8x1 - Episode 117

September 3, 1996

8x2 - Episode 118

September 5, 1996

8x3 - Episode 119

September 10, 1996

8x4 - Episode 120

September 12, 1996

8x5 - Episode 121

September 17, 1996

8x6 - Episode 123

September 19, 1996

Lou takes in a new foster child, Harry. A girl who has a tragic past. Cher, her bestfriend, comes to visit her and Frew invites them to the Grove.

8x7 - Episode 124

September 24, 1996

8x8 - Episode 125

September 26, 1996

8x9 - Episode 126

October 1, 1996

8x10 - Episode 127

October 3, 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.

8x11 - Episode 128

October 8, 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.

8x12 - Episode 128

October 10, 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.

8x13 - Episode 129

October 15, 1996

A sad day at the Grove for Terraise and Phillip when Gruff is killed in a racist attack on the Grove.

8x14 - Episode 130

October 17, 1996

8x15 - Episode 131

October 22, 1996

8x16 - Episode 132

October 24, 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.

8x17 - Episode 133

October 29, 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.

8x18 - Episode 134

October 31, 1996

8x19 - Episode 135

November 5, 1996

8x20 - Episode 136

November 7, 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.