Season 6 Episode 14 Episode 274 Sky One Transmission Date: Sunday 12th January 2003 Directed By Henry Foster

Fletch, Ron Atkinson Dagenham & Redbridge and Harchester head out Fletch, Tash

GS: Shannon Eden Childs (Tasneem Roc) David Douglas (Richard Derrington) Ron Atkinson (as himself) Andy Gray (as himself) Richard Keys (as himself) Referee (Rob Styles) John Smart (as himself) Garry Hill (as himself) Hope Parker (Olivia Sofie Newman) As Harchester prepare for the FA Cup 3rd Round against Dagenham & Redbridge, David Douglas, the club's lawyer, advises Ryan to plead guilty as he'll get a lesser sentence. Jacqui has saved Tara’s job at the club, but will be handing reporting duties to Nikki as she's a liability. Fletch is worried with his contract up this season, and Patrick gives Phil the lowdown he should be offered a three-year contract on a lesser wage. Fletch refuses to accept one third of what he's on now. A desperate Ryan goes to see Mr. Wilson at his hospital bed, but when he reveals he was in the car that hit him, Wilson reacts badly and calls for help. When Jamie gets his place in the team back and he and Shannon go to Fletch's to celebrate, Tash takes her chance to get into the house, and she and Jeff set about locking Jamie out. Worst of all Jamie's lucky gloves are inside, and Tash hands them through the letterbox - mutilated! Fletch arranges a meeting with an old friend - and manager, Ron Atkinson, but he too agrees that Karl’s current £25K a week is having a laugh. When Ryan looks forward to his FA Cup debut, Nikki informs Stuart that she caught Ryan threatening Tara in the ladies. Ron makes Fletch see sense - that eight-grand-a-week is right for the form he is in now. Harchester travel to Victoria Road. When Mark Janney is brought down by Ryan, Fletch knocks Janney over whilst trying to diffuse the situation and both Fletch and Ryan are red carded. Ryan takes Fletch's car keys and drives back to Harchester. After a 3-2 win, to Phil's shock, Fletch rejects his contract, telling him he will wait until the end of the season to show him he's wrong. Ryan tries to reason with Tara, but she throws it back that he shouldn't have driven drunk and won't accept that she was driving. Notes: Best Known For: Richard Derrington played Mark Hebden in radio soap “The Archers” for 14 years between 1980-1994, returning with a different character, Kevin Ambrose, in 2022. During that time he also starred in futuristic soap “Jupiter Moon” as Professor Brelan (1990-91). His other credits include “My Dad’s the Prime Minister” (2 episodes, 2003), George Young in “The Bill” (2003 & 04), “Doctor Who: The Monthly” and “Third Doctor Adventures” (2004 & 17) and film "The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society" (2018). The Best: The reappearance of Ron Atkinson - a full 272 episodes since his last in 1.2! Wonderful continuity with he meeting with Fletch, being (in Harchester’s world) his manager from 1992-1997. The filmed visit and match with Dagenham & Redbridge at Victoria Road. Continuity: Patrick presents a framed photo of Luis lifting the FA Cup as motivation for the players this season [2.76]. What Was The Score?: Mark Steen's penalty goes in, and it’s 2-0 when the recently transferred ex-Dragon Junior McDougald scores. Robbie is taken off for Clyde at half time, and before long, he and Marcel have taken Harchester 2-up. A second Marcel goal wins the game 3-2. Soundtrack: Reef: "Come Back Brighter", The Coral: "Dreaming of You" <<SE06 EP13 | Season 6 Main Page | SE06 EP15>>