Episode 10206/7 (28th December 2020)

## Plot

**Part One:** Daniel visits Adam prior to his release. He insists that Adam stays with him in the flat and informs him that Gary is also under suspicion for the attack, linked to the search for the body in Beacon Woods. Adam is still certain that Peter was his assailant. It's the day of Geoff's funeral and Sally and Faye think Tim ought to consider whether he should attend, but he wants to for Yasmeen's sake. Imran and Toyah are thoroughly enjoying having Mason stay but it has increased their sympathies for Leanne, though they still think she is staying with Stella. Yasmeen frantically cleans the house and has had an order of service printed for the funeral. Daniel finds Peter packing to stay with a mate in Plymouth and warns him that people will assume he is the guilty party if he runs away. Shona feels it's time she returned to work and plans to have a word with Roy. Elaine joins the Metcalfes for the funeral. Todd listens on as Billy offers to take Paul to Speed Daal later for a treat. Simon is upset with Peter for moving away but his dad is adamant that he has no choice.

**Part Two:** After a walk on the Red Rec, Imran and Toyah fuss over Mason. Neither of them notices a grief-stricken Leanne watching from the window of her darkened flat. Adam calls at No.8 and he and Sarah have a warm chat, admitting they've missed each other. He tells her that he knows she tipped the police off about the body in the woods. Yasmeen frets about a typo on the order of service and has a hallucination that Geoff is berating her for it. The cortege arrives but Tim is missing. Yasmeen can't bring herself to join it either. Sarah explains she came to her senses and realised it was time Gary got his just desserts. Daniel asks Carla to intervene with Peter and talk with him, but she refuses to help. Billy and Paul arrive in Speed Daal to find Todd at another table with Ajay, the manager at the helpline. Billy reckons Todd only volunteered because he fancied the manager. Todd's quietly pleased with himself. Imran is saddened to get a call from social services informing him that they'll be collecting Mason later today. Roy agrees that Shona can start back at the cafe with light duties to begin with. Daniel intercepts Peter as he makes his way to the tram station. They argue but Daniel is brought up short when Peter collapses against the wall in Victoria Gardens, clutching his stomach and vomiting blood.

**Part Three:** Daniel rings for an ambulance. Tim has also stayed away from the funeral and finds Yasmeen in her back garden. They commiserate with each other. Adam is still unconvinced Gary is the guilty party. Yasmeen confesses to a sympathetic Tim about her hallucinations about Geoff and her fears that he's going to be with her for the rest of her life. Adam tells Sarah how much he regrets hurting her. Egged on by Todd, Ajay talks about his job at the helpline and how it's imperative not to get too involved. Paul looks awkward. Toyah hides her upset that their time with Mason is so short. Arguing with Simon, Adam realises that he was the solicitors office vandal. In the hospital, the doctor assures Peter they will do their best to stop the bleeding but there's a possibility he is suffering from liver failure. Daniel's shocked.

**Part Four:** Carla lectures Simon about committing vandalism while still accepting her share of the blame for recent events. Peter makes Daniel promise not to tell anyone what's going on as he couldn't bear for Ken or Simon to see him in such a state. A panicking Alya returns from the funeral and is assured to find Yasmeen and Tim chatting calmly in the house, having said their goodbyes in their own way. With Mason gone, Toyah can't bring herself to talk about her sense of loss. Shona has enjoyed her day at work, though Roy seems to have had trouble coping with her bluntness with customers. Adam can't get his head round what to tell the police. Daniel breaks his promise and tells him about Peter's precarious health. David and Shona restart their physical relationship. Adam tells DS Willets that he thinks Gary was his attacker.

## Cast

### Regular cast

* Daniel Osbourne - Rob Mallard
* Adam Barlow - Samuel Robertson
* Sally Metcalfe - Sally Dynevor *(10206 only)*
* Faye Windass - Ellie Leach *(10206 only)*
* Tim Metcalfe - Joe Duttine
* Imran Habeeb - Charlie De Melo
* Toyah Battersby - Georgia Taylor
* Alya Nazir - Sair Khan
* Yasmeen Metcalfe - Shelley King
* Peter Barlow - Chris Gascoyne
* Shona Platt - Julia Goulding
* David Platt - Jack P. Shepherd
* Elaine Jones - Paula Wilcox *(10206 only)*
* Billy Mayhew - Daniel Brocklebank
* Paul Foreman - Peter Ash
* Todd Grimshaw - Gareth Pierce
* Simon Barlow - Alex Bain
* Leanne Battersby - Jane Danson *(10206 only)*
* Sarah Barlow - Tina O'Brien
* Ryan Connor - Ryan Prescott *(10206 only)*
* Geoff Metcalfe - Ian Bartholomew *(10206 only)*
* Carla Connor - Alison King
* Roy Cropper - David Neilson

### Guest cast

* Ajay Dewan - Harki Bhambra
* Dr Chen - Earl Wan *(10207 only)*
* DS Willets - James Quinn *(10207 only)*

## Notes

* This was a one-hour episode made up of two production codes and transmitted at 7.30pm. P694/10206 was written by Julie Jones and P694/10207 by Ian Kershaw.
* Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, this episode made with social distancing rules being observed by both cast and production crew, even when they were playing family members or people who shared residences. For this reason, baby Mason was not actually seen on screen.
* Ian Bartholomew makes a cameo appearance as Geoff Metcalfe in a hallucination of Yasmeen Metcalfe's, three weeks after the character died in Episode 10189/90 (9th December 2020).
* *TV Times* synopsis: Daniel calls an ambulance when Peter is taken ill; Adam accuses Sarah of reporting Gary; and Todd shows off his new man.
* Viewing Figures: First UK broadcast: 6,774,191 viewers (4th place).