They marry the following year but over the next two years , Mandy is frequently absent as her father , Caleb , is ill .
After a bad date with Bernice Blackstock ( Samantha Giles ) , Paddy proposes to Mandy and she accepts .
They marry the following year but over the next two years , Mandy is frequently absent as Mandy 's father , Caleb , is ill .
After a bad date with Bernice Blackstock ( Samantha Giles ) , Paddy proposes to Mandy and she accepts .