effect on one of his patients. Jude and Helen go to the gym, where Jude stuns her with a confession. Time for a hot sauna.
Faith tries to get close to Ben, and a chance remark by Katrina makes Jude worry about Helen betraying her. Mac has cause for concern about an elderly patient's wife, whilst Kate worries about why he's not visiting her in hospital.
Katrina discovers a baby left outside the surgery. Ben has a surprise encounter at the hospital, and Helen resolves to sort things out with Jude. Meena takes loads of pills after finding letters her father's hidden from her.
Helen keeps trying to get Mac to visit Kate. He finally does, drunk, and after a visit to a strip club. Ben sees a stressed-out super-model, and attends a nasty house fire. Jude gets a visit from her nasty ex-husband.
Mac continues to try to avoid Kate, whilst Jude continues to try to avoid nasty ex Richard. Helen gets concerned after the non-appearance of a patient. Ben recovers in hospital after the fire incident.
Mac visits a couple who are having problems coping with the arrival of their newborn child, after it's born inter-sex. The visit makes Mac realise his feelings over his own newborn. Jude and Helen go for lunch in the park.
Helen's judgement is called into question by a social worker, when she diagnoses a youngster with a mild form of Aspergers. Ben's heroics become headline news. He visits his dad.
Kate storms into the surgery to give Mac a piece of her mind. Jude sees an elderly patient after a fall, her drum-playing grandson, and social services, who are all concerned about her independence. Nasty Richard turns up to see Jude.
Mac plays golf with a friend and new father. Initially appearing happy, he soon makes some disturbing discoveries suggesting otherwise. Jude worries about the whereabouts of Pete, and Kate finally leaves hospital, and she's not happy.
Jude grows worried about her missing fiance, but when he turns up, he's not happy. Mac tries to cope now that Kate has kicked him out. Ben treats a man whose high blood pressure seems to be caused by his wife's spending habits.
A family rift causes a patient to hide a dangerous hereditary condition from her bride-to-be sister. Jude struggles after her bust-up with Pete, and with her missing rats. Ben and his father try to bond, despite Ben having a hot date.
The surgery is overrun with Jude's rats, whilst Pete gives her an ultimatum. Mac checks up on an old farmer after Helen spots him running from the surgery half naked after having spent the night there. Katrina faces a conflict of interest.
Will Katrina tell Bobbi about her dad's cancer before she swans across the world? A young boy calls Helen in to help with his sick mum, and the strain on Mac of being separated from his wife and new child pushes him to breaking point.
Mac recovers from his drunken night out, Helen's not happy with him. He's visited by a librarian experiencing problems with impotence. Bobbi sees Faith about Katrina's faux pas, and worries about Katrina's future.
