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Eyes
Down - episode synopses
Episode
one
Ray
is trying to sort out the holiday rota. You'd think it would be
easy, but not with this staff.
Sandy
is in the middle of a crisis: she and boyfriend Terry have just
been to the hospital for her first scan, but there was one thing
she'd overlooked - she hadn't told Terry she was actually pregnant.
And now he's having serious doubts.
Meanwhile
Martin is trying to pluck up the courage to tell Christine his feelings
for her. If only he could go on holiday with her to Rhyl.
And
Bobby could be in big trouble: Pamela's been doing wheelies with
him all night. Her husband knows she's been entertaining someone
from the Bingo Hall, and he wants to know who.
Episode
two
Ray
will not tolerate his staff consorting with the punters so he's
determined to photograph Bobby at it with Pamela.
Unfortunately
he photographs the wrong person, is accused of indecency and has
to ask the staff to be character witnesses for him. If only someone
actually liked him.
Martin
decides to impress Christine by trying to look like her favourite
pop star and Sandy enlists Mary's help in practising for a water
birth.
Mary's
knows all about these things. Her eldest, Bridie, had a water birth
- on the log flume at Chessington World of Adventures.
Episode
three
Ray
has to give the punters his "Tony Christie" during the
interval when the PA system breaks down. A talent scout for Stars
in Their Eyes hears him and offers him a spot. Could this be Ray's
chance to escape?
Bobby
sets Martin up with a date in order to make Christine jealous. Unfortunately,
the date, Jean, turns out to be in her early sixties, with a face
like a prune. She also thinks "I've got no knickers on"
is an attractive chat-up line.
Sandy
is thinking of becoming Catholic so her unborn baby will be able
to go to the local Catholic school - "it's slap bang in the
middle of the Tanning shop and the bookies, so it's dead handy for
Terry and me."
Episode
four
An
elderly punter dies while Ray is calling the numbers. The other
punters are upset, especially when he suggests a halt in play while
the body is removed.
Ray
is now worried that the staff know nothing about first aid.
And
he's even more worried when the local Mr Big brings his dear old
mum to Bingo and says if anything happens to her Ray will be taking
a ferry across the Mersey but only making it half way before he's
dropped off.
Meanwhile,
tragedy hits Bobby - he can't get a woman to sleep with him and
goes an entire night without sex. Has he lost it? He goes into a
serious depression.
Martin
takes up magic in his latest bid to impress Christine.
Episode
five
Ray
meets a contemporary from school who looks much younger than him
- "I've had a face peel. You can get some great bargains. My
wife's just had her tits done half price. Buy one, get one free".
Ray
decides to have a face peel with disastrous results - "I've
just paid a fortune on me face for it to pass for Phil Mitchell's
arse. Collette Smith's just said I put her in mind of her sister.
The one who's allergic to the 21st century. She's in a bubble. They
have to roll her to the shops."
Eventually
he is unable to call the numbers, so Bobby steps into the breach
and becomes an overnight hit.
Christine
is burgled and decides to go and live with her sister in Clacton.
Has Martin left it too late to proclaim his love?
Sandy
and Terry go and see an actual birth and come back shell-shocked.
The only births they'd ever seen were on EastEnders and they were
over in a matter of minutes! Can Mary reassure them that all will
be well?
Episode
six
Ray
hires a clairvoyant to provide the interval entertainment and she
then predicts their futures.
She
tells Bobby his one true love will return - and lo and behold he
gets a phone call from "the girl that got away", the girl
who left him when he was 17.
This
clairvoyant knows what she's talking about. She also tells Christine
she will fall in love with another dog owner. So Martin buys a dog.
Finally
she has a prediction for Ray - "Mmm. I don't really like to
say things like this Ray, but I can't see a future past seven o'clock
tomorrow night. Now, where's me handbag? I've got a train to catch."
And
she goes, leaving Ray in a total state, convinced he's going to
die the following evening.
Meanwhile,
Sandy is also depressed. She and Terry haven't made love for over
five months because she's worried it might upset baby - "I
don't want Terry going near the baby chute".
Once
Mary reassures her that making love is okay when you're pregnant
she and Terry are at it like rabbits.
Will
Bobby's love turn out to be everything he hopes for?
Episode
seven
Ray
has applied for the Regional Manager's job. But the boss of the
Rio chain is very keen on family values and wants to meet Ray and
his wife.
Can
Ray find a wife? And can he possibly ensure that it isn't Mary?
Meanwhile
it is Christine's birthday. At her party she confesses to Bobby
that she's feeling sad and lonely and that life has passed her by.
Bobby
tells her how Martin feels about her, but she says she doesn't want
Martin, she wants excitement. So Bobby gives her some excitement
in the gents, where Martin discovers them.
Bobby
has also provided some entertainment for the party: Darth Vader,
the worst strippogram in the world. And there's a shock for someone
when Darth is unmasked.
Episode
eight
Ray
is determined to get himself some good publicity as a charitable
do-gooder.
So
he makes out that Mary is ill and then raises funds to send her
to Lourdes so she can come back cured. Unfortunately,
she comes back with a criminal record.
Martin
is still smarting over Christine and Bobby. And now Christine thinks
she might be pregnant. Will Bobby stand by her? Or will Martin?
Relationships
are at breaking point. And then something else breaks - Sandy's
waters.
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