Episode 1017 (23rd August 1994)

## Plot

Arthur, Nellie and Pauline hear the smashing of glass from No.45. Gita phones the police. A policeman checks in on her and, the next morning, sends a sergeant over to discuss the event. Sanjay is infuriated and wishes he had been there for her. He tries getting her to move in with him but she is adamant she will not. Blossom becomes the topic of conversation at No.25 as her family become interested in her love life. David and Ricky head to the car auction, leaving Alan in charge of the business. Sanjay falls out with Mark when Mark recounts his engagement with racists in his teenage years. Ricky meets Jim Harvey, a friend and car supplier of Frank's, at the car auction. Jim tells Ricky he can supply his business with cars. Nellie no longer wants Arthur and Pauline to take her to the steakhouse. Cindy learns of Gita's ordeal and heads over to see her, but Gita does not answer the door. Arthur notices tension between Mark and Sanjay and queries Sanjay over it. He is stunned when Sanjay suggests Mark is a racist. Nadia turns up at the Arches with a proposition for Phil: she will divorce him on the grounds of adultery if he gives her money so that she can move to Germany. Natalie deliberately lets slip to Bianca about Kathy and Phil's engagement. Ricky returns from the car auction and discusses racism in society with Arthur and Mark. Sanjay is stood behind the trio and hears everything. He walks off, angry, upset and convinced the residents see him differently.

## Cast

### Regular cast

* Sanjay - Deepak Verma
* Arthur - Bill Treacher
* Mark - Todd Carty
* Gita - Shobu Kapoor
* Ian - Adam Woodyatt
* Cindy - Michelle Collins
* Kathy - Gillian Taylforth
* Phil - Steve McFadden
* Grant - Ross Kemp
* David - Michael French
* Ricky - Sid Owen
* Bianca - Patsy Palmer
* Natalie - Lucy Speed
* Pauline - Wendy Richard
* Nellie - Elizabeth Kelly
* Jules - Tommy Eytle
* Blossom - Mona Hammond
* Carol - Lindsey Coulson
* Alan - Howard Antony
* Robbie - Dean Gaffney
* Sonia - Natalie Cassidy
* Lucy Beale - Eva Brittin-Snell *(Uncredited)*
* Peter Beale - Francis Brittin-Snell *(Uncredited)*

### Guest cast

* Nadia - Anna Barkan
* Jim Harvey - Ric Morgan
* Sergeant McPearson - Vivien Parry
* Policeman - Roger McKern

## Locations

* Albert Square
* The Queen Victoria - *Public*
* 3C Albert Square - *Kitchen and living room*
* 25 Albert Square - *Kitchen and hallway*
* 43B Albert Square - *Living room and bedroom*
* 45 Albert Square - *Kitchen and backroom*
* Bridge Street Market
* Kathy's Café
* Mitchell Bros. Auto Repairs
* George Street
* Unknown car auction warehouse

## Notes

* This episode was broadcast at the later time of 8.00pm due to coverage of the 1994 Commonwealth Games.
* Ricky Butcher confesses to Arthur and Mark Fowler that he threw a brick through the Karim family's house window back in 1989. This event occurred in Episode 450 (30th May 1989).
* *Radio Times* synopsis: Love is in the air at the Jacksons, while Nellie's in the dumps at the Fowlers. Sanjay finds his mates aren't quite what they seem following a heated discussion in the Queen Vic. Phil receives a visitor with a proposition - but will the offer prove acceptable to him?
* Viewing Figures: First UK broadcast - 11,490,000 viewers (chart placing unknown).