Plot[]
Richie pressures Sarah, so she agrees to tell Jack. Ollie tells Angie that she saw Sarah and Richie kissing, so Angie warns her to keep quiet, but that doesn't stop Ollie from teasing her. Sarah confides in Angie that she isn't prepared to leave Jack and Angie tells her that she's playing with fire. But later in lost in lust with Richie, she tells him that they have waited long enough. Richie rushes home and packs his and Sarah's belongings. But when Robert turns up home early, Richie takes him out, leaving the cases in Sarah's bedroom. Jack and Sarah make it back home alone and Sarah tries to pluck up the courage to talk to Jack. She's unable to tell him, but when Jack goes upstairs and discovers the cases and an impatient Richie arrives, Richie spills the beans. As Sarah and Richie leave, a distraught Jack calls out her name. It's the day of the May Fair in Emmerdale and Bernice's first official engagement. An atmosphere erupts between Bernice and Gloria Weaver as they fight over Ashley. A new base for the fair is arranged at Kathy's Diner when Seth goes walkabout. Tensions flare between Diane and Edna at the fair and the village discovers she's a natural brunette. The residents put their differences aside for the day with Tate Haulage for the sake of the children and Emily raises money for Butch's plaque. Sean acts chaperone between Marc and Donna to make sure they don't get up to any funny business. Zak starts off the Dingle and Kirk business and cons Ashley into giving him a job at The Vicarage for Lisa's sake. And Eric uses every opportunity to promote his election campaign.
Cast[]
Regular cast[]
- Jack Sugden - Clive Hornby
- Sarah Sugden - Alyson Spiro
- Victoria Sugden - Hannah Midgley
- Andy Sugden - Kelvin Fletcher
- Robert Sugden - Christopher Smith
- Richie Carter - Glenn Lamont
- Bernice Blackstock - Samantha Giles
- Ashley Thomas - John Middleton
- Gloria Weaver - Janice McKenzie
- Frankie Smith - Madeleine Bowyer
- Terry Woods - Billy Hartman
- Christopher Tate - Peter Amory
- Joseph Tate - Oliver Young
- Ollie Reynolds - Vicky Binns
- Angie Reynolds - Freya Copeland
- Sean Reynolds - Stephen McGann
- Kathy Glover - Malandra Burrows
- Marc Reynolds - Anthony Lewis
- Zak Dingle - Steve Halliwell
- Lisa Dingle - Jane Cox
- Jason Kirk - James Carlton
- Donna Windsor - Verity Rushworth
- Betty Eagleton - Paula Tilbrook
- Seth Armstrong - Stan Richards
- Edna Birch - Shirley Stelfox
- Sam Dingle - James Hooton
- Tricia Stokes - Sheree Murphy
- Emily Dingle - Kate McGregor
- Marlon Dingle - Mark Charnock
- Eric Pollard - Christopher Chittell
- Diane Blackstock - Elizabeth Estensen
Guest cast[]
None.
Locations[]
- Melby Farm - Farmhouse (kitchen and Jack & Sarah's room), yard and barn
- The Vicarage - Kitchen and back garden
- Home Farm - Kitchen
- Holdgate Farm - Living room, kitchen and driveway
- Kathy's Diner - Diner and kitchen
- Church Lane
- Wishing Well Cottage - Yard
- Main Street
- Cricket Pavilion
- The Woolpack - Public bar
- The Antique Barn - Tate Technology office
Notes[]
- First appearance of Gloria Weaver.
- Last appearance of Joseph Tate until 15th November 2000.
- This was an hour-long episode broadcast at the later time of 8.00pm.
- The full version of the 1998 theme was played.
- TV Times synopsis: A special hour-long episode. Sarah agonises over Richie's ultimatum as his impatience threatens to blow their secret wide open. Jack plays the proud father, unaware of the emotional storm that's brewing.
- Viewing Figures: UK broadcast - 10,890,000 viewers (8th place - combined figure including repeat).
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