Apple Tree House - Season 3

Poor Laila's been ill, she's not been out for days and now it's raining.

Zak has been causing mayhem with his pretend 'golf stick'.

David wants to show Mali the book he's written but instead finds Grandma Zainab on her own.

Eli and Bella are desperate to sit in the fancy car Ian is fixing.

Will Patience be upset when she finds out David and Laila got messy on school photo day?

Bella is sad because her new friend Josie is moving away.

When Mali's sister Yasmeen breaks David's castle, Zainab tells Mali about his own antics.

Zak and Laila are thinking about what they could be when they are older. Laila's desires to be a builder creating wonderful buildings are questioned by Zak who worries that only boys can do the job. When Grandma Zainab intervenes, Zak and Laila end up taking a journey around the estate and realise that their preconceptions about boys and girl's jobs are wrong.

Bella and Laila are taking a particular interest in what Mali's mum, Ameera, is up to. Zainab reveals that Ameera is nervous about a job interview and when Sam learns that Flo is recruiting at the café, Bella comes to the ‘obvious' conclusion that Ameera is planning on working at the café. Bella is determined that the Apple Tree kids should help Ameera get that job even though it transpires that Ameera's not that good at making tea.

Laila's concerned that her new friend Annie has missed another playdate. Meanwhile there's trouble as Kobi and Zainab get territorial about who should be doing what in the garden. Laila disputes the fact that Annie's missing her playdates because she's quiet and doesn't speak very good English and this leads to a chain of events that reveals a mystery gardener and a child looking out for their parent.

It's Laila's birthday but her dad's plans to celebrate are in disarray.

Sam finds out that Annie is having trouble sleeping because of bad dreams.

David and Zak keep on arguing about their school project.

Sam launches an investigation to find Laila's dad's lost phone.

Bella and the kids help Grandma Zainab learn the driving theory rules for her test.

Laila's Dad Steve is really busy right now but Laila has a plan to help her dad by sending her favourite toy, Mister Longlegs, to work in Steve's pocket. But when Mister Longlegs doesn't return Laila discovers that her dad left the toy at his friend's house. This is a new friend who Laila has never met. Laila doesn't understand why her dad needs a new friend and she's nervous to meet her.

David's contemplating all the different jobs the adults on the estate do but Sam points out that David's left someone off the list. Of course, it's Grandma Zainab! But David doesn't think Grandma Zainab has a real job. However, when Zainab takes Sam and David on a mission to pick up the community centre keys, they find themselves accompanying Zainab on busy mission helping out all kinds of people on the estate.

It's clear that little Finn is worried about his dad's plans to perform at the community festival. Errol's trying to do lots of acrobatic tricks but none of them seem to work. Taking a leaf from her Great Uncle Owa, Sam advises Finn and Errol to focus on one trick at a time. Even with Sam's advice Errol doesn't look like he'll be ready in time until Sam comes up with a genius plan inspired by a book about the circus.

When Sam, David and Kobi find a lost piano, they aim to reunite it with the owner.

Bella's not happy that Finn hasn't shown up for the playdate. Bella had planned a whole new game requiring her friends to play in pairs, but Finn's no-show leaves an odd one out. Later Finn reveals that he didn't show up because of his fear of Bella's cat. Bella, Mali and Annie all help Finn understand the relationship between humans and animals, but can they convince Finn that there's nothing to be scared of?

David's worried about who will look after the estate whilst Kobi is away. Mali and Zainab are sure Kobi has arranged a replacement and sure enough a temporary caretaker arrives on the scene. Everyone likes the new caretaker, Ricki, and David then worries that Kobi's replacement might take over for good, leaving Kobi out of a job.

There's been a big falling out over sweet wrappers in the washing machine and Kobi and Sam aren't on good terms. Bella's intent on making the peace and getting Kobi and Sam talking again but things don't go to plan - she learns that family disputes can sometimes drag on.

When a present for David arrives all the way from China, Laila is fascinated by the notion of Chinese New Year being on a completely different day to the New Year they celebrated just after Christmas. Laila starts thinking that she could create her own celebration and is determined to choose a day and create her own festival celebration, but not all her friends are as enthusiastic about ‘Laila's Day'.

Bella is spending a lot of time with her ‘other' friends and it seems that cornet lessons, the community concert and hanging out with Laila seem a little uncool. Laila is unhappy about losing a friend but Sam and Eli are convinced Bella won't miss the opportunity to dress up and go on the storytelling trip. However, Bella is convinced that her other friends are ‘totes' amazing and looks on course to let her friends and the community band down.

Life at Apple Tree House continues. Mali, Sam and Bella are growing up..