Episode 3649 (30th January 2004)

Episode 3649
Production code	D730/24A
ITV broadcast date	30th January 2004 (Friday)
Storyliners	Gavin Blyth John Kerr Caroline Mitchell Paul Roundell
Script editor	Claire Murphy
Story editor	Jadie Montgomery Lindsay Williams
Writer	Lesley Clare O'Neill
Designer	Mike Long
Director	Philip Wood
Series producer	Steve Frost
Executive producer	Keith Richardson
Producer	Kathleen Beedles Tim Key
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Plot

Diane and Jack both wake up very happy, though the 5:30am start isn't popular. Marlon and Louise are equally joyous on hearing the news, and break out the champagne for breakfast. Diane wants a low-key wedding, but Marlon gets slightly drunk and when Jack comes in at lunchtime he stops the whole pub to announce the engagement and to propose a toast to love. Katie's had enough of the garage as a romantic venue, and she tells Andy she's going to the library so she can see Robert at his instead. They are snogging furiously when a knock on the door disturbs them - it's Paul with a registered letter, who works out Robert's got a woman inside. He's cocky, but Katie is so spooked that she decides they need another venue or else. Later she completely forgets the lie about the library. Meanwhile, one relationship is saved while another looks on the rocks. Siobhan and Paul finally manage to get back on the rails, whereas Chloe is increasingly worried about the flirting between Chas and Syd - particularly when she finds that he started it. Bernice is really pleased for her mother, but doesn't want to leave Gabby behind at the end of the day. She tells Rodney that she had been glad to leave Gabby, that she'd been part of the problem. But now she wants her back, and she should be with her mother. Rodney can't reassure her about this, and sends her to talk to Ashley immediately. Bernice hints about Gabby coming to Brighton, a good environment and a now a stable home with Charlie. Unfortunately Ashley thinks she's talking about visits, and Bernice has nowhere to manouvre. Later she tells Rodney she just couldn't break Ashley and Gabby up, and that night she drives away alone.

Cast

Regular cast

• Jack Sugden - Clive Hornby
• Diane Sugden - Elizabeth Estensen
• Bernice Thomas - Samantha Giles
• Ashley Thomas - John Middleton
• Rodney Blackstock - Patrick Mower
• Gabrielle Thomas - Annelise Manojlovic
• Katie Addyman - Sammy Winward
• Andy Sugden - Kelvin Fletcher
• Marlon Dingle - Mark Charnock
• Louise Appleton - Emily Symons
• Chas Dingle - Lucy Pargeter
• Chloe Atkinson - Amy Nuttall
• Siobhan Marsden - Abigail Fisher
• Sydney Woolfe - Nathan Gladwell
• Robert Sugden - Karl Davies
• Paul Marsden - Matthew Booth
• Nicola Blackstock - Nicola Wheeler

Guest cast

None.

Locations

• Tenant House - Living room/kitchen, back garden and exterior
• Mill Cottage - Kitchen, living room, dining room and driveway
• Butlers Farm - Farmhouse (kitchen and living room)
• The Woolpack - Public bar
• Hotten Road
• Cricketer's Row
• Mill Brook Cottage - Living room
• Café Hope - Café
• Victoria Cottage - Living room

Notes

• Last appearance of Bernice Thomas until 20th November 2012.
• TV Times synopsis: Bernice's final day in the village arrives with the issue of Gabby yet to be decided; Robert and Katie mistakenly believe they have the house to themselves; and Diane and Jack have cause for celebration.
• Viewing Figures: UK broadcast - 10,158,000 viewers (21st place).