Episode 1096 (21st February 1995)

## Plot

Ricky attempts to make amends with Bianca, but is confronted by an angry Carol, who refuses to let him in. Bianca opens the window and tells Ricky to get lost. Nellie is at the launderette preparing her washing for the relocation, her mind filled with horror stories about the sheltered housing from Ethel. Pat tracks Natalie down in the café and gives her a piece of her mind before warning her to stay away from Ricky. Natalie tells her to mind her own business and walks away. Natalie visits Ricky at the Arches and invites him to her house that evening for a surprise birthday dinner. Alan enters the Arches to find the duo clenched and is furious. Nellie is intent on David assisting her in moving everything to the sheltered housing, but when Pat informs her that David is at a car auction in Manchester, Nellie is forced to accept the help of Pauline and the family. Ricky confides in Alan that he doesn't even like Natalie, and Alan seems to empathise. Mark notes that Geoff is spending more time babysitting Vicki and discusses the potential of Geoff proposing to Michelle with Arthur. Kathy informs Pat that Phil will be moving back in with her on Monday. Pat advises her that she will have a difficult time convincing others that she can make it work. Nigel expresses to Grant his desire for Clare to be proud of him. Ricky tracks Bianca down at the chip shop after learning Carol convinced her to return to work. Bianca's rage flares as she hurls chips at him before breaking down in the back room. While assisting Vicki with painting and discussing the idea of marrying Michelle and having a brother or sister, Geoff is surprised when Vicki informs him that she already has a sister. Pat and Kathy are met by a chauffer who whisks them away to Roy's for dinner. Ricky goes home to find Bianca has cut up all his clothes. Confronting Bianca on the Square, he discovers that Natalie purposefully hid the underwear for her to discover. At Roy's house, Kathy has a good time winding Pat up about Roy and becomes drunk. Natalie has prepared a romantic set-up for Ricky and a birthday cake for him, but he does not appear. When Natalie goes in search of him and finds him, he confronts her about her bra trick and tells her a few hard facts, informing a distraught Natalie that she has nothing worth keeping.

## Cast

### Regular cast

* Natalie - Lucy Speed
* Ricky - Sid Owen
* Carol - Lindsey Coulson
* Alan - Howard Antony
* Bianca - Patsy Palmer
* Kathy - Gillian Taylforth
* Pat - Pam St. Clement
* Roy - Tony Caunter
* Grant - Ross Kemp
* Nigel - Paul Bradley
* Debbie - Nicola Duffett
* Pauline - Wendy Richard
* Arthur - Bill Treacher
* Nellie - Elizabeth Kelly
* Mark - Todd Carty
* Michelle - Susan Tully
* Geoff - David Roper
* Cindy - Michelle Collins
* Robbie - Dean Gaffney
* Vicki - Samantha Leigh Martin

## Locations

* Albert Square
* The Queen Victoria - *Public*
* 41 Albert Square - *Kitchen*
* 45 Albert Square - *Back room*
* Kathy's Café
* Launderette
* Turpin Road
* Beales Plaice
* Mitchell Bros. Auto Repairs
* 87 George Street - *Natalie's bedroom and hallway*
* 55 Victoria Road - *Downstairs rooms*
* Roy's house
* Unknown street

## Notes

* *Radio Times* synopsis: Ricky gives Natalie an unpleasant surprise, Pat finds out more about the real Roy when she visits his home, and Grant gives Nigel advice on how to be more assertive.
* Viewing Figures: UK broadcast - 21,020,000 viewers (chart placing unknown).

## Noteworthy dialogue

Geoff Barnes (to Michelle Fowler): "Every time I think I know you, I get a rude awakening."

Roy Evans: "Oh, by the way, there aren’t any vegetarians around here, are there?"

Kathy Beale: "Nah, we like our bit of meat, don’t we Pat?"