Summary[]
As Martin has an operation in hospital, Dot reconsiders about moving with Nick, Zoe and Ashley. Meanwhile, Ricky is suspicious of Mandy.
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Martin is taken straight into the operating theatre. Arthur and Pauline worry as they reminisce about old times with Mark and Michelle. Christine takes another day off work at the café, letting Kathy down again, as her mind overthinks about Arthur, making her cry. Pauline admits to Arthur that she considered leaving him a few times, but always decided against it, because of how long they have been married. Ricky spends the night in his campervan to give Frank and Pat space. He spots Mandy getting money off a client on Turpin Road and tells Pat. Dot has second thoughts about staying in Albert Square and decides to take Zoe up on the offer of moving to Gravesend in Kent after all. Martin's operation is a success and he recovers with Pauline and Arthur by his bedside. Nick is not happy Dot is moving with them to Gravesend. Grant and Sharon throw a leaving party for Dot. Ethel shows up for the occasion, but she has hurt herself - she admits she fell down the stairs whilst drunk at the retirement home. Frank, Kathy, Pat and Sharon all decide to go to France for a day trip. Pat confronts Mandy over what Ricky saw, but she claims it is an old friend of her mum's who is helping her out. Dot heads to see Nigel back at Number 25. He worries where he is going to live with her gone, and tells her he hopes she had made the right decision. |
Cast[]
Main cast[]
- Dot Cotton - June Brown
- Nigel Bates - Paul Bradley
- Pauline Fowler - Wendy Richard
- Arthur Fowler - Bill Treacher
- Pat Butcher - Pam St. Clement
- Frank Butcher - Mike Reid
- Sharon Mitchell - Letitia Dean
- Grant Mitchell - Ross Kemp
- Phil Mitchell - Steve McFadden
- Sanjay Kapoor - Deepak Verma
- Nick Cotton - John Altman
- Michelle Fowler - Susan Tully
- Kathy Beale - Gillian Taylforth
- Mandy Salter - Nicola Stapleton
- Aidan Brosnan - Sean Maguire
- Ricky Butcher - Sid Owen
- Ethel Skinner - Gretchen Franklin
- Jules Tavernier - Tommy Eytle
- Doctor Harold Legg - Leonard Fenton
- Ashley Cotton - Rossi Higgins
- Martin Fowler - Jon Peyton Price (uncredited)
Guest cast[]
- Zoe Newton - Elizabeth Chadwick
- Christine Hewitt - Elizabeth Power
- Sylvia Weng-Chung - Rachel Hiew
- Senior Doctor - Ken Drury
- Junior Doctor - Moira Buffini
Locations[]
- Albert Square
- The Queen Victoria - Public
- 25 Albert Square - Living room
- 43A Albert Square - Living room
- Bridge Street Market
- Kathy's Café
- Turpin Road
- Turpin Way
- Walford General Hospital - Ward and corridor
- Christine's house - Kitchen
Notes[]
- Last appearances of Dot Cotton until 14 April 1997, Ashley Cotton until 27 July 2000 (and final appearance of Rossi Higgins in the role) and Zoe Newton until 18 June 2001 (and final appearance of Elizabeth Chadwick in the role).
- Return of Ethel Skinner, last seen on 25 December 1992. She next appears on 23 December 1993.
- Radio Times synopsis: As Pauline and Arthur are drawn closer together, Christine becomes more desperate.
- Viewing Figures: UK broadcast - 16,140,000 viewers (chart placing unknown).