Episode 3 (28 August 2013)
"Episode 3" is the pilot episode of Ashwood, first broadcast on 28 August 2013.
Synopsis[edit | edit source]
Owen finds it difficult to bond with Polly’s daughter. Hakeem is on a quest to win Emily’s affections, but he must get through her father first. Faye senses trouble is afoot following a strange conversation with Peter.
Plot[edit | edit source]
While Polly Campbell gushes to Glinda Hardman about her recent engagement, Glinda is distracted when Rex Hardman walks in with new shoes. When Glinda queries how he found the money to afford them, Rex insists that he saved up his pocket money, when in reality he and Taylor Johnson sold Owen Young's ring. Meanwhile, Owen attempts to make nice with Polly's daughter, Millie Campbell, who has been out of sorts since the proposal. Following several attempts to get her onside, Millie eventually flips and tells him to stop trying to be her dad; Polly walks in, having overheard her. Pub landlady Faye Carter notices Peter Sanders loitering outside the pharmacy while opening up. Emily Walker asks Faye about the bartender vacancy at the pub, and is offered a trial shift. Later, Faye spots Peter looking troubled while drinking at the bar, and is able to encourage him to open up to her about his diagnosis. Faye encourages him to tell Gemma Sanders, as well as lay off the booze. Following a successful trial shift, Faye offers Emily the job. Maria Townsend, Faye's girlfriend, is annoyed to learn that Faye has hired Emily without consulting her first. Elsewhere, Hakeem Bhaduri helps Isaac Walker take inventory at the gym. When Emily arrives to tell Isaac about being offered a trial shift at the pub, Hakeem accidentally flirts with her in front of Isaac; Isaac politely lets Hakeem know that she is off limits. Meanwhile, Anaya Bhaduri grows wary of Emily's involvement with Hakeem, and warns Hakeem not to mess her around; Omera Bhaduri overhears.
Credits[edit | edit source]
Main cast[edit | edit source]
- Terry Alderton – Terry Dawson
- Jonathan Bailey – Carl Dawson
- Lin Blakley – Gemma Sanders
- Pasha Bocarie – Kabish Bhaduri
- Kellie Bright – Polly Campbell
- Hetti Bywater – Emily Walker
- Chris Chittell – Peter Sanders
- Lindsey Coulson – Sue Morton
- Calvin Demba – Taylor Johnson
- Madeline Duggan – Millie Campbell
- Adam Fielding – Hakeem Bhaduri
- James Forde – Rex Hardman
- Steven France – Danny Walker
- Jamie Glover – Isaac Walker
- Zoe Henry – Kerry Walker
- Anjli Mohindra – Anaya Bhaduri
- Heather Peace – Maria Townsend
- Robert Pugh – Jeremy Dawson
- Shane Richie – Owen Young
- Indira Varma – Omera Bhaduri
- Tamara Wall – Glinda Hardman
- Sammy Winward – Faye Carter