20 December 1993)
Series Five aired on Mondays at 8:30pm. Series 5 also saw the start of a new theme tune, with remixed instrumentation and an updated opening sequence.
| Series # | Title | Written by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 46 | A Class Act (27 September 93) | Annie Bruce | Matthew is organising a concert for an African charity but his top of the bill has let him down. Does demond have the answer?? |
| 47 | Shimmer And Shine (4 October 93 | Joan Hooley | Desmond is trying to get a customer to enter a hair competition called shimmer and shine. But who will represent Desmond's Salon? |
| 48 | Halcyon Days (11 October 93) | Trix Worrell | It's Sean's first day at University but is he ready top swap freedom for books? |
| 49 | Lollipop Man (18 October 93) | Alrick Riley | Everyone wants to see how Porkpie fairs in his new job as Lollipop man but the day doesn't go very well. But his day soon changes when he becomes a hero after he saves a lot of people when a car accident takes place. He stops the car hitting a baby's pram and he rescues the man driving the car. |
| 50 | Partnership (25 October 93) | Paul McKenzie & Laurence Goldbourne | Everyone is annoyed when Beverley loses some money belonging to Desmond but this leads to other thinking Beverley has conned them. |
| 51 | Fairy Tales (1 November 93) | Carol Williams | Gloria is angry with a magazine ad but her feisty attitude gives her a job at the magazine firm but she can't decide what to do her ad on. So enter Fairy-godmothers, Porkpie and Matthew. |
| 52 | Love Match (8 November 93) | Paul McKenzie & Laurence Goldbourne | Matthew is in love and wants to get married. Again. |
| 53 | Coughs and Sneezes (15 November 93) | Alrick Riley | Desmond has a cold that is driving the customers away so when he is ordered to stay in bed Tony takes over the shop which has drastic consequences. |
| 54 | Kiss of the Spiderman (22 November 93) | Panji Anoff | Spider persuades Desmond that he could get more customers but its all young teens, which doesn’t please Desmond as the peace and quiet is short-lived because of the offensive lyrics in his ragga-rap songs. |
| 55 | Two Lads and a Lady (29 November 93) | Carol Williams | Michael brings home a girlfriend called Melissa but she doesn't bank on Shirley recognising her as Lee's girlfriend, Mel. |
| 56 | Shirley's Sermon (6 December 93) | Joan Hooley | Shirley organises a trip for some kids at the local church but the trip goes wrong when one kid decides to play around with Shirley. |
| 57 | A Matter of Life and Death (13 December 93) | Annie Bruce | Lee has a Mini-accident on his Motorbike but doctors pick up a shadow on his brain and they tell him to fear the worst. |
| 58 | The Patter of Little Feet (20 December 93) | Trix Worrell | It could be wedding bells for Michael unless Beverly has her way. |
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Famous quotes containing the word december:
“For I have lost the race I never ran,
A rathe December blights my lagging May;”
—Hartley Coleridge (1796–1849)