Episode 9487 (7th October 2022)

==Plot==
Part One: Priya stresses about Kim's hen do as her classy plans for the party have been hijacked by Gabby and Lydia. Kerry excitedly begins wedding planning. At The Woolpack, Aaron reminds Chas that if she chooses Al he's going to leave, but their conversation is interrupted when they hear a blood curdling scream from the backroom. The pair rush there where they find Faith in a state. Chas tries to calm her mother down but a distressed Faith shoves her and screams at her to go away which causes Chas to break down. Lydia banishes Kim from Home Farm so she can set up things for the hen do. Kim realises she's getting a tacky hen do complete with matching t-shirts, not the simple and elegant catered lunch she requested. Faith apologises for her episode earlier and tells Chas she doesn't want to be a burden. Chas assures her she isn't. Plans for Will's stag do fall through so the stags decide to get drunk in the pub instead. Tracy calls by Tall Trees Cottage with Frankie for a play date with Nate and is upset to realise Nate and Naomi are living together. Nate clarifies that they just share a house. Aaron asks Chas what her decision is as he needs to make plans. Chas becomes upset at thought of the fallout if Paddy found out about her affair and what that'll do to Faith in her final days as she wants to make the time they have left with Faith happy and stress free. Paddy approaches and queries what's wrong. Aaron tells Paddy it's bad leaving Chas to fear Aaron is about to spill her secret.
Part Two: Luckily for Chas, Aaron keeps schtum about her affair and instead tells Paddy about the state Faith was in earlier and how she lashed out at Chas. Paddy hugs Chas. At Tall Trees Cottage, Naomi upset that Nate missed her plea hearing to spend time with both Tracy and Frankie. Nate reassures her nothing is going on with him and Tracy and admits he should've been honest. Nicola and Ethan have a run in in the café which results in Ethan threatening to sue Nicola for defaming his family and Nicola calling the Bishop to make a complaint about Charles. Chas reveals to Aaron that Al wants them to be together and is buying a house for them but Aaron fears it will end badly and Chas will find herself trapped. Aaron again orders Chas to call things off with Al, otherwise he will leave again. At Home Farm, Kim's hen party is underway. Kim loves it. Nicola sucks up to Kim looking for a wedding invite. Kim surprisingly agrees. Soon the entertainment arrives - a Neil Diamond Tribute Act who performs "Forever in Blue Jeans" alongside Kim. Meanwhile in the village, the stags are paralytic drunk. Billy wears only a sack as Jimmy pushes him around in a wheelbarrow which results in a scolding from Harriet. Afterward, a drunken Will approaches Harriet and tells her he loves her and it's only ever been her. Aaron approaches Al as he's putting the recycling out and punches him in the face. Aaron then informs Al that Chas has chosen Paddy and orders him to stay away from his mother from now on, threatening to kill him and bury him if he doesn't comply.
==Cast==
===Regular cast===
*Priya Kotecha - Fiona Wade
*Wendy Posner - Susan Cookson
*Bob Hope - Tony Audenshaw
*Harriet Finch - Katherine Dow Blyton
*Kerry Wyatt - Laura Norton
*Al Chapman - Michael Wildman
*Chas Dingle - Lucy Pargeter
*Aaron Dingle - Danny Miller
*Faith Dingle - Sally Dexter
*Lydia Dingle - Karen Blick
*Kim Tate - Claire King
*Sam Dingle - James Hooton
*Jimmy King - Nick Miles
*Billy Fletcher - Jay Kontzle
*Will Taylor - Dean Andrews
*Dan Spencer - Liam Fox
*Tracy Metcalfe - Amy Walsh
*Frankie Robinson - Eden Ratcliffe-Knights
*Nate Robinson - Jurell Carter
*Naomi Walters - Karene Peter
*Paddy Dingle - Dominic Brunt
*Nicola King - Nicola Wheeler
*Laurel Thomas - Charlotte Bellamy
*Ethan Anderson - Emile John
*Mary Goskirk - Louise Jameson
*Amy Wyatt - Natalie Ann Jamieson
*Dawn Fletcher - Olivia Bromley
*Gabby Thomas - Rosie Bentham
===Guest cast===
*Neil Diamond Tribute - Gary Ryan
==Locations==
*Café Main Street - Outdoor seating area and interior
*Main Street
*The Woolpack - Bar, backroom, Grace's garden, beer garden and forecourt
*Home Farm - Dining room and living room
*Tall Trees Cottage - Kitchen
*Keepers Cottage - Back garden
==Notes==
*This episode was shown at the earlier time of 7:00pm to accommodate coverage of England V USA.
*An error sees the episode's writer, Samantha Doland De Vaux, credited as "Samantha Dolan De Vaux".
*Kate Waters was credited as fight arranger on this episode.
*Viewing Figures: UK broadcast - 4,502,000 viewers (12th place).
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