Andy, you’re gonna be my real brother!
And here we are. The episode where Jack & Sarah announce they are adopting Andy and he becomes Robert’s real brother to Robert’s happiness (and we all know how happy he was with brother and favored son Andy in the future). So let’s get to it.
Scene 1: Dooley informs Jack & Sarah and Andy will be staying with them. And the school was spoken too as well, and ‘all the teachers are going to go the extra mile making sure that Andy catches up with his lessons.’ Dooley also comments ‘If it hadn’t been for your dedication things could have turned out very differently.
Sarah: Oh Jack, this is everything that we’ve hoped for.
Jack: Certainly a relief after all the months of worry.
Sarah: So, when should we tell Andy?
Dooley: Well it’s up to you. It’s a family matter now.
Scene 2: The Sugdens are acting all casual when Andy arrives home. When he asks about tea, Robert says they aren’t haven’t any. From there, it gradual comes out they are all going out to celebrate... they are going to be adopting him! Great, fantastic! (just seeing how happy Robert was at this point and knowing how things turn out...). The clip includes much of scene 3.
Robert: Andy, you’re gonna be my real brother!
Victoria: And mine.
Sarah: We’re gonna adopt you, Andy.
Jack: Eh, if that’s all right with you, that is?...
Andy: Andy Sugden.
Robert: Andy & Robert Sugden.
Andy: The Sugden boys!
Scene 3: The Sugdens are at Kathy’s with Marlon and Kathy making of show of presenting their food to each of them. In the back, Betty is working on a cake that is decorated with ‘Andy Sugden’ on the top. There are no candles so Betty dashes off to the post office. The celebration is on the house, per Kathy.
Robert: This is great. Can we come here every night?
Jack: Yeah, course you can. Just as soon as you’re earning enough to pay for it yourself.
Scene 4: At the post, Betty unfortunately mentions the Sugdens celebrating Andy being adopted by them. Viv, as expected, goes on a rant when Betty goes on how ‘they’ve been through a lot lately.’ Also as expected, her tirade leads her to take off to Kathy’s.
Viv: What about us? Thanks to them, this child has no father and I have no husband and you got the nerve to come in here and talk about the Sugdens having been through a lot well we’re going through a lot more here... Spoil? That Andy Hopwood helped MURDER my husband. Those Sugdens aren’t FIT to look after the animals on their farm. They’ve ruined our lives and now the whole village is OUT celebrating. 🙄 (good god... she’s exhausting just listening to her rant.)
Scene 5: Back at Kathy’s continue their celebration (with a card trick performed by Marlon/Kathy) until Viv (then Donna) show up to continue her rant about ‘monster’ Andy getting away with what’s happened (‘So don’t think changing your name is going to help. You’ll always be a HOPWOOD’). Sarah wants Viv to leave Andy alone since ‘he’s done nothing wrong.’ As Viv continues to rant, Donna can’t take it anymore and fesses up about knowing Billy was around.
Viv: ...Nobody else knew where he was!
Donna: That’s not true. Andy wasn’t the only one who knew. Andy told me.
Viv: Oh, don’t be RIDICULOUS, Donna!
Sarah: It’s true, Viv.
Donna: Andy told me about his dad. I knew he was here.
18-Mar-1999
