Episode 3653 (4th February 2004)

==Plot==
Louise isn't happy that Val's staying for a few weeks, but Val is livid when told she'll be paying her way in The Woolpack kitchen. Marlon's not looking forward to it either. She infuriates him by acting dumb so he has to do it all, and then is dismissive about Tricia's death. She won't even do the dishes and is hanging out behind the bar when ex Eugene reappears. She luckily has Diane to stand up for her, and Eugene is sent on his way without the money Val owes him, but saying he won't forget her. Andy's stag-week dares are getting more extreme. He has to steal Viv's leopardskin knickers from the washing line, and Danny brings him back from Hotten with a 'Katie Forever' tattoo. He go-karts through the village wearing only Viv's stolen underwear and is abandoned to retrieve his clothes from inside The Woolpack. He obviously has no way to hide the new tattoo and when Chas tells of an ill-advised one saying 'Ralph' it all gets too much for Katie. Chas finds her crying in the toilets, and Katie confides that her fling may have become more than that. She loves them both, but is marrying the one who no longer gives her butterflies. Nicola is furious Simon's having a darts night with Paddy rather than spending time with her, and strops over to Laurel's to insist they go out too. Simon winds her up further by asking Laurel to play darts with him, and Nicola storms from the pub. He follows her home and says they should talk over a coffee. Nicola gets cross and tells him he'll leave again for his early starts, but he instead asks if she has an alarm clock. She leaps on him and drags him joyfully to her bedroom before he can even sip his coffee.
==Cast==
===Regular cast===
*Bob Hope - Tony Audenshaw
*Andy Sugden - Kelvin Fletcher
*Val Pollard - Charlie Hardwick
*Diane Sugden - Elizabeth Estensen
*Louise Appleton - Emily Symons
*Sydney Woolfe - Nathan Gladwell
*Viv Hope - Deena Payne
*Robert Sugden - Karl Davies
*Danny Daggert - Cleveland Campbell
*Laurel Potts - Charlotte Bellamy
*Nicola Blackstock - Nicola Wheeler
*Simon Meredith - Dale Meeks
*Marlon Dingle - Mark Charnock
*Katie Addyman - Sammy Winward
*Jack Sugden - Clive Hornby
*Paddy Kirk - Dominic Brunt
*Chas Dingle - Lucy Pargeter
===Guest cast===
*Eugene Brown - John Axon
==Locations==
*Café Hope - Outdoor seating area and café
*The Woolpack - Back room, kitchen, public bar and ladies' toilets
*Mill Cottage - Kitchen, dining room and living room
*Windsors - Forecourt
*Butlers Farm - Barn
*Emmerdale Veterinary Surgery - Consulting room
*Village Store, Post Office & Off-Licence - Exterior
*Main Street
*Keepers Cottage - Front garden
==Notes==
*Viewing Figures: UK broadcast - 10,388,000 viewers (21st place).
Category:2004 episodes
Category:Emmerdale episodes