Peak Practice

- Season 5

(1997)

Andrew returns to Cardale, six months after leaving Will and Erica in the lurch. Can he persuade them to take him back? A bereaved father fights for custody of his epileptic daughter.

Will suspects that Kate has post-natal depression. But as their baby daughter's health deteriorates, they have to face a much greater threat.

As David's family join him in Cardale, he has to give the parents of a young boy he delivered 11 years ago some shattering news.

Erica battles with Hospital incompetence, and Andrew's penny pinching, to save Alice's life. Will finally ties the knot with Kate.

On his way to Erica's birthday party, Andrew is involved in a car crash. Although he is seriously injured, he battles to save the others. Will they survive the night?

David helps an old friend - now a paraplegic - and his wife to conceive. But will the baby heal the rifts in their marriage?

A lonely mother's cry for help leaves her young son's life hanging in the balance as Andrew and Erica struggle to find the real cause of the boy's problems. Meanwhile, David acts as a guardian angel for a boy newly released from hospital after receiving chemotherapy for leukaemia.

David helps bus driver Stan keep his job. But is he as fit as he claims? Andrews relationship with accountant Gina goes beyond business.

Andrew's old friend Phil arrives in Cardale with devastating news which will turn both their lives upside down.

A young girl stumbles into Cardale in search of a new start just as Andrew decides to tell Erica how he feels about her.

When Clare endangers one of David's older patients, it is time for David to face facts about his wife's erratic behaviour.

Erica's commitment to The Beeches is tested by her treatment of a single-minded career woman, her stormy relationship with Andrew, and an exciting job offer.

Andrew's ex-wife Kirsty returns to Cardale with a baby. Claire is in hospital being treated for manic-depression. The Beeches ladies resent their tea/coffee resources being removed. An estranged husband with emphysema falls off a mountain.

David struggles to cope with a stubborn pilot suffering from dizzy spells, as well as Clare returning from hospital. Can their marriage stand the strain of her mental illness?