Season 9 Episode 11 Episode 367 Sky One Transmission Date: Sunday 1st January 2006 Directed By Reza Moradi	GS: Child Casper (Conor Maynard) Child Eugene (Kayode Anderson) Terry Rose (Craig Fairbrass) Fraser Hibbs (Ross Boatman) Julie Rose (Emma Davies) Diane Christie (Josie D’Arby) Teenage Casper (Jake Grave) Teenage Eugene (Daniel Anthony) Jessica Hibbs (Sam Grey) Alan Curbishley (as himself) Room Service Porter (Simon Nuckley) Casper is rushed to hospital, and in the ambulance he experiences flashes of the Charlton Athletic Youth Academy where he trained as a child. Eugene shows up at the hospital as Cass is brought through. He yells at his brother not to die as he hasn't said sorry yet(!) and Ashleigh is appalled. Eugene breaks down crying as we are taken back to the day he and Cass met, 14th February 1994.
Terry Rose		Eugene, aged ten watches as Terry Rose pulls up outside the Charlton academy. Terry tells Cass, aged eleven, that he is to tell his mom he stayed to watch him play when really he is off to meet another woman. Cass sees his coach Fraser Hibbs, whose daughter Jessica has come along. Eugene joins the other boys in the changing room, and is teased by another boy, Sam over using his schoolbooks as shinnies. Cass puts him straight and lends Gene his spare pads. Out on the pitch Hibbsy pairs Cass and Eugene together for the first time and is amazed by the results. After the session, the other boys are collected by their parents, and Cass is left waiting for Terry who hasn't turned up. Eugene comes past and the two are properly introduced for the first time, with Eugene's second name being Christie. Eugene tells Cass he'd rather be offered forms at Liverpool, where his hero John Barnes plays. Cass thinks Karl Fletcher at First Division side Harchester is better!	Eugene aged 10
Eugene, John Barnes, Casper		As 1994 passes, Casper and Eugene become the stars of the Charlton academy, an unstoppable scoring duo at every match. By New Year’s Eve, Hibbsy lets Terry know that Casper is good enough to now sign forms. Hibbsy calls Eugene over, saying he has money to give him over Gene not collecting any traveling expenses all year. He also says he needs to speak with his dad about making his place more permanent, but Gene makes it clear he doesn't have a dad at home. Eugene takes Hibbsy back to the flat where he lives with his mom, Diane Christie, who is shocked to see Hibbsy, and it slowly dawns on him who she is. Hibbsy asks Diane when Eugene was born and she tells him to get out, clearly troubled by the past. Fraser drives to Terry's where he reminds him of this night twelve years ago; December 31st 1982, the night Julie went into hospital to have Casper, and what Terry was doing: He was in a club with Diane, with Terry all over her she shouts to a friend that she's “Liverpool through and through”. Hibbsy explains he went to Eugene's house and met Diane, and how Eugene is around eleven years old. Rattled over learning he might have another son, Terry snaps at Casper who sneaks out and heads to Eugene's where he shows him Terry's credit card that he’s pinched, and says the two of them are going to watch now-promoted Harchester play Liverpool tomorrow on Casper’s birthday. Terry and Julie contact the police following Casper's disappearance, and Terry leaves to check with Diane after learning what he has that day. By nightfall, Cass and Eugene have arrived in Harchester at the Grange, and are soon in the suite Cass booked using the card. Terry comes barging into Diane's flat looking for Cass, and they soon learn Eugene has disappeared too. Terry feels guilty at the possibility of Eugene being his son, and having heard from Fraser what a blinding player he is, tries to give Diane money to help him with kit. It is then Terry finds that Casper has taken his credit card. In order to see what room John Barnes is staying in at the Grange, Cass sneaks onto the reception computer while the coast is clear. From the other room, Liverpool F.C are seeing in the new year, and Cass tells Eugene solemnly that it's now his birthday. As they wait outside Barnsey's room, the two fall asleep but are awoken as “Razor” and “Rushie” pass, and the two approach John who signs autographs before getting a picture with them. The next morning, New Year’s Day 1995, the two travel to Addison Road for the Harchester/Liverpool game. They have to approach a tout to get tickets and end up in the home stand. As the game kicks off the police have arrived on the lookout for Cass and Eugene. When Liverpool score, Eugene cheers and has to be pulled down by Cass. The two are spotted and soon have been driven back to London. As Eugene gets out, Diane comes sprinting from the door, and is so relieved that he is OK she runs straight into the road and is run over. Eugene watches as his mom lies motionless and bleeding on the ground.	Diane Christie
Marlon, Eugene aged 14		Nearly three years pass to Boxing Day 1997, and Julie is worried Cass is suffering from depression, but all Terry cares about is getting Casper, now nearly fifteen, to be as good a player as he was. At the academy car park Eugene and Marlon are plotting a robbery and Eugene spots Cass. During training, the two break into Hibbsy's office, and Jessica stumbles upon them, locking them in. She runs outside and tells her dad, who is determined not to let Eugene slip away again, telling Cass to go and talk to him. Before long, Cass and Gene are communicating again like they used to, and Fraser informs Terry that Eugene is in a kids home, and believes he is an orphan. Terry is more interested in waiting for Julie's father to snuff it so he can have his payday, not going to risk her learning he has another son. Fraser calls Terry’s bluff and tells him he is threatening him to do the right thing. Now fearing for his inheritance, Terry sets about convincing Julie to accept Eugene into their home. Whilst she is at first adamant it won't happen, Terry manipulates her into remembering how if Cass hadn't convinced Eugene to run away his mother might still be alive, and they owe it to Eugene. By spring 1998 Eugene has moved into the Roses’ home, and a sit-down dinner isn't something Eugene is accustomed to. Casper can tell, so he sneaks Gene off in his dad's car to go clubbing. There, Eugene is reintroduced to Jessica Hibbs, who still has the same flame for him as she did when they were eleven. As the next two years pass, Cass and Eugene's skill on the pitch has returned to its former glory and the two are signed to Charlton as professional players.	Fraser Hibbs, Terry
Cass aged 15
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Cass, Alan Curbishley, Gene		Charlton are promoted to the Premiership for the 2000-01 season and Terry collapses after struggling with a cough for the past couple of years. At the hospital they are told Terry is suffering from Leukaemia and that a family member would be a best match for a bone marrow transplant. After Cass proves negative, Terry tells the doctor to test Eugene and the secret is out. Julie finishes with Terry as Eugene goes into hospital for the transplant.
Time to become an official  Rose		By Christmas Day 2000, Eugene has gone off the rails following the Terry revelation and is knocking about with Marlon again. Eugene’s dream club Liverpool are coming to watch him play on Saturday. Jessica meanwhile takes a test in the bathroom and is confirmed to be pregnant. Cass too has gone off the rails since the news of Eugene being Terry's son and Hibbsy warns him that Charlton are convinced he isn't a Premiership player anymore. Two journalists come to the door and inform Cass about Liverpool visiting Eugene, and he then gets a call for a meeting with Alan Curbishley. At the club Cass is told that Millwall have put a bid in for him and both Curbs and the Chairman want him to take it. Cass turns to Hibbsy as a last resort but finds Jess instead, who confides in him about being pregnant with Eugene's baby and not knowing what to do. Armed with this knowledge, and believing he is being forced out of a Premier League team simply because Eugene could be on his way to Liverpool, Cass plots to use this to get revenge on his brother. Cass reminds Eugene that their last game together will be against Harchester and wants them to drive up together. Terry then tells Eugene that as he plays like he did, it's time he took on his father's name and became an official Rose, which Casper is just thrilled about! On their way to the Dragon’s Lair, Cass stops the car on the side of the road where he already has his own car waiting. Cass tells him that Jessica is about to have an abortion, and that he only has time to make one decision - stop her or play the game and get his Liverpool deal. Eugene realises this is all because Terry is proud of him and Casper cannot stand it, which he doesn't deny. Eugene chooses the game, only his play is affected by what he knows about Jessica. Jessica attends her appointment, but soon has left the room in tears. Eugene's game is poor, and an unimpressed Curbs takes him off, kissing goodbye to his Liverpool deal. To add insult to injury, Cass is brought on to replace him and Eugene flips, attacking his brother and punching him to the ground. And that was the end of Casper and Eugene's relationship for the next four years. Now, December 2005 and Eugene arrives at the hospital to see Casper, and finds Julie waiting outside. She tells Eugene she's glad he came, and that Cass is out of danger now. She hands Eugene a souvenir bag she found when collecting Casper's things and inside he finds a Hoola Hoop packet and the photo of them both with John Barnes as souvenirs of their night at the Grange. Eugene smiles and goes in to see his brother. Notes: Although questionable from Season 1 that Harchester had been in the Premiership before 1997-98, it is now written that the Dragons had their first top-flight stint here in 1994-95, with a season-long relegation in 1996-97. Best Known For: Beginning his career as a dancer on "Top of the Pops" (1982), Craig Fairbrass's long acting career has included film "Tank Malling" (1989), D.I Frank Burkin in "Prime Suspect" (1991-92), Technique in "London's Burning" (1990-91), well-remembered hardman Dan Sullivan in "EastEnders" (1999-2001) and Pat Tate in the "Rise of the Footsoldier" movie series (2007-23) Like Craig Fairbrass, Ross Boatman also appeared in “Tank Malling” and had a regular role on “London’s Burning” as Kevin Medhurst (1988-95, 2000). His other roles include Hewland’s “Daylight Robbery” (1999) and “Can’t Buy Me Love” (2004), comedy “Mum” (2016-19), period crime drama “Grantchester” (2020) and currently the regular role of Harvey Monroe in “EastEnders” (2021-) Early in her career, Emma Davies played Jo in "Boon" (1987-89), followed by ITV soap "Families" as Juliette Bannerman (1992-93). After "Meadowlands" (2007) another regular soap role followed with Anna De Souza in "Emmerdale" (2008-09) and the TV movie "Royal Wives at War" (2016) Josie D’Arby began her television career presenting on Children’s BBC from 1994-97 before breaking into acting, with "Look and Read: Spywatch" (1996), PC Jodie Flynn in "Merseybeat" (2002-04) and "Look Around You" (2005) Conor Maynard goes on to have a successful career as a singer and musician, releasing three albums to date. Daniel Anthony starred in “Doctors” (2006), Clyde Langer in “The Sarah Jane Adventures” for its whole 2007-11 run, and student nurse Jamie Collier in "Casualty" (2013-14) The Best: Finding out that after being portrayed as the bad guy since he arrived, Eugene was the wronged party and it was Casper who had begun the feud. The castings for each flashback – everything is spot on. Re-visiting Addison Road, for the first time since 1999 (2.76 also Dream Team 80’s to come). Logic: In what could well be DT’s “Betty owns the Rovers”, a reference to a historically impossible “Coronation Street” storyline from 2012, Sully appears playing in the Harchester first team set in December 2000. He didn’t officially join the team until the beginning of Season 5 in 2001, and was credited as his real name Husbands for his first season. But it goes further in that he is seen with his #5 shirt number, when at this exact period Matt Conlon was #5! Quotes: Julie (to Fraser): "You were there? While my son was being born you were there egging him on to screw some tart!" and to Terry: "And you... how many other bastards have you fathered?! Forget him, [Eugene] half the kids in London are probably a match" Continuity: We see scenes of Ron Atkinson and Fletch, set at Addison Road during the 1994-95 season but shots used from 1.1. Ray Wyatt, Danny Rawsthorne and Campbell Hooper appear in shots from Season 4. Foreshadowing: Jessica reappears with a surprise for Eugene in 9.20 Five Steps. Additional Info: As a 90 minute episode, this aired in an 20:30-22:00 timeslot on Sky One. Casper, Eugene, Ashleigh and Sully are the only current DT regulars to appear in this episode. Soundtrack: Bliss: “Song For Olabi”, Blur: "Parklife", DJ Luck & MC Neat: "A Little Bit of Luck", Oasis: "Stand by Me", Ozzy Osbourne: "In My Life", Primal Scream: "Rocks", Rank 1: “Airwave”, Stakka Bo: “Here We Go”, Toploader: “Achillies Heel” Behind The Scenes: It was revealed the inspiration behind the young Eugene’s story came from Darren “Tyson” White. And how a lot of Eugene’s moments were based on what Darren’s experiences, including him being signed up by a club as a kid (in his case, Millwall). <<SE09 EP10  |  Season 9 Main Page  |  SE09 EP12>>	Cass, Gene
Jessica, Cass			The truth!
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