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09/01/2015

Pat has got plenty to celebrate, and there is a shock for Rob and Helen.

It's Pat's birthday. She's so pleased to see tony out of his hospital bed and sitting in a chair. He has even managed to get Pat a present of some perfume. He invites Pat to sit and tell him all the latest news. They have a moment together - Tony could hear Pat when she sat by his side and begged him not to leave her.

Helen thanks Johnny for all the extra work he has been doing. But she politely picks Johnny up on a mistake at the shop - it seems he neglected to check the paperwork on a veg box order, and supplied too much. Johnny gets frustrated and slightly defensive - he was only trying to help.

Jennifer suspects there's a conspiracy amongst the local press against reporting on the new Road activities and affairs of the Local Enterprise Partnership. Lynda has idea for a photo opportunity - with Plough Monday coming up, they should get hold of a horse-drawn plough which the SAVE committee can stand around.

Rob receives a letter from the Child Maintenance Service. He's horrified to discover that he has been named on the birth certificate for Jess's baby. Surely it's a mistake, says Helen.

13 minutes

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Fri 9 Jan 201519:00

Credits

RoleContributor
WriterAdrian Flynn
DirectorRosemary Watts
EditorSean O'Connor
Jill ArcherPatricia Greene
David ArcherTim Bentinck
Ruth ArcherFelicity Finch
Pip ArcherDaisy Badger
Kenton ArcherRichard Attlee
Jolene ArcherBuffy Davis
Tony ArcherWilliam Troughton
Pat ArcherPatricia Gallimore
Helen ArcherLouiza Patikas
Tom ArcherWilliam Troughton
Brian AldridgeCharles Collingwood
Jennifer AldridgeAngela Piper
Phoebe AldridgeLucy Morris
Bert FryEric Allan
Emma GrundyEmerald O'Hanrahan
Ed GrundyBarry Farrimond
Shula Hebden LloydJudy Bennett
Kate MadikanePerdita Avery
Fallon RogersJoanna Van Kampen
Lynda SnellCarole Boyd
Rob TitchenerTimothy Watson
Carol TregorranEleanor Bron
Johnny PhillipsTom Gibbons
Tina GallowayBella Hamblin
Fran GriffithsHannah Genesius

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