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The Year In Drama: April 2002

A bumper month for new drama saw the long awaited return of Auf Wiedersehen, Pet after a break of over 15 years. The original cast reunited, minus the late Gary Holton who had played Wayne. Newcomer Noel Clarke joined the magnificent seven to play Wayne's son Wyman. The gang's latest exploits saw them move the famous Middlesbrough Transporter Bridge to a new home in Arizona. A new series is currently in development.

While we were reacquainting ourselves with the Pet regulars, a host of new characters were causing a stir in Cutting It. The drama charted the rivalry, in business and love, of warring hairdressers Allie Henshall (Sarah Parish) and Mia Bevan (Amanda Holden). The final episode saw Allie forced to choose between loyal husband Gavin and old flame Finn. Despite 84% of voters on our Cutting It site telling Allie to choose Gavin, she broke the nation's heart and picked Finn. The story continues in 2003.

Elsewhere, James Bolam and Michael French teamed up as father and son doctors in 1950s drama Born and Bred. The gentle Sunday evening show proved a big hit with viewers and returns in 2003. Haydn Gwynne took time off from Merseybeat to star alongside Stella Gonet (House of Eliot) and Robert Bathurst (Cold Feet) in The Secret, a tale of two childhood friends forced to confront a terrible secret from their past. Nathaniel Parker and Sharon Small returned as detective duo, DI Thomas Lynley and DS Barbara Havers in The Inspector Lynley Mysteries. And Neil Stuke (The Sins) played a struggling playwright branded a serial killer in a new installment of Murder In Mind.

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Auf Wiedersehen, Pet
Born and Bred
Cutting It
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
The Secret
Murder In Mind