Wednesday Warblings - 7/7/99
Sarah
consequences....
MANDY’S TRIAL
In the quickest piece of British justice ever we get to see Mandy being
tried, convicted and sentenced all in the space of an hour or so.
Curiously there are few people from the village at the courtroom, only
Butch and Paddy have turned up to support her, while Eric has come to
gloat and Angie is there as arresting officer.
Mandy’s solicitor advises her to plead guilty to assaulting a police
officer and show regret, but she lets her temper get the better of her
and makes several outbursts in court directed at Eric and Angie. The
judge/magistrate person is not impressed and sentences her to 3 months
in prison (but she deserves it for wearing that cow hat). She’s carted
away to join the other "Bad Girls" (where she’ll probably feel at home
with Tricia lookalike Julie, eh, SpaceDog?)
Butch confronts Angie outside the court accusing her of having it in
for the Dingles, while Stud Paddy remains rather unmoved (I thought we
might have seen a bit more emotion from him, maybe I just couldn't tell
with the fringe obscuring his face). Mandy is top of the gossip list
in the Woolie later, Viv is not surprised and even offers to buy the
Reynolds a drink when they turn up.
THE SUGDENS
Jack is having trouble coping without Sarah on the farm and tells the
boys that they can’t go to school, as he needs their help. Andy is
eager to miss school but Robert is not so keen and continues to gripe
about it throughout the day. When Jack comes to check on them at
lunchtime he gives Robert a lecture about the farm being his
inheritance, but Robert’s not impressed. The subject of them missing
school comes up again at tea and when Jack says that they’ll have to
miss it for the rest of the week Robert storms out. Sarah also calls
and is obviously not coming home in the immediate future, so Jack will
have to struggle on for a while yet.
BIFF, KATHY, GRAHAM
Things are all smiles again in blonde bimbo land after Kathy’s
acceptance of Biff’s proposal. Betty and Marlon are almost as happy as
the couple and are planning the wedding already (if things move as
quickly as Mandy’s trial, expect it to be tomorrow!).
Graham, however, is not so joyful and confesses to Ashley that the
summer fayre brought back painful memories of Rachel (perhaps the sight
of someone getting arrested?!). He’s decided that it’s time to move on
and lets Kathy know he’s going to leave the village.
THE WOOLPACK
The events of the summer fayre are the main topic of conversation first
thing at the Woolpack. Gavin has guessed that it was Tricia who made
Bernice’s tent fall down and Grandad also quizes her about it, but
accepts her word that it wasn’t her fault. However, showing some
judgement he explains that he thinks Tricia is too inexperienced to run
the Woolpack for the time being - he suggests she follow Bernice’s lead
in financial planning (little does he know!).
After some more advice from Ashley, Bernice finally comes clean and
lets Gavin know that she can’t get a loan to but the Woolpack because
of her ex-husband’s debts. Gavin’s not too happy at first, but
promises too stand by her (but then gives one of those "I’m not so
sure" looks over her shoulder when giving her a hug). He tells her not
to mention it to Alan yet, as he’ll try to think of a way to come up
with the money - a way that obviously involves Stella as he eyes her up
in the pub.
EMILY
At the post office Viv gets a call from Emily’s dad ordering her to
take Emily to the bus stop the next day because he can’t come and pick
her up himself. Viv is none too impressed with his bossiness (do the
words "kettle" and "black" spring to mind?). When Betty finds out Mr
Pink Anorak won’t be coming she gets a twinkle in her eye and sidles
over to talk to Butch....
Sarah/Tricia
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