Episode 3490 (16th July 2003)

Episode 3490
Production code	D726/145
ITV broadcast date	16th July 2003 (Wednesday)
Storyliners	Tony Hammond Caroline Mitchell Paul Roundell
Senior storyliner	Lindsay Williams
Script editor	Jadie Montgomery
Writer	Mark Illis
Designer	Mike Long
Director	Duncan Foster
Executive producer	Keith Richardson
Producer	Steve Frost
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Next episode	17th July 2003

Plot

A distraught Zoe confides in nanny, Chloe, over the Tate solicitor's confirmation that social services could place the baby into a temporary care home, based on the current facts of the investigation. Chloe fights with her conscience as Zoe begs her to rack her brains for any incident that could explain the injuries to Jean. As Chloe begins to crack under the pressure, Zoe's mobile phone rings, distracting her from learning the important truth. Meanwhile, having been given his marching orders from best mate Syd, Scott can’t cope with the burden of his secret any longer and so confides in his mother. Having spend the last few hours gossiping about Zoe and the baby, the blood drains from Viv’s face as she learns the scandalous truth about the very mystery that's been bugging her since Zoe's pregnancy. The initial shock dies down after Scott explains the circumstances of the conception, assuring Viv that Zoe was a willing party. Viv demands that Scott claim the right to his daughter immediately. After receiving a call saying that Jean's father is waiting at the hospital, Zoe anxiously prepares herself to come face to face with the man who may well have raped her. As she opens the door to the waiting room Viv and Bob move aside as Scott tentatively walks forward to declare he's Jean's dad. Elsewhere, after Debbie lets it slip to Cain about Chris’s accusations against her over Jean's injuries, another row erupts between her parents. Debbie takes the opportunity to drop a bombshell – she is unhappy living at Home Farm with Chris and wants to move to the Dingles. Katie gets a job as a cleaner for Nicola allowing Andy to employ a sheepshearer.

Cast

Regular cast

• Zoe Tate - Leah Bracknell
• Christopher Tate - Peter Amory
• Scott Windsor - Ben Freeman
• Ashley Thomas - John Middleton
• Laurel Potts - Charlotte Bellamy
• Viv Hope - Deena Payne
• Donna Windsor - Verity Rushworth
• Bob Hope - Tony Audenshaw
• Katie Addyman - Sammy Winward
• Sydney Woolfe - Nathan Gladwell
• Chloe Atkinson - Amy Nuttall
• Robert Sugden - Karl Davies
• Elaine Marsden - Samantha McCarthy
• Nicola Blackstock - Nicola Wheeler
• Seth Armstrong - Stan Richards
• Jack Sugden - Clive Hornby
• Andy Sugden - Kelvin Fletcher
• Cain Dingle - Jeff Hordley
• Debbie Jones - Charley Webb
• Charity Tate - Emma Atkins

Guest cast

• Mavis Cathcart - Jacqueline Pilton
• Rachel Whatmore - Zoe Lambert
• Nurse Stevenson - Rina Mahoney

Locations

• Home Farm - Kitchen, living room, hallway and grounds
• Café Hope - Café and upstairs flat (living room/kitchen)
• The Ford
• Cricketer's Row
• The Woolpack - Public bar
• Butlers Farm - Farmland
• Wishing Well Cottage - Living room/kitchen
• Hotten General Hospital - Paediatric ward (reception, corridor and parents' room)

Notes

• A tender piece of music plays during the second half of the episode: firstly when Zoe receives a call from the hospital, and when she steels herself to see Jean's father.
• TV Times synopsis: Zoe is shocked when she finally meets the father of her child; Debbie resolves to leave Home Farm; and Viv is stunned when she hears the truth about Scott.
• Viewing Figures: UK broadcast - 8,420,000 viewers (10th place).