Watching

Jul 5, 1987

Whilst indulging in her favourite hobby of people-watching with her sister Pam, Brenda meets Malcolm, a wild biker. Or is he?

Jul 12, 1987

Brenda manages to swallow her pride and asks Malcolm to see her again. However, their relationship looks destined never to be smooth-running.

Jul 19, 1987

Brenda and Malcolm arrange a day out together to Chester. However, a request from Malcolm's mother causes the pair considerable embarrassment.

Jul 26, 1987

Terry thinks Malcolm needs help with his handling of Brenda and decides to talk to her on his behalf.

Aug 2, 1987

Pamela decides she has had enough of Brenda's meddling and tells her to move out of the flat. After much heart-searching, Brenda resolves to move to London.

Aug 9, 1987

With her boss Sidney practically ignoring her, Pamela lets Brenda stay with her again. Meanwhile, Terry and Malcolm attempt to play Brenda at her own game.

Aug 16, 1987

Brenda talks Malcolm into taking her bird-watching again. Needless to say, it is downhill from there.

Dec 27, 1987

As the festive season approaches, Brenda, Malcolm and Pamela go in search of a Christmas tree. But they are all still unsure of where they will each be spending the big day itself.

Feb 19, 1988

With Pamela considering packing her job in, and Malcolm and Terry facing redundancy, Brenda will have to do some quick thinking in order to save her livelihood.

Feb 26, 1988

Pamela is getting very depressed, and Brenda and Malcolm decide she needs taking out of herself.

Mar 4, 1988

With his mother out of the way for a few days, Malcolm invites Brenda to stay.

Mar 11, 1988

There are momentous changes in the offing for Malcolm as he prepares to start up his own motorbike repair business, and finally unties himself from his mother's apron strings by leaving home.

Mar 18, 1988

Having split up with Brenda and moved back in with his mother, Malcolm is unhappy in his new job with Mod Shops. So Terry decides to cheer him up.

Mar 25, 1988

Pamela returns from spending the weekend in London with David, Malcolm panics after nearly inviting the wrong person out to dinner, and Brenda doesn't take kindly to being treated like riff-raff on her birthday.

Apr 1, 1988

Fed up with the constant interruptions into his meetings with Pam, David decides to do something about Brenda.

Dec 24, 1988

Mar 3, 1989

Having been relieved of her job and home in London, Brenda heads back up north to rejoin Pam and Malcolm.

Mar 10, 1989

Brenda and Malcolm unwittingly stumble upon the dark secret of one of their acquaintances.

Mar 17, 1989

Malcolm takes Brenda to the Mod Shops annual dinner - with disastrous consequences.

Mar 24, 1989

Malcolm's new motorbike business is not doing well, so he decides on a day out with Brenda, Pam and David.

Mar 31, 1989

With a sudden boom in business, Malcolm finds work taking up more and more of his time.

Apr 7, 1989

The day of Pam and David's wedding arrives - but Brenda can't let it go by without giving them a surprise.

Dec 1, 1989

Malcolm's flourishing business is keeping him busy. Too busy. So he decides to take on an assistant.

Dec 8, 1989

Pam hires Brenda to look after Sarah for her while she goes to work in David's office for a few weeks.

Dec 15, 1989

Malcolm takes his mother to see a musical in London for her birthday, leaving Brenda alone on a Saturday night...

Dec 29, 1989

Brenda is full of regret after her moment of passion with Chris, and decides to tell Malcolm all.

Jan 5, 1990

Malcolm has forgiven Brenda for her little indiscretion, but still decides to sack Chris. Meanwhile, David and Pam's marriage suffers a rift.

Jan 12, 1990

Brenda and Malcolm take in a wounded pigeon and attempt to conceal it from Malcolm's mother.

Jan 19, 1990

Malcolm borrows his friend Leonard's boat to take Brenda out - but all does not go according to plan.

Jan 26, 1990

Malcolm is thinking of proposing marriage to Brenda. But he has to pick the right moment.

Feb 2, 1990

Aunty Peggy suggests Malcolm and Brenda move into her house while she is staying with Marjorie.

Dec 14, 1990

Malcolm and Brenda are settling into their new life together in Peggy's house.

Dec 21, 1990

To celebrate her birthday, Pam asks Brenda and Malcolm round to meet some of her neighbours.

Jan 4, 1991

Brenda gets annoyed when everyone begins to tell her to look after Malcolm properly.

Jan 11, 1991

Uncle Bernard has moved in with Malcolm and Brenda, but insists on keeping it a secret from everyone.

Jan 18, 1991

Malcolm agrees to fix Lucinda's car for her. Meanwhile, Uncle Bernard has a narrow squeak when Marjorie decides to clean the house.

Jan 25, 1991

Things are hotting up with Bernard still staying at the house, Marjorie and Pamela suspecting Brenda of having an affair, and Malcolm seeing Lucinda on the quiet.

Feb 1, 1991

Brenda has left Malcolm and gone back to live with her mother. But Malcolm isn't giving up that easily...

Feb 8, 1991

Pam and David attempt to reconcile Malcolm and Brenda.

Feb 15, 1991

There are differing reactions when Malcolm announces the date of his wedding... to Lucinda.

Feb 22, 1991

It's Christmas and in the Wilson and Stoneway households, the festivities are well under way. But it looks like Pam is about to receive a surprise present.

Dec 25, 1991

Malcolm and Brenda are both going on their birdwatching club's annual ""Twitch"" event in Anglesey. But they are not alone...

Jan 3, 1992

Pam and David are moving house, and Malcolm offers to help. Meanwhile, Brenda meets handsome medical student, Jonathan Macmillan.

Jan 10, 1992

Malcolm and Lucinda go bird-watching - at the same time as Brenda and Jonathan.

Jan 17, 1992

Pamela insists that Jonathan use the house for a doctors' residency party, Joyce makes a nuisance of herself when Gerald runs away from home, and Brenda and Malcolm seek refuge in the Grapes.

Jan 24, 1992

It's nearly Zelda's christening, and Pam and David choose Brenda, Malcolm and Lucinda as godparents.

Jan 31, 1992

Malcolm decides to end his unhappiness and leave Lucinda for Brenda.

Feb 7, 1992

Lucinda holds a small dinner party in order to announce her pregnancy. But it seems she is planning to announce more than that...

Jan 1, 1993

In the light of recent revelations, Malcolm and Brenda are back together once more, and this time it looks like it's for good.

Feb 21, 1993

Pam still wants a nanny for the children, but David has other ideas. Meanwhile, Malcolm makes a momentous decision.

Feb 28, 1993

Malcolm is making himself at home at the Wilsons'. But Joyce is doing all she can to get rid of him.

Mar 7, 1993

Malcolm is making himself useful around the house, but Brenda is none-too-pleased and contrives to spend some time alone with him.

Mar 14, 1993

When Malcolm suggests a day out in order to ask her a question, Brenda thinks he intends to propose.

Mar 21, 1993

When David is unable to go on holiday to Eilat, Pam takes Brenda instead.

Mar 28, 1993

While Pam and Brenda continue to have a wild time in Israel, back in England, Malcolm is having solicitor trouble.

Apr 4, 1993

Brenda and Malcolm's wedding day draws near, and while Brenda remains in the dark about Joyce's present to the couple, there's a last-minute hitch concerning Malcolm's divorce.