In another storyline school secretary Joanne Brennan (Kimberley Joseph) starts up an obsessive campaign to seduce Steven. Steven does not show any interest in return. Joseph said "She goes out of her way to wreck any other romance he has - and ends up stalking him." Joanne continues her "bitchy" campaign until she departs. Steven had a drawn out relationship with his student Selina Roberts (Tempany Deckert), their relationship takes many "twists" along the way. Selina leaves Steven on their wedding day. Deckert said it was a "typical soap wedding" with many mishappenings. The conclusion to their storyline before Steven's final departure of the nineties, was filmed in Ironbridge, Shropshire. It was the first ever episode to be filmed abroad for the serial.