Summary[]
Angie puts a proposition to Den that she'll return to the Vic as a business partner, and they will split the profits 50/50. Doctor Singh tells Doctor Legg that he'll be leaving to move up north in a month's time, to work on a research project into the use of narcotic drugs. Pauline catches Den in a quiet moment and hints that she knows he is Vicki's father. Donna gets drunk while working in the Vic. Sharon asks Duncan if they could get engaged.
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Angie takes Den upstairs and makes a proposition to him - she will return to the Vic as a business partner, and they will split the profits 50/50. Den agrees to the proposal and drinks to it. He asks Angie if she would like a drink but she refuses, telling him she is still on the wagon. Den tells Angie that Pat and Sharon have told him she has been drinking, and if he ever discovered it was true, it would destroy the partnership they have just struck up. Sharon is upset that Angie did not acknowledge her when she first walked into the Vic. Duncan tries to help her make sense of the situation. Ali informs Simon of Angie's whereabouts, surprising him. Magda arrives at The Dagmar to help Simon run the bar. Michelle asks Lofty, Mary and Rod about their New Year resolutions, but Lofty's response bores her. Donna gets too drunk to continue working behind the bar. Angie tells Den she will start working behind the bar again immediately. He heads downstairs and once she is alone, she swigs a gin. Angie arrives downstairs and announces to the customers she is returning to the Vic as a manageress. The customers are thrilled and everyone cheers her on. Sharon tries to talk to Angie and Den but they are too busy, which irritates her. Ethel gets up and gets the residents singing and dancing with a sing-a-long. Carmel and Darren tell Simon that Angie is back working at the Vic. Pauline insinuates to Den that she knows he is the father of Vicki. Michelle dances with Mehmet. Lofty suggests she goes and sees Vicki but she refuses, calling him a party pooper. Donna then tries dancing with Mehmet and reminds him about the £2000 he blew on gambling after promising her a meal out that evening. Guizin hears everything and is angry at Mehmet. She then nearly fights with Donna, but Ali splits them up. Ethel gets emotional and decides to go home without telling Dot. She tells Arthur the Square will not be the same without her presence once she has moved into sheltered accommodation. Simon visits Sharon at the Vic and plays the piano. Sharon asks Duncan if they can get engaged, but he says it is too soon as they have only known each other two months. He then gives her a necklace that belonged to his great aunt. Angie secretly drinks in the hallway of the Vic when no one is around. Ethel sits at home alone with Willy watching the television. Dot realises Ethel has gone missing and wants to visit her at her flat, but Pauline tells her to leave Ethel alone. Big Ben strikes midnight and the bells chime. For Auld Lang Syne is sung in the Vic and a conga starts. Ethel drinks to a new year. Michelle tells Pauline she is pregnant and that no one can know. Pauline is thrilled, but Michelle is not. |
Credits[]
(All uncredited)
Main cast[]
- Michelle Holloway - Susan Tully
- Pauline Fowler - Wendy Richard
- Angie Watts - Anita Dobson
- Den Watts - Leslie Grantham
- Ethel Skinner - Gretchen Franklin
- Pat Wicks - Pam St Clement
- Kathy Beale - Gillian Taylforth
- Arthur Fowler - Bill Treacher
- Lou Beale - Anna Wing
- Dot Cotton - June Brown
- Pete Beale - Peter Dean
- Ian Beale - Adam Woodyatt
- Donna Ludlow - Matilda Ziegler
- Sharon Watts - Letitia Dean
- Duncan Boyd - David Gillespie
- Simon 'Wicksy' Wicks - Nick Berry
- Doctor Harold Legg - Leonard Fenton
- George 'Lofty' Holloway - Tom Watt
- Darren Roberts - Gary McDonald
- Carmel Roberts - Judith Jacob
- Magda 'Mags' Czajkowski - Kathryn Apanowicz
- Mehmet Osman - Haluk Bilginer
- Guizin Osman - Ishia Bennison
- Ali Osman - Nejdet Salih
- Colin Russell - Michael Cashman
- Barry Clark - Gary Hailes
- Doctor Jaggat Singh - Amerjit Deu
Guest cast[]
- Lennie - Ivor Raymonde
Locations[]
- The Queen Victoria - Public, hallway and upstairs flat
- The Dagmar - Bar
Notes[]
- Radio Times synopsis: "It won't be quite the same when I'm not living here. I mean I'll come back, but it won't be the same." (Ethel Skinner)
- Viewing Figures: First UK broadcast - 19,850,000 (chart placing unknown).
- Final appearance of Doctor Jaggat Singh.
- Last appearance of Mehmet Osman until 21 April 1988.
- This second part episode was a thirty-five minute special and was broadcasted at 11.30pm as an extra episode for New Year's Eve.
- No characters were credited at the end of this episode. Only some production credits were shown.
- In an unusual move for a pre-recorded television series, the chimes of Big Ben are integrated into this episode. Den brings a television into the bar of The Queen Victoria, 'watches' the chimes in their entirety, and the episode resumes. It also coincided with an announcer saying "And a very happy new year, from BBC One." For many years, people believed that the scene was live. However, it was later announced that the scene was actually a backup tape and integrated into the episode because the live feed failed. However, the announcer was the only thing "live" from the episode. This was proved when the Drama repeat of this episode which came from the original master tape, didn't feature the announcer but the chimes.
- This edition was shown on BBC1 Scotland at the earlier time of 09:40 pm due to Hogmanay programming later in the evening (Source: Glasgow Herald Online)
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