Series 2 (2003)
| # | Title | Airdate | Overview |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | "All At Sea" | 25 May 2003
15 September 2011 |
Dr Gordon Ormerod gets some strange information from PC Bellamy about his wife being involved in the coach crash, and has trouble coping. Therefore, when an emergency at sea arises, Dr Cheriton is sent instead. A woman claiming to be Greengrass's long-lost daughter arrives at the hospital, but Greengrass says that he has no daughter. A young girl, Eve Peterson comes to the hospital, but the medical staff discover she's had an illegal abortion (which she's trying to keep secret from her fiancé) and have to urgently perform a hysterectomy. Oscar Blaketon visits Claude Greengrass in hospital, and eventually convinces him that his long-lost daughter really is in the hospital. Greengrass leaves the hospital with her to start a new life, and the hospital morgue is used as temporary storage when a Fish-and-Chip shop fridge breaks down. NOTE: 7.04 Million viewers tuned in to watch this episode. This is Bill Maynard's (Claude Greengrass's) last ever episode. This is the Royal's 1st episode of a new series after a 12 week break. |
| 9 | "Snake And Ladders" | 1 June 2003 | A teenage boy is brought into the Royal having fallen from a cliff, but it soon emerges that the incident was a suicide attempt as evidence of extreme depression comes to the surface. Cheriton contacts the youngster's psychiatrist but is taken aback when electroshock therapy is suggested as a form of treatment, so ventures to the family home to recommend an alternative — only for tragedy to strike. Meanwhile, a hypochondriac causes chaos at the hospital when she insists her dog be treated following a snake bite, and a heart-to-heart between Weatherill and Ormerod leads to a passionate kiss.
NOTE: 7.32 Million viewers tuned in to watch this episode. |
| 10 | "Thicker Than Water" | 8 June 2003 | Sister Brigid has a crisis of faith over a mother whose life is in danger. Family secrets are exposed when a hunting trip ends in tragedy, and Ken and Harper clash over the hospital laundry.
NOTE: 7.52 Million viewers tuned in to watch this episode. |
| 11 | "Wishing And Hoping" | 15 June 2003 | A frantic mother and father bring their daughter to the Royal for whooping cough treatment, and Cheriton is shocked to hear the girl hasn't been vaccinated because of her parents' fears of the side-effects. Tragically, the youngster dies - leaving the worried staff to cope with an influx of children in need of immunisation.
NOTE: 6.75 Million viewers tuned in to watch this episode. |
| 12 | "One Of Those Days" | 22 June 2003 | Ormerod rushes to help following a boating accident, but realises he's been sent to the wrong location, and when he finally arrives at the disaster scene, his efforts to save a man's life prove futile. On returning to the hospital, he angrily chastises Lizzie for the misinformation - only to realise he was too hasty in blaming her. Can he make amends? Meanwhile, PC Ventress comes to the Royal with two men who had been fighting over a girl, and one promptly collapses due to a brain haemorrhage. Weatherill faces a testing time when she helps deliver a baby which is tragically stillborn and nurse Meryl reveals she suspects she may be pregnant.
NOTE: 7.19 Million viewers tuned in to watch this episode. |
| 13 | "The Last Waltz" | 29 June 2003 | As preparations get under way for the Royal's charity ball, Ken Hopkirk is forced to rescue the band hired for the evening when their van breaks down en route. Meanwhile, Dr. Weatherill faces a traumatic time as one of her patients discovers she has contracted syphilis and Dr. Ormerod resolves to move on when it emerges that his wife will not recover from her coma.
NOTE: 7.16 Million viewers tuned in to watch this episode. |
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