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Episode 4889 (10th September 2000)

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Plot[]

Linda is stunned when Mike sends her a pair of aquamarine earrings as something blue. Vik and Jim grow concerned when Steve stays out all night and his cab radio is dead. They track down his wrecked taxi to a deserted car park on the Rusholt Estate and search for Steve. Alma flies off to Florida, saddened that Mike is getting married. Mike is nervous as the guests arrive at De Lisle House but Mark is worse, desperate to stop Linda from marrying him. Just before the ceremony he runs out on Mike. Jim finds Steve in a bloodied heap. Vik calls for an ambulance. Linda is horrified when Mark calls on her and begs her to run away with him. She refuses and begs him not to spoil things for her. Geena helps Linda stand up to him and supports her when she breaks down. Mark storms off when Linda says she loves Mike and not him. Steve is rushed to hospital with Jim fearing he'll die. Geena tells Mike that Mark is too ill to carry on. He is forced to accept Roy as stand-in best man. Gary can't believe his luck in meeting someone as fantastic as Paula. They spend the day making love. Mike and Linda are married. At the hospital, a doctor reveals to Jim the extent of Steve's injuries; severe bruising to his face and body, seven broken ribs, most of his fingers broken and extensive internal injuries. Horrified, Jim gets Steve to confirm that Jez was involved. Vik reluctantly gives Jez's address to Jim. Mike is furious that Mark let him down and Linda works on calming him down. They tour the grounds in a horse-drawn carriage, with Mike feeling humiliated by Mark's actions. Alone in the bridal suite, Mark attacks the minibar. Paula is thrilled when Gary tells her that he loves her and asks her to move in with him. When they realise that has complications, Gary decides to move to Blackpool instead. Paula is delighted. Roy gives an impromptu speech at the reception, in which he toasts odd couples who love each other. Hayley startles Roy by saying she wants a baby. Jim jumps Jez at his flat, telling him he's come to avenge Steve. When Jez tries to attack him with a baseball bat, Jim beats him up. Mike and Linda are horrified to find Mark drunk in their room. Mike slaps him across the face and demands to know why he made him a laughing stock. To Linda's horror, Mark tells Mike that he and Linda have been having an affair for months.

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Notes[]

  • This was an hour-long episode.
  • Location filming for De Lisle House was conducted at Arley Hall in Cheshire while the scenes in the flats' car park were recorded in a car park on Mottram Street, Stockport, which have since been demolished.
  • TV Times synopsis: Jim gets his revenge. Mark and Linda's secret is revealed.
  • Viewing Figures: UK broadcast - 15,840,000 viewers (2nd place - combined figure including repeat).
  • This episode was included in the Golden Anniversary DVD Collection, released by ITV Home Entertainment on 11th October 2010.
  • The ITV3 repeat of this episode on 28th April 2022 was edited to tone down the violence in the scene in which Jim McDonald attacks Jez Quigley. The line of dialogue in which Jim taunts Jez by calling him a "big girl's blouse" was also removed.
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