It’s the day of Ritchie’s funeral and Yvonne is horrified when she discovers that Fenner’s name is down for escort duty. The day is going to be hard enough as it is, even without the ordeal of being handcuffed to a complete bastard. However, Karen steps in and orders Colin to take Fenner’s place. Fenner is suspicious when he hears this and decides to put Colin to the test—he’ll be planting a bag of cocaine on Yvonne when she returns to Larkhall and, if Colin knows what’s good for him; he’ll look the other way. Fenner’s plan goes off without a hitch, but it places Colin in a very difficult position—he is rapidly falling for Yvonne, but on the other hand, Fenner is the only person who knows what really happened between him and Shell Dockley.
Buki is thrilled when she receives a letter from her long-lost son, thanking her for his new wheelchair, but when she’s told that she won’t be allowed to write back to him, she realises that being a part of Lennox’s life is going to be much more difficult than she thought. Meanwhile, Di can’t resist spilling the beans about her pregnancy. However, Neil’s convinced that the baby can’t be his and makes an appointment with his doctor to find out about a paternity test. But there’s bad news—if Neil wants to know if he’s the father, he’ll have to wait until the baby is born.
Julie S is revising for exams, but suddenly that seems a lot less important when she discovers a lump in her breast. After scaring herself half to death with some Internet research, Julie’s initial reaction to ignore the problem and hope that it goes away. However, with the support of Julie J and a sympathetic Karen, she finally plucks up the courage to see the deeply unpleasant Dr Nicholson, and then faces an agonising wait for the results of her biopsy.
Yvonne feels that Hedges has betrayed her and refuses to speak with him. Unable to cope with her animosity, he breaks down and reveals the truth about what happened to Shell—can’t Yvonne see that Fenner has got him over a barrel. Yvonne responds by giving Colin a simple choice—if he cares about her as much as he says he does, he should go straight to Karen and tell the truth about Fenner, whatever the consequences. As the pressure mounts, Colin once again resorts to injecting himself with heroin.
The results of Julie S’s biopsy are in and Dr Nicholson is blunt to say the least when he informs her that the results of her biopsy are positive—she has a malignant tumour in her breast and will have to have surgery to remove it.
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Episode 8 - Healthcare
Memorable Moments
Di – “Are you telling me to have an abortion?”
Neil – “I’m telling you you’re not going to trap me with the oldest trick in the book; I’m careful, I only ever have sex with men – it’s a pretty reliable form of birth control.”
Fenner – “What about the ring-leader, bloody Atkins? She gets let off light because her stupid son topped himself?”
Karen – “Look, I know Sylvia’s on holiday but you don’t have to chip in with her usual contribution.”
Yvonne – “I know I done wrong, but let’s just think the best of Ritchie today, yeah?”
Lauren – “Just let’s get him buried with my dick-brained dad.”
Yvonne – “I knew Fenner was out to nail me, I might’ve guessed he’d pick the worst day of my life.”
Barbara – “I’m amazed about Mr Hedges though, I actually thought he was a bit taken with you. Well, I certainly didn’t have him down on my total bastard list.”
Fenner – “So you’re our full-time SMO again?”
Dr Nicholson – “You know, it’s gratifying to know that Helen Stewart damaged her own career more than mine. I gather you’re still under the heel of Miss Governor Betts.”
Fenner – “Yeah well, nearly binned her off but she got a reprieve.”
Dr Nicholson – “It’s a shame this country ever stopped using the ducking-stool.”
Di – “Why don’t you trust me Neil? You know the only one I want to be with is you.”
Neil – “Di, if you’ve done this to bring us closer together you’re more stupid than I thought. You’ve stalked me, sent me poison-pen letters and somehow tricked me into shagging you. You’re the last person in the world I’d want to raise a family with; you’re not fit to look after a goldfish, let alone a child.”
Karen – “Obviously you’ve not wasted your time developing your communication skills Dr Nicholson.”
Dr Nicholson – “You’re the bed-side nurse Miss Betts.”
Julie S – “Yeah? And you’re the shrivelled dicked old creep!”
Yvonne – “What do you want?”
Hedges – “You know what I want Yvonne…you in my bed.”
Yvonne – “And I want you…nailed to the floor with your lying tongue cut out.”
