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Reference > The Cliffhanger Catalogue > 1988

Episode-by-episode cliffhangers from Neighbours' fourth season (episodes 638-876)

638: Jane learns breaking her modelling contract could leave her being sued for up to $10,000.
639: Scott makes a bid to swim to get to land and call for help – Will he make it?
640: Jim must face the prospect that Scott may have drowned.

641: Scott’s okay but Charlene faints, overwhelmed with relief.
642: Madge wins the car in the church lottery draw.
643: Have Madge and Helen resolved their differences?
644: Gail tells Beverly she won’t tell Paul that she is infertile.
645: Tony panics when his mother Elinora Romeo arrives.

646: Elinora meets her future daughter-in-law – Or does she?
647: Malcolm proposes to Eileen that they remarry – will she accept?
648: Madge’s driving lesson ends with her reversing into a fire hydrant and leaving Nell & Eileen soaked.
649: Will the honesty in No.26 lead to broken friendships?
650: Helen speaks her mind.

651: Scott & Charlene learn Madge & Henry are moving back into No.24.
652: Scott’s hopes of becoming a journalist are dashed.
653: Eileen fears for Mike & Jamie’s safety.
654: Helen announces she’s decided to move out of no 26 and into her own place.
655: Gail tells Paul she’s discovered that Rob is not her real father - she is adopted.

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656: Gail tells Rob to leave her alone.
657: Eileen is all dressed up and ready for her wedding day.
658: Charlene warns Henry about his new scheme.
659: Henry falls to the floor unconscious.
660: Jim begins to worry that his impending wedding may not go smoothly.

661: On Jim & Beverly’s wedding day, they realise Todd & Katie have run away.
662: Hilary warns Helen she fears her new home is haunted.
663: Eileen overwhelmed with emotion smashes the wedding cake on the floor.
664: Henry tells Madge she has to face the fact that she has been conned by Barry Hawkins.
665: With all the jobs he’s working, Scott is totally exhausted.

666: Todd is caught stealing food from the Coffee Shop by Harold & Jim.
667: Todd and Katie shout at Jim & Beverly to stop arguing.
668: Nell is horrified by the sight she sees when she looks up the chimney in Helen’s flat.
669: Des throws away Eileen’s pills – Can she cope without them?
670: Eileen can’t cope without taking tranquillisers.

671: Jim & Beverly feel that Todd and Katie have found a home with them at No.26.
672: Harold believes Graeme Clifford is after Madge’s affections.
673: Beverly flees the dinner table when her first home cooked meal for the family ends disastrously.
674: Madge realises she’s been set up – Graeme was never interested in her.
675: Will Charlene keep the old coin?

676: Charlene is frantic when the coin goes missing.
677: Has Nell spent Charlene’s coin in the payphone?
678: Henry’s car ‘Bertha’ rolls down a slope out of control and with Katie inside.
679: Helen & Beverly discover Daphne & Gail have been involved in a car accident.
680: Des prays to God that Daphne will be saved.

681: Beverly has to explain to Des that Daphne has lapsed into a coma.
682: Helen learns Frank Darcy has been arrested and held at the police station.
683: Helen tells Frank he has no choice now but to continue with his art exhibition.
684: Paul tells Jane that Len Mangel may force Nell to sell No.32 as part of the divorce settlement.
685: Gail is hypnotised – Will she remember the car registration of the car?

. . .

686: Henry’s ‘brainwave’ is to write to Harold’s alias, agony aunt ‘Dear Georgette’.
687: Madge tells Harold she’s unsure if she still wants to marry him.
688: Madge explains she’s unsure if she still wants to marry Harold after being in Brisbane.
689: Gail sees the car from the accident parked in Lassiters car park.
690: The death of Daphne Clarke.

691: Des tells Mike to pack his bags and move out of No 28.
692: Des spurs Mike on to punch him.
693: Lou Carpenter arrives and kisses Madge.
694: Lou tells Paul & Gail he intends to marry Madge.
695: Harold prepares to defend his honour and ‘Karate-Chop’ Lou.

696: Madge pours water over Lou & Harold to stop them feuding over her.
697: Madge realises she’s all on her own now.
698: Mike reveals to Jane the overwhelming grief he feels over Daphne’s death.
699: Scott discovers a mystery when he starts work at Jim’s engineering firm.
700: Mike storms out, intent on finding the youths who caused Daphne’s accident.

701: The police take Mike away for questioning.
702: Will Mike be beaten up by Ted Regan?
703: Nell demands Todd be severely punished.
704: Scott opens Ross Warner’s package to find a large sum of money.
705: Jim receives a phone call – the engineering works are on fire.

706: Beverly & Jim wonder who the arsonist is.
707: In the presence of Ross, Geoff Garrett denies everything he told Scott to Jim & Scott.
708: Will Jim call the police and have Ross arrested?
709: Mike could face a jail sentence of up to seven years if found guilty of GBH.
710: Paul & Gail are horrified by their first impression on meeting Gloria Gardner.

711: Gloria tells Gail she’ll fight to keep her and Rob together.
712: Jim is depressed and angry at being unemployed.
713: Sally sees Henry kissing Melanie.
714: Mike leaves for court – his future hanging in the balance.
715: Mike’s court case begins.

. . .

716: The court delivers its verdict. Mike is found ‘not guilty’.
717: Charlene has big plans for Madge and Harold’s wedding.
718: Todd believes he and Katie are a burden to Jim & Beverly.
719: Jim tells Paul he doesn’t want him to help secure a job for him.
720: Des refuses the chance given to him by Malcolm for a paid trip to Europe.

721: Malcolm makes peace with his family.
722: Harold & Madge discover the extent of their wedding plans.
723: Harold introduces his son David to the Bucks’ party guests – he appears to be the clone of Harold.
724: After two years and two engagements, Madge & Harold are finally married.
725: David decides to stay a while and move into No 24.

726: David tells Mike he’s out to win Jane’s affections.
727: David causes Henry to lose his ‘cool’.
728: Jim’s phone call brings bad news about the job interview.
729: Carol Barker, Jamie’s new nanny, leaves him to cry when he is hungry.
730: Helen is knocked over by Katie riding Todd’s new bike.

731: Beverly tells Jim their marriage will only work if he changes his attitude.
732: David the ‘cool dude’ hits the streets with Prue Watkins.
733: Nell pretends she’ll be okay when Mike takes Bouncer away from being with her.
734: Paul discovers Amy is his daughter from his relationship with Nina Williams.
735: Can Paul and Gail’s marriage survive the truth about Amy?

736: Nina tells Paul she doesn’t want him to be a father to Amy.
737: Will Bouncer choose Nell or Mike to live with?
738: Scott tells Madge & Harold that Charlene has been unfaithful to him
739: Scott’s jealousy puts the future of his marriage in jeopardy.
740: Gail questions if the IVF treatment should continue now Paul has found he has a daughter.

741: Paul proves to Gail how much he really loves her.
742: Charlene kisses Steve Fisher.
743: John Worthington is shocked when he is greeted by Nell wearing a beauty facemask when he visits her.
744: Todd demands to know the true extent of his mother’s illness.
745: Jane falls to the ground after being electrocuted.

746: Charlene's dreams of Steve Fisher keep her awake at night.
747: Scott discovers Charlene has got a secret she’s been keeping from him.
748: Nell is out to win John Worthington’s affections.
749: Jane wants time alone and Mike believes she doesn’t love him anymore.
750: Gail tells Rob the news that she has located her real father.

751: Rob is scared and jealous of Gail meeting her real father, Ian Chadwick.
752: Will Charlene let Steve back into her life?
753: Henry threatens Steve to stay away from Charlene.
754: Henry, Todd and Harold are stranded in the bush.
755: Nell questions Jane about her true feelings for Des.

756: Des makes it clear to Jane that he is still in love with Daphne.
757: Rob insults Ian, jealous of his relationship with Gail.
758: Charlene chooses to be with Scott and turns Steve away.
759: Will Charlene tell Scott the truth about her relationship with Steve?
760: Charlene admits to Scott she was seeing Steve and has feelings for him.

761: Can Scott see beyond Charlene’s betrayal to save his marriage?
762: Gail orders Rob & Ian to stop arguing over her.
763: Scott & Charlene are reunited at the ‘50’s Rock n’ Roll’ party.
764: Des is stunned when the new nanny Bronwyn Davies arrives.
765: Bronwyn innocently reveals to Des how Jane feels about him.

766: Des tells Jane he’s not ready to start a relationship with her, or anyone.
767: Henry tells Mike he won’t give up until he wins Bronwyn’s heart.
768: Gail has mixed up the entire wage slips belonging to the staff at Lassiters.
769: Will Scott & Charlene accept Dan Ramsay’s offer of a house in Brisbane?
770: Is it really the truth that Ramsay Street should have been named Robinson Street?

. . .

771: Scott & Charlene are overjoyed as they decide to move to Brisbane.
772: Scott & Henry defend their family honour over a card game.
773: Paul refuses to forgive Gail until she apologises to him.
774: Carl Banks pushes his way into Nell’s house, threatening her life.
775: What has Henry discovered with the metal detector in Nell’s back garden?

776: Madge & Harold discover Henry is in possession of a gun.
777: Why is Nell scared of the gun and refuses to track down the owner, her son Joe?
778: Henry catches the graffiti artist Nick Page.
779: Why has Pete Baxter quits the sports institute in Canberra?
780: Bronwyn’s sister Sharon decides she wants to stay on in Erinsborough.

781: Has Jamie swallowed a piece of plastic?
782: Todd is horrified to see Nick at No 26.
783: Sharon moves into No.30 – as a squatter.
784: Jane is anxious about meeting her Uncle Joe.
785: Jane & Henry prepare to meet Joe Mangel.

786: Is Todd’s accusation of Nick stealing Helen’s purse really true?
787: The pressure cooker in the Coffee Shop explodes – Is Harold okay?
788: Joe runs from the Mangel house with the gun in his pocket.
789: Paul explains to Rosemary he’s not completed the work she gave him.
790: Paul is told by Rosemary he’s being suspended from work.

. . .

791: Paul learns Rosemary’s trouble-shooter is his old enemy Derek Morris.
792: Derek unfairly sacks Madge and Henry from Lassiters.
793: Nick is caught creating graffiti again.
794: Mike & Bronwyn kiss.
795: The ice cream competition leaves Des with ice cream all over his face.

796: Derek uncovers the fact that Mike is on a good behaviour bond with the court.
797: Paul throws Derek out of his office.
798: Harold collapses outside the Coffee Shop.
799: Bronwyn & Sharon unite to stop Aunt Edie from moving into Ramsay Street.
800: Des reveals Sharon is the mystery bidder who has bought No.30 at the auction.

801: Beverly tells Jim she may have caused the death of patient Mrs. Brownley.
802: Edith catches Sharon & Nick in a compromising position at No.30.
803: Sharon has bargaining power when Edith gets stuck up in a tree.
804: Who is the person Gail is sure Paul’s hiding from her?
805: Beverly learns Andrew Brownley is suing her for malpractice.

806: Bronwyn decides to end her relationship with Mike.
807: Des asks Penelope Porter to spend the night with him.
808: Beverly is sure the newspaper article about her case will ruin her medical career.
809: Joe & Nell meet – but what will they say to each other?
810: Nick’s fight and his black eye could ruin his chances to impress the judge at his court case.

. . .

811: Beverly overreacts, slapping Scott and forbidding him to enter his family home.
812: Jane feels betrayed by Des and refuses to talk to him.
813: Madge orders Henry to cure the flea epidemic.
814: Bronwyn chokes on the fumes in the Mangel house as she gets caught in the fumigation.
815: Harold climbs into bed unaware he is getting into bed with Nell not Madge.

816: Joe believes Harold knew he was getting into bed with Nell.
817: The Coffee Shop explodes with Des trapped inside.
818: Nick lies and tells Harold he was to blame for the Coffee Shop fire.
819: Paul is outraged when he confuses Nick’s portrait of him as the one Helen is painting.
820: Beverly celebrates her pregnancy, but is Jim as happy?

821: Will Scott sleep with Sylvie?
822: Beverly’s car is found abandoned – the search for her continues.
823: Henry finds it impossible to tell Bronwyn he loves her.
824: Joe threatens to throw John Worthington out of the Mangel house.
825: Henry destroys Madge’s cake on the way to the cake competition.

826: Nell orders Sharon to move out of her home after she finds Sharon sabotaged her cake to win the cake competition.
827: Nell sees disaster when she reads Beverly’s tealeaves.
828: Scott agrees to be the writer behind Henry’s love letters to Bronwyn.
829: Harold tells Des their business relationship is over.
830: Beverly is mugged at Lassiter's – but the real danger is to her baby.

831: John asks Nell to marry him.
832: Nell is horrified at the contents of a letter from an old lover of John’s.
833: Bronwyn sees Henry and Melanie in a compromising position at a party.
834: Beverly accuses Jim of never wanting the baby she miscarried.
835: Scott demands to know what is the matter with Charlene.

836: Due to Harold’s snoring, he and Madge have to sleep in separate rooms.
837: Katie tells Paul and Gail that Todd is lying to them.
838: Kenneth Muir believes Mike is unable to control his class.
839: Mike thinks that Jessie Ross’s father is abusing her.
840: – It's Nell’s wedding day – but can she go ahead and marry John when she has hiccups?

841: Everyone celebrates the marriage of Nell & John at Lassiter's.
842: Mike discovers it is Jessie’s mother who is hitting her.
843: Sharon copies the test paper questions so Nick can cheat.
844: Jamie wanders dangerously close to the edge of No.30’s swimming pool.
845: Todd decides to run away from home and leaves No 26 in the middle of the night.

. . .

846: Will Skinner throw Todd onto the streets?
847: What is the secret Malcolm has been hiding from Des?
848: Harold accuses Joe of illegal building practices. Joe quits the rebuild of the Coffee Shop over it.
849: Kenneth Muir catches Mike kissing pupil Jessie Ross.
850: Henry and Bronwyn finally admit they love each other.

851: Malcolm’s girlfriend Leanne makes a pass at Des.
852: Skinner threatens Todd’s life unless he does exactly what he wants.
853: Todd watches as Nick’s arrested, believed to be the warehouse thief.
854: Helen collapses when she suffers a stroke.
855: Bronwyn’s aunt Edie arrives – but Henry is in No 30’s shower.

856: Toby Mangel feels alone and rejected.
857: Skinner menaces Gail, Todd and Katie at No 22.
858: Des’s plan to expose Leanne fails and has him looking like he is the guilty one.
859: Edie catches Henry hiding under No 30’s kitchen table.
860: Beverly tells Jim she has the key to them getting $80,000.

861: Hilary tells Jim and Beverly she won’t sell her statuette.
862: Nick discovers the nude art student is Sharon.
863: Mark Granger tells Jane that he’s in love with her.
864: Des is shocked when he learns he’s to be on a TV quiz.
865: The Mangel and Robinsons' ‘Billy carts’ hurtle towards Edie.

866: Katie unwittingly sells Joe the figurine for $5.
867: Toby hides from Joe – but locks himself in an old trunk.
868: Paul returns from America to find he has Gloria as a lodger.
869: Gail is shocked to learn Paul has invested all their money.
870: Jane is shocked when it appears Mark may already be married.

. . .

871: Henry fouls up another chance to get back together with Bronwyn.
872: Sharon, jealous of Nick & Lucy, pushes Lucy into the pool at Lassiter's.
873: Katie uses violence to get Toby to kiss her.
874: Helen wakes up from her coma.
875: Mark proposes marriage to Jane.

876: Jane & Mark announce their engagement.