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Season 2 Episode 24 Episode 88 Sky One Transmission Date: Written By Directed By |
Sean, Billy
Helen, Des
Fletch, Luis
Adi, Alex
Shirley, Luis |
GS: Clare Farrow (Sarah Farooqui) Adi Coleman (Roger Davies) Shirley (Gaye Brown) At breakfast, Luis tries to talk to Ian about playing Fletch wide today so he can have a better shot at the Arsenal boys, but Coates says they will do things his way. Fletch comes over and goads Luis he will be gone soon, and it will be back to he and Sean scoring the goals. Natalie tells Jerry about Sean asking her to move into his house. She feels awkward living at Lynda's while she is away in Puerto Morelos. Jerry asks her to stay as Lynda will be back soon, and besides, he wants Natalie to accompany him to the Arsenal game today. Des arrives at Helen's flat in London and she is surprised to see him. He tells her Billy has made the first team and invites her to join him for the game at Highbury. Billy takes a call on the coach and finds he is on Radio 5, unaware it is in fact Sean on the other end. When the "interviewer" asks him how it feels to be the new Michael Owen, Billy remarks how Michael Owen should be asked how it feels to be compared to Billy O'Neill! The lads find it hilarious when Billy realises he has been scammed. The coach arrives at Highbury and Helen calls to Billy, but there is an awkward moment when she and Coates meet each other's gaze. In the Away dressing room, Fletch taunts Luis about making him think he'd slept with Lynda when he hadn't, and Luis squares up to Fletch about him having no respect for the team or women. Helen remarks on how Highbury is huge and Ian calls Luis over and tells him his head "isn't right for today" so he is putting him on the bench. Luis reacts badly to this and throws his tracksuit at Coates before storming out and away from Highbury. In the executive box, Jerry is shocked to hear Luis is listed as on the subs bench and goes to find out what's going on. As the boys head out to warm up, Jerry demands to know why Rodriguez isn't playing, and Ian slyly tells him he's gone walkabout and has no idea where he is! Leon and Clare sneak into the empty canteen and are surprised to find Kelly working there. She thought As the game kicks off at Highbury, Luis wonders into a pub and asks the landlady to use the phone for a taxi - only his wallet is still in the dressing room as he's a big footballer! The landlady has no idea who Luis is! Jerry complains to Natalie how two goals from Luis today would have doubled his asking price. Natalie wonders if he's selling Luis because of the Lynda story, and adds nothing happened, but Jerry thinks Lynda has only told her that. Clare tells Sean and Fletch are not in the mood for having a drink, or even hanging out with Billy when he approaches them on the coach home. Billy answers the phone and its Bob Adams looking for Coates. Ian continues to spin his story on Luis's health, taking pleasure in telling Bob Luis reacted badly to being dropped because of his "health issues" and stormed out. Des can tell Helen is holding something back in her decision to stay away from Harchester and asks if it's about Coates. Helen defends him over their "misunderstanding and wrong signals" but Des says Ian is a grown man and should take responsibility. Helen agrees that Des can let Frank know she is interested in returning. It is closing time at Shirley's pub, and Luis is the last one left, but passed out drunk. Shirley says she's taking him upstairs to bed, and will have something good to tell the girls tomorrow! Billy arrives back at the hostel and Leon is watching the game's highlights on Match of the Day. Billy is stoked when he sees himself on TV and wishes he'd recorded the show. Notes: · Best Known For: Gaye Brown is a veteran in stage and screen acting and performing going back to the 60's. She appeared in the iconic classics "Up Pompeii" (1971), "A Clockwork Orange" (1971), "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" (1975) and modern cult hit "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street" (2007). Other film roles include "All The King's Men" (1999), "An American Haunting" (2005) and "Into the Woods" (2011).
Director Philip Wood worked on a number of television factual projects before moving into TV drama and social films. He directed more than 40 episodes of "Brookside" between 1995-98, "Family Affairs" (50 eps, 1998-99), "Coronation Street" (30+ eps, 2000-02) and 80 episodes of "Emmerdale" from 1999-2007. Writer David Lane had an eight-year-stint writing for "Emmerdale" (1988-1996), followed by 14 years writing for "Coronation Street" (1998-2012) in which he penned more than 200 episodes. The Best: Billy sitting next to Luis and telling him not to be nervous as it's his first time at Highbury too! Alex and Adi being shocked to find themselves with the Arsenal crowd in the home stand, and having to hide their Harchester gear! Shirley letting Luis drink the afternoon away whilst providing a sympathetic ear to his stories. And then not missing the chance of having him stay the night! The contrasts between Billy and Leon’s days, and how Billy doesn’t get down over not making it on the pitch or being the butt of the team’s jokes and ridicule. · Quotes: Ian during his half time rant when Jerry walks into the dressing room accompanied by Natalie: [sarcastic] "Oh Mrs Hocknell, lovely to see you! Any ideas you can give us?!" Foreshadowing: Ian tells Billy he is definitely on the bench but probably won't get on "unless Hocknell and Fletch get struck by lightning". Eerie in Sean’s case, as that is what is believed happens to the plane when it disappears on the way back from · What Was The Score?: With two minutes of stoppage time, Harchester fail to score and Arsenal win the match 1-0, with Billy never having made it off the bench. |
