Episode 2805 (11th December 2000)

==Plot==
It's Chris's birthday. Zoe and Chris disagree over lunch or dinner to celebrate. In the end they agree to have lunch at Chez Marlon. Chris picks up the phone to make a call. In the Dingle house, Charity answers the phone. It is Chris, they arrange to meet up. Shadrach and Cain argue and fight. Cain says that Shadrach must leave. In the Sugden house, Kathy tells Robert and Andy that they have permission to go ahead with Sarah's funeral. Kathy says she will visit Jack tomorrow. They do not know if he will be allowed to go to the funeral or not. Cain and Zak take their fish to Marlon in Chez Marlon. He doesn't want them as they are illegal. Eventually Marlon accepts them. In the Reynolds house, Sean is leaving for work. He tells Angie that he loves her and he will not be late tonight. Tara tells Virginia that she has Sean visiting at 5.00. She wants Virginia to stay at work until 5.30. Cain and Zak go round to the Sugden's. Kathy seems stressed about organising the funeral. Chris and Zoe have lunch at Chez Marlon. Kathy buys things from the shop ready for the funeral. Emily offers to drop the goods round later. Viv criticises Sarah. Shadrach is out on the farm drinking. Betty goes to the shop and complains about the prices at the shop. Pollard enters and delights in criticising too. Betty walks out ands says that she will shop in Hotten. Pollard leaves too. He asks Betty what she was after. He tells her to come and see him tomorrow. At the back of Chez Marlon, Terry tells Marlon that he bets he can guess where the fish is from, Marlon is jumpy. Charity arrives and is about to go into the restaurant. Marlon worries that she may cause trouble as the Tates are in there. Charity sits in Chez Marlon and pulls faces at Zoe. Chris tells Zoe that they were both discrete until Zoe found out. Angie arrives at stud office at 4.45, apparently Tara made an appointment with her. Emily takes the shopping round to Kathy at the Sugden's. Emily tells the boys that she used to work on her dad's farm. Emily says that she will help on the farm. Zoe, Chris and Joseph drink tea at Home Farm. Chris says that he must get ready to go out. Chris and Zoe make digs at one another. Angie is still waiting for Tara at Home Farm as she is in a meeting with another client. Tara comes out and says that she made a mistake. Sean arrives as he was due there at 5.00. Tara apologises for wasting Angie's time. Cain and Charity drink in The Woolpack. Cain wants to make a night of it, she tells him she has a date. Cain wants to know who it is. Sean shouts at Tara for setting him up. She says she likes living dangerously. She seduces him. Chris heads off to meet Charity. Zoe warns him of the consequences if the Dingles find out. Emily says goodbye to the Kathy and the Sugden's. They thank her for offering to help out. Chris and Charity meet in the car. They kiss. Emily walks past and sees.
==Cast==
===Regular cast===
*Christopher Tate - Peter Amory
*Zoe Tate - Leah Bracknell
*Joseph Tate - Oliver Young
*Charity Dingle - Emma Atkins
*Cain Dingle - Jeff Hordley
*Shadrach Dingle - Andy Devine
*Emily Dingle - Kate McGregor
*Zak Dingle - Steve Halliwell
*Kathy Glover - Malandra Burrows
*Robert Sugden - Christopher Smith
*Andy Sugden - Kelvin Fletcher
*Marlon Dingle - Mark Charnock
*Angie Reynolds - Freya Copeland
*Sean Reynolds - Stephen McGann
*Lady Tara Thornfield - Anna Brecon
*Virginia West - Bridget Fry
*Viv Windsor - Deena Payne
*Betty Eagleton - Paula Tilbrook
*Eric Pollard - Christopher Chittell
*Terry Woods - Billy Hartman
*Victoria Sugden - Hannah Midgley
===Guest cast===
None.
==Locations==
*Home Farm - Kitchen and office
*Wishing Well Cottage - Living room/kitchen and yard
*Melby Farm - Farmhouse (kitchen)
*Chez Marlon - Restaurant and lobby
*Holdgate Farm - Kitchen
*Village Store, Post Office & Off-Licence - Shop floor and exterior
*The Woolpack - Public bar
*Robblesfield Way
==Notes==
*Last appearance of Shadrach Dingle until 6th March 2002.
*No episode was shown on Tuesday 12th December.
*Viewing Figures: UK broadcast - 10,660,000 viewers (10th place).
Category:2000 episodes
Category:Emmerdale episodes