Born and Bred Episode Guide

Episode Guide

Born and Bred: Season 4 (2005 - 2006)

• Season 4 Episode 10: Someone to Watch Over Me

  Deborah avoids Logan as his last day in Ormston approaches, while a surprise lies in store for Jean after she falls ill with suspected food poisoning. Phyllis is keen to interview Silas Craddock about his successful sideline in herbal remedies, but when the lecherous window cleaner comes into conflict with Donald, the pair agree to a duel at sunrise - which has a dramatic impact on everyone's lives. Last in series of the drama, starring Richard Wilson

• Season 4 Episode 9: A Wrathful God

  Donald returns home with news that the local home for the disadvantaged is closing down, prompting one of the residents to move in with Deborah, closely followed by the woman's admirer. Jean gets a nasty shock when the tax inspector pays a visit, and Logan finally bares his soul as he contemplates leaving the village - a move which is welcomed by an angry Donald when he catches the doctor performing emergency surgery. Rural drama, starring Richard Wilson, Oliver Milburn, Jenna Russell and David Garfield

• Season 4 Episode 8: The Element of Surprise

  It's the day of Ormston's antiques fair and Jean's old nanny Ruby Moss turns up, but she soon becomes the victim of a shooting incident. Free-spirited builder Jack Lawler arrives to work on a new dispensary - arousing Nancy's curiosity when he flirtatiously steals a kiss. Meanwhile, chaos reigns at the hospital as part of the wall comes down, Deborah's flourishing romance causes upset, and Henry offers Logan a job. Drama, guest starring Jeremy Edwards

• Season 4 Episode 7: Love Is Where It Falls

  Henry Williamson returns to Ormston to keep an eye on things in Donald's absence, and Nancy uses her feminine wiles to ensnare Logan, but it's Deborah who ends up spending the night with him during a storm. In a battle of the sexes, Nancy and Wilf agree to swap jobs, while drains man Charlie Polson believes love is the only drug to cure his manic depression - until his clumsy wooing of assistant Hettie Jenkins lands him in hospital. Rural drama, starring Nigel Havers, Kelly Harrison and Oliver Milburn

• Season 4 Episode 6: The Milk of Human Kindness

  Deborah tries to move on with her life after Tom's death and helps arrange a lunch date for Nancy and Logan - advising her sister to dress more demurely if she wants to be accepted as a potential doctor's wife. A heavily pregnant Emma is placed next to Laura in hospital, and when both women develop a fever, Donald is called in to help, but seems strangely unconcerned - leaving Phyllis determined to find out why

• Season 4 Episode 5: Apple Day

  Phyllis chooses Donald as her consort for Ormston's annual festival of love and relationships, while Nancy wastes no time coaxing a reluctant Logan onto the dance floor. Len's overweight cousin Elton Smith arrives to act as chef for the Apple Day celebrations, but it's not long before he finds himself in hospital after making a confession to Linda about a critical medical condition. Rural drama, starring Richard Wilson, Maggie Steed, Oliver Milburn and Nick Holder

• Season 4 Episode 4: Never Seek to Tell

  An excited Len prepares for the arrival of new foster daughter Laura, and Logan provides a safe haven for battered local lad Albert Tooley when he goes AWOL from the Army. Nancy inspires the Rev Brewer to turn his hand to poetry and Mary confides in Deborah that she fears Albert may be coming back to woo her, unaware she and Cyril have tied the knot. Rural drama, starring Richard Wilson and Oliver Milburn

• Season 4 Episode 3: Community Spirits

  Deborah's charismatic sister Nancy arrives in the village and is instantly attracted to Logan, while her sibling is busy managing the hospital and attending to the local laundrywoman's alcohol addiction. Eddie and Jean are enjoying their time alone in the house together - but offer to run the Signalman's after Phyllis falls in the cellar. Medical drama, guest starring Joseph Dempsie and Denise Black, with Kelly Harrison and Jenna Russell

• Season 4 Episode 2: Flying Home

  Helen Gilder and Henry Williamson return to Ormston for Tom's funeral, and Dr Logan is surprised to find that his ex-lover is married and happily settled in the village, prompting him to sabotage his own motorbike so he can be close to her for a while longer. Meanwhile, Deborah is struggling to accept Tom's death and she faces another difficulty when Henry offers to buy the hospital on behalf of the NHS, which leaves her wondering whether to leave the village for good

• Season 4 Episode 1: The Great Leap Forward

  A doctor makes a dramatic entrance when he arrives in Ormston to assist Deborah and Donald set up a mobile blood bank. Len eagerly awaits the first phone call in his new police station, while the race is on to find a blood match for 19-year-old haemophiliac Abel when he accidentally cuts himself. Medical drama, starring Richard Wilson, Oliver Milburn and Jenna Russell

Born and Bred: Season 3 (2003 - 2005)

• Season 3 Episode 10: Something Old

  In the last episode of the series, Jean's wedding day dawns, but Deborah's attempt to create a French feast falls flat when a box of contaminated flour causes Len, Mr Boynton and Tom to suffer from hallucinations. The bride's problems mount with the last-minute arrival of her estranged mother Violet, whose devastating secret threatens to cast a pall over proceedings. Elsewhere, Donald begins a search to find a home for orphan Niamh Cropper, and Tom decides the time is right to improve relations with his father

• Season 3 Episode 9: A House Divided

  The residents of Ormston unite in their resolve to win the 21st annual pub Olympics, as the hefty cash prize on offer would go a long way to buying back Phyllis's inn from the brewery. As the casualties begin to mount, it all comes down to the final event - the tug of war. Elsewhere, Tom is furious when Donald delivers a parcel from Arthur, while Eddie and Jean come to the conclusion that village life is not for them

• Season 3 Episode 8: More Than You Know

  The villagers of Ormston close ranks as civil servant Mr Ffotherington arrives to assess their objections to the new road, but when he insinuates that he could influence the decision, the residents fall over themselves to keep him sweet. However, Mr Boynton and Rev Brewer begin to suspect there is more to the official than meets the eye. Elsewhere, Dr Newman faces a heart-wrenching ethical dilemma when he diagnoses a woman with motor neurone disease and Jean gets a nasty shock when she checks on her wedding dress fund

• Season 3 Episode 7: And Is There Honey Still for Tea?

  Richard Wilson joins the cast as a new doctor who arrives in Ormston, much to the dismay of Tom who learns the newcomer's timely appearance has been engineered by his father. Their working relationship gets off to a bad start too, when they bicker over how to treat a case of polio. Elsewhere, Wilf's plans for a double wedding are nipped in the bud by Jean, and the Cosgroves struggle to cope with their foster-daughter's hi-jinks, while Deborah and Phyllis unearth the truth behind the village-wide eviction notices

• Season 3 Episode 6: The Doctor Now Departing

  The tension between Tom and Arthur reaches breaking point, and it seems a journey to New Zealand is on the cards for one of the doctors. Elsewhere, the arrival of Reverend Brewer's brother causes a stir when he makes an announcement concerning their uncle's death, and Eddie has further tests on a suspicious lump, throwing his wedding to Jean in doubt

• Season 3 Episode 5: Thick as Thieves

  Len and Linda are delighted when their first foster child arrives, but their joy is cut short by the discovery that the youngster isn't quite what they were expecting. Meanwhile, Tom and Arthur bicker over the medical treatment of Rita Lennox, the woman sent to turn the local pub into a tourist trap

• Season 3 Episode 4: A Small Flourish

  Artist Dennis Tyldesley makes a big impression on the locals when he takes to blowing up the landscape as well as painting it, and Deborah grows concerned for her friend Janet, who is finding it hard to cope with her husband's jealousy. Meanwhile, Len and Linda fear they'll never become foster parents after they make a bad first impression on a visiting inspector. Drama, starring Jenna Russell and Peter Gunn

• Season 3 Episode 3: No Regrets

  BBC radio series Tiny Terry comes to town and Michael is convinced he can land the part when auditions are held for the lead role. Jean and Eddie come along for moral support, but they're in for a surprise. Elsewhere, Helen's first day as a trainee nurse is a testing time - not only do her father and matron prove to be a handful, but feisty patient Elizabeth Grimshaw is hallucinating and behaving erratically. James Bolam and Michael French star

• Season 3 Episode 2: A Little Touch of Harry

  Arthur discovers that Phyllis's husband has arrived back on the scene and concocts all manner of ways to protect her from his charms. Meanwhile, Tom and Deborah are forced to make a difficult decision about her distant relative's unwanted baby. Medical drama, starring James Bolam and Michael French

• Season 3 Episode 2: A Little Touch of Harry

  Drama series, picking up from last year's Christmas special. Arthur is forced to protect Phyllis when her husband Harry returns, while Tom and Deborah have to make a crucial decision about an unwanted baby. James Bolam and Michael French star as father-and-son GPs from a sleepy Lancashire town

• Season 3 Episode 1: A Very Ormston Christmas

  Special festive episode of the drama set in the Yorkshire village of Ormston. Arthur gets into the yuletide spirit by playing pranks on son Tom, who is singularly unimpressed by his dad's antics, while Deborah looks forward to the fresh start afforded by the new year, after the trauma of losing her baby. On a lighter note, news breaks that Santa and a vicious elf have been on a robbing spree, so local bobby Len and station-master Wilf set out to capture the dastardly duo, and decide the best way is to don disguise. But after raiding Phyllis and Linda's wardrobes, the pair end up looking like Cinderella's ugly sisters - will it be enough to draw the baddies out into the open? Jean and Eddie decide it's time to take their relationship to the next level. Who will be the first to pop the big question? James Bolam, Michael French and Jenna Russell star, with John Henshaw, Peter Gunn, Maggie Steed and Naomi Radcliffe, plus guest appearances by Una Stubbs and Stephanie Cole

Born and Bred: Season 2 (2003 - 2005)

• Season 2 Episode 10: The Last Hurrah - Part Two

  Part two of two. Ormston is embroiled in a political dispute when Tory councillor Eugenia Maddox returns to the village, armed with a plan for election, but opposition surfaces from an unexpected source. Meanwhile, Tom admits to Deborah he doesn't think his father is up to the job anymore, but when someone close to home collapses, it is Arthur who is called upon to operate

• Season 2 Episode 9: The Last Hurrah - Part One

  Part one of two. Tom and Deborah head off for a well-earned holiday, but their hopes of getting away from it all are dashed when they realise that Len and Linda are staying at a campsite nearby. Back in Ormston, Arthur is unexpectedly called away from his duties in the village, and the impending hospital visit by fiery local councillor Eugenia Maddox prompts the residents to rally round to make a good impression

• Season 2 Episode 8: The Magnificent Colin

  A fortune-teller creates a stir in Ormston, Eddie keeps a vigil at Jean's bedside after she collapses, and Phyllis is shocked to hear a man has been killed in an accident. Elsewhere, Deborah struggles to get Tom on his own to tell him her news, and Aggie can't resist bringing up the past when an offer of a bed for the night solves her homelessness problem. Starring James Bolam and Michael French

• Season 2 Episode 7: The Miracle of Ormston

  Tom attempts to help the father of one of his young patients see sense before it's too late, and Arthur has some unconventional treatment for Eddie and Len when they turn up at the surgery with strange symptoms - one has insomnia and itchy teeth, the other is suffering from 'Cosgrove Spine'

• Season 2 Episode 6: Old Flames

  Wilf and Arthur get in a flap with a rum-drinking parrot, and the big day arrives in Ormston - but the groom may not be all he seems. Tom offers to help with the wedding arrangements but his time is eaten up when a farmer hurts his arm in a threshing machine, leading to the farm labourers striking for improved working conditions

• Season 2 Episode 5: His Brother's Keeper

  The past comes back to haunt Wilf when a former German soldier turns up in the village with news of his brother. Arthur creates havoc in hospital after spraining his ankle, and an artist sets hearts fluttering among the women of Ormston. Drama, starring James Bolam, Michael French and John Henshaw

• Season 2 Episode 4: Fertility Rites

  Tom desperately tries to persuade Phyllis's pregnant niece to stop working, but can't get a word in edgeways because her mother, Edie, keeps interfering, saying she doesn't trust doctors. Linda discovers her own chances of having a baby are slim, until Deborah learns about a fertility ceremony. Medical drama, starring James Bolam, Michael French, and guest starring Denise Welch

• Season 2 Episode 3: Blood Relations

  Eddie's Uncle Fred is diagnosed with leukaemia and decides to make the most of the time he has left, inviting Phyllis to join him on a world cruise - and asking his reluctant nephew to take over the family business. Wilf discovers an old by-law which allows him to charge people every time they enter the village and Michael causes mayhem as he discovers the fun to be had with itching powder. Medical drama, guest starring David Troughton, with James Bolam, Michael French, and Maggie Steed

• Season 2 Episode 2: Home to Roost

  Michael is convinced a monster is lurking in the local reservoir and persuades Eddie to try to capture the creature, and Deborah's mother arrives in Ormston unannounced. Back at the surgery, Tom is baffled when Mr Boynton comes in with a bad cough and discovers pigeons might be to blame. Medical drama, starring James Bolam and Michael French, with a guest appearance by Gwen Taylor

• Season 2 Episode 1: Lost Souls

  Len and Linda find a seven-year-old girl on the steps of the hospital and Tom makes it his mission to discover where she comes from. Jean acquires a collection of stuffed animals for her scrapyard, and Alec threatens to have the Rev Brewer excommunicated when an exorcism gives the boisterous farmer a heart attack. James Bolam and Michael French star as the father-and-son GPs in the sleepy Lancashire village of Ormston during the 1950s

Born and Bred: Season 1 (2002)

• Season 1 Episode 6: Judgement Day

  The villagers celebrate when Arthur and Tom get the go-ahead for the cottage hospital and the Flower of the Valley competition is resurrected. Sally is forced to conquer her fears and leave the house to get help for Jean after she breaks her ankle. Medical drama, starring James Bolam and Michael French

• Season 1 Episode 5: Brother In Arms

  Tom's patience is stretched by Arthur, who is brewing his own beer on the quiet for his grandson's christening, while life seems to be looking up for Jean after a chance encounter with Stan. Tom goes looking for Catherine when she disappears, but it's Frank who finds her trapped beneath a car following an accident. Medical drama, starring James Bolam and Michael French

• Season 1 Episode 4: Buried Treasure

  Michael makes an exciting discovery, prompting the whole village to embark on a treasure hunt - but it's not long before Wilf and the Rev Brewer stumble across something far more sinister. Tom resolves to find out why local carpenter Bert seems so determined to keep the doctors away from his seriously ill wife, and mechanic Eddie turns his hand to romantic poetry. Medical drama, starring James Bolam and Michael French

• Season 1 Episode 3: The Inspector Calls

  Eddie is confused when Helen and Jean both turn up on his date and Deborah takes control when the villagers raise funds to turn the surgery into a cottage hospital. Arthur and Tom try to treat a seriously ill cotton-mill worker who is too proud to see a doctor. Medical drama, starring James Bolam, Michael French and Jamie Glover

• Season 1 Episode 2: Nothing Like the Son

  Tom is shocked at the lackadaisical way his father has been running the practice and resolves to instil a little more discipline, while Arthur is more concerned with the odd behaviour of hospital cleaner Edie McClure, who has been going to great lengths to avoid him. When he finally comes face-to-face with her, he's furious to learn she has become pregnant again - despite all his warnings. Medical drama, starring James Bolam, Michael French and Denise Welch

• Season 1 Episode 1: The Best Man

  Drama series set in the 1950s, starring James Bolam and Michael French as father-and-son GPs from a sleepy Lancashire town. When son Tom returns to his roots with his family, he is horrified to discover his father has decided to retire and resolves to find out why. Meanwhile, as preparations get under way for a local wedding, the doctors find their skills are called on - leaving the family in a dilemma. Clive Swift, Maggie Steed, Naomi Radcliffe and Samuel Hudson also feature