Episode 2458 (17th December 1998)

==Plot==
Paddy is cornered by Mandy after giving her the silent treatment and Mandy is anything but silent when Paddy tells her why. He explains that Butch has threatened him and said that he, and Mandy were now really man and wife. Poor Mandy storms off looking for Butch and gives him a real roasting. Her poor "husband" professes his love - but Mandy is in no mood for reconciliation and tells him he makes her skin creep. Andy takes his dad more food, and again he waxes lyrical about Amsterdam. Suddenly there's a sound at the door of the derelict Glover home. It's Laura and a workman come to mend the broken lock. Laura walks into the house and Andy is terrified by his father's actions. There's a tense moment as she stands only inches from discovering them before turning to walk away. Eric oozes charm as he goes for his lunch date with Stella. They share a slap up meal washed down with fine wines before the wheeler-dealer impresses her with his piece-de-resistance. He convinces the owner of the restaurant to part with a water-colour painting in return for the meal they've eaten and a far less valuable oil painting. Stella is impressed.
==Cast==
===Regular cast===
*Mandy Dingle - Lisa Riley
*Paddy Kirk - Dominic Brunt
*Andy Hopwood - Kelvin Fletcher
*Donna Windsor - Verity Rushworth
*Robert Sugden - Christopher Smith
*Christopher Tate - Peter Amory
*Laura Johnstone - Louise Beattie
*Billy Hopwood - David Crellin
*Tricia Stokes - Sheree Murphy
*Eric Pollard - Chris Chittell
*Betty Eagleton - Paula Tilbrook
*Marlon Dingle - Mark Charnock
*Biff Fowler - Stuart Wade
*Kathy Glover - Malandra Burrows
*Kelly Windsor - Adele Silva
*Zoe Tate - Leah Bracknell
*Stella Jones - Stephanie Schonfield
*Butch Dingle - Paul Loughran
===Guest cast===
*Restauranteur - David Woodcock
==Locations==
*The Antique Barn - Exterior, attic and shop floor
*Church Lane
*Main Street
*Hotten Road
*Hotten Road Bus Stop
*Home Farm - Office and kitchen
*Holdgate Farm - Driveway, hallway and empty living room
*Kathy's Diner - Upstairs flat (bedroom) and diner
*Hotten Comprehensive - Stairwell
*Tate's Veterinary Surgery - Reception and consulting room
*Restaurant
*Smithy Cottage - Front garden
*Wishing Well Cottage - Living room/kitchen and yard
==Notes==
*This is the last episode to use the 1994 title sequence and 1992 theme.
*Viewing Figures: UK broadcast - 11,500,000 viewers (11th place).
Category:1998 episodes
Category:Emmerdale episodes