Brookside

Season 20

30 episodes · Jan 2, 2001

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  • S20E1

    Episode 2471 - Why?

    Jan 2, 200130m

    It is an unhappy new year for Diane, as she receives the bad news she feared at the hospital. Jimmy helps Bev out in her hour of need, and Ray threatens to send Kitty back to "Shady Pines" if she does anything to spoil his wedding.

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  • S20E2

    Episode 2472 - Motherly Advice

    Jan 3, 200130m

    As Brigid tries to comfort Diane after she flushes her baby away, Steve and Adele conclude that praying is a waste of time. Anthony, on the other hand, has achieved the outcome he prayed for....... Kitty has some last-minute advice for Ray on his wedding day - which, as Mike is indisposed, Ron agrees to video for him. Max tells Jacqui he won't go to Susannah's funeral.

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  • S20E3

    Episode 2473 - Rehabilitation

    Jan 5, 200130m

    Cheryl has some unpleasant tasks lined up for Emily's community service, until Emily discovers that she has fiddled her insurance claim and is seeing Leo. Anthony makes a confession to Father Pat, and Mike is not confident about his future. Jacqui promises to stand by Max, even though Robbie has shown her the "yellow card" because he believes he is too low on her list of priorities.

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  • S20E4

    Episode 2474 - Heartbroken

    Jan 9, 200130m

    Jessie and Ray arrive home after shortening their honeymoon because they receive news that Kitty has been taken ill, but they are not prepared for what they find at the bungalow. Jacqui forces Max to get himself ready to go to Susannah's funeral. Robbie panics when Clint struggles with his guilt over the car accident, and Marty's behaviour pushes Diane over the edge.

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  • S20E5

    Episode 2475 - Dead Upsetting

    Jan 10, 200130m

    Diane and Marty battle with their confused emotions after the loss of their unborn child. At Susannah's funeral, Max launches into a speech angrily accusing everyone who made her last days so unhappy, and when Darren tries to persuade him to sit down, Susannah's coffin is knocked over onto the floor. Leanne, keeping Bev informed by mobile phone, is convinced that Susannah's death was no accident.

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  • S20E6

    Episode 2476 - Frustration

    Jan 12, 200130m

    Marty erects a porch. Mick goes to see Vonnie again, but discovers that she is packing to go to Canada. Anthea doesn't like being taken for granted, Josh wonders whether he and Bev are Jewish, and Shelley plans to tie up a few loose ends.

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  • S20E7

    Episode 2477 - Proposition

    Jan 16, 200130m

    Jacqui suggests that Mick asks Max to be maitre d' at "The Shelf", but he has decided to move away from Liverpool and make a fresh start elsewhere. Jerome can't stay away from Nisha, Craig warns Tim not to underestimate Sotto, and Shelley believes that she is beginning to make progress with Jackie.

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  • S20E8

    Episode 2478 - A Persuasive Woman

    Jan 17, 200130m

    Mike reduces Rachel to tears. Jimmy confides in Shelley that he thinks Jackie deserves someone better than him. When Robbie accuses Jacqui of trying to talk Max out of leaving by making him loads of promises, she denies it - having already succeeded in talking Max out of leaving by making him loads of promises.

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  • S20E9

    Episode 2479 - Fantasy World

    Jan 19, 200130m

    Robbie is still not convinced that Jacqui isn't trying to get a ready-made family for herself, but she reassures him. Bev discovers that Dave has taken more money from her than she realised, and wonders if there is any way that she can find him. Jackie tries to set the record straight regarding Shelley's fantasies, but may just make things worse. Leanne is injured at Emma's birthday party, but plans to take advantage of this to earn herself some money.

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  • S20E10

    Episode 2480 - Compromised

    Jan 23, 200130m

    Rachel asks Christy to buy back Mike's video equipment, but he isn't able to help her. Adele's play is so bad that it helps to reunite Diane and Marty. Jimmy is released from hospital, and Jackie resolves to make her marriage work. Darren is mystified by Leanne's behaviour in his surgery.

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  • S20E11

    Episode 2481 - Serial Liar

    Jan 24, 200130m

    Darren suspects that he is in real trouble because Nisha tends to believe Leanne's allegation, even though Katie doesn't. Anthony doesn't want to live with Diane and Marty any more, and asks Brigid if he can move in with her. Lindsey wants Jackie to tell Jimmy the truth about Shelley. Rachel tells Mike she is worried about how they are going to cope financially, and suggests ringing a loan company.

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  • S20E12

    Episode 2482 - Tell The Truth

    Jan 26, 200130m

    Darren writes down his version of the Leanne Powell story, and Victoria confronts Leanne. Max apologises to Lisa for his behaviour at Susannah's funeral and helps her sort out her belongings - but will he agree to give anything away? Marty thinks it is about time that some of Anthony's religious illusions were shattered, as Diane blames Brigid for his faith in the power of prayer. Bev tracks down Dave - and he's going to regret it.......

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  • S20E13

    Episode 2483 - Buggered

    Jan 30, 200130m

    Bev's accountant tells her that she needs to start running the bar as a profitable business. Darren resolves to fight back against Leanne, and tells her that if she persists in her defamation he will drag her through the courts and sue her for every penny she hasn't got. Jackie and Jimmy seem to be reconciled, leaving Shelley furious. Mike is shocked as Rachel offers a frank assessment of their financial position.

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  • S20E14

    Episode 2484 - Get Out!!!

    Jan 31, 200130m

    Shelley seizes an opportunity to place Jackie in a compromising situation that she will find it very difficult to talk her way out of - she strips off and joins her in her bed. Leanne seems to have been shocked into submission, and Robbie tries to persuade Mike that no-one will gain, and he will definitely lose, if the truth about the car crash comes out.

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  • S20E15

    Episode 2485 - One Step Too Far

    Feb 2, 200130m

    Jimmy gets his old job back, Leanne increases the amount she wants to blackmail out of Darren, and Lindsey and Jackie unite to rid themselves of the poisonous little fake that has been wrecking their lives. When they hear that Katrina and Steve have an announcement to make, Diane is convinced that they are getting engaged, but Marty thinks it is more likely that Steve has got Katrina pregnant. Are either of them right?

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  • S20E16

    Episode 2486 - Nothing Seedy

    Feb 6, 200130m

    Lance is not sure whether he is willing to be a sperm donor. Adele encourages Leo to make his first arrest. Victoria decides that it's time to get boring and anal, and Steven's behaviour appals Diane.

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  • S20E17

    Episode 2487 - Miscommunications

    Feb 7, 200130m

    Darren is not pleased when Victoria explains why Leanne is no longer going to blackmail him. Emily considers whether she is willing to pose topless for Carl. Fred catches Lance in a compromising position, and Cheryl needs to find a new venue for a knicker party.

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  • S20E18

    Episode 2488 - Best Mate Ever

    Feb 9, 200130m

    Jimmy tries to work out why Shelley has gone and Jackie and Lindsey are at loggerheads. Bev is depressed that first Dave, then Shelley, walked out on her, and asks Lance to father a baby for her.

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  • S20E19

    Episode 2489 - Going For A Thong

    Feb 13, 200130m

    A few secrets are revealed at the knicker party, before it is gate-crashed by some of the men. Lance explains that he was only kissing Bev because he was trying to get her pregnant, but Fred is not impressed. Katrina turns down Carl's offer of topless modelling, but Emily doesn't.

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  • S20E20

    Episode 2490 - Romantic Evening

    Feb 14, 200130m

    Anthony receives a Valentine card, but tears it up after Marty teases him. Diane is not impressed that Steve is building a relationship based on lies. Sotto beats up Craig when his girlfriend breaks up with him, but Tim makes sure he pays for it. Nikki is stood up by Jerome.

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  • S20E21

    Episode 2491 - Credit

    Feb 16, 200130m

    Leo prepares for his passing-out parade, and tells Gemma he is thinking of moving to London. When Steve abandons his principles and gets a credit card, Marty considers doing likewise. Nisha agrees to sleep with Jerome just one more time, but Nikki arrives home unexpectedly.......

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  • S20E22

    Episode 2492 - Making People Happy

    Feb 20, 200130m

    Lance insists that careful planning is necessary if Bev is to marry Fred to help him to stay in the country. Nisha tells Jerome she will not be hiding in his wardrobe again, nor will she be responsible for him breaking up with Nikki. Max spoils Katie's birthday celebration at "The Shelf".

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  • S20E23

    Episode 2493 - Matrimony

    Feb 20, 200130m

    Mick offers to collect Vonnie from the airport, and tells Jerome he'd like to start seeing her. Nikki takes Emily to Carl's to retrieve her topless photographs. Fred is nervous on the morning of his wedding, and hopes he remembers to kiss Bev rather than Lance. Robbie tells Max he must stop taking advantage of Jacqui's good nature.

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  • S20E24

    Episode 2494 - Ten

    Feb 23, 200130m

    Jackie tells Jimmy about her night with Shelley, and he wants to talk about it with Lindsey, who is convinced her mother is in the wrong, and ensures that he doesn't believe her. After a shouting match, and spending some time in the garden to clear his head, he goes to sleep in the extension.

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  • S20E25

    Episode 2495 - Grounds For Divorce

    Feb 28, 200130m

    Both Marty and Nisha suspect that there is something amiss with Bev and Fred's marriage. Jimmy consults a solicitor about divorcing Jackie for sleeping with a woman, and tells her he is never going to argue with her again.

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  • S20E26

    Episode 2496 - Togetherness

    Mar 2, 200130m

    On a day trip to Southport, Lance is unsettled as he takes photographs of Bev and Fred together through the ages, Darren is warned against outraging public decency, and Christy and Leanne test the suspension of the minibus. Meanwhile, Ron, Anthea, Jessie, Ray and Kitty are subjected to a frightening ordeal.

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  • S20E27

    Episode 2497 - I Should Have Stopped Them

    Mar 2, 200130m

    The day trippers return home rather later than they planned, and Rachel is horrified by what she finds. Ray and Jessie have to postpone their wedding blessing, but Marty insists that Diane goes for her hospital appointment. Ron refuses to go to hospital, believing that he should have done more to protect his family and friends.

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  • S20E28

    Episode 2498 - Striking Back

    Mar 6, 200130m

    Anthea thinks the house will have to be redecorated again, while Ron resorts to more desperate measures to protect his family. Bev's web of deceit becomes even more tangled, and reality hits Marty hard. Victoria connects Jimmy to the internet, and Clint is terrified by Robbie's violence towards Ricky.

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  • S20E29

    Episode 2499 - Circles

    Mar 7, 200130m

    Clint wants to escape from Robbie as fast as he can. Ron asks Jimmy to help him get a gun. Christy lures Leanne into bed, and tonight Lance is going to be.......Derek Batey.

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  • S20E30

    Episode 2500 - Neighbourly Support

    Mar 9, 200130m

    Robbie is furious when he finds out about Clint's plans. Lisa confronts Jacqui about Susannah's will. Jackie and Jimmy argue, and Jessie tells Ray that she wants them to move away from Manor Park.

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