When Kay finds a lump in her breast and needs tests Gordon decides to spend more time with her and hands over the family company to his sons. George knows the business will suffer as he and his brother can never agree on anything, and worse still his daughter has started to date one of his plasterers. Katie introduces Russell to her youth Christian group, and Lily's relationship with Ted deepens

Ted shocks everybody by proposing to Lily. George is not pleased with the development but is convinced by Kay to put his mother's happiness first. Dave heaps further woe onto his brother by embezzling £8,000 out of the company to lavish on his mistress. Ash wants to get a place with Laura but she is unsure what the future holds for them, and Gordon suffers a heart attack on the stag night