Episode 4266 (23rd January 2006)

==Plot==
When Ashley breaks the news to Jasmine that her parents are not returning, Jasmine asks if she can stay and go to school locally. When Ashley hesitates, unsure, Jasmine assumes he doesn’t want her either and feeling upset, she leaves to be alone. Laurel is aghast at Ashley's insensitivity and insists that she is happy to be a guardian to Jasmine. Meanwhile, Sam returns home from hospital with Alice. Lisa tells Sam and Alice about preparations the Dingles will need to make in the house for Samson’s homecoming. Tired from the upheaval of coming home, Alice is touched by the Dingles’ enthusiastic plans but is clearly very frail. Elsewhere, Nicola opens up to Laurel, stating she knows she's being silly about Ivan but can’t get him out of her head, especially as the spark between her and Simon has petered out. Sensible Laurel urges Nicola to stick it out with Simon if she still loves him.
==Cast==
===Regular cast===
*Ivan Jones - Daniel Brocklebank
*Simon Meredith - Dale Meeks
*Nicola Blackstock - Nicola Wheeler
*Pearl Ladderbanks - Meg Johnson
*Lesley Meredith - Sherrie Hewson
*Alice Wilson - Ursula Marsden
*Sam Dingle - James Hooton
*Laurel Thomas - Charlotte Bellamy
*Debbie Dingle - Charley Webb
*Jasmine Thomas - Jenna-Louise Coleman
*Viv Windsor - Deena Payne
*Bob Hope - Tony Audenshaw
*Val Lambert - Charlie Hardwick
*Steph Stokes - Lorraine Chase
*Alan Turner - Richard Thorp
*Ashley Thomas - John Middleton
*Sandy Thomas - Freddie Jones
*Lisa Dingle - Jane Cox
*Zak Dingle - Steve Halliwell
*Terry Woods - Billy Hartman
*Dr Adam Forsythe - Richard Shelton
*Gabrielle Thomas - Annelise Manojlovic (uncredited)
===Guest cast===
*Sandra Briggs - Sally Ann Matthews
*Nurse Starkovich - Lesia Melnyk
*Jacqueline Moore - Sarah Kirkman
*Gavin Moore - Tom Roberts
*Terence Turner - Nick Brimble
*John McNally - Steven Farebrother (credited as 'John Mcnally')
==Locations==
*Main Street
*Mulberry Cottage - Front garden, living room and kitchen
*Hotten General Hospital - Ward
*Café Hope - Café and upstairs flat (living room/kitchen)
*Keepers Cottage - Living room
*Mill Brook Cottage - Front garden and living room
*Wishing Well Cottage - Living room/kitchen, yard and Debbie's room
*The Ford
*The Grange - Guest lounge
*The Woolpack - Public bar
==Notes==
*Viewing Figures: UK broadcast - 9,150,000 viewers (12th place).
Category:2006 episodes
Category:Emmerdale episodes