Linda Green

Lindas old school friend, Pete has broken up with his girlfriend Bev and hes in the depths of depression about it. Jimmy and Darren think hes being a pushover. Shes spent all his money and got to stay living in his flat, but he loves her so he lets her get away with it. Linda has taken pity on him and agreed to let him sleep on her sofa. Petes a bit of an old hippy. His hair is long and lank, so Linda and Michelle decide what he needs is a makeover. They give him a hair cut and the transformation is astonishing. His new hair lifts an enormous weight off his shoulders, his mood lightens and Linda gets a glimpse of his tremendously toned body. She begins to see Pete in a whole new light. Finally one evening Linda suggests that instead of sleeping on the sofa Pete shares her bed. She makes the invite sound very innocent, but rushes off to get herself looking gorgeous. She waits in bed for him while he smokes, snacks, and finally drops off in front of the TV. By the time he comes to b

Theres a new boy at Craven Lane Motors, and he really is a boy. Ricky is only 18 - but hes caught Lindas eye, and shes caught his. Linda decides shes had one too many unsatisfactory men her own age, and its time to try something new. Once Linda gets her hands on Ricky she finds out that younger men have their own disadvantages. Ricky is a virgin, and goes off on a hair trigger! Undeterred, Linda decides to embark on a training regime. Before too long she has moulded Ricky into the perfect lover. Plus, he seems quite happy to do the washing up! However, alls not perfect in paradise. Jimmy tells Linda that everyones laughing at her. And when she takes Ricky round to meet her parents he clearly has more in common with her little brother than with Linda. His conversation is driving Linda up the wall, and Linda realises Ricky has to go. The only trouble is that Ricky adores Linda. If she dumps him shell break his heart and shell be referred to as ‘that bitch for ever after. She p

Linda staggers home with the gang after a big night out, only to find that her flat has been ransacked. All kinds of electrical equipment has gone, and a bag with keys in. Linda asks Jimmy to stay the night, but Darren leaps into action, telling Linda to stay at his place while he and Jimmy change all the locks. Jimmy tells Darren he blames the people Linda meets in internet chatrooms for the burglary. Darren is intrigued and excited by the idea. Suddenly, a woman, Norma, bursts in waving police ID. She has a good look around the flat and questions the boys who assume shes a detective. When she catches up with Linda she asks for a list of all the men shes been involved with in the past year. Shes amazed when the list comes to fifteen! Norma keeps popping up, asking everyone Linda knows about the burglary and filling Lindas head with frightening statistics. She even turns up at the club one night. Unfortunately her dancing dislodges her ID and when Michelle picks it up she realises

Linda is delighted when she heads out one morning, and watches a fine figure of a man jogging by. She starts deliberately leaving home as he jogs past, and exercising in the front garden. It does the trick, he introduces himself. Karl is in training for a 100 mile triathlon. Linda embarks on a fitness regime to try and impress him. Darren and Jimmy wont admit to being unfit, so end up roped into attending the circuit training sessions Karl runs. Of course they are rubbish, but Jimmy refuses to give up and let Karl believe hes better than him. Everything is going perfectly until Linda tries to lure Karl into the bedroom. He tells her he cant risk losing his competitive edge. Michelle lets slip to Jimmy and Darren that theres been no bedroom action. The two delight in teasing Karl while he tries to coax them towards fitness. Meanwhile Frank teases Linda about all the things she misses out on because of her new regime. Finally the triathlon is over, and Linda lures superfit Karl under

Michelle and Darren make a big announcement. They are getting married, and they are also expecting another baby. Linda is stunned, and none to pleased, but the whole thing gets Jimmy thinking. Time is slipping away and he starts to wonder if hes going to have time to have kids, maybe he and Linda ought to do it now. Linda has no desire to have kids, but with all the talk she starts to wonder. She decides the only way to be sure is to give it a try. She gets a shop dummy of a small child, dresses it up and names it Nick. Immediately she and Jimmy start to disagree over how to look after kids. He doesnt like the name, he doesnt like the clothes, he doesnt like the way Linda spoils him! One night at the club Jimmy finds Nick backstage with Linda. She tells him shes pretending theyve had a row and hes walked out. As he protests that that would never happen it turns into a real row. It escalates until he tells her she cant sing, and gets a smack in the mouth for his trouble! Eventua

Both Linda and Jimmy are between relationships and hanging out together. Lindas a little concerned at the amount of time Jimmys spending round at her place. Their arrangement was sex and no ties—but he seems to have moved in! When explaining the problem to best mate Michelle, Linda paces the room and works herself up into a frenzy. To prove her point she calls her own answering machine to be greeted by the new greeting of: ""Hiya! Were not in at the moment, so leave a message for Linda and Jimmy after the bleep."" Its the last straw for Linda. But then Linda runs into old friend Teresa whos looking for somewhere to stay. Linda uses the opportunity to push Jimmy out and move Teresa in. Meanwhile, Jimmys talking to Darren about what to do about the situation. He wants to win Linda back, so Darren suggests flirting with Teresa to make Linda jealous. Linda will be back in his arms in no time. However, what no-one seems to have noticed is that slowly Teresa has turned into a Single Whit

Lindas luck with men seems to be changing - shes met a man and hes romantic, sensitive, gentlemanly, generous and available! To seal a deal at the garage where Linda works, she agrees to do Colin, the sales rep, a favour. She agrees to go on a blind date with his friend, Stan. Stans recently divorced and hasnt had any female action since his decree nisi. Lindas up for it, explaining to best mate Michelle; ""Its a means to an end. Not so much lie back and think of England, more sit back and think of the bonus."" When Michelle warns her that Stan could be a serial killer, Linda claims its fine ""as long as he doesnt have a moustache."" Stan (played by ex-Holby Citys Jeremy Sheffield) turns out to be gorgeous! Hes brings her flowers and chocolates, wines and dines her. It all seems too good to be true - and it is...... Darren and Jimmy find out that Stan isnt Stan. In reality, Stan is short, bald and has a missing finger! Lindas Stan is a fake. Michelle tells the boys not to sa

Lindas holiday plans go awry when she oversleeps after a big night out and arrives late at the airport. She gets there to find that shes just too late—Michelle, Darren and Jimmy have flown off to Ibiza without her! As night falls, shes still not managed to book another flight. Despondent, shes forced to retreat to the all-night coffee lounge where she meets Marko, a cute Mediterranean-looking waiter. Before long, Linda and Marko are getting to know each other in the back room and Linda decides to cut her losses and join the Green family on their caravanning holiday in Rhyl - and takes Marko along. Having lost both his parents and been brought up by his gran in Cardiff, Marks thrilled with the cosiness of his new-found family in Wales. But soon Linda realises that Markos more needy that cosy. And hes seems more interested in her family than Linda herself. Whens Lindas dad Frank says that Marko is just lonely, Linda complains: ""So am I now! He spends all his time with you!"". Mea

Linda meets Matt at the garage where she works. It doesnt take long for her to take a shine to him and theyre soon going out together. But Matt doesnt like spending nights out down the club with Lindas mates. Hed rather they experienced new things together—such as roller-blading, golf, and throwing themsleves out of planes. Lindas fine about this: its exciting and makes a change from the dull things that most men always want to do. Little does she realise the reality behind Matts dating activities. His thirst for new and different things to do has nothing to do with his adventurous spirit—and everything to do with the fact that hell go to any lengths to avoid doing anything that he did with his recent ex-girlfriend, Karen, whom hes trying to forget. Best mate Michelle soon begins to realise that Matts attempting to create new memories for himself and Linda to try and distract himself from the heartbreak about his ex. Michelle persuades Linda that the only way shell get to t

Michelle, Darren and Jimmy are off to an old friends wedding do and they all pile round to Lindas to wait for the cab. Jimmy shows up with a bloody nose—hes dating Gaynor again and shes got quite a temper on her. ""It was only when he turned blue I realised shed got his windpipe."" Darren laughs. Gaynors real problem is with Linda: shes threatened by her and jealous of her relationship with Jimmy. To make life easier for him, Linda decides not to go to the wedding. But the others dont want to go without her. In fact, the others dont want to go at all. Soon the partys happening round Lindas with the unexpected addition of Katy and Ricky who sneak round in the hope theyll have the place to themselves for the night. As the evening progresses, and the scotch begins to flow, Jimmy drops a bombshell on Linda. Hes finally had it with his ""on-again-off-again,"" ""no-strings-sex"" relationship with Linda and hes ready for something more. How will Linda deal with Jimmys declaration: ""Y