Following Jordan's actions, Steve shows up at his house to escort him to school. Cory answers the door and explains that his brother has already left the house, much to Steve's surprise. Jordan is chased through town on his bike by some of the lads, and runs into his ex-girlfriend Candice Murgatroyd, who presents him with their baby son, Jamie before running off herself. Kaneez is annoyed when Nas starts wearing a hijab, and is confused why her daughter is not talking to Missy. Chloe is embarrassed to be seen with Emma at school.
Steve arranges with Will to set up a rugby team, hoping it will unite the boys. Missy assures Cory that their arrangement is still going ahead. He invites Nas out, but Riz gets the wrong impression and defends his sister Alya. At the park, Jordan is unsure what to do with baby Jamie, and when his dad threatens him down the phone he realises he has no other choice than to go to school. Chloe gets off to a bad start on her first day when the other girls mock her for her drunken behaviour, though she befriends Jordan when she sees the baby in his gym bag. She distracts Samir whilst he runs out of the assembly, and Missy storms out when she realises Cory has been discussing their deal.
Nas and Cory begin to kiss - and Missy reveals all, infuriating Nas. Jordan confesses all to Steve about Candice and the baby. Emma sends Alya to isolation when she embarrasses her infront of the class, though Mandy orders her out in order to keep Sadiq sweet. Steve drives Jordan back to Candice's house to give baby Jamie back, though he is attacked by her brothers when he gets out the car. Nasreen is unhappy when her friends put pressure on her to find a boyfriend. Chloe arranges to meet Hayley and Razia in town that night.
Mandy is annoyed to discover Jordan back at her house with the baby, and especially when Steve announces that he wants to regain regular contact with his own son Zak. Samir spots Chloe at the pub after being let down by Hayley and Razia, and orders her home. Kaneez arranges for Missy and Nasreen to make up after their dispute, though the two end up with bigger fish to fry when Nana loses her bingo money and suspects Simone has stolen it. They confront Simone who swears she doesn't have it. Emma and Samir grow closer. Nasreen admits to Missy that she doesn't want a boyfriend - but a girlfriend. Missy is taken aback and thinks Nas fancies her, though infact she has eyes for student teacher Lila Shariff following a brief fling last term.
Mandy and Steve call Mr Wilson in to the school so that Jordan can tell him about Jamie. Missy questions Lila about her relations with Nas. Chloe spreads the gossip round Ackley Bridge that her mum and Samir were an item. After an argument with Steve, Mandy meets up at a hotel for a night of passion with Sadiq. Missy tells Nasreen that she should approach Lila and ask her out - despite being her pupil, she believes Lila will break the boundary. Jordan watches in on Candice and Jamie through her living room window and decides to be a better dad to Jamie than his dad has been to him.
Regular cast
Paul Nicholls as Steve Bell
Sam Retford as Cory Wilson
Samuel Bottomley as Jordan Wilson
Poppy Lee Friar as Missy Booth
Sunetra Sarker as Kaneez Paracha
Nazmeen Kauser as Razia Paracha
Esa Ashraf as Saleem Paracha
Amy-Leigh Hickman as Nasreen Paracha
Liz White as Emma Keane
Fern Deacon as Chloe Voyle
Arsher Ali as Samir Qureshi
Cody Ryan as Hayley Booth
Maariah Hussain as Alya Nawaz
Nohail Mohanmed as Riz Nawaz
Jo Joyner as Mandy Carter
Lorraine Cheshire as Lorraine Bird
Anneika Rose as Lila Shariff
Adil Ray as Sadiq Nawaz
Tom Varey as Will Simpson
Samantha Power as Simone Booth
Recurring cast
Zain Khan as Zain Younis
Abdullah Shahid as Mo Ahktar
Abaz Rashid as Waqar Abdulrahman
Emily Pyzer as Candice Murgatroyd
Surinder Kaur as Granny Paracha
Kainat Butt as Shireen Siddiqui
Alisha Zaman as Amira Gill
Nathan Green as Neil Sykes
Matthew Priestley as Jake Earnshaw
India Parsan as Tahira Abad
Harry Myers as Dan Fairfax
Hassan Mahmood as Amin Abad
Chloe Lumb as Shannon Burns
Rita May as Julie 'Nana' Booth
Steve Jackson as Kevin Wilson
Guest cast
Freddie Bolt as Reece Murgatroyd
Jamie Dorrington as Jack Murgatroyd
Sebastian Shaw as Adam Smith