Thanks guys for all your help.
It seems that after nearly five years the connectors were slightly corroded on.
I definitely couldn't move them by simple pulling with my fingers. I eventually made a slip knot from some strong but thin string and hooked the loop under the base of the plug. I then grabbed the two ends of the string with some pliers and a couple of hard yanks popped them free. Once they were removed the first time they went on and off quite easily.
It also turned out that it was #3 that was faultly because I had not checked the pin numbers in the relay plug correctly. So the intake elbow had to be removed also.
While it was out I replaced #2 & #3 because I only had two spare plugs and these two positions are the most difficult to get to. I also replaced the relay.
I also cleaned out the intake elbow and FCV while I was at it. You should have seen the crud that came out of the elbow (pic below).
Both glow plugs looked about the same with some slight build up on the tips but no obvious cracks or missing pieces.
All good now.
Cheers
