Summary[]
As Della settles in at the Vic, Nigel and Debbie are paranoid about Clare going to school because of Liam. Sanjay alerts Tricky Dicky to his mouse problem, but he is not taken seriously.
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Sanjay wakes up in his bedsit convinced he has heard a mouse. Liam plays heavily on Nigel's mind, and Ian only exacerbates Nigel's problems by chasing him up for his £25 repayment which he has not got. Michelle sends off multiple job applications, and Geoff suggests they go to the Vic for a drink but Michelle brushes his idea off, preferring a walk at the river. Mark sits down with Nigel and listens to him as he gets emotional over Liam's threats about Clare. He ultimately considers leaving with Debbie and Clare to get as far away from Liam as possible. Money goes missing from the Vic tills, and Sharon suspects Della is the culprit. Ricky attempts to get the £25 off Nigel but is unsuccessful. Della arranges a date with someone over the phone whilst at work. Sharon notices that Nigel is down, and Grant takes him to a canal so that they can talk. Gita picks Sharmilla up from Sanjay's bedsit. She is disgusted upon spotting a mouse trap on the floor. Ian reminds Ricky that he will simply fire him if he is unable to get repayment money off Nigel and Pat. Grant tells Nigel that running away will not solve anything, but he retaliates with the insistence that he has to do something to get Liam out of their lives. He returns home after his talk with Grant and tells Debbie he wants to pack his job in at the video store and flee with them to start elsewhere. |
Credits[]
Main cast[]
- Nigel Bates - Paul Bradley
- Debbie Tyler - Nicola Duffett
- Steve Elliot - Mark Monero
- Della Alexander - Michelle Joseph
- Sharon Mitchell - Letitia Dean
- Grant Mitchell - Ross Kemp
- Michelle Fowler - Susan Tully
- Geoff Barnes - David Roper
- Mark Fowler - Todd Carty
- Gita Kapoor - Shobu Kapoor
- Sanjay Kapoor - Deepak Verma
- Richard Cole - Ian Reddington
- Ian Beale - Adam Woodyatt
- Ricky Butcher - Sid Owen
- Natalie Price - Lucy Speed
- Clare Tyler - Gemma Bissix
- Sharmilla Kapoor - Priya Bilkhu (uncredited)
Recurring cast[]
Locations[]
- Albert Square
- The Queen Victoria - Public and upstairs flat
- 5 Albert Square
- Bridge Street Market
- Kathy's Café
- Turpin Road
- George Street
- Kool for Kutz
- 91 George Street - Kitchen and living room
- 55 Victoria Road - Kitchen
- Unknown canal [actual location - Grand Union Canal and Water Road, Alperton, HA0 1HX]
Notes[]
- Seventeen years before making his debut as Andrew Cotton, Ricky Grover appears in this episode as a non-speaking market sweeper on Bridge Street.
- Radio Times synopsis: Money is missing from the Vic till and Sharon has a good idea who the culprit is. Ian demands repayments from Nigel but this is the least of Nigel's problems.
- Viewing Figures: UK broadcast - 12,750,000 viewers (chart placing unknown).