Linda Green Episode Guide

Episode Guide

Linda Green: Season 2

• Season 2 Episode 10: Four Friends

  The gang eagerly prepare for a party, but their transport is delayed, so they decide to make the best of a bad job and have fun at Linda's instead. Katy and Ricky turn up as surprise guests, but Jimmy spoils things by admitting he doesn't think he's cut out for a permanent relationship. Last in series, starring Liza Tarbuck

• Season 2 Episode 9: Dark Side of the Moon

  Darren and Michelle's wedding day doesn't exactly go according to plan when Jimmy gets run over. Luckily he's okay, but needs round-the-clock attention to nurse him back to health, which prove too much for Linda to cope with : will the arrival of the patient's no-good brother prove a blessing or a curse? Simon Pegg guest stars, with Liza Tarbuck and Sean Gallagher

• Season 2 Episode 8: Easy Come, Easy Go

  Linda starts seeing a new bloke with a great zest for life and a desire to try new things : but after horse-riding, golf and a tandem ride she's soon tiring of their active lifestyle. To make matters worse, the ghost of his ex just won't go away. Why can't he be happy just going down the pub and getting drunk with Linda and her mates? The Office's Martin Freeman guest stars

• Season 2 Episode 7: Like Father

  Frank bumps into his old friend Brian in the pub and Linda is instantly won over by his sophisticated charms. She begins to wonder whether it's time she grew up : especially when forced to choose between her dad and her new lover. Comedy drama, starring Liza Tarbuck

• Season 2 Episode 6: Viva Espana

  Linda's holiday plans go awry when she misses her flight to Ibiza, but all is not lost as she meets cute waiter Marko at the airport. They get on so well she decides to invite him caravanning with her family in Rhyl and, being an orphan, he is thrilled with the cosy set-up : but Linda soon realises he's more interested in her family than her. Comedy drama series, starring Liza Tarbuck

• Season 2 Episode 5: Focus

  Linda spots a good-looking market researcher and signs up for as many focus groups as she can. By inventing a multitude of hobbies and interests, she instantly becomes his star pupil : but when she finally gets him home, he turns out to be more interested in the contents of her kitchen cupboards than anything else. Jamie Theakston guest stars

• Season 2 Episode 4: Blind Date

  Linda agrees to go on a blind date, and when drop-dead gorgeous Stan whisks her off her feet, she can't quite believe her luck : he's too good to let go. But when she hears her date thinks she didn't turn up, alarm bells start ringing

• Season 2 Episode 3: New England

  Linda gets arrested while protesting with Darren, Jimmy and Michelle against the development of the local park. She shares a cell with Sukie, a dynamic activist who quickly becomes an influence on the good-time gal, persuading her that politics may be her chance to make a difference. Meera Syal guest stars

• Season 2 Episode 2: Teresa

  Linda becomes concerned when her uncomplicated relationship with Jimmy takes a turn for the worse. Their no-strings-attached arrangement is soured when he starts spending a lot of time at her home and appears to be gradually moving in

• Season 2 Episode 1: No Friends

  Linda falls out with post-natal friend Michelle, who witnesses her pinching the backside of husband Darren. Desperate for advice on how to patch up her failing friendship, she turns to unsuspecting pizza delivery boy Eddie, who tries to help her with the art of feng shui

Linda Green: Season 1

• Season 1 Episode 10: Motherhood

  Unnerved by Jimmy's sudden desire to start a family, Linda begins to wonder whether she really wants children at all : and decides to experiment with parenthood in a bid to find out. Perhaps fortunately, an unexpected arrival puts her in touch with her feelings. Drama, starring Liza Tarbuck and Sean Gallagher

• Season 1 Episode 9: Two Dads

  Linda is reunited with her long-lost Uncle Vic, and identifies with him so strongly that she begins to wonder if he's actually her father : a suspicion her mum Iris compounds by admitting that they once had a one-night stand. Star Liza Tarbuck's real-life father Jimmy guests

• Season 1 Episode 8: Fitness Freak

  Linda dons a tracksuit and does aerobics in the front garden to attract the attention of a hunky jogger who passes her house every day. Unfortunately he's preparing for a 100-mile triathlon, and although she succeeds in striking up a friendship, his strict training programme makes him reluctant to take things too far. Liza Tarbuck stars

• Season 1 Episode 7: Sexual Harassment

  Linda reluctantly extends the hand of hospitality to mum Iris, who's decided her marriage is over, and tries to work out why she's the only girl at Craven Lane Motors not being groped by newly divorced boss Syd. Comedy, starring Liza Tarbuck

• Season 1 Episode 6: Victim Support

  Linda returns home one night to find she has been burgled, and starts to wonder if the culprit could be one of her acquaintances : an idea enthusiastically supported by Jimmy, who tells her she spends altogether too much time meeting dodgy characters over the Internet. Liza Tarbuck stars

• Season 1 Episode 5: Rest in Peace

  Michelle befriends the bereaved mother of a late, lamented classmate she and Linda used to bully at school, anxious to ease her guilty conscience and make amends for past misdeeds. Comedy drama, starring Liza Tarbuck and Claire Rushbrook

• Season 1 Episode 4: Ricky

  Having decided 30-year-old men are past their prime, Linda hooks up with toyboy Ricky, reasoning that although old dogs can't be taught new tricks, a puppy is eminently trainable. Comedy, starring Liza Tarbuck

• Season 1 Episode 3: Lesbians

  Linda fears she is losing her touch when it comes to men, and decides it might be time to explore another side of life : by visiting a lesbian nightclub with Michelle. Comedy drama, starring Liza Tarbuck and Claire Rushbrook

• Season 1 Episode 2: Pete

  Linda spruces up old friend Pete, a social misfit in dire need of a makeover and soon starts to see him in a new light : especially once she learns about his sexual technique. Comedy, starring Liza Tarbuck and David Morrissey

• Season 1 Episode 1: Twins Story

  Liza Tarbuck stars in this new comedy drama series from the pen of Clocking Off writer Paul Abbott, following the romantic misadventures of a thirtysomething car showroom worker as she struggles to find elusive Mr Right. As the story opens Linda, gives nasty boyfriend Neil the elbow and tries to find romantic fulfillment with his identical twin brother Tom instead. Christopher Eccleston, Claire Rushbrook and Sean Gallagher co-star