Race Against Time (6th May 2008)

==Plot==
Mel decides to leave the village with Arthur before Greg gets his DNA results and she persuades Greg to leave with them. Shadrach doesn’t realise what the couple are planning and drives them to the airport. Back at the village, Ashley sees Jake loading Mel and Greg's suitcases. He works out what's going on and rushes to the airport. Mel has left Arthur's passport in Shadrach's cab and Ashley sees Shadrach and retrieves it. Mel realises the game is up and they are forced to return to the village. But when Mel gets a moment on her own with Arthur, she takes the baby and flees. Val is furious when she turns up at the factory and finds Eric mid-discussion with Rosalind. The women fight but Rosalind makes it clear she was never interested in Eric. When Eric and Val twig that Rosalind was the blackmailer all along, Val loyally sides with her man and the couple are reunited. Chas is jealous of new sister Gennie and the warm welcome that the family have given her. A miffed Chas decides to head off on holiday to show her family just what they are missing when she isn’t around! Also, Jamie has a disaster with his cabbage crop.
==Cast==
===Regular cast===
*Arthur Doland - Billy Harrower (uncredited)
*Melanie Doland - Caroline Strong
*Jake Doland - James Baxter
*Greg Doland - Shaun Prendergast
*Jamie Hope - Alex Carter
*Gabrielle Thomas - Annelise Manojlovic (4978 only; uncredited)
*Laurel Thomas - Charlotte Bellamy
*Ashley Thomas - John Middleton
*Douglas Potts - Duncan Preston
*Hilary Potts - Paula Wilcox
*Val Lambert - Charlie Hardwick
*Jonny Foster - Richard Grieve
*Diane Sugden - Elizabeth Estensen
*Paul Lambert - Mathew Bose
*Eric Pollard - Christopher Chittell
*David Metcalfe - Matthew Wolfenden (4978 only)
*Shadrach Dingle - Andy Devine
*Chas Dingle - Lucy Pargeter
*Viv Hope - Deena Payne
*Paddy Kirk - Dominic Brunt
*Jasmine Thomas - Jenna-Louise Coleman
*Louise Appleton - Emily Symons
*Debbie Dingle - Charley Webb (4979 only)
*Zak Dingle - Steve Halliwell (4979 only)
*Genesis Walker - Sian Reese-Williams (4979 only)
*Ross Kirk - Samuel Anderson (4979 only)
*Donna Windsor-Dingle - Verity Rushworth (4979 only)
===Guest cast===
*Rosalind May - Philippa Howell (4978 only)
*Liaison officer - Liz Carney (4978 only)
*Dr Morgan - John Laing (4978 only)
==Locations==
*Tenant House - Living room/kitchen and exterior
*Church Lane car park
*Mulberry Cottage - Living room, kitchen, front garden and Daniel's room
*Church Lane
*The Woolpack - Back room and public bar
*Val's Interiors - Office
*Hotten Road
*Café Hope - Café
*Village Store, Post Office & Off-Licence - Shop floor
*Connelton View - Back garden
*Unknown road
*Main Street
*Emmerdale Veterinary Surgery - Reception and front garden
*Robin Hood Airport - Car park, escalators and check-in desk
*Wishing Well Cottage - Living room/kitchen and yard
==Notes==
*This one-hour episode, titled on-screen as "Race Against Time", was broadcast at the programme's usual title of 7.00pm.
*Viewing Figures: UK broadcast - 6,140,000 viewers (24th place).
Category:2008 episodes
Category:Emmerdale episodes
Category:Extended episodes