Summary[]
Mark tries comforting Michelle after they learn of Arthur's affair. Mandy finds herself in trouble.
Arthur has spent the night at Mark's. He asks Mark not to tell Michelle about his affair as he wants it to come from him. Michelle visits Pauline at Number 45, where she learns first hand of Arthur's infidelity. She heads over to see Arthur and cries as she takes her frustration out on him. Aidan is starving and the milk at the squat has gone off. Mandy takes Aidan for breakfast at the café and tells him she has a new job cleaning at an office. Nigel prepares to move into Mark's flat. He does not listen to Mark when he tries tell him that Arthur is staying with them too. Mandy leaves Aidan to go to work. She walks to a street and falsely prostitutes herself, taking money from clients and running off with it. Arthur visits Pat and Frank for advice. Prostitutes Anne and Lilian catch Mandy selling herself on their patch. Lilian smacks Mandy across the face for her cheek. Mandy rushes back to the Square and turns to Pat, who gives her some money. Frank thinks Arthur should not throw away 28 years of marriage. Arthur agrees and goes to end his affair with Christine round the side of the café. Mark and Michelle try to keep Pauline company, but she is moody and disinterested. She then decides to go and confront Christine at the café, slapping her and calling her a slag. Her face quickly straightens when she then learns Kathy knew about the affair before she did. Sanjay tries to entertain Grant and Nigel with a new money-making scheme - get a dog with no training, put it in the races, get their odds up to 100/1 and then switch the dogs so that they rake in the cash. Mandy returns to the streets in the evening and is seen by Anne and Lilian once again. Nigel learns that Arthur is staying at the flat as well, so he will need to sleep on the sofa. Mandy and Lilian have another vicious fight; police intervene and break it up. |
Credits[]
Main cast[]
- Mandy Salter - Nicola Stapleton
- Pauline Fowler - Wendy Richard
- Arthur Fowler - Bill Treacher
- Michelle Fowler - Susan Tully
- Mark Fowler - Todd Carty
- Nigel Bates - Paul Bradley
- Kathy Beale - Gillian Taylforth
- Phil Mitchell - Steve McFadden
- Sanjay Kapoor - Deepak Verma
- Gita Kapoor - Shobu Kapoor
- Sharon Mitchell - Letitia Dean
- Grant Mitchell - Ross Kemp
- Pat Butcher - Pam St. Clement
- Frank Butcher - Mike Reid
- Aidan Brosnan - Sean Maguire
- Vicki Fowler - Samantha Leigh Martin (uncredited)
- Sharmilla Kapoor - Priya Bilkhu (uncredited)
Recurring cast[]
- Tracey - Jane Slaughter (credited as "Tracy")
Guest cast[]
- Christine Hewitt - Elizabeth Power
- Sylvia Weng-Chung - Rachel Hiew
- Anne - Lindsey Wilson
- Lilian - Charlotte Bicknell
- P.C. Myers - Simon Corris
Locations[]
- Albert Square
- The Queen Victoria - Public
- Frank's Autos
- 5 Albert Square
- 45 Albert Square - Kitchen and backroom
- 47B Albert Square - Living room/kitchen
- Bridge Street Market
- Launderette
- Kathy's Café
- Unknown street
Notes[]
- Radio Times synopsis: Michelle and Mark struggle to pick up the pieces when they hear of their parents' trouble and Arthur tries to do the decent thing. Sanjay comes up with a plan to make money and Nigel moves house.
- Viewing Figures: UK broadcast - 18,370,000 viewers (chart placing unknown).