Season 6 Episode 22

Episode 282

 

Sky One Transmission Date:

Sunday 9th March 2003

 

Directed By

Emma Bodger

Lia

 

Pilar, Hope, Tash

 

The team (and club) heals

 

Everyone present to see Tara off… except, interestingly, Jacqui

GS: Pilar Hernandez (Marem Hernandez)  Lia Smith (Jo-Anne Knowles)  Suzanne Simons (Alexandra Lilley)  Georgie Thompson (as herself)  David Jones (as himself)  Hope Parker (Olivia Sofie Newman)

 

Tara films as Lia, a spiritualist healer, works on Stuart’s ankle. Suzanne swoops in on Abi, wanting to know whether it is true that Fletch tested positive for cocaine and she covered it up? Lia is asked to put her healing to the club itself, to cleanse it of its bad energy that seems to be blocking their chance of success. With Tash now taking on Jeff’s duties at the club, she tells him they will need to find a nanny for Hope.

 

Marcel finds Suzanne in his room at The Grange, and when he refuses to tell her anything about Fletch, she suggests women are not his thing, and Marcel reacts angrily. Tash offers Marcel local representation, as his long-term agent Pilar Hernandez is in Spain. Suzanne turns up at Fletch's house, and takes her top off before dangling a sachet of cocaine in front of him to remember old times. When Suzanne tells her she has one day to get hold of the drugs test, Tara gets Stuart upstairs where she tells him she's fallen in love with him and they sleep together.

 

Tash mistakes the newly arrived Pilar for Hope's new nanny, and is told she doesn't take kindly to anyone trying to steal her clients. Tash points out it is only Marcel's press she is looking to arrange, and Pilar is impressed with Tash's business plan. Tara steals Stuart's keys and searches his office until she finds the test results, showing Fletch tested positive. Nikki catches her, and realises she has been working with Suzanne. Nikki appeals to the good person in Tara that she puts back the results.

 

Tara photocopies the results before placing them back in Stuart's office, but Nikki has already told Stuart and Phil. They stop Tara and searching her bag find Stuart's keys and the test results. Phil fires Tara while Tara makes sure to compare Stuart's performance in bed to his managing of the team! A fax comes through informing that Fletch's FA drug test came back negative. As the Dragons go 2-0 ahead at the FA Cup Quarter Final, Phil gives Nikki a kiss in the elation!

 

Notes:

 

Last appearance of Tara Keane (Emma Harding)

 

Best Known For: Jo-Anne Knowles was at this time in the regular role of Janis Steele in Hewland’s other Sky One drama “Mile High” (2003-05). Her other credits, going back to the 80’s with “Brookside” (1984-85) include “Hollyoaks” (2000), “Phoenix Nights” (2 episodes, 2002), semi-regular Mia Perry in “The Bill” (22 eps, 2006-07), “Waterloo Road” (5 eps, 2011-12) and Mina Van Helsing in “Young Dracula” (14 eps, 2007-12)

 

The Best: Pilar Hernandez certainly doesn’t change nappies!

 

Quotes: After Marcel manhandles Suzanne down to reception, Tash takes over: “Clyde certainly never told you and if you use his name in connection with any of this, I'll make sure none of my clients ever speak to you ever again"  Suzanne: “What? All two of them!"

 

Continuity: Suzanne must have been around Fletch for a while beyond his cocaine addiction, which came to an end in Season 1. As she remarks how she remembers his front room Jacuzzi at the Barrons, where he’s been since Season 4.

 

What Was The Score?: Passes from Sullivan to Marcel sees Fletch slot in the first goal. Curtis, who wasn't even planning on playing, makes it 2-0 against Liverpool.

 

Soundtrack: Faithless: "The Garden",  DJ Tiesto: "Battleship Grey",  Ms Dynamite: "Dy-na-mi-tee",  Spunge: "Roots",  Sugababes: "Round Round",  Primal Scream: "Movin' on Up",  Fatboy Slim: "Right Here Right Now"

 

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