Episode 3788 (11th July 2004)

Episode 3788
Production code	D730/163A
ITV broadcast date	11th July 2004 (Sunday)
Editor	Mike Eustage
Writer	Christine Murphy
Designer	Barbara Shaw Mike Long
Director	Pip Short
Series producer	Steve Frost
Executive producer	Keith Richardson
Producer	Kathleen Beedles
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Plot

Shelley has an anxious moment when the estate agent arrives to value the B&B just as Steph pays a visit. Shelley tells him to go indoors and Steph is none the wiser. However, when Steph overhears Val chatting up the estate agent in The Woolpack she realises what's going on. At the B&B she tells Shelley to ring him and take the property off the market. Shelley tells her that she can’t because she's not the owner. Steph then threatens to lock Shelley in the cellar to try and get her own way. Shelley won’t be intimidated this time and belts Steph across the face. When Ethan pops round to see Edna and give her holy communion, Edna tells him that she will come to the church as usual to receive communion. With help from Jarvis, Edna sets off for church, but because she's using her Zimmer frame progress is painfully slow. With the bishop visiting the parish, Ethan is forced to come out of the church and tell Edna that he can’t wait any longer to start the service. After a day of looking after Edna, whose frustration is making her more bad tempered than usual Jarvis retires to The Woolpack for a well deserved pint. When Diane and Louise decide to go out for the day they leave an apprehensive Marlon in charge of Chas and Val, who continually snipe at each other from opposite ends of the bar. Marlon just about manages to prevent them from coming to blows but is at the end of his tether when Diane and Louise return. Realising yet again that one of their barmaids will have to go, Shadrach provides the two landladies with an idea when he says that Val would get his vote over Chas. Diane says they will have a vote and let the punters decide who stays.

Cast

Regular cast

• Diane Blackstock - Elizabeth Estensen
• Shelly Williams - Carolyn Pickles
• Edna Birch - Shirley Stelfox
• Jarvis Skelton - Richard Moore
• Val Lambert - Charlie Hardwick
• Sydney Woolfe - Nathan Gladwell
• Danny Daggert - Cleveland Campbell
• Chas Dingle - Lucy Pargeter
• Louise Appleton - Emily Symons
• Marlon Dingle - Mark Charnock
• Steph Stokes - Lorraine Chase
• Lisa Dingle - Jane Cox
• Ethan Blake - Liam O'Brien
• Viv Hope - Deena Payne
• Eric Pollard - Christopher Chittell
• Shadrach Dingle - Andy Devine

Guest cast

• Aubrey Bedford - Richard Mullins

Locations

• Main Street
• The Grange - Driveway and guest lounge
• Woodbine Cottage - Lobby and living room
• The Woolpack - Public bar
• Village Store, Post Office & Off-Licence - Shop floor
• Church Lane

Notes

• TV Times synopsis: Steph is furious that Shelly is helping to sell the B & B; Marlon is at the end of his tether; and Edna's pride is wounded.
• Viewing Figures: UK broadcast - 6,991,000 viewers (18th place).