S01E02: Abi’s feelings for Jimmy grow

Mark makes it clear to Susan that he will do whatever it takes to get Dan out of their life, even if it means telling him a deeper secret Dan doesn’t know about. This terrifies Susan. While the Marracks try to settle in and Jimmy and Brae shake hands, Mark’s threats are realised when Dan finds graffiti on the surf café. When Dan finds that his van has also been vandalised with newspaper cuttings of the boat accident he was accused of years ago, the pressure from Mark is made crystal clear. Dan is finally forced to explain his past with the Penwardens, and Abi and Brae are angry with him for not standing up for himself. Susan explains to her daughter, Grace, that Mark is still the love of her life even though she was once with Dan.

Jackie Hughes and Ian Brenton are also newcomers to Polnarren. They left the city behind in order to make a better life for themselves but their dream is becoming hard to realise. Fin Morgan, Charlie’s Grandfather, is the owner of the caravan park where Ian and Jackie work. Fin is worried about the future of the site and is finding it hard to make ends meet. Ian knows more than Jackie but is determined not to burst her bubble until he has come up with a solution to their financial problems. While Ian struggles to sort things out for the caravan park, Jackie has been offered a job at the Marracks' surf café.

Abi’s feelings for Jimmy grow. Jimmy also wants to be with Abi but has two dilemmas: not only should he keep his pact with Charlie but his father also wants him to stay away from the Marracks. If he were to put a step wrong, his trouble-loving sister Grace would tell tales. Grace is a daddy’s girl and therefore takes Mark’s anti-Marrack stance. She also has her eye on Ian, much to his discomfort.

Narinder, who knows what it’s like to be a newcomer in Polnarren, lives with Ivy Trehearne, landlady of The Wrecker’s Arms. Abi and her become instant friends and Narinder tells her she has run away from her family who wanted her to have an arranged marriage.

Grace persists in her flirtation with Ian, who is trying to convince Mark to help Fin out of a financial crisis by investing in the caravan park. Mark laughs off Ian’s business proposition despite being interested in buying the land for re-development. Susan desperately begs Dan to not take on Mark, leaving him to wonder what secret she is hiding.