Season 8

01 Episode 125 Episode 13rd September 1996 Angel has doubts about marrying Gary. During a camping trip, they argue and Angel is abducted, but Gary rescues her. 02 Episode 126 Episode 25th September 1996 Anna and Flora visit Barney, who gives Anna Frew's letters, saying not to write again. Flora tries to return them, but Frew is still eager to see Barney. 03 Episode 127 Episode 310th September 1996 The Grovers rehearse for Ritual Humiliation, but Marie quits, calling them obsessed. Angel attends a holiday rep workshop but walks out mid-role play, thinking she’s failed. 04 Episode 128 Episode 412th September 1996 Ed scolds the Grovers for spying on his mum, leading Geoff to suggest Gloria stop visiting the Grove. Ed comforts her. 05 Episode 129 Episode 517th September 1996 New girl Harry arrives at the Gallagher’s with her friend Cher, impressing the lads. Gary and Angel decide to use their wedding money for a flat deposit. 06 Episode 130 Episode 619th September 1996 After their wedding, Gary surprises Angel by arriving on a white horse, sparking a medieval fantasy sequence. The dream fades when Gary admits he can’t afford the flat, leaving Angel upset. 07 Episode 131 Episode 724th September 1996 Terry pulls Karen aside and admits he likes her. Anna and Flora visit Cher's Nan with Harry, but Mrs. Coates gets confused by Flora's questions. 08 Episode 132 Episode 826th September 1996 Karen jumps from the train and visits Terry in hospital. She's upset when Geoff and Lou question her, and Lou reveals the police are involved. 09 Episode 133 Episode 91st October 1996 Flora and Anna follow Jack and photograph the mugger threatening him at the Grove, but his face is obscured. Frew identifies the mugger’s jacket as from a local gym. 10 Episode 134 Episode 103rd October 1996 Frew is released from the court on the sole condition that he leaves Newcastle, Lou arranges for him to stay with her sister in Northampton. 11 Episode 135 Episode 118th October 1996 Teraise is angered when she discovers that a free poster of a pop band had been defaced by her newspaper deliver. She confronts him and he apologises as he was only doing it in protest for girls to start liking boy bands for their singing talent instead of how good looking they are. 12 Episode 136 Episode 1210th October 1996 Phillip is taken by Teraise to meet Geoff at the Grove. However on the way there Gruff, a wayward goat, follows them. Angered that Teraise didn't pay him any attention, Jack arranges to have Gruff taken to the slaughterhouse (which is where he was from to begin with). Teraise and Phillip save Gruff from his fate. 13 Episode 137 Episode 1315th October 1996 A sad day at the Grove for Terraise and Phillip when Gruff is killed in a racist attack on the Grove. 14 Episode 138 Episode 1417th October 1996 15 Episode 139 Episode 1522nd October 1996 16 Episode 140 Episode 1624th October 1996 Terry introduces his younger brother Ben to the other Grovers. Problems follow though as their father has just been released from prison and he has no intention of going straight. 17 Episode 141 Episode 1729th October 1996 Jack and Phillip are planning to be the Gallagher brothers for the ""Stars In Your Eyes"" competition. Their first rehersal however goes a bit off as they get drunk on the alcohol that Alfie and Ed had hidden. 18 Episode 142 Episode 1831st October 1996 19 Episode 143 Episode 195th November 1996 20 Episode 144 Episode 207th November 1996 It's ""Stars In Our Eyes"" night at the Grove and Anne joins Sita on stage as the Eternal Sisters. Cher and Harry argue as Cher decides to perform solo as Madonna instead of performing as ABBA with Harry. Harry decides to get revenge on Cher by pulling the plug on the cassette player proving to everyone that she was miming.