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When Matron is attacked by a thief, everyone is surprised to discover who was responsible - but there appears to be more to the case than meets the eye. Goodwin is upset when it becomes clear he has acquired a bad reputation around the hospital and the staff worry about the threat of a tuberculosis epidemic. Medical drama, starring Wendy Craig, Paul Fox, Robert Daws and Amy Robbins

Zak agrees to help Donna solve her problem with Eli - but the pair reckon without him kidnapping Marlon and taking him to a car park, where a dramatic rooftop confrontation ensues.

Bert struggles to come up with the money to repay loan sharks Alastair and Norman Tonken, who gave him £1,000 to clear his debts. Eleanor falls ill and Martin diagnoses a strangulated hernia, but when the ambulance goes to the wrong village, he has no alternative but to perform the emergency operation himself in his surgery. With Martin Clunes, Ian McNeice and Louise Jameson

Sister Brigid faces a struggle as she tries to convince her superior at the convent to seek medical help when it becomes obvious she is seriously ill. Jill discovers the answer to a puzzling case, before receiving news from Samantha about the father of her baby. Frankie tells Lizzie his amorous plans, then finds them thwarted when he sees Staff Nurse Taylor with Dr Goodwin. Linda Armstrong, Amy Robbins, Scott Taylor and Michelle Hardwick star

Charlotte Church guest stars as a girl who strikes up an unlikely friendship with David while struggling to cope with the effects of her parents' messy divorce. As snow falls on a festive Aidensfield, Blaketon becomes party to Craddock's surprising secret, and a poacher trespassing on Lord Ashfordly's estate disrupts the seasonal celebrations. Rural drama, with David Lonsdale, Derek Fowlds and Philip Franks

Mike does his good deed for the year by reuniting an estranged family while investigating a puzzling spate of burglaries, and Ventress thinks he knows exactly how to stop Greengrass in his tracks - by arresting his faithful dog Alfred. Rural drama, starring Jason Durr, Bill Maynard, William Simons and Trevor Peacock

The fair arrives in the village and Mrs Hughes finds herself the centre of speculation when she meets a former suitor who makes her question her position at Downton. Meanwhile, Violet and Isobel lock horns over a medical ailment affecting Molesley, and Carson fears there is a thief at work in the grounds. Costume drama, starring Maggie Smith, Hugh Bonneville, Phyllis Logan, Penelope Wilton, Jim Carter and Kevin Doyle

Mrs Tishell decides she can no longer hide her love for Martin and, fuelled by a cocktail of drugs, takes drastic action. While James Henry is in her care, she boards a bus out of Portwenn and leaves a message for Dr Ellingham to 'meet them at the castle', forcing Martin, Louisa, Ruth and PC Penhale to mount a desperate search for the pair. Starring Martin Clunes, Selina Cadell and Caroline Catz

Blaketon is disturbed to learn an ex-convict he helped put behind bars has rented a room in the pub, and Bellamy is not amused by Sergeant Jennifer Nokes' romantic overtures. Meanwhile, Greengrass offers his services as pawnbroker to a pampered youth, only to land himself in trouble with the law for his pains. Rural drama, starring Derek Fowlds and Bill Maynard

With the details of Gerry Cooper's life becoming clearer and one suspect already being questioned, the Bishop Street team find suspects further afield - if Mel and Asif have nothing to hide, why do they claim not to remember Gerry?

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