S3 E2 ∙ A Twist of Fate ∙
The staff of Riverside surgery struggle to cope without help from Mac, Kate's life is unexpectedly put in danger, and a teenager battles embarrassment about seeing Jude.
The staff of Riverside surgery struggle to cope without help from Mac, Kate's life is unexpectedly put in danger, and a teenager battles embarrassment about seeing Jude.
A girl with Down's syndrome facing a family crisis causes problems at work for Mac.
The staff of Riverside surgery struggle to cope without help from Mac, and Kate's life is put in danger.
Events take an turn for the McGuires, and things are not what they seem for a woman with toddler problems.
Jude has an important announcement to make, and Mac returns to the surgery but has his mind elsewhere.
The practice helps a family with alcohol problems, and Mac and Kate are given good news.
An elderly Polish lady with a painful hip gives Jude cause for concern, and Mac and Ben are in bad moods.
Mac struggles to communicate with Kate, and Ben makes a home visit which has a profound effect on a patient.
Faith tries to get close to Ben, and a chance remark by Katrina makes Jude worry about Helen betraying her.
Katrina discovers a suspect package at the surgery, and Helen resolves to speak to Mac about visiting Kate.
Ben tends to a model forced to re-examine her life when her career is threatened by a skin condition.
Ben recovers from a brush with death as Katrina resolves to discover the identity of Jude's unwelcome visitor.
Mac visits a couple who are having problems coping with the arrival of their newborn child.
Helen's judgement is called into question by a social worker when she diagnoses a child with mild autism.
Kate storms into the surgery to give Mac a piece of her mind, and Jude is confronted with a family dilemma.
Mac meets an old friend who has recently become a doting father but is actually hiding disturbing secrets.
Jude grows worried about missing fiance Pete, and Mac copes with difficulties at home.
Family rifts cause a patient to hide a dangerous hereditary condition, and Ben tries to bond with his father.
The surgery is overrun with Jude's rats, and Mac's secret slips out of the bag while visiting a farmer.
The strain of being separated from his wife and child finally pushes Mac to breaking point.
Mac is visited by a patient experiencing problems with impotence, and Faith worries about Katrina's future.
Mac arrives drunk at the surgery, and Jude sees a boxer whose urine sample yields surprising results.
Kate has to provide cover for the absent Katrina in reception, and Jude makes a serious mistake.
Faith helps a heavily pregnant Yugoslavian refugee as prim and proper new receptionist Miss Ryder is shocked.
Ben tries to convince a guilt-stricken mother that her son's kidney disorder is not her fault.
An Army major who assisted the Medical Corps during the Kosovan conflict is referred to a psychiatrist.
Kate heads out on a shopping spree and leaves Mac to take care of the baby, and a new doctor causes a stir.
Katrina and Faith make an effort to impress new medic Dr Marc Eliot, but he's too preoccupied with his past.
Marc faces an ethical dilemma when a committed anti-vivisectionist couple refuse medicines tested on animals.
Marc proves an instant hit with Faith, and Jude fears that she is facing the end of her career at Riverside.
Marc's treatment of a patient leaves Faith bewildered, and a father brings his eight-year-old daughter in.
Jude fails to put in an appearance for morning surgery, and Ben tackles a mother whose child has leukaemia.
Mac counsels a tug-of-love youngster being forced to choose between his estranged parents.
Helen has difficulty with a diagnosis until Marc makes a surprise discovery about the patient's past.
Jude finally has reason to be cheerful, and Kate pops into the surgery with news for Mac and the other medics.
Jude and Pete's engagement celebrations turn sour when an old acquaintance turns up out of the blue.
Jude's suspicions are aroused by an adopted man who suddenly wants to contact his birth mother.
Mac counsels a career woman seeking a Caesarean, and Kate forgets to pick baby Ciaran up from nursery.
Mac worries about an old friend who appears to be well and truly in the clutches of a buxom gold-digger.
A multiple sclerosis sufferer fights for her right to treatment, and Jude confides in Helen.
Ben helps a student preparing for fatherhood but is concerned that the unborn baby may have Down's syndrome.
Mac offers advice to a woman whose husband is being kept in the dark about her embarrassing illness.
Mac's insurance medical proves to be popular, but is a patient all he seems?
Mac's alcohol problem hits a new low, and Marc is devastated by his mother's decision not to be resuscitated.
A worried husband consults Mac about his wife's inability to bond with their baby, and Jude faces her fears.
A husband's illicit affair is brought to light by a touch of the measles, and Marc deals with sad news.
Marc returns to work after his mother's death.
Marc turns to Helen for a shoulder to cry on, and Katrina puts on a brave face about Jimmy.
Helen treats a patient apparently suffering from depression, and Mac continues his battle with the bottle.
Helen becomes concerned for a girl targeted by bullies due to her eczema, and Beth makes a shocking discovery.
Jude's concerns over a newspaper article cause her to miss work, and Marc treats a tennis player in jeopardy.
A concerned Jude arrives at the surgery with a very unhealthy looking Mayor of Letherbridge in tow.
Marc is called upon to treat a new Army recruit, but he soon realises that there are suspicious circumstances.
Ben is led to express concern about the drugs that an overweight teenage boy has been prescribed.
A long-suffering daughter brings her father into the surgery, and Jude fails to turn up for work.
A visitor leaves Marc in shock, and Helen gets emotionally involved with a patient in need of advice.
Marc decides to investigate when a patient distances herself from her concerned husband.
Ben and Helen treat patients with similar symptoms who live on the same new housing estate.
Ben continues to resist Faith's charms, and Helen is far from impressed with the new locum.
A son worries about the health of his mother's carer, and Marc decides to contact his birth mother.
Ben enjoys a night at Faith's place, and new locum Kali decides that Viagra won't solve a rugby player's woes.
An estranged son returns home with a secret.
A woman struggles to hide her MP husband's relationship with a 17-year-old girl at all costs.
Jude helps a patient give up smoking but finds herself under fire from the man's wife when he has an accident.
Kali tries to make peace between two elderly brothers fighting over a woman that they met 50 years ago.
Jude gets involved with the family of a disabled girl involved in a car crash, and Ben opens up to Faith.
Ben treats a man who appears to be the victim of a racist attack, and Marc visits his birth mother.
Mac and Kate return from their holiday to be confronted by complaints about Marc's regimental approach.
Faith gets in trouble by giving a baby routine injections without the mother's consent, and Mac plays Cupid.
Helen treats a man suspected of murdering his wife, but it's Ben who finds himself drawn into inquiries.
Mac reunites a mother and daughter - but in tragic circumstances.
Marc treats a mother whose violent ex-husband is harassing her to try to win custody of their children.
Kali is disturbed to find herself the target of an inquisitive patient's unhealthy interest.
Faith tries to help an opera singer but finds that her agoraphobia is just the tip of the iceberg.
Ben gets caught in the middle of a bitter feud between rival ice skaters, and Kate is worried about Ciaran.
Mac is forced to face up to his addiction when he treats a fellow alcoholic.
Mac meets a woman who discovers a shocking secret about her parents' past during attempts to help her father.
Ben gets caught in the crossfire of a surrogacy case as a woman deceives her sister into having a child.
Kali treats an elderly martial arts instructor who seems to be keeping secrets from his partner.
Marc and Kali clash over a 15-year-old girl who wants the contraceptive pill against her father's wishes.
Kali gets fed up with the attention Ben is paying Faith as she and Katrina prepare for their house-warming.
Faith gets involved with a woman willing to go to great lengths to keep her pet cats.
Helen is unhappy with Marc's unconventional treatment of a patient with agoraphobia.
Dr Marc Eliot is at a loss when asked for advice from an MS sufferer on adopting a baby.
Helen treats a 16-year-old for severe cystitis, Faith forgives Katrina, and Sean continues to torment Beth.
Faith gets embroiled in a dangerous case of domestic violence, and trouble lies ahead for Jude and Beth.
Kali treats a miserable patient who has been left bed-bound after a work-related accident.
Ben clashes with a psychiatrist over a patient, and cash-strapped Beth puts Jude on the spot.
Jude assists a man coming to terms with the death of his wife and facing the repossession of his house.
Faith returns to work but is still far from comfortable in Ben's presence, and Kali tries to help a woman.
Helen becomes concerned about a woman who is exhausted from looking after her comatose husband.
Helen is annoyed by Marc's reaction as Mac returns to work at the surgery.
Mac tries to help a menopausal patient as Faith puts Ben in his place with a few choice words.
Jude treats a student who has contracted a sexually transmitted disease as Marc tries to make amends.
Kate is concerned about Ciaran's wellbeing and turns to Kali for some words of wisdom.
Katrina tries to find out the identity of Faith's mystery man as Ben investigates an elderly man's poisoning.
Mac and Ben come to blows about bedside manners as Faith tells the truth about her relationship with Liam.
Faith's relationship with Liam takes a traumatic turn as Mac offers advice to a father and his rower son.
Marc and Helen finally put their differences behind them while on a management course.
Jude is unable to help an old friend and Liam refuses to accept what he did to Faith.
Marc helps a girl with an imaginary friend.
In the conclusion to this story, Marc solves the mystery of a suspected child abuse case.
Helen and Marc agree to disagree about a patient with motor neurone disease.
Ben becomes suspicious when an elderly patient with arthritis wants stronger painkillers.
A woman suspects that her retired husband is impotent, and Marc helps Faith confront her problem.
Jude treats an alcoholic restaurateur suffering from gout, and Marc is enraged about the rape allegation.
Marc escapes the advances of a flirtatious Kate at a medical ball but finds Helen waiting for him at home.
Helen is horrified to learn that her husband was involved in a serious car crash while she was with Marc.
Jude meets a patient whose husband won't pay for her plastic surgery as Ben tries to comfort Kali.
Mac calls on a patient whose condition is puzzling him, and Kate drops in on Helen at the end of her shift.
Mac senses a tense atmosphere between Kate and Marc, and Kali is having problems concentrating at work.
Kali begins to suspect that there's more to Ben's protectiveness than meets the eye.
Liam's accident is the main topic of conversation at the surgery as he fights for his life in hospital.
As Riverside comes under intense police scrutiny, the culprit makes a confession.
Marc breaks the news to a patient with HIV, and Ben tells Kali that he's going to confess to the police.
Helen tries to come to terms with her husband's death and Ben sees a girl whose mother is unduly concerned.
The police drop into the surgery as Ben comes under suspicion, and Kali gets a shock during a home visit.
Ben has to leave the surgery unexpectedly, and Faith receives both good and bad news.
Helen receives a warm welcome on her return to the surgery as Jude attempts to help two brothers.
A patient finds that insomnia is the least of her worries when her ex-husband gets in touch about their son.
Faith discovers that her rape ordeal has left her pregnant, and Mac has bad news for a surrogate mother.
Marc learns to keep an open mind after he treats a group of travellers, and Faith makes a big decision.
Liam struggles to decide about owning up to the rape as a car crash victim is accused of benefit fraud.
Marc faces a canine conundrum when a homeless man who needs care refuses to accept treatment.
Helen and Jude decide to play detective on their day off by following the mystery woman from Phil's funeral.
Ben and Helen both stumble across something completely unexpected when making two separate visits.
Katrina persuades her mentor to call into the surgery, and Helen finds a sympathetic ear in Jude.
Liam confesses to raping Faith, and Helen confronts her husband's lover to try to understand his affair.
An asthmatic youngster receives treatment.
Mac reveals surprising news to the Riverside staff as Helen gives moral support to a celebrity couple.
A startling request from a patient confronts Faith.