Curtains twitch and chins wag on the Manchester cul-de-sac when London couple Bradley and Tanya move in. Not all is bliss however, as Lisa loses her job.
Dressed to impressed, Lisa aims for the top of the career ladder, but a lack of formal qualifications is holding her back.
Fergus ends up on dad duty while Denise gets her modelling career started, leaving Lisa to do all the graft setting up their first office.
Games lead to little merrymaking for lovesick Gary, who uses a video-game to connect with Ella, and Greg is getting in too deep by working as a drug runner.
It's the morning after the night before as Dan and Tanya face the repercussions of their misguided hotel shenanigans.
Dan is in the dog house because of his bad behaviour. Lisa decides to sleep on Denise's sofa.
Pauline and Charlie both want to give single life a good send-off on their hen and stag dos. Nerves manage to set in though after the party plans are kept secret.
Charlie and Pauline get married once again.