Fighting Back

Viv Sharpe hurtles down the motorway, kids in tow, towards the Bristol she used to call home. Not only has Bristol changed, but Viv finds no one wants to know her and there's nowhere to go. Is this the start of Viv the vagrant? Or can she keep fighting back?

Viv Sharpe's in a right mess - in collision with the law, her kids in care, on the run from her husband and slap-bang in the middle of Bristol where no one wants to know. Is there salvation from the Angel Gabriel? Can Viv climb through the bureaucratic jungle to retrieve her kids? Can she keep fighting back?

Viv Sharpe 's got her kids back and has thrown in her lot with a group of women in a squat. The owner wants them out and involves his lawyer friend. Viv and the lawyer fancy each other. But the owner's banging on the door, and just whose side is this lawyer on? Viv's ex will stop at nothing to poison her life, and there's Viv's other ex - Yvonne's father - around and in business. So what about the kids? Will Viv lose custody? Or can she keep fighting back?

Viv Sharpe 's a walking zombie. Neil's been kidnapped by his dad and Yvonne's being hassled at school. So, what's her dad going to do about it? The squat hears of council manoeuvres. Is the neighbourhood safe? Is Viv's relationship with Eddy safe? Are the kids safe? Can Viv keep fighting back?

The last part of a serial based on an idea by Victoria Hine and Bruce is dead, but what's happened to Neil? Yvonne drops a bombshell. Viv has emerged as a street leader, and the local elections are coming. Is this the start of Viv the people's politician? And just what does Eddy expect her to do? How long can she go on fighting back?