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Season 1

  • S01E01 The Lecture

    • April 14, 1989
    • ITV1

    Sheila's famous knack for putting peoples backs up makes asking favours a rather tricky operation.

  • S01E02 The Locum

    • April 21, 1989
    • ITV1

    Sheila has to work with a new anaesthetist.

  • S01E03 Joyce's Ulcer

    • April 28, 1989
    • ITV1

    Joyce needs an operation, but seems resistant to having it at her own hospital!

  • S01E04 The Country, Right or Wrong

    • May 5, 1989
    • ITV1

    Sheila is persuaded to take a break. Jonathan tries to teach her how to relax.

  • S01E05 Fame

    • May 12, 1989
    • ITV1

    When a colleague gets his photograph in a newspaper, Sheila takes a high moral stand, which she finds it hard to back down from.

  • S01E06 Sammy Eldridge

    • May 19, 1989
    • ITV1

    Sammy Eldridge tries to bring out the less serious side of Sheila.

Season 2

  • S02E01 Cold Cuts

    • April 27, 1990
    • ITV1

    Cost-cutting measures result in the hospital's heating system being turned down - but Sheila's temperature is sent soaring by the discovery that one of her favourite workers has been given the sack.

  • S02E02 The Copeland Affair

    • May 4, 1990
    • ITV1

    Sheila clashes with Dr Haslam, whose slow working methods are having a knock-on effect, causing her cases to start backing up.

  • S02E03 Educating Daniel

    • May 11, 1990
    • ITV1

    Daniel is thrown out of boarding school for showing too much interest in the opposite sex, so Sheila enlists Jonathan to give him a man-to-man talk, hoping a little homespun wisdom will help improve his behaviour.

  • S02E04 Doubting Thomas

    • May 18, 1990
    • ITV1

    Sheila hands over her operating list to Dr Thomas. She overreacts when she is told that he has made a minor mistake in an operation.

  • S02E05 The Phone Call

    • May 25, 1990
    • ITV1

    Sheila is expecting an urgent phone call from her soon-to-be ex-husband Remo - and woe betide anyone who uses the phone in the meantime.

  • S02E06 The Garden Party

    • June 1, 1990
    • ITV1

    Sheila is invited to a royal garden party at Buckingham Palace. But the main question is, who shall accompany her?

  • S02E07 Something In The Air

    • June 8, 1990
    • ITV1

    Jonathan is branded a male chauvinist when he expresses the opinion that Dr Field's bride-to-be should be a housewife.

Season 3

  • S03E01 The Holiday Job

    • January 4, 1991
    • ITV1

    Sheila's son Daniel lands a holiday job at the hospital.

  • S03E02 Only A Roach

    • January 11, 1991
    • ITV1

    Sister Patching spots a cockroach in Sheila's operating theatre. Meanwhile, Jonathan worries about how to make his mark on medicine.

  • S03E03 Making News

    • January 18, 1991
    • ITV1

    Sheila makes a splash in the news when she sounds off on a television programme about doctors who smoke and drink.

  • S03E04 The Folks On The Hill

    • January 25, 1991
    • ITV1

    Giles Peake suggests a fun run to raise money for the children's ward.

  • S03E05 Close To The Edge

    • February 1, 1991
    • ITV1

    When Jonathon goes to the dentist, Sheila has to work with Quentin Pierce, whom she considers to be mad.

  • S03E06 The Earth Trembles

    • February 8, 1991
    • ITV1

    Sheila and Joyce see Haslam in the wine bar with a mysterious and gorgeous woman.

  • S03E07 The Rover's Return

    • February 15, 1991
    • ITV1

    Sheila gets a visit from her erring husband Remo, plunging her hormones into battle with her principles.

Season 4

  • S04E01 The Mating Game

    • February 14, 1992
    • ITV1

    Sheila is in high spirits now that her divorce is through. Jonathan, wondering if life is passing him by, decides to make a move in her direction.

  • S04E02 Joyce's Little Turn

    • February 21, 1992
    • ITV1

    Alarm bells start ringing among the staff at Gillies Hospital when Jonathan threatens to sing in the Student's Revue. And after some drugs go missing, there's a suspicion that Joyce be hiding a secret.

  • S04E03 The Son Also Rises

    • February 28, 1992
    • ITV1

    Sheila reacts with misgivings when her 18-year-old son announces that he plans to stay with a girl for half-term.

  • S04E04 Oh Happy Day!

    • March 6, 1992
    • ITV1

    Sheila and Jonathan club together to buy an anniversary present for George Hope-Wynne and his wife - but the engraver makes a terrible mistake.

  • S04E05 The Fence

    • March 13, 1992
    • ITV1

    After Sheila is burgled, some of her belongings turn up at the hospital.

  • S04E06 Wanderlust

    • March 20, 1992
    • ITV1

    Everyone tries to persuade Sheila to take up an invitation to go to Australia on a lecturing trip.

Season 5

  • S05E01 Congratulations

    • February 19, 1993
    • ITV1

    Sheila becomes director of surgery, and she and Jonathan become an item - but which announcement will cause the greater stir?

  • S05E02 Sheila's Baby

    • February 26, 1993
    • ITV1

    Sheila campaigns to boost the number of women surgeons, while Joyce wonders whether Jonathan is aiming to become a father.

  • S05E03 The Right Man For The Job

    • March 5, 1993
    • ITV1

  • S05E04 A Marvellous Opportunity

    • March 12, 1993
    • ITV1

  • S05E05 Trial By Fury

    • March 19, 1993
    • ITV1

    Sheila rages over the surgeon's annual get-together and refuses to contribute money towards it. Giles finds it hard to stay awake at the hospital. Daniel has work-related news for his mother.

  • S05E06 You Won't Feel A Thing

    • March 26, 1993
    • ITV1

    Sheila operates on a swindler who then claims Jonathan has made a mistake with the anaesthetic so he can sue the hospital. Jonathan is meanwhile preparing for his move to Sheila's home.

  • S05E07 Moan, Moan, Moan

    • April 2, 1993
    • ITV1

    Jonathan is put out when Sheila starts receiving regular phone calls from a colleague, Digby, who is having marital problems.

Season 6

  • S06E01 Yes or No

    • January 7, 1994
    • ITV1

    Everyone is wondering if Sheila is going to accept Jonathan's marriage proposal. Joyce returns from a holiday in Greece looking radiant, leading to the staff questioning whether she has had a face lift!

  • S06E02 The Morning After

    • January 14, 1994
    • ITV1

    Following their engagement party the night before, Sheila and Jonathan both have a guilty secret.

  • S06E03 Daniel's Stunt

    • January 21, 1994
    • ITV1

    It's rag week for the medical students; Neil Copeland is not amused.

  • S06E04 The Deaf Sentence

    • January 28, 1994
    • ITV1

    Jonathan announces he will no longer be part of Sheila's surgical team. However, Sheila has problems of her own.

  • S06E05 Midnight Bugler

    • February 4, 1994
    • ITV1

    Joyce complains about Jonathan's snoring.

  • S06E06 On The Rebound

    • February 11, 1994
    • ITV1

    After Sheila tells Jonathan their affair is over, she doesn't expect him to hook up with someone else so quickly.

  • S06E07 Hot Gossip

    • February 18, 1994
    • ITV1

    Joyce and Cheryl compete over winding up the hospital's staff by spreading rumours.

  • S06E08 Cost Cutting Exercises

    • February 25, 1994
    • ITV1

    Michael tries to help the rest of the staff with their fitness. Meanwhile Sheila's patient, Mr Barraclough, jeopardises his recovery from surgery by resuming body-building too quickly.

  • S06E09 Reunion Night

    • March 4, 1994
    • ITV1

    Sheila needs an escort for her medical school reunion. Meanwhile, security is stepped up at the hospital.

  • S06E10 For Richer, For Poorer

    • March 11, 1994
    • ITV1

    Sheila and Jonathan are planning to finally get married.

Season 7

  • S07E01 Driving It Home

    • May 26, 1995
    • ITV1

    Giles wants to learn to drive.

  • S07E02 Rhyme Or Reason

    • June 2, 1995
    • ITV1

    Neil 'treats' the hospital team to a recital of his poetry.

  • S07E03 All Pull Together

    • June 9, 1995
    • ITV1

    George's wife leaves him. Giles's career is put at risk, when he calls in Mrs Sabatini to assist with an operation late at night.

  • S07E04 The Silence Of The Haslams

    • June 16, 1995
    • ITV1

    The hospital staff eagerly await the arrival of Sheila's patient, a pop star. Then Joyce receives a disturbing phone call.

  • S07E05 The Walkout

    • June 23, 1995
    • ITV1

    The hospital's support staff are on strike. Neil tries to ingratiate himself with all the female medics.

  • S07E06 Kicking Against The Pricks

    • June 30, 1995
    • ITV1

    Sheila is not happy, when one of her patients opts to be anaesthetised by acupuncture.

  • S07E07 Administrator Of The Year

    • July 7, 1995
    • ITV1

    Joyce is determined to be voted as the hospital's 'Administrator of the Year'. Sheila and Jonathan are sheepish about their honeymoon.