Summary[]
Ricky is stunned by Bianca's news. Grant tries to make peace with Peggy. Irene discovers her maternal instincts. Meanwhile, a face from Tony's past comes back to haunt him.
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Irene is annoying Simon as she makes herself at home and eats all his food. She also tells Tony that she will have to stay to look after them, as they obviously can't manage by themselves, judging by the state they got into when she wasn't there. Irene wanders around the market and then introduces herself brazenly to Joe and Lorraine. Irene tells Tony she knows about Tiffany and says he can't be gay. When Polly arrives, Irene is thrilled that Tony has a potential girlfriend, and she is horribly overbearing and immediately invites her to stay for dinner. Tony takes Polly off to the café to escape! He says he's surprised she wants to see him again, and Polly says she's cooled down and she wants to get on with the Palmer story, and Tony tells her he was involved in the incinerator plans, a story that Polly covered when it happened. Clare is supposed to be having a dinner party for her friends and Sonia isn't invited, but Nigel doesn't know this, so he goes round to Carol's to ask about her eating habits. Carol assumes that Sonia will go to Nigel's for dinner and tells her so when she comes in. Just before it's due to start, Clare rings up and tells Nigel it's all off because she's at Scarlett's house and she is upset about something, so they can't make it. Sonia turns up and ends up having dinner alone with Nigel, and playing games afterwards, so they both have a pleasant evening despite the initial misunderstanding. Roy has a quiet word with George, telling him to mind his step with Robbie and not to take advantage of him, like he did with Barry. Pat tells Grant off for lying to her about Kathy and goes round to help out, as Kathy hasn't bothered to do any shopping or housework. Bianca goes to the abortion clinic and has an interview to check why she wants one. The interviewer asks if she's married, and then if it's unhappy. Bianca says not at all, they are very happy. The interviewer is surprised and asks why she doesn't want a baby. Bianca says she does but she hasn't told her husband because she doesn't know how he will react. Bianca seems to have talked herself out of having the abortion at this point. She goes home and tells Tiffany that she will tell Ricky and see what he says first. She cooks a romantic dinner and eventually tells Ricky what it's all for, and he's thrilled. He says he only said the things about hating babies because he thought she didn't want one and it was what she wanted. As they are about to celebrate, there's a visitor at the door - it's Diane with Jacques. |
Credits[]
Main cast[]
- Bianca Butcher - Patsy Palmer
- Ricky Butcher - Sid Owen
- Tiffany Mitchell - Martine McCutcheon
- Grant Mitchell - Ross Kemp
- Peggy Mitchell - Barbara Windsor
- Tony Hills - Mark Homer
- Simon Raymond - Andrew Lynford
- Polly Becker - Victoria Gould
- Irene Hills - Roberta Taylor
- George Palmer - Paul Moriarty
- Roy Evans - Tony Caunter
- Kathy Mitchell - Gillian Taylforth
- Pat Evans - Pam St. Clement
- Nigel Bates - Paul Bradley
- Sonia Jackson - Natalie Cassidy
- Carol Jackson - Lindsey Coulson
- Alan Jackson - Howard Antony
- Lorraine Wicks - Jacqueline Leonard
- Joe Wicks - Paul Nicholls
- Mark Fowler - Todd Carty
- Diane Butcher - Sophie Lawrence
- Sanjay Kapoor - Deepak Verma
- Mick McFarlane - Sylvester Williams
- Billie Jackson - Devon Anderson (credited as "Billy")
- Jacques Butcher - Jack Snell (uncredited)
Guest cast[]
- Counsellor - Tam Hoskyns
- Mother - Lynn Whitehead