Jimmi and Al reconsider their plans when they realise they have forgotten an important date. Elsewhere, Daniel is being 'woke' and Zara is served a large slice of humble pie.
Al soldiers on alone at the Icon. Elsewhere, Jimmi has some advice for a troubled Daniel who has just been into battle with Zara again. And an ex-soldier struggling to cope with motherhood puts Emma in a difficult position.
Karen prepares for a risky future. Daniel opens up about his troubled past and realises he can't move forward without Zara's help. Ayesha is furious when she discovers her cousin Kayleigh is literally trying to step into her shoes.
Daniel lays his soul bare, the Hollins family greet their latest foster child, and Emma is seeing double. Ruhma has to get tough with two sisters who are unleashing years of petty resentment while she is trying to deliver a baby.
Zara saves the day when Martha has an allergic reaction, but Karen is shocked when she discovers how it happened. Later, Zara has a reaction of her own when she sees who Emma is flirting with.
Daniel and Zara conduct interviews for the new practice manager, while Karen finds herself deeper in Martha's family life. Al gets involved in an odd family set-up, all in the name of beer.
Daniel has some news from Zara, while things go from bad to worse for Jimmi. Ayesha finds herself back on the Churchill after a friend of her brothers starts acting oddly.
The new practice manager starts work, to much confusion. Jimmi searches for a new car, and Ruhma deals with a woman whose superstitions are troubling her in the build up to a birth.
Bear starts feeling the pressure of the job, while Gareth has a suggestion for Al. Rob investigates a murder, and Emma throws some new light on the investigation.
Bear wriggles out of a tight corner, Daniel struggles to decide on a new car, and Gareth's good mood is punctured. A police officer learns to look beyond her first impressions.
Daniel seems oblivious to Zara and Karen's concern that Bear is burning the midnight oil. Ayesha guilt trips Emma into helping with her latest project. Al helps a teenager to reveal who has beaten him up.
Ayesha's project leads to petty squabbling, a struggling Daniel lashes out, and Al suspects Bear of hiding something. Zara helps a vulnerable widow reconnect with her husband's dog and learns a valuable lesson in return.
It's the launch night for Smears Without Fears, and Daniel's Christmas spirit loses its jingle. Ayesha's project helps a mum to confront her anxiety and be there for her daughter.
Personal matters threaten to come between Zara and Emma, the new pool car arrives at the Mill, and Daniel confronts Bear. Valerie finds herself in the middle of a crisis between two old friends and their struggling son.
Christmas comes to Letherbridge as Valerie and Bear decorate The Mill. Sid helps a patient who is convinced that his partner is using drugs again, but how can he explain them both having symptoms?
Adam helps Joe through a traumatic event, Sid unleashes his marketing skills, and Bear is left with food for thought. An exhausted father forces his daughter to confront the reality of her grief.
Bear receives unwelcome news in the post, Gareth drops a bombshell on Daniel, and Ruhma is spirited away to a house of horrors where a woman in labour is convinced of supernatural goings-on.
Zara worries about Joe's state of mind, Karen has a problem with speed, and Bear and Jimmi are introduced. A beer connoisseur travels to taste the Clash of the Icons, but the beer is missing.
Karen tries to get Valerie and Ayesha to assist in a cover-up, while Bear undergoes a life-changing test. Al takes a walk on the wild side when a patient's daughter gives him paws for thought.
Karen is vindicated, Daniel and Zara lock horns, and Emma feels sorry for Gareth. Zara helps a teenager learn the real reason behind his behavioural problems but pokes the hornet's nest with his mother.
While Gareth conceals his drug addiction to save his career, Daniel and Zara try to outdo each other with ways to help Bear with his dyslexia. Karen helps an elderly couple to make beautiful music together.
As Zara deals with the effects of her attack, Rob goes on the hunt for Gareth - but will Adam get to his evil twin before the police? Sid's friend Hayley is convinced that a local publican has been haunting her dreams.
Zara can't help seeing Gareth in Adam's face as Emma struggles to make sense of what's happened. Ruhma has surprise news for a pregnant young woman in police custody.
Daniel supports Zara as she ends things with Adam, while Al and Jimmi have a threatening visitor at the Icon. Ayesha deals with the fallout from a dodgy batch of pills on campus.
Jimmi is stunned when a supply of drugs are found in his car and he is arrested for dealing. Daniel has to step in when he encounters a man who is gambling with his own life.
Jimmi reels as his efforts to defend his innocence fall on deaf ears. Valerie begins to suspect Bear's motives as The Mill struggles to make sense of Jimmi's arrest.
Bear visits Jimmi in prison but fails to disclose their past connection. Ayesha teaches Al a lesson. When an unidentified homeless man is found dead on a freezing street, Emma feels a duty to track down his next-of-kin.
Valerie takes samples of her DNA for testing, Joe has an eye infection, and Karen is worried about Jimmi. Ayesha uncovers a secret while helping a school out with injections.
Valerie's DNA results have arrived, but what will they tell her? Ruhma visits a mother close to birth but finds a tricky husband alongside. Rob assists an Intervention Group, talking to youngsters about the perils of crime.
Zara and Emma are on tenterhooks, while Valerie is concerned about her DNA test results. Daniel gets caught in the middle of two neighbours who are antagonising each other.
Daniel manages to tie himself in a knot, while Jimmi finds himself posed with some medical intrigue. Sid has to deal with a patient when his wife goes missing.
Ruhma and Zara decide to learn sign language, while Al has bad news for Jimmi about the Icon. Rob notices his colleague, PC Hailey Woodruff, is becoming overly invested in a case.
A conversation with Jimmi leads Emma and Rob to suspect that Jimmi's father may have framed him. Valerie connects with her Jewish heritage - and Rabbi David.
Jimmi starts to obsess about his father being guilty, but Rob isn't so convinced. Bear has a run-in with a woman who has built a business around waiting.
Valerie and David's bond grows. Jimmi is visited by his father, but will he provide the answers Jimmi needs? Emma finds herself trapped between two feuding brothers - and their cockroaches.
Jimmi goes to extreme measures to cope with life behind bars, Rabbi David lets Valerie down, and an old lady with dementia mistakenly finds herself at the Mill.
Daniel becomes the new resident doctor at the prison where Jimmi is being held, Bear is behaving mysteriously, and an old friend of Al's might have seen a ghost.
Jimmi tries to kick his prison habit, Daniel struggles to juggle his commitments, and a blow to the head unlocks hidden potential for one of Sid's patients.
