Plot
Donna and Marlon return from their Spanish break and Donna is frustrated when Ross misses their meet up when he's stuck at work. Ross finally arrives in the middle of Donna and Marlon's meal with Paddy and Chas and he is gutted when Marlon announces that they are trying for a baby. Ross gets Donna alone and tells her he loves her and thinks she's making a mistake, but Donna insists she knows what she's doing. Jo struggles to look after the farm and Sarah and is grateful when Diane helps out. Jo agrees to let Andy take Sarah for the day under supervision from Diane and Andy is over the moon. Debbie is furious with Jo for ignoring her feelings and confronts her, but Jo retorts that it's Debbie's own fault she doesn't have legal rights to Sarah. Debbie is left thoughtful. Anna flirts with Matthew and asks him to give her a tour of the Home Farm grounds then persuades him to take her boating on the lake. Matthew topples overboard and ends up soaked and when Anna laughs, Matthew pulls her, giggling, into the water. Later, Anna secretively retrieves Matthew's ruined watch when he chucks it. Also, Laurel and Nicola plan auditions for the choir.
Cast
Regular cast
- Chas Dingle - Lucy Pargeter
- Paddy Kirk - Dominic Brunt
- Ross Kirk - Samuel Anderson
- Diane Sugden - Elizabeth Estensen
- Andy Sugden - Kelvin Fletcher
- Katie Sugden - Sammy Winward
- Anna De Souza - Emma Davies
- Matthew King - Matt Healy
- Rodney Blackstock - Patrick Mower
- Jo Sugden - Roxanne Pallett
- Debbie Dingle - Charley Webb
- Sarah Sugden - Sophia Amber Moore (uncredited)
- Marlon Dingle - Mark Charnock
- Donna Windsor-Dingle - Verity Rushworth
- Jamie Hope - Alex Carter
- Donald De Souza - Michael Jayston
- Shane Doyle - Paul McEwan
- Nicola De Souza - Nicola Wheeler
- David Metcalfe - Matthew Wolfenden
- Laurel Thomas - Charlotte Bellamy
- Edna Birch - Shirley Stelfox
- Alan Turner - Richard Thorp
- Betty Eagleton - Paula Tilbrook
- Douglas Potts - Duncan Preston
- Louise Appleton - Emily Symons
Guest cast
None
Locations
- Smithy Cottage - Front garden and lobby
- Hotten Road
- The Woolpack - Backroom and public bar
- Home Farm - Office, river and kitchen
- Butler's Farm - Kitchen and living room
- Tall Trees Cottage - Living room and kitchen
- Café Hope - Café and outdoor seating area
- Hotten Police Station - Locker room
- St. Mary's Church - Nave/altar and vestry
Notes
- Additional credits: Stuart St Paul (Stunt Co-ordinator)
- Viewing Figures: UK broadcast - 7,090,000 viewers (17th place).