Episode 3289 (17th October 2002)

==Plot==
It's the day of the wedding and over the course of the morning the village buzzes with excitement as the residents busy themselves with the final preparations. Steph and Marlon both appear pre-occupied - but nobody suspects their secret and put it down to last minute nerves. But the trouble doesn't end there as Paddy encourages a despondent Marlon to open up. He reveals that Steph declared her love for him and fears that Steph may tell Tricia. Bubbling with excitement, the girls gather to get the bride to the church on time - but they hadn't planned for Latisha to accidentally get chewing gum stuck in Tricia's hair. Seizing an opportunity to throw a spanner in the works, Steph blows the situation out of all proportion. Things go from bad to worse, though, when Tricia spins round to see the damage - only to crick her neck! Members of the congregation arrive and begin to anticipate the wedding with excitement. But with Tricia in a neck brace and Steph insisting they go to hospital - things certainly aren't going to plan. Meanwhile, Marlon takes Steph aside and launches into an impassioned attack on her pursuit of him. He deplores her selfishness and her hypocritical gestures of support to Tricia. Steph's devastated by the final rejection - but how far will she go to spoil the big day? With the odds now stacked against Tricia and Marlon, can the happy couple make it down the aisle or are there still more surprises to come?
==Cast==
===Regular cast===
*Marlon Dingle - Mark Charnock
*Paddy Kirk - Dominic Brunt
*Jack Sugden - Clive Hornby
*Steph Stokes - Lorraine Chase
*Alan Turner - Richard Thorp
*Tricia Stokes - Sheree Murphy
*Terry Woods - Billy Hartman
*Emily Dingle - Kate McGregor
*Diane Blackstock - Elizabeth Estensen
*Louise Appleton - Emily Symons
*Cynthia Daggert - Kay Purcell
*Danny Daggert - Cleveland Campbell
*Cain Dingle - Jeff Hordley
*Zak Dingle - Steve Halliwell
*Lisa Dingle - Jane Cox
*Laurel Potts - Charlotte Bellamy
*Sam Dingle - James Hooton
*Latisha Daggert - Danielle Henry
*Nicola Blackstock - Nicola Wheeler
*Sydney Woolfe - Nathan Gladwell
*Chloe Atkinson - Amy Nuttall
*Scott Windsor - Ben Freeman
*Ashley Thomas - John Middleton
*Angie Reynolds - Freya Copeland
*Betty Eagleton - Paula Tilbrook
*Viv Hope - Deena Payne
*Bob Hope - Tony Audenshaw
*Seth Armstrong - Stan Richards
*Edna Birch - Shirley Stelfox
*Rodney Blackstock - Patrick Mower
*Eric Pollard - Christopher Chittell
*Gloria Pollard - Janice McKenzie
*Rhona Goskirk - Zoe Henry
*Chastity Dingle - Lucy Pargeter
===Guest cast ===
None.
==Locations==
*Main Street
*Village Store, Post Office & Off-Licence - Exterior
*The Woolpack - Back room, public bar and beer garden
*Smithy Cottage - Kitchen
*Victoria Cottage - Living room and front garden
*Connelton street
*The Church of St. Margaret - Churchyard and nave/altar
*Cemetery
==Notes==
*Last appearance of Chastity Dingle until 21st September 2003.
*This episode, broadcast as part of Emmerdale's 30th anniversary celebrations, was transmitted at 8.00pm in an hour-long timeslot.
*Jack Sugden in conversation with Alan Turner tells him he found a photo of his father's funeral taken nearly 30 years ago to the day, and the only reason he came back was to bury him, never expecting to stay. This is a reference to the events of Episode 1 (16th October 1972).
*Eva Cassidy's cover of Over the Rainbow plays as incidental music over the sequence Tricia Stokes looks at herself in the mirror wearing her wedding dress as Paddy Kirk and Emily Dingle's impromptu wedding takes place.
*Viewing Figures: UK broadcast - 10,200,000 viewers (11th place).
Category:2002 episodes
Category:Emmerdale episodes
Category:Extended episodes
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