22 October 1997

An early start on the day of the bypass protest and Brian’s amazed that Lynda and Marjorie are involved in such nonsense, but Kate starts to wind her father up again.
Hayley and John are heading down too, although John’s not so keen.
A huge crowd and some inspiring speeches, circus entertainers and TV crews. Roy’s around, keeping an eye on Brenda, rather than supporting the protest.
A change in atmosphere and some of the Ambridge contigent start to try to leave, but the growing number of police start to round people up. Hayley is being manhandled into a van as John intervenes, extracating her but getting ensnared himself. Amongst the hubbub Marjorie and Lynda are invited to the station too, without a caution as the aware Lynda points out.
John’s being asked for his details as Lynda and Marjorie seek to found out the situation, defending John as being from a respectable family.
Brian arrives to find that Kate’s been arrested and is being held overnight to appear before the magistrates in the morning. John, seeing a chance, observes to the custody sergeant that Kate and her friend Luther seemed to have been two of the ringleaders ….

Summarised by: Chris Harrison