William and Mary

William considers a major change in his life as he moves forward with plans to sell the family funeral business. At the same time, the return of Mary's former partner creates tension that threatens William and Mary's relationship.

The death of William's mother forces him to confront some surprising truths about his family and the funeral business. Meanwhile, Mary deals with a troubled young expectant mother and receives an unexpected visit from someone from her past.

William is faced with the heartbreaking task of arranging funerals following the deaths of three teenagers, while Mary struggles with her mother's interference. As their families adjust to the new relationship, Mary worries that she and William may be moving too quickly.

As William and Mary's relationship becomes more serious, their children become curious about their parents' new partners. William deals with an unusual request involving a client's ashes, while trouble at work puts Mary's career as a midwife in jeopardy.

William writes a letter of explanation to Mary, but her mother hides it in hopes Mary will get back with her ex-lover Rick. William visits a dying woman who is afraid of not being found after death.

William Shawcross meets midwife Mary Gilcrest through an online dating service and is immediately smitten. Their first date doesn't go quite as planned, however, and Mary gets an unexpected introduction to William's unusual profession.

They finally move into the new house, but two uninvited guests may ruin Mary's wedding: Mary's father, invited by Molly, and Reuben, who can't give up the idea of him and Mary as a family.

With only a week before the wedding, William is hiring people to make it more interesting and Mary is getting ready to take a year off from work. Mary blames herself for a tragedy.

Their new house may be condemned. Mary sees some of the independent midwives' clients. Reuben gets the band a plum booking.

William feels stressed as teenagers rampage through the small house, there is a notable lack of progress on the new house, and McKinnon & Spaulding receives death threats over the funeral of a convicted

McKinnon & Spalding's first funeral and a stillbirth that Mary attended complicate Rick & Molly's wedding day. William hunts for a larger house for their combined family.

After selling Shawcross & Sons, William start setting up a new funeral home. William and Mary try to plan their wedding. Kate and Brendan continue to hunt for a place to have sex. Molly and Rick surprise everyone.

Jane threatens to leave the firm as she finds Arnold's relationship with Mrs Ball difficult to cope with. The twin brother of William’s latest client puts a fright into staff by showing up unexpectedly at McKinnon & Spalding. William hits on a plan to get Terence back … a new home in another neighborhood. Molly wins a prize contest. After a grueling course of cancer treatment, Molly is finally given the all clear, prompting her to spend her prize winnings on travel for the grandkids and a party. At the celebration, William and Mary flirt with another attempt at marriage, but ultimately decide they’re happy with their lives just the way they are.

Molly and Rick squabble over how to cope with her cancer battle. William arranges a service for a man lost at sea. Mary remains frosty towards William and begins to fantasize about a handsome client, a doctor, and her ex.

William and Rick are asked to celebrate a biker's funeral by putting him on a high speed bike run. When Terence is viciously slashed by gang members, William and Reuben decide he should go to stay with Reuben until things calm down. Mary is furious and turns cold towards William.

Billy and Eamon come to blows at William and Mary's dinner party. Mary and Doris attend to a difficult birth, while William sorts out a missing body with Nicholas’s ex, also a solicitor who has taken over Nicholas’s practice. The new father aggressively propositions Mary, while Nicholas’s ex does likewise with William.

William and Mary meet Kate at Oxford, where Kate hopes to be accepted. Terence gets involved in gang graffiti. Molly grows fascinated with entering contests. Doris begins dating Eamon.

With baby Thomas turning family life upside down, William begins to wonder whether Mary might be thinking about having another child. As Brendan celebrates his 18th birthday and Kate looks toward Oxford, William and Mary face challenges at work involving a difficult funeral and a couple determined to have their baby at home. Meanwhile, Molly receives devastating news about her health.