Plot
Alice is slightly taken aback to witness another cancer patient's hair come out in clumps. She decides to take control of her own destiny and starts to hack at her hair with a pair of scissors. Later, Sam is taken aback to see Alice with no hair, but she breaks the silence by asking him if he loves her as an egghead. Sam is terrified as the seriousness of Alice's illness hits home. Meanwhile, Ashley is livid when he returns to the village with Jasmine after it transpires that she was smoking and set fire to the school gym. The teenager later admits to Sandy that she took the rap for a friend but hopes that her expulsion will mean that she will be able to stay with Laurel and Ashley permanently. Over at the Hopes’, Scott can’t believe what he's been reduced to, and when he later sees Carl, he asks about Dale View, promising to top whatever Val’s paying. Carl refuses, lying that Val's got a contract and Scott is left deflated.
Cast
Regular cast
- Sam Dingle - James Hooton
- Zak Dingle - Steve Halliwell
- Lisa Dingle - Jane Cox
- Alice Wilson - Ursula Marsden
- Laurel Thomas - Charlotte Bellamy
- Ashley Thomas - John Middleton
- Jasmine Thomas - Jenna-Louise Coleman
- Sandy Thomas - Freddie Jones
- Paddy Kirk - Dominic Brunt
- Marlon Dingle - Mark Charnock
- Tonicha Daggert - Kerry Stacey
- Viv Windsor - Deena Payne
- Danny Daggert - Cleveland Campbell
- Dawn Woods - Julia Mallam
- Jo Stiles - Roxanne Pallett
- Scott Windsor - Ben Freeman
- Eric Pollard - Christopher Chittell
- Jack Sugden - Clive Hornby
- Diane Sugden - Elizabeth Estensen
- Alan Turner - Richard Thorp
- Carl King - Tom Lister
- Chas Dingle - Lucy Pargeter
- Edna Birch - Shirley Stelfox
- Betty Eagleton - Paula Tilbrook
- Pearl Ladderbanks - Meg Johnson
- Dr Adam Forsythe - Richard Shelton
- Steph Stokes - Lorraine Chase
- Samson Dingle - Bradley Milnes (uncredited)
Guest cast
- Nurse Connie Starkovich - Lesia Melnyk
- Jacqueline Moore - Sarah Kirkman
Locations
- Wishing Well Cottage - Yard
- Hotten General Hospital - Ward, neonatal intensive care unit, hallway
- Main Street
- The Woolpack - Exterior, hallway, bar, kitchen
- Post Office/Café Hope - Café
- Pollard's Factory - Exterior
- Mill Brook Cottage - Living room, Jasmine's bedroom
Notes
- Viewing Figures: UK broadcast - 8,680,000 viewers (16th place).