Created 15th March 2004
Finished 31st March 2004

I'd Like to Thank Karen Illingsworth from Yorkshire Telvision with help with the Production Credits:-

Production Credits :-

Main title
EMMERDALE

Episode: 3671

This episode of EMMERDALE is written by Matthew Westwood, produced by Tim Key / Kathleen Beedles and directed by Christiana Ebohon. The executive producer is Keith Richardson and the series producer is Steve Frost. It is a Yorkshire Television production for ITV1.

IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE

Viv Hope Deena Payne
Laurel Potts Charlotte Bellamy
Nicola Blackstock Nicola Wheeler
Emily Kirk Kate McGregor
Terry Woods Billy Hartman
Dawn Woods Julia Mallam
Eric Pollard Christopher Chittell
Zak Dingle Steve Halliwell
Lisa Dingle Jane Cox
Steph Stokes Lorraine Chase
Shelly Williams Carolyn Pickles
Ashley Thomas John Middleton
Bob Hope Tony Audenshaw
Rodney Blackstock Patrick Mower
Chloe Atkinson Amy Nuttall
Danny Daggert Cleveland Campbell
Louise Appleton Emily Symons
Sam Dingle ]ames Hooton
Edna Birch Shirley Stelfox
Alan Turner Richard Thorp

EMMERDALE

Date: Wednesday 25 February Time: 7:00pm to 7:30pm

Subtitled, Widescreen, Audio-described

Review
Has Ashley done enough to win over Laurel? Shelly tries to build bridges with Steph. Terry goes to extreme lengths to hide the truth from Dawn.

Cast List includes :-
John Middleton, Charlotte Bellamy, Carolyn Pickles, Lorraine Chase, Billy Hartman, Julia Mallam

ITV1 Network Wednesday 25 February 7:00 PM to 7:30 PM
ITV2 Thursday 26 February 9:55 AM to 10:25 AM

Steph lets authority go to her head at the factory

Laurel (Charlotte Bellamy) is over the moon to hear Ashley (John Middleton) chased her to Finland to declare his love. Meanwhile, Ashley can’t believe his leap of love has left him high and dry when Laurel is nowhere to be seen.

A phone call home reveals all, and the luckless Vicar begins his journey back to the Dales to be united with the woman he loves. Meanwhile, at the airport, Laurel bubbles with excitement as – despite a few major setbacks – things appear to be going her way for once.

Eventually Ashley appears. Their eyes meet as he walks towards Laurel, who is sick with nerves. Ashley tells her that he’s been blind and wants to make a go of things. As Ashley’s arms close around the elated Laurel, she is the happiest woman in the world.

Meanwhile at the factory, Steph (Lorraine Chase) is enjoying exerting her new-found authority, much to the annoyance of the employees. There’s a mini revolt when she threatens to dock their wages for being late. Shelly (Carolyn Pickles) has no option but to take her best mate aside and tell her a few home truths.

Dawn (Julia Mallam) has no idea that Terry (Billy Hartman) is unemployed again. Pulling the wool over her eyes, he leaves for work but ends up smoking alone at the cricket pavilion, until Zak (Steve Halliwell) joins him with a bottle of whisky. The combination can only spell mischief.

ITV.COM Industrial Unrest Wednesday 25.02.04 With Eric away his workforce enjoy a pub lunch in The Woolpack and his worst fears soon become reality when Steph threatens to start docking wages if they’re late back from lunch. Productivity plummets when Zak takes this as his cue to take the afternoon off. Shelly is determined to put Steph straight on a few things and try and win her round. When she finds her alone at the factory she tries to build bridges but ends up telling Steph that if she can’t stop herself being so bitter, this is how she will end up: all on her own.

Laurel is ecstatic to hear Ashley followed her to Finland to declare his love. Meanwhile, in Helsinki, Ashley can’t believe his leap of love has left him high and dry when Laurel is nowhere to be seen. Laurel endures a day of anxiety as she awaits his return. Things aren't helped by Nicola's constant harping on about the true extent of Ashley's feelings for Laurel. Once he arrives back Ashley tells Laurel that he’s been blind and wants to make a go of things. As Ashley’s arms close around the elated Laurel, she is the happiest woman in the world.

Dawn has no idea that Terry is unemployed again. Pulling the wool over her eyes, he leaves for as work as usual, telling Dawn Scott will be giving him a lift. With nothing to do Terry ends up smoking alone at the cricket pavilion, until Zak joins him with a bottle of whisky. The combination can only spell mischief. When he returns home drunk and morose Dawn discovers that he’s been smoking and has a go at home because the doctors told him he shouldn’t smoke following his stroke. Terry says he is his own boss and won’t be nagged.