Editing Clare in the Community (section)

=== Series five ===
Clare and Brian now have a son, Thomas, and a full-time [[nanny]] for him, the east-European Nali (also played by [[Nina Conti]]). Helen is now played by [[Liza Tarbuck]].

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{{Episode list/sublist|Clare in the Community
 |Title = Name Calling
 |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|df=y|2009|2|18}}
 |EpisodeNumber = 25
 |EpisodeNumber2 = 1
 |ShortSummary = Clare and her colleagues give a leaving present to their longest-serving workmate. The Sparrowhawk group decide to protest about the funding cuts from the local council with slogans and T-shirts.
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{{Episode list/sublist|Clare in the Community
 |Title = Too Cool For School
 |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|df=y|2009|2|25}}
 |EpisodeNumber = 26
 |EpisodeNumber2 = 2
 |ShortSummary = Clare meets a group of new friends in the pub and bores Brian and her co-workers with how cool they are; Clare and Megan visit a young girl who has been off school.
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{{Episode list/sublist|Clare in the Community
 |Title = Girls on Film
 |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|df=y|2009|3|4}}
 |EpisodeNumber = 27
 |EpisodeNumber2 = 3
 |ShortSummary = Clare has a new student social-worker from a privileged background to take under her wing; the Sparrowhawk Family Centre is visited by documentary makers.
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{{Episode list/sublist|Clare in the Community
 |Title = It's Good to Talk
 |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|df=y|2009|3|11}}
 |EpisodeNumber = 28
 |EpisodeNumber2 = 4
 |ShortSummary = An old university friend of Clare's gets in touch to say something important.{{clarify|what?|date=November 2019}} Brian works out the mathematics behind his relationship with Clare.{{clarify|which is?|date=November 2019}}
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{{Episode list/sublist|Clare in the Community
 |Title = Garden Party
 |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|df=y|2009|3|18}}
 |EpisodeNumber = 29
 |EpisodeNumber2 = 5
 |ShortSummary = Clare arranges a petition to save the Sparrowhawk Family Centre, and throws a garden party to get to know her new neighbours. Brian tries to share his feelings with Simon.
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{{Episode list/sublist|Clare in the Community
 |Title = The 1864 Mining Disaster
 |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|df=y|2009|3|25}}
 |EpisodeNumber = 30
 |EpisodeNumber2 = 6
 |ShortSummary = A firebrand MP comes to the Sparrowhawk Family Centre's fundraiser and Ray brings his guitar hoping to entertain.
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