Season 4 Episode 4 Episode 206 Sky One Transmission Date: Sunday 22nd October 2000 Written By Richard Davis Directed By Currently Unknown

Adam, Craig, pal Scott, Carole Fletch, Craig Carole, Scott Lynda, Meridith Craig, Fletch

GS: Carole Lucas (Chrissie Cotterill) Craig Enright (Dylan Brown) Meridith Sampson (Romla Walker) Colin Tyler (Stephen Perring) Martin Dukes (Mark Payton) Adam (Adam Knight) Fletch, Scott, Eddie and Campbell are doing a promotions photoshoot for Lager in Studs, and when Fletch dances with a woman he is followed into the gents by a bloke Adam and his pal and threatened for cutting in on his girl. Another man comes to Fletch’s rescue and knocks the blokes to the ground. Fletch is grateful to the man who introduces himself as Craig, and Fletch offers him a pass to the Players' Lounge for the Leicester game on Saturday. Prash hopes Lynda will ruin herself with all the PR Victoria has lined up for her, and Lynda makes it clear that if Victoria wants to continue her affair with Prash she is going to have to find somewhere else to stay. Victoria informs Lynda about how one of the Sunday papers wants to do a feature on her for their business section. Eddie invites Campbell to move into his house at The Barrons, and across the bar they see Scott picking a fight. He lashes out when Eddie tries to help him, still taking Ann and Sam leaving hard. Carole Lucas arrives to see Scott and her new grandson, and is shocked to hear that Ann has taken Sam to Bristol. Scott says he'll talk to Ann about taking Carole to see Sam, but Carole thinks Scott needs his mom around for a bit, and Darren is on a school trip. Ray tells Scott as he picked up an injury in training he won't be playing Saturday. Craig comes to collect his pass, and Fletch takes him on a tour of the tunnel and pitch. Carole goes to see Ray, telling him Scott hadn't called her since Sam was born. Ray informs her of how Scott had been seeing a councillor to get him back on track, and Carole is stunned she never knew about this. Victoria brings a supposedly respectful journalist, Meridith Sampson to meet Lynda, and Ms Sampson tells Lynda her piece will be focussing on two Midlands football clubs, Harchester and their opponents, Leicester. Instead of watching the game on TV, Carole convinces Scott he should take her to meet Sam. Lynda introduces Meridith to two businessmen brother-in-laws in the exec box, but the men are critical of both the manager and player selection. Scott collects Sam and Carole gets to meet her grandson. Scott's questions about why his dad left have Carole edgy and she bumps the tail-light of the car in front. Carole breaks down and gives Scott his answer - his dad left because she had an affair. Scott returns Sam to Ann, but doesn't mention the crash. In the Players' Lounge, Fletch plans to have one drink with Craig and then get back to the lads, but Craig acts like he is a member of the board and is forceful about why the team shouldn't have lost today. Fletch gets away by claiming his PR agent wants to discuss a toothpaste commercial. Colin and Martin, the brother-in-laws from Hell, corner Lynda and berate her in front of Meridith for the team's present form, holding her personally responsible. It turns nasty and Lynda has to leave to compose herself in the ladies. Meridith follows and is seemingly supportive, allowing Lynda to blow off steam about how she thinks everyday about quitting when having to deal with men like them, but the buzz of winning is what makes her stay. Craig pesters Fletch until he snaps and a security guard sends Craig on his way. Back at the flat, when Carole tells Scott he was the best thing to come out of she and his dad's marriage, Scott realises that he and Darren do not share the same father. Fletch returns to his house in darkness and is spooked to find Craig inside wearing a #11 and brandishing a metal bat. Craig tells him he needed to get his attention and orders Fletch to show him his right foot, before making a pretend swing at it. Craig forces Fletch to train in front of him, making him do one hundred push-ups. Carole reveals Darren's father was just some bloke she worked with, who was married with three kids. Eddie phones Fletch, but Craig prevents him from answering. Prash makes an unexpected visit to Lynda at home, with tomorrow's paper containing Meridith's feature on her. The headline reads "Lynda Block's Nightmare: I wish the sponsors would get stuffed" and "Players are always moaning". Lynda is shocked that Meridith has manipulated the situation like this, and Prash leaves her with Victoria after a lesson on how the press are never off-duty. Victoria further patronises Lynda with how Meridith's actions are the oldest trick in the book and she should have known a journalist would behave like this, so best to keep her away from the press for the time being. Craig leaves before telling Fletch to get him a key cut so as to save him breaking in next time. Eddie arrives soon after but Fletch sends him away without telling him what happened, and locks his door right away. Notes: Best Known For: With 80 credits, Chrissie Cotterill had notable roles in "Prospects" (1986) biographical drama "The Krays" (1990) regular Debbie Burgess in "May To December" (1989-94) and "Unnovations" (2001). Dylan Brown starred in the films "Unleashed" (2005), "Tu£sday" (2008), "Centurion" (2010) and "Northern Soul" (2014) plus the series "Being Human" (2008-09). Romla Walker had recently played the guest role of Claudia Duncan in "EastEnders" (1999), the second series of Hewland's "Daylight Robbery" (2000), Maria Hester in "Doctors" (2003) and the film "The Sickhouse" (2008) which she also wrote the screenplay for. The Best: Victoria remarking to Prash how Lynda isn't the sharpest tool in the box, and pretending they are talking about Tash when Lynda walks in at the end of her comment. Eddie wanting to party in Studs, but Campbell and the two Andy's Grant and Ansah head off together, not because Eddie's white but because of his dancing! Logic: It’s interesting that we go all the way to outside Ann’s house in Bristol, where she sits inside, but don’t actually see her. Although she appears again back in Harchester in 4.21. Quotes: Craig (to Fletch on Eddie): “Eddie-Square-Balls-Donkey-Man Moliano. What a shocking waste of money he was!" Continuity: Brother-in-laws Colin and Martin say they have been with the Dragon’s through seven chairman. We’d have seen six of these: Lynda, Jerry, Stephanie, Michael, DT80’s-cannon Clive Hawes and manager/chairman Harry Sidwell right back to November 1976 and Jimmy Connor. As Fletch does forced keepy-uppy's Craig throws questions only a true Dragon would know: which player made the most appearances? Fletch says Ken Hocknell (1967-1980) but Craig responds he is top scorer. Frank Patcham (1970-79, 1986-91) was the most with 543 appearances. What Was The Score?: Harchester go in at half time two goals down from Leicester captain Matt Elliott. Ray substitutes Fletch and Eddie for the second half. Peter Mack takes Harchester 1-up, but misses a chance to equalise and the final whistle goes with Harchester losing 2-1. Soundtrack: David Gray: "Babylon",  Goldie: "Timeless" <<SE04 EP03 |  Season 4 Main Page | SE04 EP05>>