Hotel Babylon

Jack and Emily are caught up in a hostage situation when a bereaved father who has brought his son's ashes to the hotel, clashes with a faith healer. Ned makes a proposal to Anna, but their celebrations are cut short when she goes to investigate the sound of a gunshot from an adjoining room.

A TV chat show host brings a prostitute to the hotel, causing Tony's father-instinct to kick in when he discovers she's just 15. Anna and Ben compete to attract the attentions of a famous illusionist, and with the restaurant now a roaring success, James has to hire more staff - which puts Gino's nose out of joint. Guest starring Steven Pinder and David Schneider

A movie is shot on location at the hotel, but the stars don't get on and it is Jack's job to keep both of them happy. Gino and Ben compete for the attentions of the director in a bid to be `noticed', and Anna is preoccupied by thoughts of Charlie which do not go away even when Ned invites her to accompany him on a trip to New York.

Charlie feels the pressure of management when he receives a letter from head office criticising his accounting and the chambermaids threaten to go on strike over unpaid wages. The arrival of an old friend visiting a jewellery auction hosted at the hotel perks him up, but a further financial crisis leads him to seek help from an unsuitable source and brings danger to everyone in the building.

Ruthless tycoon Donovan Credo wants to take over the hotel. He is well known in the business for replacing existing staff with his own people.Credo likes Rebecca and tells her her job is safe. She can also choose two members of staff who will not be sacked.

Charlie and Rebecca are now a couple, and Jackie isn't finding it easy to cope with seeing them together. Then Charlie has more trouble to deal with when his younger brother Dan turns up at the hotel, followed closely by a few heavies who are out to cause trouble.Meanwhile, the wine list is not what it could be, and the rich Mrs Klein suggests a wine tasting competition. James agrees, but he is worried about coming out of the event well.

Tony is left seething when he loses out on a prestigious award. He decides to modernise his skills, only to find himself embroiled with a gang of Russian drug dealers.Meanwhile, Rebecca improves staff morale by reinstating a Christmas party, and things hot up as she and Charlie prepare it. Then Anna sees her chance to make a lot of money out of a British actor and renowned sex addict who is staying at the hotel.

A former nurse who has found fame as a reality TV star reserves a room in the hotel. Gino becomes besotted with her, while Luke sees an opportunity for blackmail. Jackie is delighted when a novelist she admires checks in but a private meeting leaves her shaken.

The hotel is inspected, and the report makes terrible reading, leaving Rebecca's future as manager in doubt. Her troubles increase when Adrian McBride, European director of the company which owns the hotel, arrives unexpectedly. But Rebecca is amazed to be offered a promotion.Meanwhile, Charlie is kept busy looking after Mr Wiltshire, an armed robber who is a key witness in a criminal trial and is staying in the hotel with a police protection team - he has to give evidence against some London gangsters, so his life is in danger. And at the end, Charlie gets caught up in a dramatic gun fight.

Three thousand pounds in cash is stolen from hotel guest Lady Patton, and although she is so rich that she hardly turns a hair, Rebecca is determined to find the thief and sack anyone responsible. But who did steal the missing money? Tension is high, with everyone under suspicion.

Rebecca leaves Charlie in charge on the night shift, while she takes off on a holiday break with her husband. Then Anna thinks a hotel guest has killed his wife in their room. She becomes increasingly alarmed as she investigates, influenced by Tony's tale of horror at another hotel.

Immigration officers visit the hotel, which depends on migrant labour. This puts Jackie in a difficult position, as her own visa is months overdue, and Charlie hints that she should marry him.Meanwhile, Rebecca's marriage is back on the rails, Gino is pretending to be gay, and Charlie helps a guest to cover up her affair at the hotel.