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The Best Episodes of Peak Practice Season 5

Every episode of Peak Practice Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Peak Practice Season 5!

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Peak Practice is a British drama series about a GP surgery in Cardale — a small fictional town in the Derbyshire Peak District — and the doctors who worked there. It ran on ITV from

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Peak Practice Season 5 Episode 5 - Classics
    9.2/10(12 votes)

    S5:E5

    On his way to Erica's birthday party, Andrew is involved in a car crash. Although he is seriously wounded, he battles to save the others. But will any of them survive the night? Erica is ruffled when she is called out to treat an unusual patient

    Director:A.J. Quinn
    Writer:Anita J. Pandolfo

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  2. Peak Practice Season 5 Episode 7 - Home Truths
    9.0/10(12 votes)

    S5:E7

    A lonely mother's cry for help leaves her young son's life hanging in the balance as Andrew and Erica struggle to find the real cause of the boy's constant medical problems. Meanwhile, David continues to act as guardian angel for a boy newly released from hospital after receiving chemotherapy for leukaemia

    Director:A.J. Quinn
    Writer:Gil Brailey

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  3. Peak Practice Season 5 Episode 13 - A Change of Heart
    9.0/10(10 votes)

    S5:E13

    David struggles to cope with a stubborn pilot suffering from dizzy spells, and also with Clare, just back from hospital. Can their marriage stand the strain of her mental illness?

    Director:Alan Grint
    Writer:Gil Brailey

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  4. Peak Practice Season 5 Episode 9 - Borrowed Time
    8.8/10(9 votes)

    S5:E9

    Andrew's old friend Phil arrives in Cardale with devastating news which will turn both their lives upside down

    Director:Alan Grint
    Writer:Stewart Harcourt

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  5. Peak Practice Season 5 Episode 11 - State of Mind
    8.8/10(9 votes)

    S5:E11

    When Clare endangers one of David's older patients, it is time for David to face facts about his wife's erratic behaviour

    Director:Alan Grint
    Writer:Stewart Harcourt

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  6. Peak Practice Season 5 Episode 12 - Priorities
    8.8/10(9 votes)

    S5:E12

    Erica's commitment to the Beeches is tested by her treatment of a single-minded career woman, her stormy relationship with Andrew, and an exciting job offer

    Director:Alan Grint
    Writer:James Stevenson

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  7. Peak Practice Season 5 Episode 10 - Tough Love
    8.6/10(9 votes)

    S5:E10

    A young girl stumbles into Cardale in search of a new start just as Andrew decides to tell Erica how he feels about her and what find out her respond.

    Director:A.J. Quinn
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Peak Practice Season 5 Episode 2 - The Price
    8.4/10(9 votes)

    S5:E2

    Will suspects that Kate has post-natal depression. But as their baby daughter's health deteriorates, they have to face a much greater threat

    Director:Alan Grint
    Writer:Stewart Harcourt

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  9. Peak Practice Season 5 Episode 4 - Letting Go
    8.4/10(9 votes)

    S5:E4

    Erica battles with hospital incompetence and Andrew's penny-pinching to save Alice North's life. Will finally ties the knot with Kate, and then says an emotional goodbye to Cardale. And Andrew and Joanne fall out over where their relationship is heading

    Director:Alan Grint
    Writer:Frankie Bailey

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  10. Peak Practice Season 5 Episode 6 - Lost Feelings
    8.4/10(12 votes)

    S5:E6

    David helps an old friend - now a paraplegic - and his wife to conceive. But will a baby heal the rifts in their marriage?

    Director:Anthony Garner
    Writer:Anita J. Pandolfo

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  11. Peak Practice Season 5 Episode 1 - Eye of the Storm
    8.3/10(11 votes)

    S5:E1

    Andrew returns to Cardale, six months after leaving Will and Erica in the lurch. Can he persuade them to take him back? And a bereaved husband fights for custody of his epileptic daughter

    Director:A.J. Quinn
    Writer:Stewart Harcourt

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  12. Peak Practice Season 5 Episode 3 - Innocent Blood
    8.2/10(9 votes)

    S5:E3

    As David's family join him in Cardale, he has to give the parents of a young boy he delivered 11 years ago some shattering news. Andrew has his powers of persuasion tested by a needle-shy patient whose exotic trip of a lifetime is put in jeopardy by his fear of jabs. And baby Emily's illness continues to put Will and Kate's relationship under strain

    Director:Anthony Garner
    Writer:Jeff Dodds

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  13. Peak Practice Season 5 Episode 8 - Running to Hide
    8.0/10(9 votes)

    S5:E8

    David helps bus driver Stan keep his job. But is Stan really as fit as he pretends? Andrew's relationship with accountant Gina Johnson goes beyond strictly business

    Director:Nigel Cole
    Writer:Anita J. Pandolfo

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  14. Peak Practice Season 5 Episode 14 - Fight or Flight
    7.9/10(11 votes)

    S5:E14

    When Emma and Tom go missing David and Claire are forced to face up to the reality of her illness - can they get past this difficult stage? Meanwhile a fire at Erica's house brings she and Andrew to a decision over their relationship.

    Director:Nigel Cole
    Writer:Anita J. Pandolfo

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Season 5 Ratings Summary

"Classics" is the best rated episode of "Peak Practice" season 5. It scored 9.2/10 based on 12 votes. Directed by A.J. Quinn and written by Anita J. Pandolfo, it aired on 2/11/1997. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Home Truths".