Peak Practice
Season 6 Episode Guide
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14
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Episode Directory
Season 6 episodes
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Episode
1
All Fall Down
Jan 5, 1998
David & Andrew strive to convince the authorities that mass inoculation is the only way to prevent a meningitis outbreak sweeping through Cardale.
Episode
2
Through a Glass Darkly
Jan 12, 1998
Erica is left traumatised by a meeting with her natural father, while Andrew regrets inviting David to go house-hunting with him.
Episode
3
A Matter of Principle
Jan 19, 1998
David takes on the Health Authority, outraged that they won't operate on a Down's syndrome heart patient.
Episode
4
A Good Son
Jan 26, 1998
A local lad returns to Cardale after travelling the world, but it soon becomes clear he's got something to hide. A phone call from his sister shatt...
Episode
5
Another Day of Life
Feb 2, 1998
New locum Nick Goodson arrives at the Beeches and Erica's role as prosecution witness in a controversial child abuse trial makes her the target of...
Episode
6
A Change of View
Feb 9, 1998
Erica prepares to visit Andrew in Liverpool, leaving locum Nick Goodson in charge of the surgery, while David tangles with a pair of runaway pensio...
Episode
7
Body and Soul
Feb 16, 1998
Andrew stops dithering and proposes to Erica, but his mind is soon distracted from romance by the plight of a priest suffering from a mystery illness.
Episode
8
The Spinning Wheel
Feb 23, 1998
Andrew's terminally ill mother asks him to help end her life, while back in Cardale, the past catches up with scheming locum Dr Nick Goodson in spe...
Episode
9
Glass Houses
Mar 2, 1998
David has an unscheduled run-in with old flame Anna Bradshaw, and it isn't long before sparks are flying in more ways than one.
Episode
10
The Ghost in the Machine
Mar 16, 1998
Erica makes a decision over Andrew's proposal, but while looking to the future, a dangerous legacy from the past threatens public safety elsewhere...
Episode
11
The Falling Sky
Mar 23, 1998
A woman holds a wounded Andrew and a heavily pregnant Clare at gunpoint, triggering a tense siege.
Episode
12
A Child I Dreamed
Mar 30, 1998
A woman who agrees to be a surrogate mother finds her decision has far-reaching consequences.
Episode
13
Two Things Stand Like Stone
Apr 6, 1998
Erica prepares for her hen night, Rob McBride's past threatens to ruin his future.
Episode
14
Once in a Lifetime
Apr 20, 1998
Cardale prepares for Andrew and Erica's wedding, but a health scare tests everyone to the limit.
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