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Episode 108 (27 February 1986)

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Summary[]

Angie finds Jan's bracelet in Den's pocket but he says it has been there a long time. Jan sneaks into the Vic to see Angie and, not knowing Den has lied, reveals that he is living with her. Angie later takes an overdose of sleeping pills with gin. Ethel holds a séance to find Willy, where Andy concludes that Willy must be fine. Mary asks Andy to look at a letter for her and later reveals she is illiterate and asks him to teach her to read. Naima says she should move out of Debbie and Andy's flat but Debbie says their relationship problems started before Naima moved in. Tony speaks to Dot about her date, revealing that he saw her on her own and knows she has been lying. Tony agrees not to tell anyone and says they should both join a dating agency for real.

Den returns to the Vic with his laundry for Angie. They immediately begin arguing upstairs when Den tells Angie to look at herself. Den disappears downstairs and Angie asks Simon to spend the evening with her.

Mary asks Andy to read a letter from the council to her because of her illiteracy, though she does not tell him it is because of this. Mary decides to tell Andy that she is illiterate, and asks him to teach her.

Naima tells Debbie she thinks she should move out because of her and Andy's relationship problems, but Debbie tells her to stay, and that their problems started before she moved in.

Angie furiously confronts Den over Jan's bracelet that she found in his jacket. Den tells Angie that he has had that bracelet a long time and continues to insist he is staying at a bedsit alone. He then tells Angie she is being stupid.

In the launderette, Ian, Kelvin, Lofty, Sharon and Simon prepare to do a surprise Fruitogram service for Pete.

Jan unexpectedly arrives at the Vic, but hides from Den. She makes her way upstairs to see Angie. Jan asks Angie how she is doing, and makes a remark about Den making Angie do his laundry when she has a washing machine in her flat. Angie then realises that Den has been staying at Jan's and threatens her with violence, before kicking her out. Angie then heads downstairs and takes a bottle of gin from behind the bar.

Lofty dresses up and makes his way out to the front of the Vic to give him his Fruitogram surprise, as a thank you from Simon for paying off his debts.

John is fired by Angie and Den because customers are not paying as much for drinks when he is around. He does one more performance before he leaves.

After closing up at the Vic, Den tells Simon to go back to Pete's. He does, and Den walks off to go back to Jan's.

Angie sits upstairs with the bottle of gin and a bag of sleeping pills. She overdoses on the pills and takes them with the gin.

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  • Radio Times synopsis: 'Half the world loves someone who don't love them.'
  • Viewing Figures: UK broadcast - 23,700,000 viewers (chart placing unknown).
  • This episode caused a public outcry as Angie's story could lead to copycat behaviour from viewers who were in a depressed state. The BBC would only do this to achieve ratings.
  • In the omnibus edition of this episode broadcast on Sunday 2nd March, one of the last two shots of Angie's suicide attempt was cut from the transmission from the order of Julia Smith after the BBC received the above mentioned public outcry on the scene.
February 1986 episodes
Tue 4th • Thu 6th • Tue 11th • Thu 13th • Tue 18th • Thu 20th • Tue 25th • Thu 27th
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