Life Begins

1. S01E01Maggie & PhilFebruary 16, 2004—During a holiday with friends Clare and Guy, Phil Mee tells his wife Maggie that he's leaving her. And when he moves out and gets his own fl
2. S01E02Maggie, Brenda & EricFebruary 23, 2004—Maggie starts work at the travel agency, but finds she's no good at her job and then explodes when Phil comes in to book a romantic weekend
3. S01E03Maggie, Kathleen & SamMarch 1, 2004—Maggie and Phil see a mediator (Sam Kelly) to divide up the assets but Maggie discovers Phil is being less than honest about his earnings an
4. S01E04Maggie, Clare & GuyMarch 8, 2004—Maggie is embarrassed about asking for the morning-after pill following her one-night stand with Smudge. She decides she needs companionship
5. S01E05Maggie & HelenMarch 15, 2004—Maggie goes speed dating with Helen (Chloe Howman) but it's a disaster for them both and Phil isn't happy when he finds out from the kids an
6. S01E06Maggie & PaulMarch 22, 2004—Maggie begins a tentative relationship with teacher Paul, but her attempt to keep it a secret is almost ruined when Phil turns up with the k

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

1. S02E01Things Are ChangingFebruary 16, 2005—Maggie's branch of the travel agency takes over another branch – so abrasive Genevieve and disgruntled Kevin join the staff, and Jeff has to
2. S02E02From the PastFebruary 23, 2005—Jeff's new deputy Maggie clashes again with Genevieve at work; old flame Frank (Roy Dotrice) re-enters her mother Brenda's life; Phil leans
3. S02E03Time Goes ByMarch 2, 2005—Guy gets the wrong end of the stick when he sees Maggie comforting Phil, Maggie learns the reasons behind Genevieve's poor timekeeping at th
4. S02E04Under PressureMarch 9, 2005—Something unbelievable happened in last week's episode. Maggie's estranged husband Phil, who's just been fired, started spending more time i
5. S02E05Break for LoveMarch 16, 2005—Maggie realises the stress her mother is under looking after Eric, and suggests that he comes to stay for a weekend to give Brenda a break.
6. S02E06Hidden PainMarch 23, 2005—Fed up with her mum and dumped by her boyfriend, Becca goes next door to be cheered up by Samantha. But when her friend's back is turned, Be
7. S02E07When Lives CollideMarch 30, 2005—Maggie plans a Christmas holiday with Paul, the kids, her parents and Clare’s family. But Phil sees signs that he can rekindle his relations
8. S02E08Episode 8April 6, 2005—

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

1. S03E01Episode 1September 4, 2006—Maggie moves into a new house with Phil and the kids and endeavouring to make a fresh start. But not everything is back to normal - Maggie s
2. S03E02Episode 2September 11, 2006—Maggie decides to leave her job as Phil is working so often and she wants to spend time with the children. A startling discovery makes her c
3. S03E03Episode 3September 18, 2006—Maggie won't go on a day out as she has her suspicions that Phil is not being entirely faithful. Phil turns her around but further evidence
4. S03E04Episode 4September 25, 2006—Maggie is starting to wonder if she and Phil did the right thing by getting back together, so Mia suggests that they find something new to d
5. S03E05Episode 5October 2, 2006—Maggie's got really bad morning sickness and is having doubts about keeping the baby. Helen drives her to the abortion clinic, but can she g
6. S03E06Episode 6October 9, 2006—Will cannot go travelling so Phil says he wants to go and as Mia is now single she says she will look after the kids. Everything looks like

Season 3 ranked & reviewed