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.

#4 - Love and Death

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 109

Special triple episode In the first episode, Tracy goes to Portsmouth with Amy . She has arranged to stay with her brother Peter for a while. Gail is worried about Sarah going back to work in the cafe in case she sees Todd. Mike's nephew becomes the co-owner and manager of Underworld. Vera gives Todd an earful when he and Jason go into the cafe. In the second episode, Sarah collapses with stomach pains while she is working in the cafe. Eileen takes Sarah to the hospital in a taxi. When Gail arrives at the hospital she thanks Eileen for helping Sarah. Gail also tells Eileen that Todd won't be welcome at the hospital. Meanwhile, Fiz worries that Chesney will be put into care because she thinks that Les failed to impress the social worker. Sarah delivers her baby boy through Cesarean section. The baby is rushed to intensive care. In the third episode, Martin is furious at Katy for turning his phone off. Nick and David rush into the flat to inform Martin of Sarah and the baby's

#6 - Mon 29 Nov, 2004 [Episode 1]

Coronation Street - Season 45 - Episode 241

Episode 1: Ken wants rid of Liz and Liz wants out of Ken's so she decides to get a job! Liz applies as a barmaid at the Weatherfield Arms and gets the job! Steve congratulates her mum but she tells him that her living conditions aren't ideal. Later, Maria comes home to find that she has a new flat mate: Liz! Meanwhile, Ken discovers that he has a new house mate: Blanche's friend Wanda! Tyrone and Maria have slightly different versions of events from their holiday! Ty says they're had a very romantic time while Maria reveals that she met another man! Vera relieves Frankie of her duties as housekeeper and Jack's new pigeons arrive! Later, Ken reveals Mr Henry Broxbourne's real identify to Frankie! Katie's mind is supposed to be on mock exams but she's got a better idea: babies! Episode 2: Martin isn't really very keen on Katie's idea of playing happy families, after all he does already have a family. Meanwhile, Tommy goes on the hunt for a computer for Craig. Tyrone gets a couple

#7 - Sun 19 Dec, 2004

Coronation Street - Season 45 - Episode 256

Martins jealousy gets the better of him and he ends up injuring Warren in a 'friendly' football game in the street. Thus resulting in Warren being unable to make his debut for Weatherfield County.

#8 - Wed 26 Jan, 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. Danny makes them apologise and shake hands with each other. When Dev tells her he's standing as President so she can withdraw her nomination, Sunita's cross and tells him she'll be standing too as his rival. Gail and Audrey quiz Scooter about his job on the skips. They both decide they like him. Maria goes round to Stuart's flat again. He tells Maria how special she is and she basks in the flattery. He asks her to stay the night.

#9 - Mon 21 Feb, 2005 [Episode 2]

Coronation Street - Season 46 - Episode 38

#10 - Wed 9 Mar, 2005

Coronation Street - Season 46 - Episode 49

The police begin their questioning regarding Tommy's death. Angela tries to divert attention from herself and Katy by playing the mourning family being constantly hassled by the police. Later, while Angela makes a formal identification on Tommy's body, Craig tells Katy that there's no doubt in his mind that this is all Martin's doing. Katy defends Martin and is almost at the point of confession when the door goes . . . Meanwhile, Tyrone, Kevin, Sally and Martin all find themselves being questioned. Martin is surprised to find out about Tommy's death . . . Nevertheless, later, David comes running home to tell Gail that his dad's been arrested! The whole street watches as Martin is taken away in police custody . . . Meanwhile, the girls at the factory are disgruntled to learn that Danny wants them to carry on working during such a traumatic event. Danny tells them that all he wants is for their order to get done and tells his workers that it would be little comfort to Angela to know th

#11 - Mon 11 Apr, 2005 [Episode 1]

Coronation Street - Season 46 - Episode 73

Tracy tries to come to terms with Ray's death, but decides to go it alone and insists that Ken and Deirdre go on their honeymoon. When Jamie potentially looses his looses his dad's van and stands Leanne up all in one go, Danny decides to take his son's girlfriend out to dinner! They have a very nice time and by the end of the evening are even confessing to one and other that if they weren't involved with other people and if they were seeking a relationship with an older man or a younger woman respectively, then the other would be exactly the kind of person they'd choose! Feeling low, Martin finds himself wandering aimlessly up and down the street, when he rests for a moment on the wall outside the house he used to call home, Gail invited him inside - he agrees. Soon afterwords, a taxi pulls up on Coronation Street. Katy's come back!

#12 - Mon 11 Apr, 2005 [Episode 2]

Coronation Street - Season 46 - Episode 74

Steve almost stands Louise up on their last night together when he gives Tracy a shoulder to cry on. But even though he's late, Louise agrees that they should spend their last night together . . . Danny and Leanne both lie, or at least tell half truths, to avoid being caught out by their respective other halves! While Katy prepares an overdose of sugar next door, Martin enjoys an evening in the place that he still calls home with the people who are still his family. Sarah and David both suspect that there might be something going on between Martin and Gail - especially when Martin is still to be found in the house the next morning! In truth, Martin simply spent the night on the sofa safe in the knowledge that he was surrounded by those he loved . . . Later, when Gail's gone to work and David's gone to school, Martin, Scooter and Sarah hear music coming from the supposedly empty Harris house next door. They go and investigate. Martin peers through the front window and can make out

#13 - Sun 8 May, 2005

Coronation Street - Season 46 - Episode 95

Mike puts his foot in it when Penny gets burgled, Frankie warns him that unless he acts he could lose her . . . Meanwhile, Kevin tells Sally how pleased he is that their life isn't as complicated as the Davenports and Mel secures free food and drink for himself by announcing to the street that he's going to base the hero of his new book on somebody from the area! Also, frustrated that nothing seems to be working in her house, Cilla comes up with a plan to get some new stuff - she tells Les to ask her to marry him so that they can get loads of new stuff in the form of presents at their wedding!

#14 - Wed 1 Jun, 2005

Coronation Street - Season 46 - Episode 112

Les and Cilla find out dogs aren't included on the NHS while Jack and Vera's holiday comes to an abrupt end!

#15 - Mon 13 Jun, 2005

Coronation Street - Season 46 - Episode 120

Steve tells Liz that he's beginning to regret getting together with Tracy while Tracy starts to get really serious and arranges with Blanche to kick the Baldwins out of number 7 so that she and Steve can't start living there as a proper family! Later, when Liz learns that Steve has agreed to move into number 7 with Tracy she starts laying into him only to be warned off telling Tracy how Steve's really feeling because he's worried Tracy will take it out on baby Amy! Meanwhile, after getting the news that they're being kicked out, the Baldwins start to look ahead to a new house (well, Frankie's keen anyway!) and Claire decides that maybe she wasn't ready for a bus and decides to try out for a job at Street Cars!

#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 102

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 120

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 133

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 166

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 185

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 207

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