ITV Emmerdale fans ask for 'more' as they complain over 'pointless' part in 'brilliant' Bob and Bernice scenes
23.02.2023 - 13:15
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Emmerdale fans were left full of praise for the soap after witnessing Bob Hope and Bernice Blackstock's takeover of the B&B. The pair were confirmed as the new owners of Eric Pollard's former business just a number of weeks ago and they've already had the decorators in and announced the B&B has reopened.
But despite their praise, viewers of the ITV soap did point out a 'pointless' element to Wednesday night's episode (February 22). During the latest trip to the Dales, Bernice was left looking sheepish after she woke up having slept with the harpist she had hired for the re-opening of The Grange.
Meanwhile, Bob was rushed off his feet having to deal with Bernice's list of jobs to get down before The Grange welcomed its guests. And when Bob questioned Bernice about her whereabouts, she kept her dalliance a secret, but had to come clean when Tim was a no-show.
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Bob was then instructed by Bernice to go and fetch Tim just as Nicola and Jimmy King arrived along with Rishi Sharma. But the former barman looked like he had seen a ghost as she had to tell Bernice that Tim wouldn't be performing and that he was "a little bit incapacitated".
As she threatened to go get him herself, Bob told Bernice: "Tim the harpist is dead." They then had to form a plan to get rid of their guests so that they could get Tim seen to but as Bernice started her speech, a renowned local reviewer arrived and she quickly backed out of her original plan.
Later, as the reviewer and photographer headed upstairs and were about to enter the new 'Judi Dench' room, where Tim was laying 'dead', Bernice and Bob desperately pretended it was haunted. As she was