Series 1 (1998)
The first series of six episodes was broadcast from 15 November to 22 December 1998. It was commissioned in August 1997 after the pilot won the Golden Rose of Montreux. Declan Lowney returned to directed the first two episodes. He was followed by Mark Mylod for Episodes 3 and 4, and Nigel Cole for Episodes 5 and 6. The series was broadcast on Sunday nights in the 9.30 p.m. timeslot. The first three episodes were repeated on Saturday nights, ahead of the broadcast of Series 2. The first episode begins nine months after the end of the pilot.
| No. | Episode | Writer | Director | Viewers (millions) | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | Mike Bullen | Declan Lowney | 7.47 | 15 November 1998 (1998-11-15) |
| Jenny and Pete await the birth of their son, Adam and Rachel decide to move in together, and David blames the nanny, Ramona, for Josh's delinquency at school. Jenny goes into labour while Pete is at work, so Adam stays with her during the birth. | |||||
| 2 | Episode 2 | Mike Bullen | Declan Lowney | 7.33 | 22 November 1998 (1998-11-22) |
| Adam is distraught when he discovers that Rachel is married. She invites her husband, Kris, to stay with her and Adam as she sorts out the divorce. When he finally outstays his welcome, Adam and Rachel each pay him £500 to go away. Meanwhile, Pete and Jenny endure sleepless nights with Baby Adam, and Karen takes over the family finances when one of David's investments fails. | |||||
| 3 | Episode 3 | Mike Bullen | Mark Mylod | 7.46 | 29 November 1998 (1998-11-29) |
| David starts suffering from impotence when his boss, Natalie, puts him under pressure at work. Instead of traditional sex therapy, he visits a prostitute to cure it. Adam and Rachel share their sexual fantasies and end up having sex in a shop window display. Pete and Jenny have sex for the first time since the birth of Baby Adam. | |||||
| 4 | Episode 4 | Mike Bullen | Mark Mylod | 7.44 | 6 December 1998 (1998-12-06) |
| At her publishing job, Karen is tempted by renowned author Alec Welch. David suspects that she is having an affair with him after she goes on a book tour in Liverpool with him, so he decides to sleep with Ramona. Neither go through with their affairs, but their relationship is damaged when each finds out. Inspired after meeting Welch, Adam decides to write his own novel. Pete's parents visit him and Jenny, and Pete's strained relationship with is father ends in mourning. | |||||
| 5 | Episode 5 | Mike Bullen | Nigel Cole | 7.91 | 13 December 1998 (1998-12-13) |
| After the events of the last episode, Karen and David see a marriage guidance counsellor, who suggests they go on "first dates" with each other to renew their relationship. Rachel, Jenny and Karen later go to a "divorce party" hosted by one of Karen's friends, and Pete and Adam are arrested in a drugs raid at a club. | |||||
| 6 | Episode 6 | Mike Bullen | Nigel Cole | 6.77 | 20 December 1998 (1998-12-20) |
| Rachel discovers that she is pregnant, and Kris might be the father. Adam angrily leaves her, but later seeks her forgiveness, saying he will raise the baby as his own no matter whose it is. She does not believe him and leaves on a train to London. Natalie demands that David get a written apology from Jenny, after Jenny sprays a fire extinguisher over her. Adam and Jenny share a kiss in a moment of need. |
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