Episode 1 – Look At Me Now – Wednesday 5th March
Viewer Rating: 8.3/10
Four months have passed since the last visit to Sim Street. It's present day and rain is pouring down on Riverside. Paul has some bad news for Lisa. Steve Townie has returned to Sim Street with his fiancé Andrea after two years away. Kate, Lexi and Lou organise a dinner party, Lexi volunteers to host it and invites the whole street. A surprise guest turns up at the party unannounced. Elsewhere, Rachel Stone retires from the modelling world and leaves for Riverside with husband Julian and we find out what happened next when Kerry and Lauren came face to face at the end of series 4.

Episode 2 – I Do, You Do – Wednesday 12th March
Viewer Rating: 8.9/10
It's the day of Steve and Andrea's wedding and the afternoon goes without a hitch, almost. Almost a year on from her sons death, Paula is still struggling to get back to normality and the situation is having a devastating effect on her marriage. Paul's parents - Rupert and Joan - visit their son and grandchildren but have no nice words for their daughter-in-law Lisa. After months of keeping quiet, Ben finally opens up to Lou about why he's been feeling so low. The mystery surrounding new neighbours Julian and Rachel deepens as Elsa Kay makes an unexpected appearance at Steve and Andrea's wedding party.

Episode 3 – I’d Rather Be Alone – Wednesday 19th March
Viewer Rating: 9.2/10
Kate decides to become independent again and gets a job interview and puts an offer on a house in Sim Street. Kerry starts to find prison life a struggle. A welcome home party is thrown for Lauren. Lisa falls into dangerous territory. Rik and Lexi have a small argument leading to an unexpected outburst from Lexi. An unwanted and unexpected guest from the past turns up at Lauren's party.

Episode 4 – Flashes of Before – Wednesday 16th April
Viewer Rating: 9.1/10
The secrets are coming out and the relationships are hotting up in the fourth episode of series 5. Rachel struggles to escape the past as a series of flashbacks reveal why Julian and Rachel ran away from their past life. Kate uncovers the shocking secret of one of her neighbours. Lou worries she may never marry Ben or have his children. Lauren and Steve have a heart to heart over a few too many glasses of wine.

Episode 5 – Headlights on Dark Roads – Wednesday 14th May
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The residents start to organise the annual Riverside Spring Ball but Lisa and Kate clash at the meeting. Lexi warns Rik not to get too caught up in his work.. Ben is put under increased pressure to tell Lou he doesn't want to have children. Lisa finds herself being bullied by her mother-in-law - but she finds the silver lining to the trauma when her neighbours stand up for her. Julian panics as Elsa confronts him over Joanna's disappearance. Kate goes on a date with her manager, Phil. Elsa receives a mysterious phone call that intrigues her.

Episode 6 – It’s Like You Say – Wednesday 21st May
Episode 7 – Mistakes, We’ve Made a Few – Wednesday 28th May
Episode 8 – Oh, But What To Do – Wednesday 4th June
Episode 9 – Now You Tell Me – Monday 9th June
Episode 10 – You Say – Thursday 12th June
Episode 11 – Sometimes We Have To – Monday 16th June
Episode 12 – If There’s Anything I Can’t Have – Thursday 19th June
Episode 13 – The Things We Do – Monday 23rd June
Episode 14 – That Don’t Kill Me (Part 1) – Thursday 26th June
Episode 15 – That Don't Kill Me (Part 2) – Monday 27th June