Episode 9316 (21st March 2022)

==Plot==
Part One: Marlon plans his proposal at home as Rhona makes preparations for his party at the Woolpack. He begins to get cold feet when he realises that Rhona will be his fifth wife. Rhona is relieved when April finds out about her plan to propose and is happy. Paddy tries to reassure Marlon that he shouldn't let his previous marriages have any bearing on his future but inadvertently makes things worse. The guests gather at Marlon's party wearing chef costumes and masks with his face on. Rhona is furious when she discovers Mary has told Marlon about the surprise and makes it clear she wants Mary gone once the party is over. Laurel finds Marlon sitting alone in the play area. He confides in her about his plan to propose but can't face a fifth failed marriage. Laurel tells him she never regretted marrying him and convinces him to go through it. He arrives at the party and gets Rhona alone. They both realise they are about to propose to each other and do so - simultaneously, before accepting - again simultaneously. Marlon realises he has forgotten Rhona's engagement ring and skips off overjoyed to pick it up from Smithy Cottage. As he arrives back at the house and begins searching for the ring, he suffers a stroke and collapses to the floor.
Part Two: Terrified, Marlon finds himself unable to move or speak on the floor of Smithy Cottage. Rhona and April realise he has been gone for a while and April goes to look for him. She arrives to find him on the floor and rings an ambulance. Shortly afterwards, Rhona and Vanessa go to look for them both and find Marlon being taken into an ambulance on a stretcher. They rush over where they discover Marlon has had a suspected stroke. As Marlon is rushed to hospital, a frantic Rhona and Vanessa accompany him. Later, Rhona is told that Marlon has suffered a serious ischemic stroke to the left side of his brain. The stroke has affected his speech and mobility and he needs surgery as a clot is blocking the artery to his brain. A scared Rhona steels herself to go and see Marlon who is in and out of consciousness. She talks to him and, though he is aware of what she is saying, he is unable to respond.
==Cast==
===Regular cast===
*Marlon Dingle - Mark Charnock
*Rhona Goskirk - Zoe Henry
*Mary Goskirk - Louise Jameson
*April Windsor - Amelia Flanagan
*Charity Dingle - Emma Atkins
*Lydia Dingle - Karen Blick
*Sam Dingle - James Hooton
*Paddy Dingle - Dominic Brunt
*Vanessa Woodfield - Michelle Hardwick
*Laurel Thomas - Charlotte Bellamy
===Guest cast===
*Paramedic - Katie Elizabeth-Payne
*Nurse - Lesley-Anne Miller
*Dr Craven - Elinor Coleman
==Locations==
*Smithy Cottage - Bedroom, exterior and living room
*Main Street
*The Woolpack - Forecourt, public bar and beer garden
*Hotten Road
*Apartment One, Mill Cottage - Living room/kitchen''
*Church Lane
*Gennie Walker Memorial Playground
*Hotten General Hospital - Waiting area and private room
==Notes==
*A nurse is uncredited despite a line of dialogue.
*Viewing Figures: UK broadcast - 4,817,000 viewers (9th place).
Category:Emmerdale episodes
Category:2022 episodes