Episodes cast for
"Playing the Field" (1998)

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Season: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
Year: 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2002

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Season 1

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Season 1, Episode 1: Episode #1.1

8 March 1998

	Gavin Abbott	...	Andy
	Sandra Evans	...	Additional Team Member 1998-99
	Melanie Hill	...	Rita Dolan
	Richard Howard	...	Father Thomas

Season 1, Episode 2: Episode #1.2

15 March 1998

	Dorian Healy	...	Garry McGreer
	Melanie Hill	...	Rita Dolan

Season 1, Episode 3: Episode #1.3

22 March 1998

	Annette Bentley	...	Pauline Pearce
	David Hatton	...	Ticket Master
	Melanie Hill	...	Rita Dolan
	Veronica Roberts	...	Jane Reece
	Robert Whitelock	...	Policeman

Season 1, Episode 4: Episode #1.4

29 March 1998

	Oliver Hall	...	Shopper
	Melanie Hill	...	Rita Dolan
	Vicky Ogden	...	The Paramedic

Season 1, Episode 5: Episode #1.5

5 April 1998

	Melanie Hill	...	Rita Dolan
	David Hounslow	...	Inspector Newbourne

Season 1, Episode 6: Episode #1.6

12 April 1998

	Melanie Hill	...	Rita Dolan
	Emma Rydal	...	Mikey

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Season 2

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Season 2, Episode 1: Episode #2.1

18 February 1999

	Melanie Hill	...	Rita Dolan
	Emma Rydal	...	Mikey

Season 2, Episode 2: Episode #2.2

25 February 1999

	Jack Deam	...	Neil
	Melanie Hill	...	Rita Dolan
	Emma Rydal	...	Mikey

Season 2, Episode 3: Episode #2.3

4 March 1999

	Melanie Hill	...	Rita Dolan
	Emma Rydal	...	Mikey

Season 2, Episode 4: Episode #2.4

11 March 1999

	Melanie Hill	...	Rita Dolan
	Emma Rydal	...	Mikey

Season 2, Episode 5: Episode #2.5

18 March 1999

	Melanie Hill	...	Rita Dolan
	Emma Rydal	...	Mikey

Season 2, Episode 6: Episode #2.6

25 March 1999

	Melanie Hill	...	Rita Dolan
	Emma Rydal	...	Mikey

Season 2, Episode 7: Episode #2.7

1 April 1999

	Jack Deam	...	Neil
	Melanie Hill	...	Rita Dolan
	Emma Rydal	...	Mikey

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Season 3

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Season 3, Episode 1: Episode #3.1

1 February 2000

Melanie Hill

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Rita Dolan

Season 3, Episode 2: Episode #3.2

8 February 2000

	Melanie Hill	...	Rita Dolan
	Chris Robson	...	Daz
	Emma Rydal	...	Mikey

Season 3, Episode 3: Episode #3.3

15 February 2000

	Melanie Hill	...	Rita Dolan
	Emma Rydal	...	Mikey

Season 3, Episode 4: Episode #3.4

24 February 2000
It's Rita's day of reckoning; Shazza struggles to cope with married life; Scott turns his attentions elsewhere; The truth about the stolen van is revealed when Ryan's cousin appears.

	Melanie Hill	...	Rita Dolan
	Emma Rydal	...	Mikey

Season 3, Episode 5: Episode #3.5

2 March 2000
Mikey announces she is pregnant, but Rick thinks he is infertile. At the clinic his fertility is confirmed. Mikey, realising his indifference to her pregnancy, wants an abortion. Heidi lets slip that Chris has been visiting Sheila in secret. Kelly confronts him and the arguments escalate. Rick turns up at George's party with a present. Dave is furious and they fight, only ended when Geraldine thinks she may be going into premature labour. After an examination she is OK. She tells Dave that George is his son, not Ricks. Dave is not so sure. Rick slips into Geraldine's house when she is alone in bed. He demands she admit George is his son and has sex with him despite being pregnant. She says she will resume the affair after the baby is born.

	Sharon Duce	...	Sheila Hurst
	Melanie Hill	...	Rita Dolan
	Emma Rydal	...	Mikey

Season 3, Episode 6: Episode #3.6

9 March 2000
Eddie's new-found success means a difficult decision for Theresa. Shazza feels increasingly trapped as the wedding looms; she resorts to desperate measures for freedom.

	Melanie Hill	...	Rita Dolan
	Emma Rydal	...	Mikey
	Mark Womack	...	Jason Pratt

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Season 4

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Season 4, Episode 1: Episode #4.1

13 July 2000

Melanie Hill

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Rita Dolan

Season 4, Episode 2: Episode #4.2

20 July 2000
Ryan asks Jo to marry him, but his determination to impress the Mullens backfires; his parents also have mixed feelings about the move.

	Gaynor Faye	...	Holly
	Melanie Hill	...	Rita Dolan
	Emma Rydal	...	Mikey
	Mark Womack	...	Jason Pratt

Season 4, Episode 3: Episode #4.3

27 July 2000

	Gaynor Faye	...	Holly
	Mark Womack	...	Jason Pratt

Season 4, Episode 4: Episode #4.4

3 August 2000
Tempers are running high between Holly and Scott as they try to decide how they feel about each other. A visit to the hospital could mean the end for Chris and Kelly.

	Sharon Duce	...	Sheila Hurst
	Gaynor Faye	...	Holly
	Melanie Hill	...	Rita Dolan
	Naomi Hurtault	...	Raquel Pearce
	Jason O'Mara	...	Lee Quinn
	Emma Rydal	...	Mikey

Season 4, Episode 5: Episode #4.5

10 August 2000
Holly's feelings for Scott are muddled; the secret of her home life is revealed.

	Kathryn Allerston	...	Midwife
	Gaynor Faye	...	Holly
	Ann Louise Grimshaw	...	Bar Woman
	Melanie Hill	...	Rita Dolan
	Andy Jones	...	Keith the Barman
	Jason O'Mara	...	Lee Quinn
	Emma Rydal	...	Mikey
	Jeff Shankley	...	Des
	Sandra Voe	...	Mrs. Powell

Season 4, Episode 6: Episode #4.6

17 August 2000
All hell breaks loose when Rick blackmails Geraldine into meeting her. Pauline pressurises Matthew to publicise Luke and Kelly's relationship.

	Melanie Hill	...	Rita Dolan
	Jason O'Mara	...	Lee Quinn
	Emma Rydal	...	Mikey

Season 4, Episode 7: Episode #4.7

24 August 2000
A face from the past returns to Castlefield with some interesting news. Rita and Geraldine decide whether to go to the police as Rick fights for his life.

	Helen Coker	...	Nurse
	Gaynor Faye	...	Holly
	Melanie Hill	...	Rita Dolan
	Andy Jones	...	Keith the barman
	Jason O'Mara	...	Lee Quinn
	George Potts	...	Dr. Brenton
	Emma Rydal	...	Mikey
	Sunetra Sarker	...	Dr. Meera
	Sandra Voe	...	Mrs. Powell
	Mark Whiteley	...	Policeman
	Benny Young	...	Surgeon

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Season 5

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Season 5, Episode 1: Episode #5.1

2002
Now the proud mother of Jessica, Jo finds herself on the Blues sub's bench thanks to new coach Gordon.

	Jonathan Bridge	...	Assistant Barrister
	Gaynor Faye	...	Holly
	Melanie Hill	...	Rita Dolan
	Ian Reddington	...	Olly West
	Geoffrey Wilkinson

Season 5, Episode 2: Episode #5.2

13 January 2002
The first day of the court case comes to an end after Rick's shocking revelations about George's paternity.

	Gordon Case
	Rowena Cooper
	Belinda Everett
	Gaynor Faye	...	Holly
	Matt Healy
	Melanie Hill	...	Rita Dolan
	Steve Ramsden
	Ian Reddington
	Michael Thomas
	Susan Tracy
	Geoffrey Wilkinson

Season 5, Episode 3: Episode #5.3

20 January 2002
Holly becomes exhausted trying to combine work with looking after Lee and the house, so they decide to hire a woman carer, but she is not all that she seems.

	Sorcha Cusack
	John Elkington
	Melanie Hill	...	Rita Dolan
	Linda Holmes
	Shelly Minto

Season 5, Episode 4: Episode #5.4

27 January 2002
Holly is puzzled over carer Ruth's lack of contact with her son. To celebrate success of the under-thirteen football tournament, Lee takes Holly away for her birthday, much to Ruth's displeasure.

	Melanie Hill	...	Rita Dolan
	Eve Steele

Season 5, Episode 5: Episode #5.5

3 February 2002
Jim and Francine are struggling to come to terms with the factory going into receivership, but they put on a brave face at the women's professional football league function. Martin persuades Rita to go and represent the Blues in the hope that he might meet someone from Bradford City FC. His wish is answered when they meet Ron Milligan, Bradford Chairman, who promises them VIP tickets for a match. Martin is delighted to discover that his form teacher, Ben Harris, is a big fan of Bradford and decides to invite him to the match. Rita worries that Ben is Martin's only schoolfriend. After a chance encounter, Rita and Ben find themselves getting closer. Martin is devastated to find out that his father's girlfriend is having a baby. He then returns to find Rita and Ben kissing passionately. Later he and other youths vandalise the clubhouse, setting it on fire.

	Roy Brandon
	Maxine Burth
	Rob Dixon
	Kevin Dyer
	Melanie Hill	...	Rita Dolan
	Shelly Minto
	Kenny Thompson	...	Dean

Season 5, Episode 6: Episode #5.6

10 February 2002
The clubhouse has burnt down and Jim's business has gone under. The team falls apart amid accusations and guilt, whilst Pauline tries to win over Matthew's priest as the wedding approaches.

	Steve Garti
	Melanie Hill	...	Rita Dolan
	Lorna Laidlaw
	Shelly Minto
	Alan Peers