Update - Wednesday 24 December 1997 (One Hour Special)
ste...@globalnet.co.uk
It's Christmas day in Emmerdale.
The Dingle family join in the hunt for James.
Kim is annoyed at the press attention the disappearance of James is
creating and is also frustrated at not being able to join in the hunt.
The Police want her to stay at Home Farm incase the kidnapper make's
contact.
Roy and Ned are worried about Jan's apparent disappearance, she has
been missing all day and its now Christmas morning.
Ned thinks that Jan may be responsible for James's disappearance.
Andy is unconscious in hospital, Jack, Sarah, Robert, Victoria and
Andy's social worker are around his bed.
The social worker confirms she knew nothing about Billy leaving Andy
on his own.
Andy wakes up, bright as a button, you wouldn't have thought there had
been anything wrong with him.
Sarah tells Andy that Jack saved his life.
Andy tells then that he doesn't know where his dad has gone.
At the abandoned hospital, Jan tells James that his daddy is late and
is probably down at the Woolpack, she calls James, David.
The Police want Kim to make an appeal for information at a press
conference.
Kim refuses to do it.
Zak tries to get Sam to remember what happened during the hijacking.
Sam cannot remember much but knows that Marlon was trying to get him
out of the van to take a leak.
Marlon is cooking the Christmas lunch at the Wine Bar, Eric isn't best
pleased as six guests have cancelled their bookings due to the search
for James.
Marlon suggests that they give the lunch free to the searchers.
Back at the hospital, no not the abandoned one, the social worker
tells Jack and sarah that she will report Billy to the Police for
breaking his probation conditions and abandoning Andy. She confirms
that Billy won't be getting Andy back.
She asks if the Sugden's will have him back as he needs a loving and
steady family.
Turner turns up at the hospital dressed as Santa Claus and gives
presents to Andy, Robert and Victoria.
(This was the scene when Jack (Clive Hornby) was caught for This Is
Your Life).
The kids think its great as santa calls them by name.
Doug sends a horse and carriage for Cathy and Rachel.
Kims had enough and goes out to look for James.
Cathy doesn't want to go out in the carriage considering a child is
missing. However, both she and Rachel end up going, for Alice's sake.
Mandy meets up with Paddy and lets him know that the Christmas lunch
at the Woolpack has been cancelled.
Mandy tells Paddy that he cannot come to the Dingles family meal as
there is family business to discuss.
Butch and Sam surprise Kelly and Will who are snogging in a barn.
The horse and carriage takes Cathy, Rachel etc to a Christmas grotto
in the woods. The driver explains the gifts are from Doug.
Kim turns up on her horse and gives both Cathy and Rachel the evil
eye.
Cathy tells her that it was Doug's idea for the grotto and not hers.
Jan is still missing and Roy wants to tell the Police. Ned tells him
no.
Turner passes Kelly and Will on his motorcycle, still dressed as Santa
Claus.
Steve tries to get Kim to take part in the press conference.
Kim tells him that she is frightened in case it forces the blackmailer
to harm James.
Jack, Sarah and the kids come across Turner who has run out of petrol
on his motorcycle.
Ned goes to the Dingles to see if they have seen anything of Jan.
Zak mentions the puncture that he fixed for her yesterday and tells
Ned that Jan said she was going to St Mary's.
Kelly and Will end up in the caravan.
Billy turns up and threatens them both.
Kelly tells Billy that Andy has been rushed to hospital.
The Dingles are all dressed up for the meal that Marlon has been
making.
Zak tells Marlon that they have some questions to ask him about the
hijacking.
Zak explains that the charges against Marlon are so great that a
Special Dingle Court is to convened, the first since Uncle Zebadiah
set up home with a Swaledale sheep.
Butch is to act as prosecutor and Sam as defence.
Marlon is charged with setting up a member of the Dingle family for a
severe pasting.
Marlon admits his deal with Billy over the hijacking but explains that
Sam getting hurt was a mistake.
Marlon is pronounced guilty.
Cathy and Rachel are back home and feel guilty about Kim catching them
enjoying themselves.
Roy and Ned turn up at St Mary's church. Ned realises that Jan will be
at St Mary's Maternity Hospital.
Billy is looking for Andy at the hospital. He learns that Andy has
gone to the Sugden's.
Back at the Special Dingle Court, Zak pronounces the sentence that
Marlon is no longer a Dingle and must not communicate with any member
of the dingle family.
Zak tells Marlon that he has 10 seconds to get out of the house.
Marlon makes his escape.
Roy goes to see Kim and tells her that she must promise not to tell
the Police what he is going to tell her.
He tells her that Ned thinks Jan has kidnapped James.
They both rush off to find Jan, Kim telling Roy to go ahead whilst she
gets her bag.
Ned arrives at the Maternity Hospital and see's a light on in an
upstairs window.
Eric finds Marlon in the Wine Bar.
Marlon tells Eric that he has been thrown out and needs somewhere to
chill out.
Eric gets Marlon to cook him and Dee a meal, the reward being a
blanket and the chance to sleep on the kitchen floor.
Terry and Vic continue to vie for Marika's attention, she in turn is
playing one against the other.
Dee gives Marlon a key to the flat and tells him he can sleep on the
sofa when she and Eric have gone to bed.
Ned finds Jan and James.
Jan tells him that she is glad he is home before David goes to bed.
It is clear that Jan is living in the past and thinks James is
actually her son David.
Billy goes to the Sugdens looking for Andy.
The family, including Andy are sitting round the fire enjoying
themselves.
Billy is in tears and leaves a card for Andy outside the door.
Having finished their Christmas lunch, Zak tells Butch that as it's
Christmas he can wash up.
Jack and sarah are having a cosy chat.
Jack wants to apologise and explain his relationship with Rachel.
Sarah tells him that she doesn't want to get back together yet.
Kim and Roy come into the hospital and fins Jan, Ned and James
(David).
Jan doesn't recognise Roy so Roy passes himself off as a nurse.
He tells Jan that he needs to take James (David) for some tests, Jan
hands the baby over. Roy passes the baby over to Kim who in turn
shouts to the Police that they can come in and arrest Jan. Roy shouts
at Kim that they had agreed the Police wouldn't be involved.
The scene/episode ends with Kim craddling James and Jan being
arrested.
Cheers
Steve
Ste...@globalnet.co.uk
From
Whitley Bay
North East England
( Christmas has been and gone, same with New Years Eve, back to normal I suppose)
David Jenkins
In article <34ad1eff...@read.news.global.net.uk>,
ste...@globalnet.co.uk writes
>The scene/episode ends with Kim craddling James and Jan being
>arrested.
>
>Cheers
>
>Steve
Just in case you need some thanks. :)
Thanks, I missed every episode over Xmas Nyear. :'-(
Working nights, (Every bloody night and no TV or video. :( )
Thanks again for these updates.
I often miss most of the story, like over Xmas, can you be quick with
the NYears episodes, PLEASE!!!! ;-)
TIA!!!!
--
I'd put something funny here if I knew how to. :-(
ste...@globalnet.co.uk
David Jenkins <m...@jenkinsdavid.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>I often miss most of the story, like over Xmas, can you be quick with
>the NYears episodes, PLEASE!!!! ;-)
>
>TIA!!!!
Well David, I'll try my best to get up to date :-)