Summary[]
Bianca gears up for her driving test and a dodgy scheme of David's goes awry. It's a day of surprises for Ian when he gets a shock in the chippy. Michelle has an unwanted visitor who throws her feelings into turmoil.
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Michelle sits waiting by the phone. Ruth comes home to wash her jumper. Michelle mentions how life is just chance and they are fooling themselves if they think they plan it - like Ruth moving to Walford and meeting Mark was such an unlikely event. Michelle also asks Ruth what it was like moving away from home so young and what her mother thought. Ruth says that Michelle has met her father and asks if she is okay. Ian gives Cindy a bracelet and says happy anniversary. She has forgotten, and will give him his gift later - saying it's a special surprise! She rushes out past Gita, who says hello. Cindy explains why she's in such a hurry, she has to think of something really special for Ian. Phil gets Kathy breakfast in bed and flowers. Kathy asks him if they can avoid telling anyone until after the amniocentesis test result, though Phil is dying to tell Peggy. Kathy points out that Grant won't be happy as he wanted kids with Sharon, and she's not keen on telling Ian either. So Phil agrees to leave it for a while. Kathy later tells Pat she's told him, and how great it is that he's pleased. There's a knock on Michelle's door - it's Gary, her boss. He says he came to see if she was all right. He says he found out that the last day before she went off sick she went to the child's funeral. He is very reasonable about it all and says that it happens to everyone and hopes she hasn't been off due to what happened between them. Michelle says no and Gary says he didn't want to hurt her and he hopes she'll be back at work soon. Michelle says she should be back in a few days. Pat is still decorating, and David asks her to look after the car lot while he takes Bianca for her driving test. Pat isn't pleased, but David says that this is the one thing that he has been able to do for her. They drive off, Bianca says she wants to drive, for the practice, but David says they are in a hurry. He goes to an estate and picks up a girl, Carla, who's about 18. He introduces Bianca and says Carla is going to take her driving test. Carla asks Bianca for her signature, as she has to sign the form. Bianca is nervous about this, saying they'll be found out, and Carla says not to worry. They get to the test centre, and Carla panics, saying the examiner is someone she had last week. David is furious and says why did you come back here so soon? She says that it was a different centre, but he's bound to recognise her. So Bianca has to do it herself. She gives David a hard time afterwards, saying that he had no faith in her, and he says it was just because she was nervous. She says everyone is nervous, David says that he's never seen anyone as nervous as her. She goes on to say she passed! Bianca says she is out of your way now and says to David he can forget about her. David protests, says he still wants to see her, and if she wants anything, just ask him. Bianca was just setting him up, and says he can buy the drinks in the Vic tonight. Gita comes to visit Cindy as Sanjay is staying away for yet another week - his grandfather hasn't popped his clogs yet, so he has to stay. Ian tells Cindy to get rid of her, but Cindy says she can't, she's all by herself. So they have an evening meal with Gita too, she passes out on the sofa. Ian says what about my surprise - Cindy brings out a huge present, which turns out to be a fax machine. Ian is totally thrilled and says she's amazing how she can read his mind and always knows just what he wants. Michelle goes into the lounge and looks in the paper for other jobs, snivelling all the time. Mark finds Michelle waiting by the phone, asks who "he" is. She says it's a job, and the whole story comes out. She starts snivelling and says she has to leave her job because she made a fool of herself and also the kid died, even though she did what she could. Mark looks mystified, but says well, you should get away if you're this unhappy, I know because I've been there. Michelle says Pauline would call it running away. Mark says forget that, just get away, go to America if you need to. He puts his arm round her and she says she really envies him, he has something she never had - Ruth. |
Credits[]
Main cast[]
- Michelle Fowler - Susan Tully
- Mark Fowler - Todd Carty
- Kathy Mitchell - Gillian Taylforth
- Phil Mitchell - Steve McFadden
- Ian Beale - Adam Woodyatt
- Cindy Beale - Michelle Collins
- Gita Kapoor - Shobu Kapoor
- Arthur Fowler - Bill Treacher
- Ruth Fowler - Caroline Paterson
- Peggy Mitchell - Barbara Windsor
- Bianca Jackson - Patsy Palmer
- Tiffany Raymond - Martine McCutcheon
- Pat Butcher - Pam St. Clement
- David Wicks - Michael French
- Ricky Butcher - Sid Owen
Guest cast[]
- Gary Holmes - Ian Embleton
- Mr Baker - Martyn Read
- Carla - Amelia Curtis
- Examiner - Robin Marchal