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Not quite!
Fletch, Abi
Marcel, Patrick,
Curtis
Goodbye… for now!
Jamie
This won’t end well! |
GS: Vicar (Paul Butler)
Hope Parker (Olivia Sofie Newman) A group of
nurses walk into a church where a ceremony is taking place. The team and
colleagues are all present, and a bride arrives at the alter. Patrick, acting as
best man, hands the rings to the groom, Fletch, and the vicar announces he
is now married to... Lynda? Fletch sees
her under the veil, but Patrick snaps him back to reality and it is very much
the blonde nurse Abi he kisses. At the reception, baby Hope won’t settle,
so Robbie offers to
drive Tash home. At her house, soon Tash and Robbie are kissing
passionately. Patrick makes his speech, adding their thoughts are with Jamie, and the families of Claudia,
Linton, Danny and Stevie adding this season is dedicated to them. Still in
pre-season training, thoughts are still on who will be the new owner when Sam
sells. While Patrick too has plans for this, and leaves new player-coach Stuart Naysmith to lead training. Meeting with Jeff in his office, Patrick
wants their consortium to be kept secret until Sam has signed the contract,
and has another surprise with an upcoming double arrival. Jeff remarks that Patrick unveils
Curtis and Marcel to the press, before bringing them to the impressed
dressing room. Except for Monday who is still
resentful towards Curtis when he tries to make up. Fletch and Abi view
Lynda's empty house on their mission for a family home, and Fletch replays
Lynda's words in his head. He is affected, and tells Abi he has to go and do
something. Fletch goes to Harchester Women's Prison, where Lynda is surprised
to see him. He tells her that she will still be beautiful even after a long
time in prison, and Lynda tells him he can't say things like that to her
anymore, as she's learnt he got married. When Fletch shows he had taken his
wedding ring off for the visit, Lynda puts it back on and walks away. Abi
tells Fletch they don't have to move from the house he's lived in. At the first
game of the season, Patrick announces Marcel will be this season's captain.
Jamie is on a day release from hospital, and when Tash doesn't want to spend
it watching the opening game on TV, Jamie is determined to get himself to the
Lair. At half time Patrick learns from Sky Sports that Sam has sold the club.
Tash takes Jamie to the dressing room and the lads are delighted to see him,
but soon Jamie starts to panic when he can't comprehend the captain being
Marcel and not Stevie, and the Alexander present is Curtis and not Linton.
Catching his breath in the bathroom, he also wonders where Danny is. Patrick
gets a shock when he encounters Jeff, who informs him Tash shows
Jamie the plaque that has been installed at the club dedicated to Danny,
Stevie, Linton and Claudia, which helps him come to terms with what’s
happened. Harchester win 3-1, with Patrick the only one not in the mood to celebrate, and his day gets worse when he is introduced to
Phil and Jacqui Wallis, the new
lottery winning owners. That night, Patrick meets with a shadowy figure in
his office, and places a bet for half a million quid - that Harchester will
be relegated this season! Notes: First
appearances of Abi Fletcher (Rachel Brady), Stuart Naysmith (Terence Maynard), Marcel Sabatier
(Dhafer L’Abidine), Phil
Wallis (Neil Jackson) and Jacqui Wallis (Jane
Campbell). First episode as a regular for Curtis Alexander (Chucky
Venice) having last appeared in 5.17 We Are Family. Last episode of
Alison King’s first regular stint as Lynda Block. It is not confirmed until
her next guest appearance in 6.32 Just The Ticket that Lynda received
a six-year manslaughter sentence. She makes a permanent return to the show in
9.1 Phoenix from the Flames. Best Known For: Rachel Brady appeared in the films “I Went
Down” (1997) and “The Halo Effect” (2004) and the TV series “Camelot” (2011),
a recurring part in “Deception” (2013) and “Red Election” (2021) Terence
Maynard's career of over 70 credits has included the film of
"Roger Roger" (1996) and its TV follow on
(1998-99), movie "Chasing Liberty" (2004), Van Helsing
in "Young Dracula" (2006-08), "Spy" (2011-12), regular
Tony Stewart in "Coronation Street" (2014-15) "Time" (2021),
"Sherwood" (2022), "The Witcher"
(2019-23), Dhafer L'Abidine's work has spanned both west and
Arabian screens. From TV "A Touch of Frost" (2008),
"Casualty" (2011), "Hunted" (2012) and "New
Tricks" (2013), to hosting the UAE "The Cube" (2013-14),
"24 Carat" (2015), "Halawet El Donia: Life is Beautiful" (2017), "The Looming
Tower" (2018) and over 200 episodes of "Bride of Beirut"
(2019-22). His film credits include "The Da
Vinci Code" (2006), "Sex and the City 2" (2010) and "A
Hologram for the King" (2016) Neil
Jackson has an impressive credit list both home and Stateside.
Series includes "Sugar Rush" (2005), "Blade: The Series"
(2006), "CSI" and its spin-off "Miami" (2007 & 08),
"Flashforward" (2010), "Upstairs
Downstairs" (2010-12), "Make It or Break It" (2009-12),
"Sleepy Hollow" (2013-15), "Absentia" (2017-20) and
"Stargirl" (2020-22). His film credits inlcude "Alexander" (2004) and "Quantum of
Solace" (2008) The Best: Fletch and Abi use the physio room to make-out even before she
has employee rights there! Nikki, tasked to clean up
what remains of Claudia's office possessions. Quotes: Patrick retorts the club hasn't exactly been a lucky charm for
Sam with Lynda in prison and his daughter dead. Foreshadowing: Sandra is distracted
by her lust for Marcel! Continuity: Marcel tells Patrick it has been different in Additional
Info: Abi was Fletch's physiotherapist as he recovered from
the crash in hospital, pinching her bum with a hand that was supposed to be
broken. Odds for the title from the Harchester Chronicle, alongside their
headline of "Lotto winners get twenty five million from treble
rollover", are Man U 5-4, Arsenal 13-8, What Was The
Score?: Harchester v. Soundtrack: Moby: "18",
Ben Kweller: "In Other
Words", DJ Shadow: "Blood on
the Motorway", The Vines:
"Get Free", Di-Indicator: "Nothing Like You", Air: "Sexy Boy", Gemma Hayes:
"Back Of My Hand", DJ Tiesto: "Battleship Grey" and "Magik Journey",
Hoobastank: "Crawling in the
Dark", Morcheeba:
"Public Displays of Affection" |
