PC Joe Mason (Joe McFadden) finds time for romance but, when he fails to catch the eye of nurse Carol Cassidy (Lisa Kay), he enjoys a fling with an old flame. he lands himself in trouble when it transpires that the lady in question isn’t quite what she seems, but can the cheeky copper charm his way back into Sergeant Miller’s (John Duttine) good books?

Meanwhile, Carol Cassidy is smitten with the sexy Dr Chris Oakley (Leon Ockenden), but how long will it be before she realises that her Mr Right is leading her in the wrong direction?

Elsewhere, Gina Bellamy (Tricia Penrose) befriends a young mum-to-be with a violent boyfriend at an antenatal class. Determined to help, Gina inadvertently gets caught up in their problems and the two pregnant women find themselves being held hostage in a cold store, praying for rescue.

There’s a new face behind the bar at the Aidensfield Arms when Phil Bellamy’s feisty niece Dawn (Nikki Sanderson) comes to stay with her Auntie Gina; and PC Don Wetherby (Rupert Ward-Lewis) settles into village life but, when he plays a practical joke on PC Geoff Younger (Steven Blakeley), he almost wrecks Younger’s chances of romance.

Also, Bernie (Peter Benson) becomes a hero when he jumps in front of a car to save a little girl. Blaketon (Derek Fowlds) and Ventress (William Simons) go undercover to trail a married woman suspected of having an affair, while Peggy (Gwen Taylor) and David (David Lonsdale) continue searching for that elusive successful scam.

Guest artistes appearing in the series include Martin Kemp, Jeff Hordley, Mark Moraghan, Bill Ward, Adrian Lukis, Vic Mcguire, Tessa Peake-Jones, Julian Wadham, Deborah Findlay, Judy Paritt, Simon Shepherd and Ian Redford.