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Series 7 Episode 173
Beat
Duration: 40 minutes
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Jimmi comes to the aid of a police officer whose son has died.

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S7 E1 · Careful What You Wish For
A pro-life supporter reveals a guilty secret.
S7 E2 · Locked Away
Greg deals with a hostage crisis.
S7 E3 · For Better for Worse
An MS sufferer makes his wishes known.
S7 E4 · Fight or Flight
Helen and Ben decide to confront Mac.
S7 E5 · In Custody
The day of The Mill's opening dawns.
S7 E6 · Slim Chance
Steve rushes to the aid of a man who collapses at the gym.
S7 E7 · Sour Flowers
Ben settles a neighbourhood feud.
S7 E8 · The Anatomy of Marriage
George comes clean.
S7 E9 · Creating Life
Helen struggles to suppress her feelings.
S7 E10 · Trust
Sarah comes to the aid of a friend.
S7 E11 · Watch the Birdie
George takes decisive action.
S7 E12 · Under the Weather
A weather presenter collapses on air.
S7 E13 · Criminal Negligence
George helps a pregnant solicitor.
S7 E14 · Heart on His Sleeve
Faith makes Ben an offer.
S7 E15 · All Eaten Up
Gossip spreads about Ben.
S7 E16 · The Truth of the Matter
Ben faces the consequences of his actions.
S7 E17 · The Last Laugh
George helps a man face the future.
S7 E18 · Sister Act
Sarah gets involved in a squabble.
S7 E19 · Like Father, Like Son
A family tackle their anger management issues.
S7 E20 · Jules and Debs
Julia meets an old friend.
S7 E21 · The Bottom of the Glass
Ben and Ronnie go to court.
S7 E22 · Credit Limit
Greg helps a debt collector.
S7 E23 · Who Cares?
Faith tells Ben how she feels about his arrest.
S7 E24 · Precious
A mother is forced to rethink her principles.
S7 E25 · Catch Me If You Can
DI Roth investigates a murder.
S7 E26 · The Girl Who Came Back
Ronnie intervenes in a family conflict.
S7 E27 · Call Me Sweetheart
DI Roth confides in Greg.
S7 E28 · Secrets and Lies
A headmaster reaches crisis point.
S7 E29 · For the Best Part 1
A couple fear for their baby.
S7 E30 · For the Best Part 2
The child welfare case concludes.
S7 E31 · The Last, Last Straw
A single mother has operation nerves.
S7 E32 · Parallel Lives
George mediates between elderly twins.
S7 E33 · Truth Hurts
Faith receives astounding news.
S7 E34 · Good Intentions
Mac treats a bride-to-be.
S7 E35 · Too Much Information
Faith gives evidence at Ben's trial.
S7 E36 · Shoulder the Blame
Ben gives evidence at his trial.
S7 E37 · Another Life
Julia's cousin asks her for help.
S7 E38 · Rose Between Two Thorns
Two brothers attempt to woo the same woman.
S7 E39 · Iron Man
Ben makes a decision about the future.
S7 E40 · He's My Son Too
A man takes drastic action when he thinks his son is ill.
S7 E41 · The Hand That Feeds You
An old man thinks his daughter is poisoning him.
S7 E42 · Beyond the Grave
A couple deal with a betrayal.
S7 E43 · A World of Their Own
Mac and Julia get a fright.
S7 E44 · Searching for Strength
Mac gives Julia an ultimatum.
S7 E45 · In the Nick of Time
Greg examines a homeless man.
S7 E46 · A Change of Key
Mac struggles for self-control.
S7 E47 · Free to Air
Faith helps an asthma sufferer.
S7 E48 · Father's Day
An old man needs Mac's help when he receives a letter from his late wife's son.
S7 E49 · Fifteen Thousand Miles
Mac faces up to his problems
S7 E50 · Three's Company
Julia fears for her marriage.
S7 E51 · 0 to 60
Faith helps out at a soup kitchen.
S7 E52 · Tormenting Thoughts
Helen makes an unusual discovery.
S7 E53 · Freefall
Ronnie takes part in a parachute jump.
S7 E54 · Crying Wolf
Jimmi treats a hypochondriac.
S7 E55 · Tricks and Illusions
Helen meets an illusionist.
S7 E56 · A New Life
George gets a taste of motherhood.
S7 E57 · Mind Games
Greg deals with sibling rivalry.
S7 E58 · A Place to Call Home
Sarah protests against an elderly couple's eviction.
S7 E59 · Second Chances
Faith helps a young mum struggling to cope.
S7 E60 · A Way with Words
Jimmi is suspicious of a patient.
S7 E61 · Deeper and Down
Greg is concerned about Jimmi.
S7 E62 · Last Words
Ronnie attends his aunt's memorial service.
S7 E63 · Father, Dear Father
Sarah helps a young couple expecting a baby.
S7 E64 · Adrift
Faith encounters squatters.
S7 E65 · A Wolf at the Door
Jimmi deals with a family conflict.
S7 E66 · Holding Back
Sarah helps an illiterate man.
S7 E67 · The Doctor's Wife
Julia's life-saving skills are tested.
S7 E68 · Herbaceous Borders
Ronnie gets involved in a boundary dispute.
S7 E69 · Heroine Worship Part 1
Part one of two. A woman stalks Helen.
S7 E70 · Heroine Worship Part 2
Part two of two. A woman stalks Helen.
S7 E71 · Falling Between
Jimmi receives an unexpected guest.
S7 E72 · Helping Hands
Fred refuses to see Faith.
S7 E73 · Between the Lines
Jimmi becomes embroiled in benefit fraud issues.
S7 E74 · Blood Ties
Fred has a shocking admission for Faith.
S7 E75 · Bad Chemistry
Greg treats a patient with a lacerated hand.
S7 E76 · Simmering Pot
Faith tries to make peace with Fred.
S7 E77 · Time's Arrow
Mac treats an injured darts champion.
S7 E78 · A Trifling Condition
Jimmi's sex life causes a stir.
S7 E79 · Invisible Woman
Amanda begins work at the surgery.
S7 E80 · Like Mother, Like Daughter
A teenager tries to hide her pregnancy.
S7 E81 · David Part 1
A librarian seeks help.
S7 E82 · David Part 2
George and Mac clash over the birth.
S7 E83 · Special
Mac suspects a girl of abusing her autistic brother.
S7 E84 · Damage
George has car trouble.
S7 E85 · A Dying Breed
Jimmy gets involved in a dying man's protest.
S7 E86 · Sins of the Father
Zara meets a school friend for lunch, but events take a nasty turn.
S7 E87 · Never Too Late
Faith plays Cupid.
S7 E88 · Indestructible
Faith helps a struggling family.
S7 E89 · Disappearing Quietly
George helps an uncommunicative family.
S7 E90 · Heartbreak Hotel
Helen celebrates her birthday.
S7 E91 · Grandmother
A mother-to-be turns to drink.
S7 E92 · Forgive and Forget
George helps a woman let go of the past.
S7 E93 · Father Hen
Greg helps a struggling father.
S7 E94 · Relative Stress
Amanda's problems worsen.
S7 E95 · Perfect Day
Jimmi receives devastating news.
S7 E96 · A Good Heart
Sarah's ex-boyfriend visits the surgery.
S7 E97 · Mountains to Climb
Amanda gets good news.
S7 E98 · Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed
An Alzheimer's sufferer is found in her former house.
S7 E99 · Dream Time
George tries out Aboriginal medicine.
S7 E100 · Own Hair and Teeth
George takes maternity leave.
S7 E101 · The Greatest Love of All
Jimmi drops a bombshell.
S7 E102 · Secrets
A vicar's wife hides a shady past.
S7 E103 · The Family Unit
The new doctor arrives.
S7 E104 · Lost for Words
Julia tries to get Marc to talk about Helen.
S7 E105 · Calypso Time
A cancer sufferer refuses treatment.
S7 E106 · Off the Shelf
A man brings his Thai bride in for treatment.
S7 E107 · Running Free
Greg helps an agoraphobic.
S7 E108 · Broken Hearts
Ron represents Charlotte in court.
S7 E109 · Whose Party Is It Anyway?
A pensioner believes she has dementia.
S7 E110 · In Her Own Shoes
Helen helps an aspiring opera singer.
S7 E111 · Something to Hold Onto
George is furious with Ron.
S7 E112 · Model Behaviour
Helen agonises over an important decision.
S7 E113 · The Truth Is in There
Marc confides in Faith.
S7 E114 · Tough Love
A pensioner dismisses his grandson's allergy.
S7 E115 · What Price Love Part 1
George goes into labour.
S7 E116 · What Price Love Part 2
Helen struggles with Marc's return.
S7 E117 · Positively Blooming Part 1
A new doctor joins the team.
S7 E118 · Positively Blooming Part 2
Greg helps a teenage mother.
S7 E119 · The First Cut Part 1
Mac treats a girl who is self-harming.
S7 E120 · The First Cut Part 2
Julia worries about Mac and Elizabeth's closeness.
S7 E121 · A Slip of the Mind
George suspects Ron is having an affair.
S7 E122 · Snakes and Property Ladders
Sarah plans to move out.
S7 E123 · Family Ties
George fails to bond with her baby.
S7 E124 · Give a Dog
Jimmi offers advice to a criminal.
S7 E125 · Mirror, Mirror
Elizabeth's advice is rejected.
S7 E126 · A Guilty Conscience
Greg's help is rejected.
S7 E127 · Forsaking All Others
A guilty secret is uncovered.
S7 E128 · Goodbye Mrs Chips
Sarah is taken hostage.
S7 E129 · Looking After Mum
A lonely mother takes drastic action.
S7 E130 · Flying High
An athlete jeopardises her Olympic chances.
S7 E131 · The Unusual Suspects
Julia throws a party.
S7 E132 · Father Dearest
A woman learns the identity of her father.
S7 E133 · A Very Important Date
George longs to return to work.
S7 E134 · Loyalty
George makes a hard choice.
S7 E135 · Checkmate
A neighbourhood dispute turns ugly.
S7 E136 · Change of Heart
Steve faces an unexpected hurdle.
S7 E137 · The Two of Us
Faith's patient is thrilled to be pregnant.
S7 E138 · An Attention Deficit
Elizabeth refuses to medicate a child with ADHD.
S7 E139 · Bare Faced Cheek
Sarah reveals a few home truths to Jimmi.
S7 E140 · Love Me and Lose Me
Faith gets a shock.
S7 E141 · Watching Me, Watching You
A client has mental health problems.
S7 E142 · Changes
Greg helps a lonely, deluded pensioner.
S7 E143 · Ashes to Ashes
Mac helps two feuding sisters.
S7 E144 · Out of the Past
Jimmi comes to the aid of a patient's daughter.
S7 E145 · A Mother's Love
Sarah tries to confront Elizabeth.
S7 E146 · Bright Spark
Faith reconsiders her relationship.
S7 E147 · Pushed to the Limit
A father puts pressure on his suicidal son.
S7 E148 · Invisible
Mac searches for the father of an abandoned baby.
S7 E149 · Amends
Faith receives an unexpected visit.
S7 E150 · Facing Up
Jimmi treats a disfigured girl.
S7 E151 · System Check
A patient is held to ransom.
S7 E152 · The Tick Tock Man
A girl believes she is being stalked.
S7 E153 · Someone to Watch Over Me
Elizabeth saves a couple's relationship.
S7 E154 · The Double Dealer
One of Ronnie's clients causes an uproar.
S7 E155 · Family Values
Mac reunites a family.
S7 E156 · Three's a Crowd
Faith confronts Lex.
S7 E157 · Young Mothers Do Have 'Em
Greg helps a petty criminal.
S7 E158 · Ignorance Is Bliss
A woman neglects her daughter.
S7 E159 · After the Roses
Jimmi consoles a grieving family.
S7 E160 · Step by Step
George assists in a custody case.
S7 E161 · Taped
Rob confronts Lex.
S7 E162 · Honourable Gentlemen
Two old men decide to settle their differences.
S7 E163 · Kiss Goodbye
Three generations of women struggle to cope with a terrible loss.
S7 E164 · Man's Best Friend
Jimmi worries about a patient's stress levels.
S7 E165 · Half Empty
Mac launches a vendetta.
S7 E166 · Family History
Nick discovers a family secret.
S7 E167 · For My Baby
Faith helps a dying woman make a decision.
S7 E168 · Black and Blue
A police officer owns up to his domestic problems.
S7 E169 · Abuse of Power
The pressure builds on Mac.
S7 E170 · Lost Time
A man conceals his problems.
S7 E171 · Asbo
Ronnie helps a troubled teenager.
S7 E172 · Best Eaten Cold
Mac uncovers a revenge plot.
S7 E173 · Beat
A police officer's son dies.
S7 E174 · Now That He's Gone
Julia helps a woman deal with her husband's death.
S7 E175 · Too Much Knowledge
Elizabeth helps a mother with mastitis.
S7 E176 · R U Ok?
George helps an epileptic girl.
S7 E177 · Young at Heart
A secret love triangle is uncovered.
S7 E178 · The Sting
Julia sees a face from the past.
S7 E179 · True Wealth
A roofer's wife risks her health.
S7 E180 · Something I Ate
Greg makes a discovery.
S7 E181 · Burn Out
Faith helps an aid worker.
S7 E182 · Marilyn, Sometimes
Sarah helps a shrinking violet.
S7 E183 · Home from Home
Greg and Rico worry about their future.
S7 E184 · Trust
A leukaemia patient's illness is affecting her family.
S7 E185 · Trapped
Jimmi helps a young thief.
S7 E186 · A Question of Time
Faith is caught between warring brothers.
S7 E187 · Another Suitcase, Another Hall
A daughter resents her estranged mother's return.
S7 E188 · Words and Music Part 1
Greg and Rico prepare for their big day.
S7 E189 · Words and Music Part 2
Nick talks to Elizabeth about her illness.

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