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Season 8 Episode 12
Episode 336 Sky One Transmission Date: Directed by Clair Breton
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Fletch, Barker
Fletch loses the beard
Shanice, Lee
Still got it! |
GS: Byron Erobobo (Reice Weathers) Shanice Erobobo (Celena Cherry) As Fletch introduces Byron to the press as his son, Don makes it clear to Dean that he won't be putting Fletch on his next team sheet. Jodie suggests that if Fletch really is as crap as her dad thinks then why not just play him to show everyone so, which gives Don an idea. Fletch announces he will be having a celebration for his return at Studs, where Don announces he will be building his entire team around Fletch on Saturday. Viv and Curtis sit in anguish at the decision. Viv realises that Barker wants Fletch to screw up so they will lose the FA Cup 3rd round, as Don only cares about getting promoted. Lee goes out to his car to find Byron sitting in the driver’s seat, explaining he thought it was his dad’s car. The two get talking and Lee drives Byron home where he invites him inside to play Football Manager, which actually features Lee. Shanice arrives home from work and when introduced there is immediately a spark between she and Lee. Viv and Curtis attempt to get Fletch ready for the match, and go and collect Byron who pretends he has told Shanice where he is going. When Shanice learns Ronnie has gone off with Viv, she and Lee find them running at the canal. Shanice tells her son that Fletch isn't his father and it's worrying her Byron pretending he is. Lee returns to the flat to ask Shanice if she'd like to go out with him sometime but she declines. The night before the game, Fletch takes Lee down to Fletch shaves off his beard and asks Dean to try and get him out of playing by talking to Barker. Dean tries but Don tells him the team sheet has gone through so there is nothing Dean can do. Shanice brings Byron to watch the game and spots Lee, having been dropped. Lee manages to talk Shanice round into going out with him by convincing her he isn't like other players. Shanice and Lee share their first kiss but the illusion is shattered when Amara and pal Kitty show up, ready to remind Lee about last night’s antics. Shanice is disgusted and tells Lee to stay away from her and her son. Harchester get a free kick when Sully is taken down and as Curtis steps up to take it, Fletch ducks in front and shoots to score, winning the game. Notes: The Best: Shanice's reaction when Lee refers to “Byron's dad” before she remembers he means Fletch. Fletch scoring at the episode’s end, showing that he’s still got it. Continuity: As Sky Sports News reports on Fletch's return, we see scenes from the FA Cup Win in 2.76 (#140) and from his testimonial in 7.2 (#294) Long Live The King. Also on Don's radio it is reported that the Harchester FA Cup win was in 1998 when really it was the 1998-99 season. Lee talks of he seeing someone (Nikki) but she left him, and tells Shanice she's done a lot more for Byron than his mother ever did for him. Kevin Keatings says Harchester were finalists in the FA Cup two years ago but were banned from the final [6.31 (#291) Unforgiven]. Additional Info: The video Don purchases from the club shop is called Karl Fletcher: Super Dragon. Jessica-Jane Clement makes a fleeting appearance in the nightclub with Fletch and Lee. She becomes a regular as Cindi Marshall from 9.8 (#364) Who Wants To Be A Millionaire onwards. On the writing side of things, this is acclaimed writer Tom Rob Smith's first episode for DT, which he wrote for during Season 8. Jim Alexander’s “Coming soon, on Dream Team” is used for the preview of the next episode. Possibly a wink from the editors to the viewers, or just a silly mistake. Who knows? What Was The Score?: Fletch saves Harchester's place in the 3rd Round FA Cup with a 1-0 win against Soundtrack: Blur: "Parklife", Dope Smugglaz: "The Word", Embrace: "Spell It Out", Faithless: "We Come 1”, Goldfrapp: "Train", Maroon 5: "Tangled”, The Hives: "Walk Idiot Walk” |
