Career criminal Terry Greene is sentenced to life in prison for the murder of low-level drug dealer Preston Snow.

After some initial hesitation, Sam agrees to do as her husband wishes, in order to replenish the family's weakened finances.

Sam's threats to Jonathan do nothing to halt the abuse; later, Terry beats him up and threatens him with murder unless he leaves the country, which Nichols does.

Terry convinces her to assist him on a big heroin score, which he plans to bring in from Spain and sell to North London gangster and distributor Geoff Donovan for 10 million pounds.

[4] It starred Leslie Grantham and Anita Dobson as Terry and Sam Greene; the duo were reunited for the first time since they portrayed a married couple on the British soap opera EastEnders from 1985 to 1988.

The Guardian called their chemistry in The Stretch “magical” and also praised “some tasty cameos and supporting performances.”[4] Leather wrote the script,[1] with an original score by Dobson's husband, guitarist Brian May of Queen.