Episode 2298/2299 (23rd December 1997)

==Plot==
Kim is keeping the blackmail threats a secret from Steve. If she thought things were bad there's an even bigger shock in store when she and Steve return home from the Oakwell Christmas bash to find a frantic nanny and no baby James. Kathy is in for a real shock when she discovers who Doug's real wife is. She and Rachel decide to crash the golf club do even though Doug insisted she mustn't. But the pair sneak into the glamorous party, only to leave hot-foot when the truth dawns. Mandy is just a girl who can't say no. And when Paddy proposes marriage in front of whooping regulars at Pollard's she says yes. Just when Viv and Vic looked to be getting it together again, Marieke turned up from Amsterdam to put a spanner in the works. Jan looks like she's finally come to terms with Dave's death when she starts to clear out his belongings. Kelly is working overtime on Roy trying to make up for being caught in bed with Biff. She tells him she really loves him - but will he fall for her charms again? And it looks like being a bleak Xmas for young Andy. His dad's disappeared again and all he's got for company is the puppy his errant father brought. He is alone, cold and hungry.
==Cast==
===Regular cast===
*Jan Glover - Roberta Kerr
*Roy Glover - Nicky Evans
*Ned Glover - Johnny Leeze
*Vic Windsor - Alun Lewis
*Viv Windsor - Deena Payne
*Kelly Windsor - Adele Silva
*Emma Cairns - Rebecca Loudonsack
*Will Cairns - Paul Fox
*Rebecca Cairns - Sarah Neville
*Anthony Cairns - Edward Peel
*Kathy Glover - Malandra Burrows
*Rachel Hughes - Glenda McKay
*Terry Woods - Billy Hartman
*Alan Turner - Richard Thorp
*Mandy Dingle - Lisa Riley
*Eric Pollard - Christopher Chittell
*Dee Pollard - Claudia Malkovich
*Kim Tate - Claire King
*Steve Marchant - Paul Opacic
*Andy Hopwood - Kelvin Fletcher
*Sarah Sugden - Alyson Spiro
*Jack Sugden - Clive Hornby
*Lisa Clegg - Jane Cox
*Zak Dingle - Steve Halliwell
*Christopher Tate - Peter Amory
*Butch Dingle - Paul Loughran
*Seth Armstrong - Stan Richards
*Betty Eagleton - Paula Tilbrook
*Patrick Kirk - Dominic Brunt
*Marlon Dingle - Mark Charnock
*Sam Dingle - James Hooton
*Alice Bates - Rachel Tolboys
*Lyn Hutchinson - Sally Walsh
*Lady Tara Oakwell - Anna Brecon
*James Tate - Bradley White (uncredited)
===Guest cast===
*Marieke - Ellis Linders
*Richard - Richard Trinder
*Doug Hamilton - Jay Benedict
*Nanny - Amanda Whitehead
==Locations==
*Holdgate Farm - Driveway, hallway and kitchen
*Windsor's Village Store & Post Office - Back room and shop floor
*The Old School Tea Rooms/Pollard's - Main area
*The Woolpack - Back room and public bar
*Home Farm - Living room, hallway, dining room, kitchen and nursery
*Billy and Andy Hopwood's caravan
*Melby Farm - Field
*Victoria Cottage - Living room
*Wishing Well Cottage - Living room/kitchen and yard
*Golf club party venue
*Fun run course
*Oakwell Hall - Living room and grounds
*Field
==Notes==
*This was a one-hour episode, comprising of two production codes and transmitted at the usual time of 7.00pm.
*TV Times synopsis: Andy faces a lonely Christmas; Steve wants to be Kim's white knight; there's a shock for Kathy; Mandy admits she doesn't want to marry Paddy; and Kim's worst nightmare comes true.
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