Stella

- Season 3

(2014)

With both Rob and Sean gone from her life Stella, her hair now dyed blonde, is concentrating on training to become a nurse. She has a new neighbour, lawyer Michael Jackson, a divorced man whose ex-wife has custody of their daughter, and their initial meeting is not of the sunniest. Aunty Brenda meanwhile is appalled when her wayward daughter Verv returns from her travels round the world though Verv's old flame Yanto - or Doggy Man as she calls him - is certainly pleased that she is back. Elsewhere Emma prepares for her interview at a high class hair salon and Alan is ...

To revive her flagging sex drive Stella invests in hormone replacement therapy, which certainly takes it up a few notches, even leading to an erotic dream about presenter Jonathan Ross. There is no sexual chemistry, or even good will, between Stella and Michael, after an argument over wheelie-bins and seeing the Brennigs across the way hosting a donkey in their house leads Michael to believe he has come to a village of madmen. Running the undertakers on their own Daddy and Bobby find themselves over-whelmed with bodies and Alan finds it hard going at the Blubber ...

Stella treats Michael for a nose bleed but there is still no love lost between the couple after Michael catches Ben in his house looking for cigarettes - which leads to a trade-off in insults. Things are going well for Emma with her divorce from Sunil getting nearer to finalization and she enjoys herself at the hair-dressers' awards evening, meeting Nicky Clarke and getting ever closer to Marcus. There is no such luck however for Luke who is unaware that Zoe has been in touch with Lenny Mack behind his back and who fails the interview to be a coach driver for Aunty ...

Stella apologizes to Michael for past insults and they agree to a truce. When Michael finds his water has been cut off Stella lets him use her shower, giving her an eyeful in the process, but, thanks to Ben and his baseball and a broken window, the truce is extremely fragile. Meanwhile Aunty Brenda and Dai launch their bus service, starting with a trip to Castle Cook for the special needs children - as opposed to a pensioners' day out- and Daddy and Bobby, tired of the stress they have recently been put under, decide that the undertakers will cater for a better class ...

Whilst keeping the hormones at bay by reading a sexy novel Stella finds that she and Michael are getting ever friendlier, especially when she bandages his hand, having accidentally shut it in his car bonnet. For Luke, on the buses, life is not getting any better as he realizes what Zoe has been doing behind his back. Emma courts disaster too when she accompanies Stella on a girls' night out to a club to see singer Rylan Clark but drifts away for some passion in the toilet when Marcus turns up. Big Alan also has romance on his mind as he invites Celia out for dinner.

Michael takes great delight in telling ex-wife Jan that he already has a 'Plus One' for hid works charity gala dance - Stella. After initial hesitation Stella agrees and proves herself to be rather an asset on the night. Emma meanwhile continues her dangerous liaison with the very married Marcus and Luke does not fare well in a confrontation with Lenny Mack. Alan is also feeling rather awkward after turning down Celia's suggestion that she spend the night with him whilst the business partnership between Aunty Brenda and Dai Davies turns into rivalry as to the best way...

After Stella wakes up in bed with Michael she determines that, given her recent track record, the relationship should not be purely carnal and she imposes a sex ban so that they can get to know each other as friends. For Emma it looks as if a sex ban is about to become mandatory as Marcus's wife Collette returns from Ireland. Alan has relationship problems too as he tries to build bridges with the shy Celia following his declining the offer to spend the night together though he has a more immediate problem when a group of disgruntled pensioners, led by the Captain, ...

Stella is feeling the pressures of motherhood as Ben gets suspended from school, thanks in part to Michael's daughter Katie, and Emma continues her dangerous liaison with Marcus, notwithstanding Collette's return. At least Luke is released without charge and reconciles with Zoe as their baby is born. Alan gets a visit from his long-estranged brother, who is also called Alan, to tell him that their mother has died. The siblings do not get on which causes extra work for Daddy and Bobby arranging the funeral and trying to keep them from coming to blows. An even bigger ...

Things seem to be going along nicely for Stella with Michael, including a family outing, but sadly Katie's irresponsible actions land her in A and E. Stella and Michael rush to her bedside but so does Jan, who is not complimentary about her husband's child-care. The rivalry between Aunty Brenda and Dai as to who is top dog at the coach company comes to a head when, after a double booking, she stages a strike whilst Alan prepares to spend the money left to him by his mother - even though it is uncertain that he has any. Zoe and Luke, united after the happy event, ...

Karl returns to Pontyberry for Zoe's wedding to Luke. However he is not happy when he learns about Emma's affair with Marcus and gives her an ultimatum. On the eve of the wedding the boys enjoy their stag night whilst, thanks to Verv, the girls sample some very unusual cakes. The great day dawns and everybody turns out at St John's Church to see the happy couple tie the knot. Stella, however, has less cause to be happy as, following Katie's accident, Jan has suggested that they give their marriage another try and that Michael returns to Chichester with her. Will ...

It's Christmas in Pontyberry and Stella is looking forward to spending her first Christmas with Michael. Aunty Brenda puts on a panto and Emma has a life changing decision to make.