Episode 3481 (4th July 2003)

Episode 3481
Production code	D726/136
ITV broadcast date	4th July 2003 (Friday)
Storyliners	Tony Hammond Caroline Mitchell Paul Roundell
Senior storyliner	Lindsay Williams
Script editor	Andrew S. Walsh
Writer	Lesley Clare O'Neill
Designer	Mike Long
Director	Tim O'Mara
Executive producer	Keith Richardson
Producer	Steve Frost
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Plot

Steph takes a peek through Rodney’s bank statements and finds the confirmation she dreaded – Rodney is not the rich man about town she took him for. Meanwhile, Rodney shows Nicola the modest engagement ring he's bought. He catches Steph at lunchtime and proposes – but Steph's already getting cold feet! She tells Rodney they should wait a while and not rush into things. Rodney soon realises that Steph was only interested in his money. They agree to call the engagement off. Steph packs her bags and heads back to Alan to explain the recent change of events! Rodney is consoled by Nicola in the pub. He says that he could maybe help to support Nicola's business plan now Steph's out of the way. But, eager to separate herself as much from Steph as possible, Nicola declines the offer and says that she would rather stand on her own two feet. Outside the pub later, Nicola sees Steph and gives her a piece of her mind. Steph resolves that this village is too small for her, even though Alan tries to persuade her to stay. But her answer is final when she tells him she doesn't do poor men. There's more drama at the Tates. Chris attacks Charity for letting Debbie get her own way all the time, but really he's sulking about the family day trip he's excluded from. Debbie's insistence on videoing all of the action with a camcorder only antagonises the situation. Then Cain drops round to help organise the trip on Monday. Cain hints at where he's decided they’ll go – it's a place that is full of secrets for both of them. Charity is highly suspicious. On his way out, Cain takes the opportunity to wind Chris up, and he falls for it.

Cast

Regular cast

• Charity Tate - Emma Atkins
• Debbie Jones - Charley Webb
• Christopher Tate - Peter Amory
• Steph Stokes - Lorraine Chase
• Rodney Blackstock - Patrick Mower
• Jack Sugden - Clive Hornby
• Robert Sugden - Karl Davies
• Ollie Reynolds - Vicky Binns
• Danny Daggert - Cleveland Campbell
• Nicola Blackstock - Nicola Wheeler
• Louise Appleton - Emily Symons
• Terry Woods - Billy Hartman
• Diane Blackstock - Elizabeth Estensen
• Scott Windsor - Ben Freeman
• Sydney Woolfe - Nathan Gladwell
• Donna Windsor - Verity Rushworth
• Alan Turner - Richard Thorp
• Paddy Kirk - Dominic Brunt
• Elaine Marsden - Samantha McCarthy
• Cain Dingle - Jeff Hordley

Guest cast

None.

Locations

• Home Farm - Kitchen, dining room, office, living room and grounds
• Mill Cottage - Living room, front garden, lobby and dining room
• Tenant House - Back garden
• The Antique Barn - Exterior and shop floor
• Emmerdale Veterinary Surgery - Reception
• The Woolpack - Public bar and beer garden
• Café Hope - Café
• The Grange - Guest lounge
• Windsors - Forecourt

Notes

• Mrs Dixon, a woman who took her injured dog to the vets, is uncredited despite lines of dialogue.
• TV Times synopsis: Rodney is deflated after Steph leaves him in the lurch; Charity is anxious about Cain's plan to revisit their past; and Ollie comes to the rescue at the vet's.
• Viewing Figures: UK broadcast - 7,540,000 viewers (15th place).