Episode 6279 (4th July 2012)

==Plot==
Rodney and Edna are worried after having no luck finding Ashley. When Rodney continues the search, he eventually finds the ex-vicar rummaging in a bin. Rodney is horrified at what his friend has become. When the pair talk, Ashley admits that he has been sleeping rough. Rodney is adamant that Ashley should come home with him. Ashley realises that Rodney isn't going to leave, so he asks him to go and get him a sandwich. He waits for Rodney to leave before walking away, forcing Rodney to return to the village alone. Nicola advises Rodney that he should tell Laurel about Ashley living on the streets. Later, Rodney breaks the news to Laurel and Sandy, who are both shocked. Meanwhile, Alicia's hen party takes place at The Woolpack and the girls are all dressed as the bride-to-be. When Alicia drinks too much, she ends up spending the evening being sick in the toilets. David later arrives and takes a drunken Alicia home. Soon afterwards, Eric tells a shocked Brenda why he disapproves of the wedding, explaining that David is only marrying Alicia so that Jacob can stay living with him. Elsewhere, Cameron is full of guilt as he spends his last night with Debbie, while Chas leaves letters for her loved ones and can hardly believe what she is going to do.
==Cast==
===Regular cast===
*Edna Birch - Shirley Stelfox
*Rodney Blackstock - Patrick Mower
*Laurel Thomas - Charlotte Bellamy
*Brenda Walker - Lesley Dunlop
*David Metcalfe - Matthew Wolfenden
*Nicola King - Nicola Wheeler
*Debbie Dingle - Charley Webb
*Sarah Sugden - Sophia Amber Moore
*Cameron Murray - Dominic Power
*Chas Dingle - Lucy Pargeter
*Alicia Gallagher - Natalie Anderson
*Ashley Thomas - John Middleton
*Andy Sugden - Kelvin Fletcher
*Lisa Dingle - Jane Cox
*Sam Dingle - James Hooton
*Nikhil Sharma - Rik Makarem
*Moira Barton - Natalie J Robb
*Victoria Sugden - Isabel Hodgins
*Amy Wyatt - Chelsea Halfpenny
*Gennie Walker - Lesley Dunlop
*Priya Sharma - Fiona Wade
*Eric Pollard - Christopher Chittell
*Sandy Thomas - Freddie Jones
===Guest cast===
None.
==Locations==
*Café Main Street - Interior
*Mill Cottage - Dining room
*Tug Ghyll - Living room/kitchen
*The Woolpack - Public bar and Chas' room
*Hotten street
*Wishing Well Cottage - Living room/kitchen
*Farrers Barn - Living room/kitchen
*Main Street
*Mulberry Cottage - Living room
==Notes==
*Viewing Figures: UK broadcast - 6,100,000 viewers (21st place).
Category:2012 episodes
Category:Emmerdale episodes