SERIES 8 - First broadcast 1998

1. Trouble and Strife

Sharon gets a new job, and Dorien attempts to relaunch herself into society with a lavish party.

First broadcast: 5th Jan 1998

2. The Essex Patient

Tracey is fed up with being put upon by Sharon and Garth, and decides to do something about it.

First broadcast: 12th Jan 1998

3. The Maids of Ongar

Sharon and Tracey's new cleaning business is struggling to get off the ground. So they attempt to raise some cash in order to get started.

First broadcast: 19th Jan 1998

4. Baggage

Sharon is eager to attend a school reunion, but Tracey is not so keen. Meanwhile, Dorien meets a face from the past.

First broadcast: 26th Jan 1998

5. Can't Judge a Book

Tracey challenges Sharon to lose weight, while Dorien decides she needs a new image to impress her new man.

First broadcast: 2nd Feb 1998

6. Money

Tracey faces an impossible dilemma when payment of Garth's endowment policy arrives in the post.

First broadcast: 9th Feb 1998