The BEST episodes written by Joe Turner
#1 - Search for the Hero
Holby City - Season 2 - Episode 1
Anton Meyer and Nick Jordan attempt a life-saving operation on board a jumbo jet in a desperate bid to save a pregnant woman's life. Jasmine Hopkins returns to work after her potentially fatal stab wounds.
#2 - Happy Families
Holby City - Season 1 - Episode 2
Nick Jordan is put to the test when he is the only cardio-thoracic surgeon available to perform an urgent operation. Jasmine Hopkins has to use all of her diplomatic skills to remake a good working relationship with Julie Fitzjohn. There is a tough new ward sister, Karen Newburn, for everyone to contend with; it appears she and Nick Jordan have a ‘history'.
#3 - Brothers in Arms
Robin Hood - Season 1 - Episode 7
Returning from a visit to teach the Sheriff's bent pawnbroker a lesson, Robin and his gang encounter another gang of outlaws - just in time to save them from a beating. When their leader turns out to be Alan-A-Dale's brother, Tom, Robin must decide if he should allow the other outlaws to join his gang.
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Holby City - Season 1 - Episode 4
Kirstie Collins catches Nick Jordan in a compromising situation with Ellie Sharpe in a linen cupboard. Nicola Fallon, the girl in a coma, reaches crisis point, and her parents face an agonising decision.
#5 - Mon 31 May, 2004 [Episode 1]
Coronation Street - Season 45 - Episode 111
Tommy's delighted to have Katy back home and fusses round her. Deirdre and Blanche see Tracy off to Portsmouth. Mike's nephew, Danny Baldwin arrives on the street. Mike signs over half of Underworld to Danny and introduces him to the girls as their new boss. Sarah goes back to work at the cafe. Todd orders a breakfast but is embarrassed when Vera refuses to serve him. The factory girls fancy Danny and they instantly warm to him. He nicknames Janice "Lippy" and Karen "Bolshie". Danny gets the girls to work at double the speed as he's promised a client they would finish his order that afternoon. Fiz gets a visit from social worker Viv Wright. Fiz impresses her with the rotas she's drawn up for collecting Chesney from school. However, it all goes wrong when Chesney arrives back from school saying that it's half-term and school is shut. Danny reverses his car into Les's taxi. Les threatens him and Danny punches Les.
#6 - Mon 29 Nov, 2004 [Episode 1]
Coronation Street - Season 45 - Episode 243
The overcrowding at No.1 is starting to take its toll on Ken. He begs Steve to help him out and find somewhere else for Liz to live. Katy feels the pressure from Angela and Martin to do well in her mock exams. Vera's feeling better and insists that they don't need Frankie's help any more. Tyrone and Maria return from Majorca. Tyrone's all loved-up but Maria's guilt-ridden and confesses to Audrey and Candice how she got off with another lad behind Tyrone's back. The new pigeon loft is installed at No.9. Vera tells Jack to get on to the Conservation Society so that they can register the house. Craig wants a computer at home. Tommy feels guilty knowing he's blown a chunk of the money playing poker. Liz gets a job at the Weatherfield Arms and at Steve's insistence moves into the flat above Street Cars.
#7 - Sun 19 Dec, 2004
Coronation Street - Season 45 - Episode 257
Martin tells Katy that he was simply tackling Warren and didn't mean to hurt him. Katy's unconvinced. Martin admits to Katy he doesn't know what she sees in him as she's young and gorgeous whilst he's a sad old git. Sally helps Rosie make up her Christmas food hamper the school will be donating to good causes. Cilla insists Les explains the facts of life to Chesney. Les is amazed when Chesney explains to him how the cells divide and likens him to Einstein. Candice picks another fight with Katy. Sarah pulls Candice back while Martin controls Katy. Sarah's embarrassed that her dad's teenage girlfriend is scrapping in the street. Fred gets the wrong end of the stick and thinks that Ashley wants him to be his best man. Fred, Martin and Tyrone discover that they all think they're Ashley's best man. Warren can't play football for a week because of his knee injury.
#8 - Episode 5948 (26th January 2005)
Coronation Street - Season 46 - Episode 19
Danny insists they invite Leanne and Candice round and all have dinner together. Gail gets Sarah to invite Scooter round for tea so she and Audrey can meet him. Fred suggests to Dev he should put himself forward as President of the Weatherfield Traders' Association. Dev agrees, thinking Sunita will be relieved. Tyrone tries to pluck up the courage to ask Maria the truth about where she was last night but bottles out at the last minute. Scooter arrives at the Platts' house. David enjoys watching him snog Sarah on the doorstep. Leanne and Frankie start arguing over dinner. They end up having a pizza fight.
#9 - Episode 5967 (21st February 2005)
Coronation Street - Season 46 - Episode 38
Jamie enlists the help of Tyrone and Kirk to help him shift some furniture for a Mrs Greenway. Sally accuses Ian of being a serial adulterer and explains how Della Hopkins paid her a visit. Ian assures her that he loves her and that they can continue their affair without their families ever finding out. They have sex in the office. Tommy's obsessed with Martin and Sally's supposed affair. Angela tries to calm him down suggesting it's probably all in his imagination. Tommy calls at the flat to see Martin with the intention of thumping him, but Katy arrives alone. Katy's oblivious and is touched that her dad's called to see her. While Tyrone and Kirk are shifting her furniture,
#10 - Episode 5978 (9th March 2005)
Coronation Street - Season 46 - Episode 49
Angela goes to formally identify Tommy's body. Sean's distraught to discover Shandy, the dog he and his ex-boyfriend Louis had is dead. The police question the residents over Tommy's murder. Martin's name is mentioned time and time again. Danny calls round with some flowers and tells Angela he'll do anything to help. Angela's touched by his kindness but guilt-ridden. Martin's questioned by the police. He's dumbfounded to learn that Tommy's dead. Ken wants to rebook their wedding, but Deirdre feels the timing is wrong and they should wait a while. Violet, Eileen, Sean and Louis attend Shandy's funeral. Sean sings Mandy but changes the word "Mandy" to "Shandy".
#11 - Episode 6000 (11th April 2005)
Coronation Street - Season 46 - Episode 72
Tracy persuades Ken and Deirdre to go on their honeymoon leaving her to arrange Ray's funeral. Jamie sets off in the Underworld van for Carlisle. He tells Leanne he'll be back by 6.00pm and will take her to somewhere classy. Fred has ideas about bottling the water from the well in Audrey's garden and becoming a mineral water billionaire. Jamie picks up a hitch-hiker called Dianne. When he stops at a services she nicks the van. Ken and Deirdre leave for their honeymoon in Corfu. Steve and Louise plan to spend the day together before Louise goes back to Ireland. Their plans are scuppered when Tracy asks Steve to look after Amy. Danny's cross with Jamie for having the van stolen while Leanne's cross with him for standing her up. Danny and Leanne decide for a meal at the Clock together.
#12 - Episode 6001 (11th April 2005)
Coronation Street - Season 46 - Episode 73
Tracy is really upset about Ray. Steve keeps Louise waiting in the Rovers while he comforts Tracy. Katy deliberately smashes her insulin cartridges and washes the contents down the sink. She writes a letter, marks it "the truth", then sits and spoons sugar into her mouth. Katy falls into a diabetic coma. Danny lies to Frankie about working late when really he was dining with Leanne. Steve finally arrives at the Rovers and convinces Louise to go back to his flat with him. Martin confesses to Gail that he also feels out of touch with her and the kids. He opens up about Katy and tells Gail he blames himself. Gail, worried about Martin, tells him to sleep on the sofa for the night. Sarah, David and Scooter are all suspicious when Martin is still there in the morning.
#13 - Episode 6022 (8th May 2005)
Coronation Street - Season 46 - Episode 94
Cilla's fed up as everything in No.5 is falling apart. Kevin, Sally and the girls have a day out to Blackpool. Cilla doesn't want to go to work. Les has to force her out of the door. Danny and Frankie have lunch at Mike's flat. Penny joins them and is upset, explaining that her house has been burgled. Mel Hutchwright continues to scrounge drinks. He sucks up to Fred and Norris, saying he's named two of the heroes in his novel after them. Cilla finds working in Wong's Chippy stressful as Eileen and Janice continue to poke fun at her. Les buys Cilla a second-hand sunbed to cheer her up. Cilla's delighted. Mel dupes Roy into giving him a free lunch in the cafe. Candice prepares for an interview for an eye-in-the-sky traffic reporter's job. She stands on a stepladder with a map spread out on the carpet.
#14 - Episode 6040 (1st June 2005)
Coronation Street - Season 46 - Episode 112
Chesney's on pins waiting for news of Schmeichel. Shelley's too nervous to answer the phone. Charlie unplugs it and she's relieved. Jamie's unnerved when he receives a letter from Carol containing pictures of him when he was a baby. He shows it to Frankie. Fred's worried about Shelley but Charlie placates him saying it's just chickenpox and she'll be back to work soon. Vera makes Jack choose between her and his pigeons. She's shocked when he starts packing and leaves. Chesney, Les, Kirk, Fiz and Cilla rejoice when the Vet says Schmeichel should make a full recovery. Craig tells Keith how he visits Tommy's grave to talk to him. Keith's worried. Les is shocked when he opens the vet's bill and sees it's for £850. Danny tells Jamie he's going to write off the money Jamie owes him over the Vinny Evans business. Jamie and Danny hug.
#15 - Episode 6048 (13th June 2005)
Coronation Street - Season 46 - Episode 120
Tracy's in a good mood having stayed the night with Steve again, however Steve's already regretting it. Rosie lectures Kevin and Sally on the benefits of being a vegetarian. Sally starts her job at Underworld. The girls take the mickey out of her and trick her into drinking tea with perfume in it. Roy gets a call to say his grandfather's died. Violet, Fred and Betty continue to worry about Shelley. Charlie asks Betty to have a chat with her. Charlie confides in Jason that he thinks Shelley's going a bit weird. Bev leaves in a taxi. Charlie's delighted, thinking she's going home. Shelley pours her heart out to Betty telling her how much she loves Charlie. Betty suggests she should come back to work.
#16 - Wed 25 Jan, 2006
Coronation Street - Season 47 - Episode 19
Sarah slams round the kitchen, still furious with Jason. Jason's in a sulk and refuses to talk to Eileen or Sean about it. Dev looks after the twins in the shop while Sunita gets some rest. Jamie's concerned that Mike's gone to Spain by himself. Hayley persuades Roy that he should go to his school reunion. Amber barges into the shop and wants to hold the twins. Dev refuses to let her wake them up. When she causes a scene he throws her out of the shop. Amber leaves in tears telling him he's the worst dad in the world. Sally tells Kevin she's spoken to Rosie's teacher and she's falling behind with her grades. Sally blames Craig for distracting her. Ravinder's furious with Dev for the way he treats Amber. She says she hopes Sunita divorces him and takes her babies a million miles away from him. Rosie and Craig steal a brief kiss in the ginnel. Rosie catches Sally search her school bag. She insists Sally looks in her pencil case insisting it's where she'll find "the evidence". Sally finds Rosie's contraceptive pills. She and Kevin are horrified. Furious Kevin rows with Craig and threatens to put him in hospital. Craig explains how he loves Rosie and he refuses to stop seeing her. Sarah and Jason get back together and kiss in the Rovers. Kevin and Sally resolve to report Craig to the police for underage sex with their daughter.
#17 - Mon 20 Feb, 2006 [Episode 2]
Coronation Street - Season 47 - Episode 38
Bev's grateful to Fred for rescuing her. Rita tells Emily she's not ready to go into a retirement home. Emily suggests she moves in with her for a while until she feels more secure. Rita's grateful. Craig brings a new friend home from school called Suzie. Keith assumes that Rosie Webster must be history. Bev complains there's a weird smell in the butcher's van. Fred discovers the refrigeration unit has broken down and the smell is rotting meat. At first Norris is put out to find Emily and Rita have made arrangements behind his back but he's delighted when Rita tells him he can live in her flat. Eileen calls on Emily and explains how she feels Ed is a changed person and she's going to give him a second chance as she's in love with him. Emily's incensed at Eileen's decision and tells her she's evil and twisted. Fred and Bev admit their feelings for each other. Fred tells Bev all about the Orchid/Stacy debacle. Bev admits Greg dumped her not the other way round. Danny buys Leanne an old classic car. He asks Kevin to clean it up a bit. Audrey tells Sally and Kevin that Craig's got a new girlfriend. Sarah and Jason arrive back from their holiday and are shocked to hear Eileen's boyfriend Ed is a murderer. As Fred and Bev clear the rotting meat out of the back of the van, Fred proposes to Bev. Delighted Bev agrees to marry him.
#18 - Sun 19 Mar, 2006
Coronation Street - Season 47 - Episode 56
Ashley tells Fred their plans to go to Scotland straight after Joshua's birthday party. Fred tries to reason with him but Ashley's adamant it's the only way to keep Joshua away from Matt and Sylvia. Penny calls to see Mike. Danny and Leanne take the opportunity to nip out leaving Penny in charge of Mike. Matt phones the Peacocks but Ashley refuses to take the call. Maria asks Tyrone for her half of the wedding fund money as she hopes to put it towards buying the Salon. Molly's furious and gives Maria 50p telling her she doesn't deserve any more as she hardly put anything in. Penny's upset when Mike throws her out of the flat saying he doesn't know who she is. He then finds a photo of her in an album which confuses him even more. Mike turns up at the Barlows. Ken's concerned by Mike's mental state. Joshua's birthday party is in full swing when to Claire and Ashley's horror Matt and Sylvia turn up. Matt demands to see his son. Kevin and Deirdre are perplexed as Ashley ushers all the guests out. Fred can't bare to see his family torn apart by Matt Ramsden and gives Matt a piece of his mind telling him to stay away for all their sakes. Distraught Matt leaves the Peacocks declaring he'll never give up on Joshua.
#19 - Sun 26 Mar, 2006
Coronation Street - Season 47 - Episode 61
Jason tries to talk to Violet but she ignores him. Steve's unhappy at the prospect of Vernon moving in but Liz is determined. Eileen's touched when Jason gives her a mother's day card. Jason tries to talk to Sarah but she gives him the cold shoulder although secretly enjoying the attention. Jason breaks the glass and forces his way through the backdoor of No. 8 determined to see Sarah. He tells her he loves her and proposes to a shocked Sarah. Delighted, Sarah accepts. Audrey's upset when she receives a mother's day card which says "to the best mother-in-law in the world, love Richard". Audrey suspects Phil's behind it. Shelley asks Fred if she'll still have a job when he marries Bev. He assures her she will but points out that Bev will be the landlady. Sarah and Jason tell Gail and Eileen that they're getting married. Gail's unimpressed and Eileen clips Jason round the ear. Loved up Sarah and Jason announce their engagement in the Rovers. Sarah's disappointed when Violet wishes them well and shows no signs of jealousy.
#20 - Mon 10 Apr, 2006 [Episode 2]
Coronation Street - Season 47 - Episode 73
Leanne reads Mike's new will and is horrified that he's left everything to Adam. Janice reads the front of the envelope and points out that Mike forgot to post it so nobody knows of its existence except them and the Spanish solicitor who drew it up. Jamie and Adam take over the funeral arrangements. Danny feels pushed out. Norris is excited as he has a date that evening. Liz and Vernon settle on a flat. Liz tells Steve she's moving out. Janice advises Leanne not to tell Danny about the will but to keep it as "insurance". Molly's depressed thinking Tyrone's not interested in her. Jack gives Tyrone a pep talk but Tyrone's adamant he just doesn't want to rush things. Norris is furious when his mystery date turns out to be Rita taking the mickey. He's about to leave but Rita apologises and insists on buying him dinner. Kelly makes Becky apologise to Joanne. Rita promises Norris she'll help him find a companion. Danny arrives home but Leanne decides to heed Janice's advice - she remains tight lipped about the will.
#21 - Mon 22 May, 2006 [Episode 2]
Coronation Street - Season 47 - Episode 103
When the police arrive at Gail’s she is stunned to hear that they have arrested an individual in connection with the Hillman hate mail campaign. A flustered Gail hides the true identity of the hoaxer from the police and informs the officers that she is no longer willing to pursue her complaint and would like to put the whole affair behind her. She later confides in Audrey who urges Gail to come clean to the police and let the authorities give the card sender the wake up call they so sorely deserve. Will Gail do the right thing and if so how will the police deal with the real hoaxer?Meanwhile, Danny and Frankie finally reach an agreement over their divorce settlement. Danny has relented and signed over his Spanish villa to his ex- wife. Not everybody is happy at the final outcome as Leanne fumes but a delighted Frankie looks forward to the future and heads off for a night out on the tiles with some of the other Weatherfield women. Elsewhere, Kelly faces a dilemma. After a visit to her lawyer she is down beat as her brief has advised her she stands little chance of winning the case against her. Lloyd attempts to persuade his innocent girlfriend to plead guilty as that way she stands less chance of being sent to prison. Kelly is upset and confused, pleading guilty may well keep her out of jail but she worries how the other street residents will interpret her guilty plea. What will Kelly decide to do? Also, Dev downsizes as he moves into the flat above the cornershop.
#22 - Sun 18 Jun, 2006
Coronation Street - Season 47 - Episode 121
Sean can hardly believe that he is finally spending Fathers’ Day with his dad after 20 years! He meets him in the Rovers and can’t help but show him off – much to Brian’s dismay. They head off for the pizza restaurant and Brian can hardly get a word in edgeways as an excited Sean tries to make up for all the Fathers’ Day meals he has missed out on. But the wind is taken out of Sean’s sails when Brian drops a bombshell that sends him reeling and wishing that he had never dug up the past. Amber is also looking forward to spending Fathers’ Day with her dad but she is also disappointed when it becomes clear that Dev is only interested in the twins. Even a card from Amber can’t lighten his mood and she can’t help but feel second best. More problems of the paternal kind for Danny and Jamie, after Leanne’s failed attempts to get them to reconcile. Danny tries to make amends but Jamie makes it clear that he can never forgive his father – whatever day it is! Amber decides to try and make Dev feel better and sends him a card from the twins. Her plan works initially and Dev’s mood brightens considerably until he calls Sunita and discovers she didn’t send the card. As usual Amber bears the brunt of his bad temper and it does her bid to stay with Dev over the summer no good at all. Meanwhile the other teenagers on the Street are giving their parents the run around. David has skived off school and thinks he has kept his truancy a secret from his mum by deleting the headmaster’s phone message but his plan backfires when the headmaster turns up at the house to speak to Gail. Sophie confides in Craig that she knows where Rosie keeps all her secret stuff, so Rosie is concerned later when she discovers that her stash of booze from Amber has gone missing. Sally is stunned when she finds a drunken Sophie throwing up in the back yard and smells alcohol on her breath. Elsewhere, Sean is putting a brave face on things as he struggles to come to terms with Brian
#23 - Mon 10 Jul, 2006
Coronation Street - Season 47 - Episode 134
Charlie’s unhappy when he overhears Shelley and Steve planning a night out and quickly arranges a meal with Tracy – at the same restaurant. The two couples spend the evening bitching about one another but an opportunity falls into Charlie’s lap when Tracy gets a phone call to say Amy has been taken to hospital with a rash. Steve offers to drive her and Shelley is left alone with Charlie who can’t believe his luck. When Shelley’s taxi arrives Charlie challenges her to stay and have a drink with him. She agrees and the pair embark on a dangerous game, but where will it end? Elsewhere as Jason and Sarah kick off their wedding plans they decide their mums should be spending more time together as they’re going to be family soon. But how will old enemies Eileen and Gail react when their children conspire to force them together in the Rovers? Now Sean knows his dad is from Sheffield he sets about the task of finding him again. When Adam hands him a list of 164 Paul Jones’ from the area Sean decides to start calling them all. And there’s tension in the air at the Peacocks as Claire plans to go to her ante natal class without Ashley. Shelley decides it’s time for Charlie to go home but he’s got other ideas and when she let him behind the bar the inevitable happens and he moves in for a kiss. Shelley responds and it’s not long before they’re in the throes of passion. But when the fun’s over, Shelley’s brought back down to earth with a bump – revenge is best served cold for Charlie. Sean’s growing increasingly despondent as he slowly makes his way through his list of Paul Jones’ and when Eileen finds him sitting alone in the dark she knows he needs to talk. Is Sean about to give up on the idea of finding his real dad? Tyrone and Molly are eager to kick off the pizza delivery service at the bakery, but Diggory’s not so keen, sure they’re fighting a losing battle. Tyrone and Molly do their best to drum up business but by the end of the night
#24 - Sun 27 Aug, 2006
Coronation Street - Season 47 - Episode 167
Charlie’s thrilled to discover Maria’s no longer going on holiday, after Molly finally comes clean about not wanting her there. But when she rebuffs his offer of a date Charlie steps up his game. Using his Maria-cam he waits till she’s gone out then lets himself into her flat and tampers with the washing machine. He then returns to his viewing monitor to watch his damsel in distress and await her call for help. Claire’s snappy as she leaves to visit her mum. Ashley does his best to offer his support but when she breezes back in late for dinner tensions rise. It seems family life is taking its toll on the once perfect couple. Elsewhere, after another successful visit to see Sunita and the twins, Amber worries that Dev could be moving back with his family. And the Croppers struggle to adjust to life living with a teenager.
#25 - Fri 22 Sep, 2006
Coronation Street - Season 47 - Episode 186
Sean and Jamie plan a boys’ night out much to Violet’s disappointment. Sean promises Violet that he will quiz Jamie to find out why he has been acting strangely. Sean succeeds in getting Jamie very drunk but will he spill the beans? Frankie tries to cheer Violet up by arranging a girls’ night out. Violet opens up to Frankie about her worries over Jamie’s cold behaviour. Frankie, meanwhile, shares her true feelings about Danny and Liam. Danny and Liam finally begin their partnership at the factory. Danny introduces Liam to the workers as his Junior Partner and the two continue to wind each other up with practical jokes. Will this unlikely partnership actually work? Elsewhere, Rita and Norris continue to argue over who should have the competition prize. They decide to solve the dispute by offering the holiday to the next person to walk into the cabin, who will the lucky person be?Meanwhile, Kirk takes Fiz out for a driving lesson, but all goes horribly wrong as she mounts the curb nearly knocking over Blanche. Liz is enjoying her new role as landlady but she realises that she will have to curb her enthusiasm until Bev and Fred actually leave.
#26 - Mon 23 Oct, 2006 [Episode 1]
Coronation Street - Season 47 - Episode 208
Frankie is trying her best with Danny, by refusing to sleep in the same bed but trying to get back to normal otherwise as a couple. He makes a special breakfast for her, delighted that Frankie is back in his home. She is touched by this but wants Danny to promise he’ll give Jamie time to get used to the new situation so Danny seeks him out to try and appease things, but Jamie slams the door in his face. Later on, Frankie goes to see Jamie who accuses her of lying to herself, and that their kiss really meant something. But Frankie is in turmoil and refuses to take in Jamie’s words. When he moves in for a kiss, will confused Frankie succumb? Unsuspecting Tracy wants to play matchmaker to Maria and Steve, but Charlie secretly hopes her daft idea will disappear as quickly as it arrived and warns Maria of her plans. She thinks that Charlie is coming over for a pizza but Charlie lets her down again, so she resorts to spending her evening with a rather smitten David.And over in the Peacocks', Ashley asks Archie for Fred’s ashes, but Bev has already collected them. Ashley is absolutely mad at Bev and vows to get them back. He confronts her in the Rovers but Bev refuses to hand them over and tells poor Ashley she pans to scatter them where Fred proposed to her. What is Ashley’s reaction to this? Sarah is asked to go to the wholesalers by Audrey but she hasn’t got her mobile so Audrey demands that Maria lend her hers. Maria hastily deletes any outstanding texts from secret lover Charlie and asks David to take Charlie a note for her, telling him she hasn’t got her phone. She tells David she is telling him this because of a rent problem. He begrudgingly does this, but can’t help and sneak a glance on the way back to the salon. Has David rumbled their illicit affair?Elsewhere in Weatherfield, Frankie’s return is the talk of the factory floor and Danny delights in telling Liam that Frankie has moved back in. But it’s a different story for Frankie, who has mo