Episode 3342/3343 (31st December 2002)

== Plot ==
Lisa is angry and unsympathetic as Zak tries to explain that finding Jed's long lost loot is their only chance to put an end to the Dingle debts. Tossing his argument aside, she frantically tries to make him see sense as he continues to pack his bags. In a last ditch effort to keep the family together, Lisa even gets physical with Zak, but it's all to no avail. Sam is convinced that he is to join Zak on his big adventure and happily talks of his pending adventure as he joins revellers at the pub. Little does he realise that Zak plans to go it alone and is happy for him to be out of the way so that he can leave without causing him any pain. Knows that it is now or never, Zak bids an emotional farewell to Lisa before heading off into the night. But how will Lisa, Sam and the rest of the Dingle clan react to their beloved head of the family breaking rank to plough his own furrow? Regretting how he dealt with Len's plea for help, Jarvis tries to make amends and offers to give him dance lessons. As they practice in the empty village hall, Jarvis admits that he misses dancing - but swears Len to secrecy. But their plans start top come unstuck when they unwittingly get on the wrong side of Edna! Meanwhile, as the clock ticks down to a good old New Year's Eve knees up in The Woolpack, Nicola and Steph find themselves fighting for the attention of the same man when Syd arrives with his friend Neil in tow at The Woolpack. But as Steph goes to check on her make-up, Nicola seizes the moment and moves in for the kill. Steph isn't about to walk away without a fight, however, and decides to try and throw a spanner in the works. Elsewhere in the village, the police continue to investigate the suspicious death and Louise grows increasingly anxious that the truth will out about the death.
==Cast==
===Regular cast===
*Zak Dingle - Steve Halliwell (3342 only)
*Lisa Dingle - Jane Cox
*Sam Dingle - James Hooton
*Belle Dingle - Emily Mather (3342 only; uncredited)
*Seth Armstrong - Stan Richards
*Diane Blackstock - Elizabeth Estensen
*Laurel Potts - Charlotte Bellamy
*Len Reynolds - Peter Martin
*Jarvis Skelton - Richard Moore (3342 only)
*Terry Woods - Billy Hartman
*Louise Appleton - Emily Symons
*Bob Hope - Tony Audenshaw (3342 only)
*Cain Dingle - Jeff Hordley
*Steph Stokes - Lorraine Chase
*Nicola Blackstock - Nicola Wheeler
*Viv Hope - Deena Payne (3342 only)
*Ashley Thomas - John Middleton (3342 only)
*Edna Birch - Shirley Stelfox
*Rodney Blackstock - Patrick Mower (3343 only)
*Alan Turner - Richard Thorp (3343 only)
*Emily Kirk - Kate McGregor (3343 only)
*Sydney Woolfe - Nathan Gladwell (3343 only)
===Guest cast===
*Neil Hopkins - Phil Corbitt
==Locations==
*Wishing Well Cottage - Living room/kitchen and yard
*Keepers Cottage - Living room and lobby
*Holdgate Farm - Living room
*Cricket Pavilion
*Village Store, Post Office & Off-Licence - Shop floor
*Emmerdale Village Institute - Main hall
*The Woolpack - Public bar and staff corridor
*St. Mary's Church - Nave/altar
*Robblesfield Way
*Dale View - Living room and lobby
*Woodbine Cottage - Living room and front garden
*Tug Ghyll - Shed
==Notes==
* Last appearance of Zak Dingle until 16th October 2003.
*This was a fifty-five minute episode, broadcast at 8.00pm. No episode was shown on Wednesday 1st January.
*Viewing Figures: UK broadcast - 7,990,000 viewers (18th place).
Category:2002 episodes
Category:Emmerdale episodes
Category:Extended episodes
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