Zara can't help seeing Gareth in Adam's face as Emma struggles to make sense of what's happened. Doctors Episodes Episode guide. Daniel has another session with Silas, while Gareth helps Jimmi out at the Icon bar. Bear has a run-in with a woman who has built a business around waiting. Ruhma deals with a new mother who is convinced her baby has been swapped, and Al's views on protecting children online do not go down well with Zara. Zara tries to cheer Emma up, and Ruhma's evening ends in tears. Daniel lays his soul bare, the Hollins family greet their latest foster child, and Emma is seeing double. Emma and Jasmine go for an evening out, but it doesn't quite go to plan.
Karen, worried for Jay, gets into trouble when she decides to take things into her own hands. Rob and Jasmine try to work out which of two sisters is telling the truth in an arson case that may be more complicated than it first appears. Emma goes to Zara for some medical advice, while Karen and Rob prepare to celebrate with Abz.
Female police officer Jasmine catches Emma's eye, while frostiness between Al and Daniel continues. Daniel gets to the bottom of Bear's ambivalence towards Jimmi.
While Gareth conceals his drug addiction to save his career, Daniel and Zara try to outdo each other with ways to help Bear with his dyslexia. Later, Zara has a reaction of her own when she sees who Emma is flirting with. Sid treats a prison officer who has been advised by Jimmi on the inside. Valerie takes samples of her DNA for testing, Joe has an eye infection, and Karen is worried about Jimmi. Rob gets help from the old guard in solving a hit-and-run case, and Emma tries to calm an angry woman nursing old wounds. Daniel has some news from Zara, while things go from bad to worse for Jimmi. Emma behaves like a teenager in preparation for her date with Jasmine, Ayesha surveils Bear, and Sid has to deal with a severe case of OCD. As the news about Ayesha sends shock waves throughout the Mill, she has to face some tough goodbyes. It's the launch night for Smears Without Fears, and Daniel's Christmas spirit loses its jingle. Al and Rob hit the streets looking for evidence, while Daniel and Zara receive a rude awakening. Abz's life is turned upside down after a night out, so Rob steps in to try to help. Zara and Emma are on tenterhooks, while Valerie is concerned about her DNA test results.
Al goes undercover in search of the truth, while Karen has a heartbreaking visit to see Jimmi. Harper makes Daniel feel redundant, and helping a teenage cheerleader with an unusual family prompts Al to make a decision about his mum. Sid tries to help a desperate father who wants more access to his estranged son and is prepared to break the law to make it happen. Elsewhere, Jimmi has some advice for a troubled Daniel who has just been into battle with Zara again. Rob and Karen's day off does not go to plan when a surprise visitor turns into an unwelcome guest. Valerie begins to suspect Bear's motives as The Mill struggles to make sense of Jimmi's arrest. As Zara deals with the effects of her attack, Rob goes on the hunt for Gareth - but will Adam get to his evil twin before the police? Rob assists an Intervention Group, talking to youngsters about the perils of crime. Zara helps a teenager learn the real reason behind his behavioural problems but pokes the hornet's nest with his mother.
Al and Valerie go to great lengths to exonerate Jimmi, only for him to be betrayed by a friend on the inside. Ruhma gets a distress call from one of her pregnant mothers.
Zara gets a shock when she discovers the cause of a young boy's stomach pains. Daniel opens up about his troubled past and realises he can't move forward without Zara's help. Ruhma is pleased to have Zara's support at her review hearing, but will she be allowed back to work? Ayesha is furious when she discovers her cousin Kayleigh is literally trying to step into her shoes. In this 20th anniversary special, the staff at the Mill star in their own fly-on-the-wall documentary and stare life and death in the face.