Episode 2630 (29th December 1999)

==Plot==
Viv arrives home from her break and tells Emily she's been over the books and the shop is faring worse than even she thought. She tells Emily she's thinking of selling up, but is shocked when Emily says she'll work for nothing to get the business going again. Bernice's birthday celebrations are upset when she receives a card from Gavin. Later surrounded by her closest friends Bernice lets her hair down and at the end of a boozy evening ceremonially burns her "life plan" on a barbecue.
==Cast==
===Regular cast===
*Bernice Blackstock - Samantha Giles
*Diane Blackstock - Elizabeth Estensen
*Tricia Stokes - Sheree Murphy
*Alan Turner - Richard Thorp
*Betty Eagleton - Paula Tilbrook
*Emily Wylie - Kate McGregor
*Viv Windsor - Deena Payne
*Zak Dingle - Steve Halliwell
*Lisa Dingle - Jane Cox
*Kathy Glover - Malandra Burrows
*Ashley Thomas - John Middleton
*Jack Sugden - Clive Hornby
*Sarah Sugden - Alyson Spiro
*Marlon Dingle - Mark Charnock
*Terry Woods - Billy Hartman
*Eric Pollard - Christopher Chittell
*Seth Armstrong - Stan Richards
===Guest cast===
None.
==Locations==
*The Woolpack - Public bar, stairway, back room, Bernice's room, staff corridor and car park
*Village Store, Post Office & Off-Licence - Shop floor
*Kathy's Diner - Diner
*The Vicarage - Study
*Tenant House - Living room/kitchen
==Notes==
*TV Times synopsis: Ashley comforts Bernice; Emily vows to help Viv boost her business; and Diane organises a special night for the Woolpack women.
*Viewing Figures: UK broadcast - 12,280,000 viewers (16th place).
Category:1999 episodes
Category:Emmerdale episodes