Peak Practice

The Beeches staff struggle to pick up the pieces after Joanna's tragic death. Andrew continues his dangerous liaison with Kate, and Tom has to decide whether there is a future for him in Cardale.

Alex finds the countryside is not as peaceful as she imagined when she is pushed by a patient and breathalysed on her way to work. Meanwhile, Richard discovers Andrew and Kate's affair.

The Beeches staff are torn as the repercussions of Andrew and Kate's affair takes hold. Will Sam, Tom and Alex agree to stay at a practice that is at a heads with its chairman?

Tom realises it's time to get a nanny for Joe, but will any of the applicants live up to his expectations? Meanwhile, Andrew begins to question Kate's commitment.

Alex is faced with a big decision when her husband arrives in Cardale looking for a reconciliation. Kate has to decide whether to stay with Richard for Lucy's sake or to make a new life with Andrew.

Carol finds romance, but will her morals get in the way? Meanwhile, it's the beginning of the end for Andrew as a patient makes a serious allegation against him.

The Beeches staff makes its way to London for the hearing against Andrew. When his closest friends fail to get him out of trouble, help comes in the form of a much-loved Cardale figure.

Will finds it hard to settle back into Cardale when he and Sam don't see eye to eye and awkward questions are asked about the whereabouts of his family.

The pressure from brewery is too much for Mike, who discovers he has angina. However, he doesn't take the illness as a warning sign and soon ends up in a worse state.

Alex comes under a fire when a patient's mother disagrees with the treatment for her daughter.

Kerri finds out the secret that those dear to her have been hiding, the discovery that Sam has also kept her in the dark adds to her pain.

A car crash puts the practice on red alert. However, the case is closer to home than they realised when it's discovered Sam and Kerri are the victims of the accident.