Episode 5165/5166 (11th December 2008)

==Plot==
David and Eric abduct Betty before the choir competition finals, assuming that she's the chorister with the fabulous voice. Nicola thinks fast and forces Val to mime in Betty's place for Gennie. David and Eric are horrified that they've removed the wrong singer, but things soon go wrong when Val has a coughing fit as Gennie's voice continues and Eric leads the audience in boos. Nicola begs for a second chance on condition that Gennie will step out of the shadows. Nicola makes a plea to save the church and a huge cheer goes up when Gennie takes the stage. David is furious and tells the choir about Nicola's original scheming, then dumps her. Nicola is left with no mates and no boyfriend! Rodney fails to convince Lily to tell Edna about her operation as she prepares to go into theatre. Lily is terrified when the doctor tells her about the procedure and manages to escape Rodney and do a runner! Rodney is forced to phone Edna to see if she has seen Lily and he tells her about Lily's operation. Edna confronts Lily, who breaks down, and convinces her to return to hospital and go ahead with the op.
==Cast==
===Regular cast===
*Leyla Harding - Rokhsaneh Ghawam-Shahidi
*Nicola De Souza - Nicola Wheeler
*Edna Birch - Shirley Stelfox
*Betty Eagleton - Paula Tilbrook (5165 only)
*Pearl Ladderbanks - Meg Johnson
*Val Pollard - Charlie Hardwick
*Jamie Hope - Alex Carter
*Lisa Dingle - Jane Cox
*Sam Dingle - James Hooton
*Gennie Walker - Sian Reese-Williams
*Laurel Thomas - Charlotte Bellamy
*Arthur Thomas - Billy Harrower (5165 only; uncredited)
*Brenda Walker - Lesley Dunlop (5165 only)
*Paul Lambert - Mathew Bose
*Anna De Souza - Emma Davies
*Katie Sugden - Sammy Winward
*Matthew King - Matt Healy
*Carl King - Tom Lister
*Jasmine Thomas - Jenna-Louise Coleman
*Ashley Thomas - John Middleton
*Douglas Potts - Duncan Preston
*Eric Pollard - Christopher Chittell
*David Metcalfe - Matthew Wolfenden
*Lily Butterfield - Anne Charleston
*Rodney Blackstock - Patrick Mower
*Darren Eden - Luke Tittensor (5165 only)
*Jake Doland - James Baxter
*Debbie Dingle - Charley Webb
*Alan Turner - Richard Thorp
*Diane Sugden - Elizabeth Estensen
*Bob Hope - Tony Audenshaw
*Eli Dingle - Joseph Gilgun
===Guest cast===
*Doctor Patrick Somerville - Andonis James Anthony (5165 only)
*Nurse - Karen Asemper
*Bishop Postlethwaite - Peter Cartwright
*Kenneth Salver - Robert Gill
==Locations==
*The Woolpack - Beer garden and public bar
*Home Farm - Office
*Hotten General - Lily's room
*Windsor & Dingle - Forecourt
*Main Street
*Theatre - Auditorium, stairwell, hallway, basement dressing room, backstage and exterior
*Dale View - Front garden
*Café Hope - Café
*Jacobs Fold - Living room/kitchen
*The Woolpack - Public bar
*Mulberry Cottage - Living room and kitchen
*Victoria Cottage - Living room/kitchen
*Val's Interiors - Office
==Notes==
*This one-hour episode was broadcast at the programme's usual time of 7.00pm.
*Viewing Figures: UK broadcast - 6,250,000 viewers (23rd place).
Category:2008 episodes
Category:Emmerdale episodes
Category:Extended episodes