The BEST episodes written by Jonathan Harvey

#1 - Episode 5

The Catherine Tate Show - Season 3 - Episode 5

Nan appears on Paul O'Grady's teatime show and broadcasts her horrible views to the nation. The Aga Saga women takes a wrong turn into "Tottenham" and Lauren refuses to speak French for an oral exam.

#2 - Episode 6

The Catherine Tate Show - Season 3 - Episode 6

In the last episode in the series, Lauren gets hitched, Derek gets a massage, Georgie does another fund raiser, this time for dwarfs, Janice and Ray talk about a sandwich with no bread and Nan's sister comes over from Spain and Essex couple Paul and Sam return with more laughs.

#3 - Glad to Be Gay

Gimme Gimme Gimme - Season 2 - Episode 5

Tom and Linda go out clubbing and get completely smashed. Tom spends the night with a weird security guard, while Linda wakes up in bed with a woman. She's annoyed at first, until she realises that they did more than just sleep. Meanwhile Beryl goes back on the game, and Linda later gets arrested for soliciting. ""I said to them, do I look like a solicitor? No!""

#4 - Sofa Man

Gimme Gimme Gimme - Season 2 - Episode 6

Tom gets to appear in a sofa advert, while Linda stars working on a factory line, squirting mashed potato and flirting with her male colleague. Tom makes friends with a celebrity and brings him home, but he hates Linda (""Butt out or get pretty!""), causing friction in the flat.

#5 - Dirty Thirty

Gimme Gimme Gimme - Season 2 - Episode 4

It's Tom's 30th birthday and he wants to wake up to Bucksfizz. Linda surprises him by arranging a party piece, bringing Jez and Suze around to do a birthday dance for him. But Tom wanted the drink, not the group. Tom's dull, boring and prudish parents come to visit, so Tom tries to be more discreet about his sexuality. He persuades Linda to flirt with his dad in order to scare them away. But everything goes wrong when Tom discovers that they have a secret of their own.

#6 - Trauma

Gimme Gimme Gimme - Season 3 - Episode 4

Linda's in hospital from falling off a bus and having a saucepan stuck to her head. While Tom stars in his first major TV show, things go awry when an old flame from school puts him a sticky predicament.

#7 - Prison Visitor

Gimme Gimme Gimme - Season 2 - Episode 3

Tom brings a cat home in the hope of training it to work in television, making them stars. Meanwhile Linda starts writing to a serial killer in prison, and when he turns up on her doorstep they plan to run away together… but then he falls for Tom.

#8 - Legs & Co

Gimme Gimme Gimme - Season 1 - Episode 3

Tom has broken his leg (which prevented him attending a Crimewatch UK audition) and requires the attentions of a home help – a suicidal, self-pitying man called Shirley (Morgan Jones). Linda loses her job as a receptionist at Fast Track but is cheered up when she scores with motorcycle courier Joe (Adrian Bower), until she discovers he is religious.

#9 - Stiff

Gimme Gimme Gimme - Season 2 - Episode 2

Linda and Tom are shocked to find a coffin in their living room, even more so when they realise that their landlady Beryl is inside. They start worrying that they'll be homeless and thrown out on the street… until a gorgeous bloke named Pedro turns up.

#10 - Do They Take Sugar?

Gimme Gimme Gimme - Season 1 - Episode 4

Linda's slapper of a sister Sugar comes to stay, which leads to outbursts of sibling rivalry and bitterness from Linda... Until it emerges that Sugar has links to the stars, including Liam Gallagher's phone number!

#11 - How I Got My Vase

Beautiful People (2008) - Season 1 - Episode 1

While at Kylie's, Simon steals one of Reba's dresses and tries it on back at home. Ashlene takes a Polaroid photo of him wearing it and threatens to show it to everyone unless he styles her hair to look like Heather Small's. Debbie finds the dress in the bin, assumes Reba is having an affair with Andy, and fights her in the street. Simon reveals that he took the dress. Debbie tries to quit drinking alcohol but starts again when Andy tells her she is boring when she is sober. Simon sees supposedly-vegan Hayley eating a burger and threatens to tell everyone. To keep him quiet, she gives him £30, which he spends on a vase that he has had his eye on for a long time.

#12 - Saturday Night Diva

Gimme Gimme Gimme - Season 1 - Episode 5

Tom is worried that he's getting old and boring, so goes out on the pull, clubbing. Linda stays in and tries to chat up Jez, calling upon her knowledge of black heritage to help her. Or not. Tom ends up with an Italian stud, or so he thinks.

#13 - The Big Break

Gimme Gimme Gimme - Season 1 - Episode 2

Tom believes he's got the break he's been waiting for when he has an audition to play a hooligan in a TV Crimewatch reconstruction, while Linda receives a declaration of love from a secret admirer, who she assumes to be her happily married neighbour Jez. She tries (one of many times) to attract his attention with her classy bright green PVC catsuit while he insults his wife Suze by yelling ""shutup you rake!""

#14 - Down & Out

Gimme Gimme Gimme - Season 3 - Episode 1

Linda's old Prison Warden from Borstal comes to camp in their backyard, while Tom gets to meet the guy he's dreamed of meeting his entire life: Simon Shepherd from Peak Practice.

#15 - How I Got My Plumes

Beautiful People (2008) - Season 2 - Episode 2

Debbie's millinery choices lead Simon to recall his visit to the 1998 Eurovision Song Contest, a very odd dinner with his parents' gaybours (gay neighbours) and a meeting with Dana International in a disabled toilet. Warning: contains euro-pop.

#16 - I Do, I Do, I Do

Gimme Gimme Gimme - Season 1 - Episode 6

Linda is jealous when Tom starts spending time with another woman, even more so when he announces he is going to marry her. The wedding ends up being a sham, but Linda is offered the job of a lifetime. With a fab dream sequence where they appear on the Terry Clinger show.

#17 - Teacher's Pet

Gimme Gimme Gimme - Season 2 - Episode 1

Tom decides to become a drama teacher, setting up a school in their flat. For his first lesson he manages to convince Linda's sister Sugar to learn from his wisdom. Jez and Suze have a new addition to their family, a life-size baby doll which is irresponsibly left in the care of Linda.

#18 - Episode 3

Call the Midwife - Season 11 - Episode 3

Nancy tackles the plight of meths drinkers living rough in Poplar. Nurse Crane’s patient is torn between two very different futures, and the Order celebrates a milestone birthday.

#19 - Lollipop Man

Gimme Gimme Gimme - Season 3 - Episode 2

It's the first night of Tom's play starring alongside Tom Cruise, but things don't go according to plan when he forgets his one and only line.

#20 - Episode 5

Call the Midwife - Season 9 - Episode 5

Sister Frances is at a loss when she cares for diabetic and recovering cancer patient Albert Calthorpe whose fiercely independent wife Grace refuses to accept further help, despite caring for her husband, her elderly mother and her pregnant daughter. Meanwhile, Violet is given two tickets to new hit film The Sound of Music and decides to raffle them off with all proceeds going to the incubator fund, while Timothy, Angela and May want to give their parents a night off, but they're not sure how.

#21 - Episode 2

Call the Midwife - Season 10 - Episode 2

Sister Frances finds herself in a tricky situation when a pregnant woman confides in her. Sister Julienne’s new venture hits a stumbling block.

#22 - How I Got My Nose

Beautiful People (2008) - Season 1 - Episode 2

Simon Doonan now living in New York, remembers the time auditioning for the school play led to his mother being arrested for assault and the re-enactment of a famous horror film.

#23 - Who's That Boy?

Gimme Gimme Gimme - Season 1 - Episode 1

There's a man in the flat – looking very fetching in just his stylish underwear – but neither Linda nor Tom can remember picking him up at the nightclub.

#24 - How I Got My Tongs

Beautiful People (2008) - Season 1 - Episode 5

A trip to the hairdresser and a fabulous pair of shimmering golden hair tongs prompts Simon's decision to turn Kylie into Princess Diana.

#25 - Singing in the Drain

Gimme Gimme Gimme - Season 3 - Episode 5

Linda's dreams of becoming a model come true when Suze gets her a chance to be part of a fashion showcase, not knowing it's for ugly people. Tom gets singing lessons from Heidi, a look-a-like of Linda.

#26 - Decoy

Gimme Gimme Gimme - Season 3 - Episode 6

Suze thinks that Jez is having an affair, so he gets Linda to go undercover to discover the truth. Meanwhile, Tom gets a part on the nation's biggest soap: Crossroads. He plays a bellboy.

#27 - How I Got My Groom

Beautiful People (2008) - Season 2 - Episode 1

Simon returns to Reading and recalls a school project that led to him unearthing a terrible secret about his parents' marriage and his sister revealing some devastating news.

#28 - Secrets & Flies

Gimme Gimme Gimme - Season 3 - Episode 3

Linda gets a surprise when her son appears out of nowhere to catch up on things. No one can believe it when he turns out to be black. Also, Suze begins going into labor.

#29 - Episode 4

The Catherine Tate Show - Season 3 - Episode 4

Gingers for Justice take to the rooftops with guest star Patsy Palmer. Lauren causes trouble in science class and The Aga Saga Woman and her children are terrified when a mechanic brings over a courtesy car whilst her Land Rover is being repaired.

#30 - How I Got My Camp

Beautiful People (2008) - Season 2 - Episode 4

The Doonans plan a holiday abroad but a plumbing disaster spoils everything. Meanwhile across the road, Kylie's father meets his match in the form of a snarling dog called Madonna. Warning: contains Bette Midler impersonations and a replica Eiffel Tower.

#31 - How I Got My Gash

Beautiful People (2008) - Season 2 - Episode 6

Simon is plagued by school bullies and decides to leave home to be with The Beautiful People. But as usual, nothing goes according to plan. Debbie, convinced that she's destined for stardom, becomes the talk of Melody Crescent. As our favourite characters converge in the front room for Debbie's TV premiere, three questions remain: will Kylie ever get out of the closet? Who is Puff Daddy's daddy? And will Simon meet his match?

#32 - How I Got My Globe

Beautiful People (2008) - Season 1 - Episode 6

A new teacher arrives at school who really may be one of the Beautiful People. Can this really be true? Simon and Kylie finally try to leave Reading for ultra glamorous London. In New York older Simon gets homesick.

#33 - How I Got My Water Feature

Beautiful People (2008) - Season 2 - Episode 3

98 Ground Force is at its height and Simon feels a desperate need for a water feature. Meanwhile, the women of Melody Crescent feel a desperate need to 'sloshercise' with hunky training instructor Tiger. Elaine Paige makes a stunning appearance in Simon's imagination. Warning: contains showtunes.

#34 - How I Got My Turner

Beautiful People (2008) - Season 2 - Episode 5

The Doonans go deep into the world of Brit Art when they meet rabble rouser Stacey Bile near the Kate Winslet memorial roundabout. This leads to several road accidents, imminent birth, blind ladies driving cars and the Turner Prize. Meanwhile, Aunty Hayley has set herself up as a telephone astrologer with one rather obsessive client, guest star .

#35 - How I Got My Posh

Beautiful People (2008) - Season 1 - Episode 4

Birthdays have never been easy for Simon, especially when the whole school finds out what he really really wants. Meanwhile Ashlene meets a flasher and Aunty Hayley feels loved and a whole lot more.

#36 - How I Got My Beads

Beautiful People (2008) - Season 1 - Episode 3

Simon remembers his mother's experiments with the occult and his grandmother's return from a mental hospital, which saw her change rather radically from the nicest granny in the world. Featuring conjoined twins and a bingo caller.

#37 - Let's Dance

Britannia High - Season 1 - Episode 1

A new set of students start at the school and Lauren finds it difficult to make the required grade. She finds life even harder when her classmates find out that she didn't even have to audition to get a place at the school. Danny attempts to help Lauren but she begins to wonder if all the hassle is really worth it.

#38 - Fri 31 Mar, 2006

Coronation Street - Season 47 - Episode 65

Sean lies to Violet telling him what a fantastic night he had with Chris. Emily calls to see Mike and give Leanne a break from looking after him. Norris annoys Rita by suggesting various changes he'd like to make to her flat. Mike enjoys his time with Emily but gets confused and asks her how Ernest is. Danny and Leanne are preparing dinner when Mike wanders in. He doesn't recognise them and tells them to get out of his flat. When they refuse and try to explain who they are Mike becomes aggressive and phones the police. Blanche buys herself a drink and one for a friend. When the friend doesn't turn up she drinks both drinks. Shelley's amused at her ruse. Blanche takes offence accusing Shelley of calling her an alcoholic and declares she's boycotting the Rovers. Sean bursts into tears and admits to Jamie his date never showed up but he wanted to save face. Jamie sympathises and promises not to tell anyone. The police arrive at Mike's flat. Mike becomes confused and upset wondering why they're there. Danny's at his wit's end. Blanche asks Emily and Rita to support her in her boycott of the Rovers but they refuse. Blanche is offended. Jamie calls to see Danny. Danny's upset about Mike but doesn't know what to do for the best.

#39 - Sun 20 Mar, 2005

Coronation Street - Season 46 - Episode 56

#40 - Sun 30 Apr, 2006

Coronation Street - Season 47 - Episode 86

Danny goes to speak to Frankie about settling their divorce. Becky is becoming friendlier with the Factory girls and Sean. Archie asks Rita to go to Chatsworth House on a day out with him. Rosie seems to be enjoying what happened to her in the accident and is gossiping to her school friends about it - both Craig and Sally are unimpressed. Danny offers Frankie £50,000 in her divorce settlement but she says she will have to think about it. Fiz asks Danny if Becky can have an advance on her wages as she is homeless. Becky spends the advance on drink. Kelly begs Lloyd to let Becky stay for a while until she finds somewhere to go - he reluctantly says yes. Leanne is angry with Danny for speaking to Frankie about the divorce. Cilla gets a call from Geena, the social worker saying that Les has been recommended for adoption. Audrey is jealous of all the places Archie is taking Rita out to. Craig decides he wants to ditch the Goth image and become more Grunge, Rosie is not happy with his decision. The Battersbys throw a party due to their good news. Cilla launches at Yana as she thinks that she fancies Les. Becky moves her stuff into Lloyd and Kelly's. She has spent the last of the advance on her wages on a bottle of Champagne for Lloyd and Kelly but they're unimpressed.

#41 - Mon 15 May, 2006 [Episode 2]

Coronation Street - Season 47 - Episode 97

Norris and Helen chat over a coffee. They discuss Rita's lack of skill when it comes to interior design. Rita seethes in the cupboard. Sally tells Kevin he can do the cooking since he's invited Craig for tea. The police call at the Platts. Gail's relieved they're taking her seriously and they take the card away for tests. Gail suggests Phil is behind the whole thing. Kelly's upset with Lloyd for thinking she was the thief but starts to thaw towards him. Helen suggests to Norris they could listen to her Andrew Lloyd Webber CD but Norris suddenly gets cold feet and suggests she leaves. As he ushers her out the broom cupboard door swings open and they're horrified to see Rita standing there. Craig arrives at the Websters armed with flowers and a bottle of wine. Sally can't help feeling touched. Rita apologises to Norris for spying on him. Norris admits that dating isn't for him as he's not after a physical relationship and really he just misses Emily. Jason changes the locks at the Platts and Gail buy them all a fish and chip supper. Bev and Fred agree to set a wedding date. Claire and Ashley plan to turn Fred's bedroom into a nursery for the new baby. David complains he's got salt into the paper cut on his finger. Gail freezes in horror wondering if David is behind the Richard Hillman cards.

#42 - Sun 5 Dec, 2004

Coronation Street - Season 45 - Episode 246

#43 - Fri 1 Apr, 2005

Coronation Street - Season 46 - Episode 65

Ray tells Tracy a bit about what he got up to in Holland. Steve meets up with the woman he met the other day and finds out that her name is Louise. Katy thanks her mum for everything that she's done for her. Ken and Deirdre book their wedding. Angela is arrested on suspicion of the murder of her husband Tommy.

#44 - Fri 19 May, 2006 [Episode 1]

Coronation Street - Season 47 - Episode 98

Gail acts calmly in front of David hiding her inner turmoil. Ashley's upset to receive a letter from Matt's solicitor saying he wants contact with Joshua. Claire feels the baby kick for the first time. Dev gets Keith to run the shop while he baby sits for the twins. Keith's horrified at how expensive the shop is and so sells everything at a knock-down price. Gail tells Audrey that she suspects David's behind the . Audrey thinks she's being ridiculous. Rita cleverly tells Norris that Emily's missing him and Emily that Norris is missing her. Secretly she wants her own flat back. Gail rifles through David's bedroom and finds a blank birthday card. She lies to David telling him that it's Richard's birthday on Friday. Dev tells Steve he's going to offer his house to Sunita and suggest that he moves into the flat above the shop. Ashley makes an appointment with his solicitor. Claire's disappointed that it clashes with her ante-natal class. Gail follows David hoping to catch him posting the birthday card. Audrey stops her telling her she's taken leave of her senses but Gail's determined to prove it's him.

#45 - Fri 9 Jun, 2006

Coronation Street - Season 47 - Episode 114

Following their investigations, the police once again arrive in Weatherfield. To Steve’s horror the police inform him they have found clothing fibres on the Streetcar vehicle that match the dead man’s clothes and he is promptly arrested. A guilty Ronnie watches as the innocent Steve is led away for questioning. Down at the station, realising how serious the situation is, the worried cab firm owner comes clean to the police that it was Ronnie driving the car that evening and not him. The police quickly track Steve’s girlfriend down but she vehemently denies asking Steve to claim he was the driver of the speeding cab. Will the police believe Ronnie’s lies or will Steve have to reveal he was in bed with Kelly at the time of the accident? Meanwhile, Sean gets a second chance with his father. Brian and Sean meet up again and share a drink in the Rovers. The camp machinist takes the opportunity to tell Brian about his sexuality. Brian is not surprised and tells a relieved Sean that he knew his son was gay from a very early age. Delighted they are getting on so well, Sean introduces his father to his pals. Have the father and son pair finally put aside their differences? Elsewhere, after her disastrous relationship with Charlie, a tentative Shelley puts her toe back in the romantic water when she goes out on a date with Rovers customer, Simon.

#46 - Sun April 17, 2005

Coronation Street - Season 46 - Episode 77

#47 - Mon 12 Jun, 2006 [Episode 1]

Coronation Street - Season 47 - Episode 116

It’s the day after the night before and Steve’s a mess as he tries to come to terms with the fact that his girlfriend was prepared to let him take the fall for a crime he didn’t commit. It’s the ultimate betrayal but Steve’s mood is compounded by the knowledge that his night of passion with Kelly is also now out in the open. Steve can’t face the office but Liz convinces him he can’t avoid Lloyd forever - how will Lloyd react when the men come face to face?Meanwhile Lloyd wants nothing to do with Kelly, despite her protestations that they were on a break when the fling happened. Kelly is gutted, knowing she has made a mistake, but will she be able to talk Lloyd round? Elsewhere, Sean’s in a bad way, convinced his dad wants nothing to do with him. Eileen does her best to console him but nothing she says helps and in the end Sean asks Jamie to drive him to Brian’s. Jamie waits in the car as Sean goes to the door, only to be told that Brian is out. But when Jamie sees Brian at the bedroom window he starts to wonder if Sean could be right. And Leanne mounts a charm offensive on the factory girls. What has she got up her sleeve?

#48 - Mon 12 Jun, 2006 [Episode 2]

Coronation Street - Season 47 - Episode 117

Sean is pleased when his dad turns up in the Rovers and tells him how much he missed him when he first left. He gives Sean his watch but bottles it when he comes to tell Sean something important and the pair end up hugging instead. Sean’s thrilled at what he sees as a big step but Jamie can’t force himself to be so enthusiastic knowing that Brian lied to Sean earlier. Meanwhile Sean has witnessed Danny watching his father and son liaisons so decides to help his boss and his friend patch up their relationship. But Jamie doesn’t want to make up with his dad and as the conversation becomes heated it looks like he may be about to burst Sean’s bubble too? Lloyd’s still not in a forgiving mood. First Kelly tries to explain herself but he refuses to accept her apologies. Later Steve attempts a different tack and tries to talk to him about his life. He tells Lloyd he wants them to be mates and partners again. How will Lloyd react? Meanwhile Leanne tries her best to join in with the factory girls. Will they welcome her into their pack? And Amber makes a cautious step towards friendship with Rosie.

#49 - Sun 6 Feb, 2005

Coronation Street - Season 46 - Episode 26

Tommy punches Craig. Chesney is distraught after discovering that his mum has sold his precious dog, Schmeichel.

#50 - Mon 23 May, 2005 [Episode 1]

Coronation Street - Season 46 - Episode 106

Jamie tells Leanne that he wants to help his mum overcome her drinking problem. While Jamie is away, Leanne gets close to his dad Danny. Leanne accidentally tells Danny about Jamie's secret meetings with his mum. Shelley is sick of the gossip about Charlie so she and Charlie decide to sack Betty.