User:AnemoneProjectors/List of EastEnders episodes (2018)
| EastEnders (2018) | |
|---|---|
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| No. of episodes | 206 (+2 supplemental) |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC One |
| Original release | 1 January – 31 December 2018 |
| Season chronology | |
EastEnders is a British soap opera, examining the domestic and professional lives of working class people who live in the fictitious London Borough of Walford in the East End of London. The show airs on BBC One and entered its 33rd broadcasted year on 1 January 2018 with episode number 5628/5629, with John Yorke continuing his temporary role as executive consultant, acting as executive producer. In the typical week, EastEnders airs four half-hour episodes in a time slot of 8:00 pm on Mondays and Fridays, and 7:30 pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Storylines in 2018 included a heist involving Aidan Maguire (Patrick Bergin), during which Mick Carter (Danny Dyer) is shot, the death of Abi Branning (Lorna Fitzgerald), a stabbing storyline involving Shakil Kazemi (Shaheen Jafargholi) and Keegan Baker (Zack Morris), a whodunit storyline in which Stuart Highway (Ricky Champ) is shot following a revenge campaign against the Carter family, and a storyline involving Ruby Allen (Louisa Lytton) that explores the issue of sexual consent.
New regular cast members introduced in 2018 included Madhav Sharma as Arshad Ahmed, Indira Joshi as Mariam Ahmed, Tony Clay as Halfway, Charlie Winter as Hunter Owen, Katie Jarvis as Hayley Slater, Champ as Stuart Highway, Aaron Thomas Ward as Jagger Rawley, Stephen Rahman-Hughes as Adam Bateman, and Sean Mahon as Ray Kelly. Guest cast included Denise McCormack as Ciara Maguire, Roger Griffiths as Mitch Baker, Selva Rasalingam as Umar Kazemi, Ash Rizi as Darius Kazemi, Faye Daveney as Zara Highway, Ashley McGuire as Bev Slater, Sophia Capasso as Evie Steele and Julia Hills as Morag Morgan. Departing regular cast in 2018 included Harry Reid (Ben Mitchell), Fitzgerald (Abi Branning), Ted Reilly (Johnny Carter), Jacqueline Jossa (Lauren Branning), Eddie Eyre (Josh Hemmings), Maggie Steed (Joyce Murray), Jenna Russell (Michelle Fowler), Richard Blackwood (Vincent Hubbard), Jafargholi (Shakil Kazemi), Lee Ryan (Woody Woodward), Lisa Hammond (Donna Yates) and Bonnie Langford (Carmel Kazemi). Returning cast included Maisie Smith (Tiffany Butcher), Tamzin Outhwaite (Mel Owen), Tanya Franks (Rainie Cross), Laila Morse (Mo Harris), Gillian Wright (Jean Walters), Jessie Wallace (Kat Moon), Shane Richie as Alfie Moon, Lytton (Ruby Allen) and Leonard Fenton (Harold Legg). Guest stints for former cast members included George Sargeant as TJ Spraggan, Jo Joyner as Tanya Cross and Tony O'Callaghan as Ollie Walters. Hannah Spearritt made further guest appearances as Kandice Taylor after her first guest stint in 2017.
Cast and characters
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The first cast change in 2018 to be announced was on 10 September 2017, when a show spokesperson confirmed that the characters of Abi Branning (Lorna Fitzgerald) and Lauren Branning (Jacqueline Jossa) were being written out of the serial;[6] Abi is killed off and her last appearance is in the episode shwon on 19 January,[11] while Lauren leaves with her son, Louie Beale, following Abi's funeral on 16 February.[12] Lauren's boyfriend Josh Hemmings (Eddie Eyre) also departed in the same episode.[13] The departure of Harry Reid in his role as Ben Mitchell after three years was announced on 2 October 2017,[3] and he made his final appearance on 12 January.[14] The departure of Ted Reilly from his role as Johnny Carter was reported on 19 December 2017[5] and Reilly confirmed that it was his decision to leave;[15] Johnny left the show on 29 January.[16] On 16 March, it was confirmed that Lee Ryan would depart his role of Woody Woodward when he returns from his break;[17] Woody departed on 15 June.[18] Two days later, Michelle Fowler's (Jenna Russell) departure was announced. A show spokesperson stated that the decision was mutual between Russell and producers,[7] although Russell said that the decision to leave was her own;[19] Michelle made her final appearance on 17 April.[20] On 19 March, it was announced that Richard Blackwood would depart his role of Vincent Hubbard after accepting an exit storyline that producers pitched to him,[8] and Vincent left on 20 April.[21] The departure of Lisa Hammond from her role of Vincent's foster sister, Donna Yates, was announced on 10 April 2018, though her exit had not yet been filmed; Hammond stated it was her own choice to leave;[22] her exit was broadcast on 20 July.[23] On 27 April, it was confirmed that Shakil Kazemi (Shaheen Jafargholi) would be leaving the show; he was killed off on 25 May in a stabbing storyline also involving Keegan Baker (Zack Morris).[9][24] On 12 July, the exit of Shakil's mother, Carmel Kazemi (Bonnie Langford), was announced.[10] Langford's departure airs on 5 November.[25]
On 24 October 2017, it was announced that Tamzin Outhwaite would reprise her role as Mel Owen in 2018, having originally departed the serial in 2002, on which Yorke said there would be "old ghosts, some great memories, and a whole new series of adventures too."[2] On 23 November 2017, it was announced that Maisie Smith had returned to her role as Tiffany Butcher, who said she wanted to show "how much Tiffany has changed".[26] On 20 December 2017, it was confirmed that Kat Moon (Jessie Wallace), Jean Walters (Gillian Wright) and Mo Harris (Laila Morse), all members of the Slater family and relatives of Stacey Fowler (Lacey Turner), would all be returning to the series in 2018.[27] There were also guest returns for characters TJ Spraggan (George Sargeant), as part of Tiffany's storyline,[28] and sisters Tanya Cross (Jo Joyner) and Rainie Cross (Tanya Franks), for Abi's departure on 19 January 2018,[11] and it was confirmed that Franks would return permanently in spring 2018, on which the actress said she is "excited to explore the next chapter in Rainie's journey."[4] On 21 March 2018, it was reported that Shane Richie would reprise his role as Alfie Moon, Kat's husband, but show representatives declined to comment on the news.[29] Alfie made an unannounced return on 24 May for two episodes, but Richie teased that he may return.[30] It was announced on 10 June that Tony O'Callaghan would reprise his role as Jean's husband, Ollie Walters, for a guest stint later that month,[31] and he appeared in the two episodes broadcast on 29 June.[32] After appearing in two episodes in December 2017, Hannah Spearritt was confirmed to reprise her guest role as Kandice Taylor, the sister of Karen Taylor (Lorraine Stanley), for several episodes in 2018.[33] The return of actress Louisa Lytton in her role of Ruby Allen after 12 years was announced on 18 July 2018.[34] A week later, the return of original character Harold Legg (Leonard Fenton) was announced, 11 years after his last appearance, for an "emotional" storyline with Dot Branning (June Brown).[35]
The castings of Madhav Sharma as Arshad Ahmed and Indira Joshi in the role of Mariam Ahmed, the uncle and aunt of established character Masood Ahmed (Nitin Ganatra), were announced on 15 November 2017.[36] On 21 December 2017, it was announced that Charlie Winter had been cast as Hunter Owen, the "charming and charismatic" son of Mel.[37] Actor Tony Clay made his first appearance as Callum "Halfway" Highway on 1 January.[1] Clay was contracted for two months, but was later invited to return.[38] Halfway departed on 16 February,[39] and returned on 30 April.[40] On 2 January, it was announced that Denise McCormack had been cast as Ciara Maguire, the "no-nonsense" former wife of Aidan Maguire (Patrick Bergin).[41] McCormack confirmed that she would only appear for a guest stint.[42] Along with the announcement of returns for Kat, Mo and Jean, Yorke confirmed a new Slater family member would be also arriving.[27] The character of Hayley Slater (Katie Jarvis), Stacey's cousin, was introduced on 9 February as a "mystery" person spying on Stacey's husband, Martin Fowler (James Bye), though the character's surname was not revealed and it was only speculated at the time that she could be the new Slater;[43] her relationship to Stacey was confirmed on 27 February 2018.[44] On 26 February 2018, it was announced that actor Roger Griffiths had been cast as Mitch Baker, Keegan's father, for a guest stint.[45] Mitch appears from 12 to 16 March, although it was confirmed that he would return.[45][46] He appeared again on 26 and 27 March.[47][48] On 28 March 2018, it was announced that Ricky Champ had joined the cast, playing Stuart Highway, Halfway's older brother.[49] Following Shakil's death, it was confirmed that his and Kush Kazemi's (Davood Ghadami) father, Umar Kazemi (Selva Rasalingam), and brother, Darius Kazemi (Ash Rizi), would be introduced for a guest stint.[50] On 1 July, the Metro exclusively announced that Ray, Mel's former husband and Ciara's brother, would join the cast as part of the show's "blockbuster autumn".[51] Sean Mahon was later confirmed to be playing the character, who was revealed to be called Ray Kelly.[52] Aaron Thomas Ward appears as gang member Jagger Rawley between August and November 2018. He is involved in a storyline with Tiffany.[53] On 7 August, Stephen Rahman-Hughes's casting as Adam Bateman, the foster son of Mariam and Arshad and a love interest for Honey Mitchell (Emma Barton), was announced.[54] Stuart's daughter, Zara Highway (Faye Daveney), appeared in a short storyline across September.[55] In September 2018, it was announced that Ashley McGuire has been cast in the role of Hayley's mother, Bev Slater. She appears across multiple guest stints during the year.[56] Hayley's daughter, Cherry Slater, was introduced in October,[57] while Sophia Capasso was cast as Evie Steele, Tiffany's friend who first appears on 13 November.[58] On the same day, it was announced that Julia Hills would appear in a guest stint as "larger-than-life" choir leader Morag Morgan, who begins a choir with the residents of Albert Square.[59]
It was also reported in April 2018 that Brown had signed a contract to continue playing Dot Branning for another year, on which she said, "I'm delighted that EastEnders have allowed me to keep playing Dot whilst also accommodating me to take on other work opportunities."[60] Additionally, the role of Ricky Mitchell was recast from Henri Charles to Frankie Day, whose first episode was broadcast on 13 August 2018.[61]
The following is a full list of the EastEnders 2018 cast, followed by their respective episode count out of 206 total episodes.[α]
Regular cast
[edit]- Kellie Bright as Linda Carter (138 episodes)[β]
- Lacey Turner as Stacey Fowler (127 episodes)
- Danny Dyer as Mick Carter (121 episodes)
- Danny Walters as Keanu Taylor (113 episodes)[β]
- Linda Henry as Shirley Carter (110 episodes)
- James Bye as Martin Fowler (109 episodes)
- Lorraine Stanley as Karen Taylor (109 episodes)[β]
- Laila Morse as Mo Harris (107 episodes)
- Perry Fenwick as Billy Mitchell (105 episodes)
- Clair Norris as Bernadette Taylor (105 episodes)
- Jessie Wallace as Kat Moon (105 episodes)
- Shona McGarty as Whitney Carter[γ] (102 episodes)
- Letitia Dean as Sharon Mitchell (101 episodes)[δ]
- Tamzin Outhwaite as Mel Owen (100 episodes)
- Gillian Wright as Jean Walters[ε] (100 episodes)
- Katie Jarvis as Hayley Slater[ζ] (97 episodes)
- Zack Morris as Keegan Baker (97 episodes)
- Luisa Bradshaw-White as Tina Carter (91 episodes)[β]
- Scott Maslen as Jack Branning (91 episodes)
- Maisie Smith as Tiffany Butcher (91 episodes)[β]
- Adam Woodyatt as Ian Beale (88 episodes)
- Tony Clay as Halfway[η] (85 episodes)
- Tameka Empson as Kim Fox-Hubbard (85 episodes)
- Diane Parish as Denise Fox (82 episodes)[β]
- Dean Gaffney as Robbie Jackson (81 episodes)
- Steve McFadden as Phil Mitchell (78 episodes)
- Emma Barton as Honey Mitchell (77 episodes)[β]
- Jamie Borthwick as Jay Brown (75 episodes)
- Ricky Champ as Stuart Highway (74 episodes)[β]
- Gillian Taylforth as Kathy Beale (73 episodes)
- Nitin Ganatra as Masood Ahmed (72 episodes)
- Tilly Keeper as Louise Mitchell (72 episodes)
- Charlie Winter as Hunter Owen (72 episodes)
- Jake Wood as Max Branning (70 episodes)[β]
- Davood Ghadami as Kush Kazemi (69 episodes)
- Natalie Cassidy as Sonia Fowler (68 episodes)[β]
- Bonnie Langford as Carmel Kazemi (68 episodes)
- Christopher Timothy as Ted Murray (67 episodes)
- Jasmine Armfield as Bex Fowler (65 episodes)
- Rudolph Walker as Patrick Trueman (59 episodes)
- Tanya Franks as Rainie Cross[θ] (58 episodes)
- Madhav Sharma as Arshad Ahmed (47 episodes)[δ]
- Lisa Hammond as Donna Yates (45 episodes)
- Indira Joshi as Mariam Ahmed (39 episodes)
- Richard Blackwood as Vincent Hubbard (28 episodes)
- Louisa Lytton as Ruby Allen (26 episodes)
- Sean Mahon as Ray Kelly (26 episodes)
- June Brown as Dot Branning (24 episodes)
- Shane Richie as Alfie Moon (21 episodes)
- Patrick Bergin as Aidan Maguire[ι] (17 episodes)
- Lee Ryan as Woody Woodward[κ] (16 episodes)
- Maggie Steed as Joyce Murray (15 episodes)
- Shaheen Jafargholi as Shakil Kazemi (12 episodes)
- Jenna Russell as Michelle Fowler (11 episodes)
- Jacqueline Jossa as Lauren Branning (10 episodes)
- Lorna Fitzgerald as Abi Branning (8 episodes)
- Harry Reid as Ben Mitchell (7 episodes)
- Eddie Eyre as Josh Hemmings (5 episodes)
- Ted Reilly as Johnny Carter (5 episodes)
Recurring cast
[edit]- Bleu Landau as Dennis Rickman (40 episodes)[β]
- Aine Garvey as Lily Fowler (35 episodes)
- Aaron Thomas Ward as Jagger Rawley (22 episodes)
- Abbie Burke as Amy Mitchell (21 episodes)[β][λ]
- Stephen Rahman-Hughes as Adam Bateman (19 episodes)
- Alfie Jacobs as Chatham Taylor (18 episodes)
- Tom Jacobs as Riley Taylor (18 episodes)
- Freddie Phillips as Will Mitchell (18 episodes)[μ]
- Grace as Janet Mitchell (15 episodes)
- Kasey McKellar as Stix Redman (15 episodes)
- Sophie Capasso as Evie Steele (12 episodes)
- Ashley McGuire as Bev Slater[ν] (12 episodes)
- Ann Mitchell as Cora Cross (12 episodes)[ξ]
- Frankie Day as Ricky Mitchell (11 episodes)[ο][β]
- Shay Crotty as Tommy Moon (8 episodes)
- Robyn Page as Maddie Wright (8 episodes)
- Jane Slaughter as Tracey (8 episodes)[π]
- Roger Griffiths as Mitch Baker (7 episodes)
- Sian Webber as Ritchie Scott (7 episodes)
- Leonard Fenton as Dr Legg[ξ] (6 episodes)
- Pernille Broch as Ingrid Solberg (5 episodes)
- Ben Champniss as Shrimpy (5 episodes)[π]
- Hannah Spearritt as Kandice Taylor (5 episodes)
- Alexandra Gilbreath as Nicola Kelly (3 episodes)
- Henri Charles as Ricky Mitchell (2 episodes)[ο]
- Ulric Browne as Winston (1 episode)[π]
- Uncredited recurring cast
The following are young children or family pets and their appearances are not credited, therefore in most cases, their number of appearances is unknown.
- Unknown as Cherry Slater (24 episodes)
- Elliot and Cody Briffett as Bert and Ernie Moon (7 episodes)
- Unknown as Mica Fox-Hubbard (3 episodes)
- Arayah as Pearl Fox-Hubbard
- Hunter Bell as Arthur Fowler
- Harry Farr as Ollie Carter
- Hot Lips as Lady Di (dog)
- Oscar Winehouse as Louie Beale
- Unknown as Abi Branning (baby)[ρ]
- Unknown as Bronson (dog)
- Unknown as Dave (cat)
- Unknown as Hope Fowler
- Unknown as Harley
Guest cast
[edit]- Ian Burfield as DI Peter Arthurs (12 episodes)
- Melanie Harris as Sophie (9 episodes)
- Denise McCormack as Ciara Maguire (9 episodes)
- Faye Daveney as Zara Highway (8 episodes)
- Julia Hills as Morag Morgan (8 episodes)
- Nik Drake as DCI Alsworth (7 episodes)
- Ossian Luke as Ross Swinden (7 episodes)
- Amelie Smith as Daisy (6 episodes)
- Nick Waring as Dr Harding (6 episodes)
- Joseph Alessi as Fraser Philips (5 episodes)
- Ricci Harnett as Dylan Box (5 episodes)
- Selva Rasalingam as Umar Kazemi (5 episodes)
- Jesse Rutherford as Cal (5 episodes)[β]
- Colin Tierney as Calvin Hoskins (5 episodes)
- James Bowers as Bob Matthews (4 episodes)
- Josh Fraser as Bruno (4 episodes)
- Malcolm Freeman as Fred Lewis (4 episodes)
- Mitchell Hunt as Matt Clarkson (4 episodes)
- Tara Lee as Jessica Jones (4 episodes)
- Emeson Nwolie as prison officer[σ] (4 episodes)
- Georgina Redhead as Savannah Sweeting (4 episodes)
- Ash Rizi as Darius Kazemi (4 episodes)
- Sadie Shimmin as Hilary Taylor (4 episodes)
- Orli Shuka as Robert (4 episodes)
- Cathy Walker as Viktoria (4 episodes)
- Geraldine Alexander as Andrea Rooney (3 episodes)
- Tarrick Benham as Apostolos Papadopolous (3 episodes)
- Colin Bennett as man[τ] (3 episodes)[β]
- Ashley Cook as Ashley (3 episodes)
- Billy Cook as Jez (3 episodes)
- Tim Dantay as DI Stephan Franklin (3 episodes)
- Holly Donovan as Georgi (3 episodes)
- Alexandra D'Sa as PC Khan (3 episodes)
- Simon Eile as prison officer (3 episodes)
- Emma Fielding as Judith Thompson (3 episodes)
- Lauren Fitzpatrick as Chloe (3 episodes)
- Martha Howe-Douglas as Annie Pritchard (3 episodes)
- Jonas Khan as Bijan (3 episodes)
- Melanie Kilburn as The Reverend Irene Mills (3 episodes)
- Polly Maberly as DI Ellie Kent (3 episodes)
- Ifan Meredith as Dan (3 episodes)
- Shannon Murray as Sarah-Jane Spilsbury[υ] (3 episodes)
- Todd Von Joel as Glenn Neyland (3 episodes)
- Andres Williams as Jeff Reynolds[φ] (3 episodes)
- Rosalind Adler as Mary (2 episodes)
- Andrew Alexander as Henry (2 episodes)
- River Archer as Jake Wright (2 episodes)
- Alex Blake as Zayan Scott (2 episodes)
- Craig Blake as Jamahl Enright (2 episodes)
- Alex Britt as Wesley (2 episodes)
- Katie Buchholz as Jodie Kelly[χ] (2 episodes)
- Renée Castle as DI Janice Marlowe (2 episodes)
- Ashley Chin as Sam (2 episodes)
- Helen Daniels as Talia (2 episodes)
- Eileen Davies as Joan Murfield (2 episodes)
- Matt Emery as DC Thomas Summers (2 episodes)
- Jon Ewart as Blake (2 episodes)
- Ciarán Griffiths as Milo (2 episodes)
- Peter Hamilton Dyer as Harry Wilson (2 episodes)
- Polly Highton as Mrs Robyn Lund[ψ] (2 episodes)
- Luke Hope as Lou (2 episodes)
- Natasha Jayetileke as Amal Hussain[φ] (2 episodes)
- Jo Joyner as Tanya Cross[ξ] (2 episodes)
- Andrew Lawden as Chris (2 episodes)
- Helen Masters as Ellie James (2 episodes)
- Joanna Miller as DS Adney (2 episodes)
- Tony O'Callaghan as Ollie Walters (2 episodes)
- Mark Oosterveen as Carl (2 episodes)
- Ian Pirie as PC Trevor Moore[ω] (2 episodes)
- Eric Richard as Maurice (2 episodes)
- George Sargeant as TJ Spraggan (2 episodes)
- Sandra Teles as DC Maxine Phillips (2 episodes)
- Kate Victors as Dr Sherwood (2 episodes)
- Julianne White as Alison Smith (2 episodes)
- Phil Zimmerman as Trent Meadows (2 episodes)
- Ian Alexander as Barker (1 episode)
- Jacob Avery as Cody (1 episode)
- Nigel Betts as Craig (1 episode)
- Lin Blakley as Pam Coker[ξ] (1 episode)
- Annie Cooper as Tessa (1 episode)
- Patrick Cremin as Muski (1 episode)
- Laura Curnick as Young Viv (1 episode)
- Elicia Daly as Marla (1 episode)
- Richie Daysh as Young Charlie (1 episode)
- Phil Deguara as Tommy (1 episode)
- Taru Devani as Rana Hussain[φ] (1 episode)
- Rina Diamond as Brianna (1 episode)
- Amelia Donkor as PC Teresa Ndiaye (1 episode)
- Kevin Eldon as Victor (1 episode)
- James El-Sharawy as Raf (1 episode)
- Jack Gogarty as PC Paul Campbell[αα] (1 episode)
- Kieran Gough as Joseph Summers (1 episode)
- Jonathan Hansler as Pete Clifford (1 episode)
- Lucas Hare as Chris Pickard (1 episode)
- Dale Hayes as Young Harry (1 episode)
- Jon House as DC David White (1 episode)
- George Jennings as Mr Woods (1 episode)
- Dystin Johnson as Nurse Lennon (1 episode)
- Isabelle Jones as Young Lynne (1 episode)
- Miranda Keeling as Dr Notley (1 episode)
- Mark Kempner as Tony (1 episode)
- Lily Knight as Rhona (1 episode)
- Rachel Laboucarie as customs officer[αβ] (1 episode)
- Jake Lampert as Bucko (1 episode)
- Jennifer Matter as Gina (1 episode)
- Alexander Newland as PC Jed Adams (1 episode)
- Jennifer Nicholas as Shelley (1 episode)
- Goldy Notay as Noor (1 episode)
- Jack O'Connor as drug dealer[αγ] (1 episode)
- Niall O'Mara as Marky[αδ] (1 episode)
- Malachi Pullar-Latchman as Lewis (1 episode)
- Will Rastall as Dave (1 episode)
- Jacqueline Roberts as Tilly (1 episode)
- Jennifer Saayeng as PC Amelia Gayle (1 episode)
- Anton Saunders as Eddie Hawkins (1 episode)
- Nicole Sawyerr as girl[αε] (1 episode)
- Steve Steen as Magic Marv (1 episode)
- Katherine Williams as woman in E20[αζ] (1 episode)
- Jamie Zubairi as Dr Daniel Zainuddin (1 episode)
- Unknown as Habib Hussain[αη] (1 episode)
- Unknown as Jenny[αη] (1 episode)
- Unknown as Young Belinda[αη] (1 episode)
List of episodes
[edit]In the typical week, EastEnders airs four half-hour episodes in a time slot of 8:00 pm on Mondays and Fridays, and 7:30 pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays, though some episodes are moved or combined into hour-long episodes, usually in the case of live events being broadcast at the time EastEnders is normally shown. Each episode was repeated the same evening on W, with a weekly omnibus edition on Sundays,[62] until April when W stopped showing EastEnders.[63] Each episode was produced by John Yorke, who continued his temporary role as executive consultant from 2017.[64]
All official ratings cover a period of 28 days from the original broadcast, and are taken from the Broadcasters' Audience Research Board (BARB). Up to 24 August 2018, the rating is for views on television sets and PCs and laptop computers,[65] and from 27 August 2018, the ratings also include those watching on tablet computers and smartphones.[66] Airdates, credits, running times and episode summaries are taken from episodes, the official EastEnders website[67] and BBC programmes schedules.[68] Episode numbers are taken from Radio Times.[69]
January
[edit]The first January 2018 storyline was confirmed on 9 December 2017 when it was announced that the New Year's Day episode would revolve around a heist arranged by Aidan Maguire (Patrick Bergin) and involving Mick Carter (Danny Dyer), Phil Mitchell (Steve McFadden), Vincent Hubbard (Richard Blackwood) and Keanu Taylor (Danny Walters).[70] On 30 December 2017, it was confirmed that Aidan's heist would go wrong and one character would be shot.[71] January also saw the introduction of two new regular characters, Arshad Ahmed (Madhav Sharma), uncle of Masood Ahmed (Nitin Ganatra), and Arshad's wife, Mariam Ahmed (Indira Joshi), who arrived in the first episode of the year.[71] January also included returns for characters Tiffany Butcher (Maisie Smith)[72] and Mel Owen (Tamzin Outhwaite),[73] guest returns for TJ Spraggan (George Sargeant),[28] Tanya Cross (Jo Joyner) and Rainie Cross (Tanya Franks),[11] and departures for Ben Mitchell (Harry Reid)[74] and Johnny Carter (Ted Reilly).
| # | No. in year | Original air date | Running time | Directed by | Written by | Viewers (millions) | |
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| 5628–5629 | 1 | 60 minutes | Lance Kneeshaw | Mark Catley | 7.81 | ||
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Max gives out paperwork for previous property owners to buy back what was fraudulently obtained from Weyland & Co the previous year, including the launderette, Ian's chip shop and Jay's car lot land, revealing that when Phil told Jay that his biological father was not Jase Dyer (Stephen Lord) (episode 5549), Max had blackmailed him and it was a lie; Jay refuses to buy back the land. Kathy, now owner of the café, hosts a women-only party and urges them all not to let men dictate their lives; Carmel leaves and has Martin punch Max in the face as revenge for using her as part of Weyland's revenge scheme. Aidan talks Phil, Mick, Vincent and Keanu through his heist plan and tells them to be ready; when Aidan signals for everyone to take their positions, Mick's mother, Shirley, locks him in the cellar after reading his text messages. Keegan helps Mick escape the cellar so Shirley gets Mick's wife, Linda, and they track his phone, while Vincent tells Keanu's sister, Bernadette, who overheard the plans, that going home and saying nothing is the best way to help Keanu. Mick joins Keanu and they successfully stop a van and divert it to Albert Square, while Aidan's man, Milo, convinces the driver, Robert, to go to Turpin Road, where they stop outside the garage, the Arches, and Mick, Keanu, Vincent and Phil use fake guns to hold up the van; the men in the back open the van, but Mick recognises one, "Halfway", who immediately shoots him as Linda and Shirley look on. Mariam and Arshad arrive in Walford with Arshad's nephew, Masood, but they are horrified to witness the heist and shooting. | |||||||
| 5630–5631 | 2 | 60 minutes | John Howlett | Mark Catley/Simon Norman | 6.95 | ||
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Mick has been shot in the arm; he is taken home to The Queen Victoria pub (the Vic), where Mariam, a former nurse, befriends the family and treats Mick's wounds; Mariam decides she wants to stay in Walford. Bernadette calls the police, while Aidan sends Keanu home and then threatens Vincent because when he was a police informant, he had Aidan's brother sent to prison and Aidan blames Vincent for his brother's suicide; Phil stops Aidan shooting Vincent and Vincent promises to sell his bar, the Albert, and give Aidan the proceeds. PC Khan and DCI Alsworth arrive and find Robert, Milo and one other man tied up in the van; they deny knowing Phil and Vincent, who were hiding. Aidan's former wife, Ciara, arrives and tells the police that she owns the van involved and she staged a robbery as part of security training, so convinces the police to leave; Ciara realises Aidan was involved and makes a phone call to someone. Two days later, Mick is recovering in bed and Halfway, an old friend of Mick and Linda's son, Lee Carter (Danny-Boy Hatchard), is still in the Vic so Linda tells him to help in the pub; the Carters are due to move out following their eviction, but Linda realises that is not possible; Mariam helps Mick again and Linda tells Mick that they will stay to get his share of the heist money so they can buy back the pub. Vincent worries that nobody will receive their heist money so Aidan assures him that if they are patient they will get it. Ciara meets Aidan, accusing him or arranging the robbery, but he denies being involved; Phil recognises her and confronts Aidan; Aidan says they are taking back his money that she took from him, and tells Phil where the money is. Max watches as Dr Notley tests his daughter, Abi, for any brain activity following her fall; Abi does not react due to her brain stem death but Max insists she reacted; he tells his other daughter, Lauren, who also fell and broke her pelvis, that Abi is doing well, but Max's brother, Jack, tells Max to face the truth, but when Max's niece, Sonia, suggests seeing a medical negligence lawyer, he meets Harry Wilson who says they can apply for a court order. Lauren visits Abi and realises Max lied, so slaps him when he arrives. Broadcast at 7:00 pm.[75] | |||||||
| 5632 | 3 | 30 minutes | John Howlett | Kim Revill | 7.40 | ||
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Linda wants to find Aidan to get Mick's share of the money, so visits Vincent, who says Aidan tried to kill him. Aidan offers to share the money with Ciara, and later meets with Vincent, Keanu, Mick, Phil and Billy, who is hiding the money in a coffin; Aidan warns Vincent they have unfinished business and when they open the coffin, the money is missing. Max has found stories of people declared brain stem dead who recovered and tries to convince others that Abi will be fine, though his neighbours act as though she is dead; as Dr Harding tells Jack and Lauren that Abi's life support will be switched off, Max interrupts saying he has a court order and he will find another doctor. Phil and Jay make amends over Phil's lie about Jay's father. Ted and Joyce give Christmas presents they bought for their grandchildren to the Taylors. Broadcast on Wednesday at 8:00 pm[76] due to no episode being shown on Friday 5 January. | |||||||
| 5633 | 4 | 30 minutes | John Howlett | Kim Revill | 7.31 | ||
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Billy realises there has been a mix-up and the money has been buried in another coffin; Aidan makes them dig up the coffin. Ciara goes to meet Aidan as agreed but he is not there, so she goes to Billy's funeral home where Aidan has been conducting his business but Billy's wife Honey assumes she is a customer and takes her to the Vic; Ciara overhears Honey on the phone to Billy and realises Aidan is at a church, so calls him, interrupting a confrontation between Vincent and Aidan; Ciara lies that she knows exactly where Aidan is; the men open the coffin but the money is not there; sirens approach and Aidan tells everyone to run. Vincent's wife, Kim, admits to her sister, Denise, and friend, Carmel, that she had a miscarriage the previous month (episode 5608). Jack asks Ian to convince Max to let Abi go for Lauren's sake, but Ian tells Max he would fight for his daughter too but Max will have to let go eventually, but Max says he never will. There was no episode on 5 January due to live coverage of the 2017–18 FA Cup.[77] | |||||||
| 5634 | 5 | 30 minutes | John Dower | Mark Stevenson | 7.78 | ||
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Ben and Jay find a bracelet at the Arches and DCI Alsworth visits, so Ben and Jay realise Phil, Ben's father, has done something illegal; they confront Sharon, Phil's wife, and Ben demands a share of any money as he is now involved but Sharon says Phil was double-crossed; however, Ben later puts the bracelet in Abi's suitcase, along with other jewellery and a large amount of cash. Masood claims to have a successful business, though borrows cash from Arshad and is forced to give it to Carmel to refund her deposit after initially claiming she has caused damage to the property, which Masood did himself to avoid paying her; Arshad tells Masood some things need fixing in the house which he can pay for; it is then revealed that Masood is living in his ice cream van. With Mick and Linda away, Shirley sacks Whitney from the Vic, so she decides she should move nearer her brother, Ryan Malloy (Neil McDermott) and start her own t-shirt business, but then her sister, Tiffany arrives. Karen tries to get a job at the launderette but insults the owner, Apostolos, but later calls him and gets an interview by putting on a posh accent and claiming to have worked in launderettes before. | |||||||
| 5635 | 6 | 30 minutes | John Dower | Rob Gittins | 7.77 | ||
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Ben sells all the jewellery apart from one necklace to a dealer, Eddie Hawkins, using a false name; he gives the necklace to his mother, Kathy; Jay finds Ben with the cash and realises he stole it; Ben explains he worked out Phil and Aidan were plotting in the funeral parlour but he will give the cash to Phil; Ben is later visited by Mel. Masood wakes up in his van and returns to Mariam and Arshad, insisting he had business to see to; Arshad reveals he has fixed the problems in the house and Daisy, their new foster child, arrives; Masood looks after Daisy for a while but she disappears when Masood leaves the room. Karen has her interview with Apostolos and manages to convince him to give her the job. Whitney tells Tiffany she will be leaving in a few days so Tiffany calls Martin, pretending to be her mother, Bianca Butcher (Patsy Palmer), asking Whitney to look after Tiffany for longer. | |||||||
| 5636 | 7 | 30 minutes | John Dower | Rob Gittins | 7.35 | ||
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Ben sends Mel away saying he is busy; she speaks to her former husband, Ian, and notices Kathy's necklace, which Kathy says Ben gave her; Mel watches Ben get a cab out of Walford and calls the cab company, claiming that her partner forgot his phone and asks to book a cab to the same place: the ferry terminal in Dover; she then calls Ciara, saying she knows where her money is. In the search for Daisy, Masood's ice cream van is found and he is forced to tell his family that he is not as successful as he said; Ian finds Daisy and she returns home. Whitney is confused when Tiffany makes a comment about family ignoring things but she tells Whitney it means nothing. Karen takes down the launderette assistant advert but is confused when it reappears, and discovers Apostolos is interviewing. | |||||||
| 5637 | 8 | 30 minutes | John Dower | Matthew Barry | 7.22 | ||
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Ben sees Mel following him at the Port of Dover so attempts to avoid her but she finds him and tells him to hand over the money and return home, or he will be dead within a week; Ben is stopped by a customs officer who opens his bag and Ben is shocked to see the cash has been replaced by newspapers, but he is happy as he still has cash in his coat; when he arrives in France, Ciara is watching him. Whitney finds a pregnancy test and confronts Tiffany, and when Whitney loses her purse, she finds it in Tiffany's bag; realising the pregnancy test was fake, Whitney orders Tiffany back home but Tiffany claims that Bianca tried to kill herself. Apostolos tells Karen he did not offer her the job and she and Masood compete for it, but a fight causes bleach to spill; when Masood sees Karen's children, he tells Apostolos that it was his fault and Karen is offered the job. | |||||||
| 5638 | 9 | 30 minutes | Michael Owen Morris | Colin Wyatt | 7.13 | ||
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Max tells Dr Harding that Abi can have stem-cell therapy in the United States and he will raise the £2 million needed through crowdfunding; Harding says Max has no legal rights over Abi, an adult, and he cannot take her, so Max threatens to go to the newspapers and accuses Harding of killing Abi, to which Lauren says Max has already killed her. Whitney tries to take Tiffany to see Bianca but Tiffany tries to convince her not to, and when Tiffany is almost hit by a car, Whitney allows her to stay. Ciara tells Mel that Ben did not have the money and it is revealed that Ciara is stopping Mel from seeing her son, Hunter; Mel finds out that Ben's room may be available to rent so asks Donna to see it and searches for the money but does not find it. Masood tries to get a job at the Vic and when Linda worries that Mariam may have told him about the heist, she agrees to give him a trial, however, Masood tells Mariam and Arshad that his new job is as an estate agent. | |||||||
| 5639 | 10 | 30 minutes | Michael Owen Morris | Jonny O'Neill | 7.11 | ||
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Max barricades himself and Abi in her hospital room until Nurse Lennon convinces him to let the doctors in when she tells him about her 18-year-old son's death, saying he needs to say goodbye. Dot returns and sees the launderette has reopened; after Karen shrinks Kush's jumper, she and Dot try to fix it. Whitney discovers that Bianca is on a cruise and did not try to kill herself. Mariam and Arshad put Masood in a suit and ask him to bring a colleague home for dinner, and Shirley bets that Masood will cost the Vic more money than he makes them; Ted tricks Masood into giving him discounts so Masood and Ted end up doing washing up; Masood fixes the dishwasher so wins the bet and then gets Halfway to pose as his estate agent colleague. | |||||||
| 5640 | 11 | 30 minutes | Michael Owen Morris | Matthew Barry | 7.19 | ||
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Max receives a cot that Abi ordered for her baby so he builds it but is then overcome by grief and destroys it; Dot tells him he has a chance to say goodbye to Abi, so at the hospital, Max asks Dr Harding when Abi's life support will be switched off. TJ arrives to take Tiffany back to Milton Keynes, but when Tiffany realises he is there, she runs away and meets Blake, who she contacted online, and lies that she is 16. Ciara asks Mel to find out if Billy has the cash; she manages to steal his keys and enter his safe, but there is no money in it. Shirley sacks Masood when he underprices champagne but Linda is thankful when he confronts drug users in the toilets. | |||||||
| 5641 | 12 | 30 minutes | Michael Owen Morris | Matthew Barry | 7.16 | ||
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Dr Harding allows Max to choose the time for Abi's life support to be withdrawn: 8:32 pm, the time she was born; Max and Lauren collect some of Abi's belongings and Lauren tells Jay about Abi; Abi's grandmother, Cora, and aunt, Rainie, arrive and Cora says Abi's mother, Tanya, does not want Max there when Abi dies; Max meets Tanya in the hospital chapel and she says he killed Abi, however, as the time approaches, Tanya asks for Max to be there. Abi's life support is withdrawn and she dies, as mourners assemble in the Vic having heard the news from Jay. Whitney and Bex check Tiffany's social media and discover where she has gone; she is with Blake and Raf, who smoke cannabis in Raf's car; Raf locks the door and asks Tiffany for oral sex, so she escapes and hides from them, but Raf catches her, however, Whitney and Martin arrive just in time and take Tiffany home; she admits that Bianca went on a cruise and left TJ to look after her, but he was bringing random girls home for sex, so Whitney tells him to leave and promises that Tiffany can stay, putting off her plans to move to Wakefield. Instead of the usual closing title sequence, the image fades to black and no theme music is played.[11] | |||||||
| 5642 | 13 | 30 minutes | Jamie Annett | Pete Lawson | 7.07 | ||
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The men involved in Aidan's heist reemerge and Phil sees Kathy's necklace and thinks Ben and Jay took the money; the men gather at Phil's and accuse each other, while Aidan says the woman they robbed does not have the money as her "blonde bombshell" is looking for it; Aidan then offers to help Mick get his money to buy the Vic back, but Mick calls Aidan a liar and wants nothing more to do with him; Billy then tells Phil that the "blonde bombshell" is Mel and Phil says they need to find Ben. Stacey returns to Martin, her husband, and she says she still loves him, but when he discovers she lied about visiting Whitney that day, he accuses her of being with Max; knowing Martin no longer trusts her, Stacey asks him to move out but he throws her out of the house, revealing that she cheated with Max (episode 5621) and says she will not take his house or the children. Tiffany tries to find Whitney a date and asks Halfway to meet her the next day for help with her "homework". | |||||||
| 5643 | 14 | 30 minutes | Jamie Annett | Jeff Povey | 6.99 | ||
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Martin spends the day avoiding Stacey but is forced to talk to her when Lily goes to the window with baby Hope; Stacey offers to take the children to help Martin but he refuses, telling Bex they are his children. Phil meets Mel and they agree to work together to find the money to protect Hunter and Ben; Phil says Mick is the most likely person to have taken the money. Keegan and Bernadette prepare for an exam but Keegan smashes headteacher Mrs Lund's car window; Bernadette takes the blame and is suspended for two weeks, while Keegan sits the exam. Arshad discovers Masood is working in the Vic so Masood admits he needed the money and asks Arshad not to tell Mariam. Halfway and Whitney meet and Whitney realises they have been set up by Tiffany, but he makes her laugh and she says she will consider meeting again. | |||||||
| 5644 | 15 | 30 minutes | Jamie Annett | Daran Little | 6.51 | ||
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Mick tells Linda that he will have the money to buy back the Vic the next day, and then asks Vincent for a loan; Vincent refuses as he thinks it is a set-up and he will be accused of stealing the heist money; Mick tells Linda there is no money and they will lose the pub. Halfway meets Whitney and thinks it is a date, and when he proposes a relationship with a ring, she walks out; Halfway leaves the ring, which Mick then sees. Kush tries to reunite Martin and Stacey, but it leads to arguments and insults being thrown between Stacey and Sonia, Martin's former wife, leading to Kush becoming breathless due to his brugada syndrome. Karen makes Bernadette work in the launderette during her suspension and offers to iron Ted's clothes but makes Bernadette do it; Bernadette befriends Tiffany and gets distracted, so some of Ted's clothes are destroyed by the iron. Broadcast on Wednesday at 8:30 pm[78] due to no episode being shown on Friday 26 January. | |||||||
| 5645 | 16 | 30 minutes | Jamie Annett | Daran Little | 6.89 | ||
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Mick has the ring valued at £20,000 and tells Halfway, who tells him the ring is from the heist and he should keep it; the ring is then valued at £200,000, enough to buy the Vic; their dog, Lady Di, swallows it but they manage to retrieve it and Fi Browning (Lisa Faulkner) accepts it as payment, so the customers celebrate that the Vic will remain open. Martin allows Stacey to see their children but Stacey uses Whitney, Lily's biological aunt, to help get the locks changed, and Martin is devastated as Stacey locks him out. Ted asks Karen for compensation over the ruined shirts but when Joyce finds out that Ted got Joyce to do their laundry instead of doing it himself, he makes Ted buy Karen a drink. Masood tells Karen he starts a job in the chip shop the following week. There was no episode on 26 January due to live coverage of the 2017–18 FA Cup.[79] | |||||||
| 5646 | 17 | 30 minutes | Jane Ashmore | Lauren Klee | 6.56 | ||
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Aidan finds out Mick has bought the Vic and Mick's son Johnny tells Aidan that they sold a family member's war medal; Aidan believes the story but Mel speaks to Halfway who says they won the money on a scratchcard, so when Mel tells Aidan this, he is furious. Johnny leaves Walford for a new job in Manchester. Masood starts working in the chip shop and adds curry powder, which the customers dislike, so Kathy tells him to do as he is told; however, Robbie accidentally takes Masood's samosas that Mariam made him and asks him for more. Kim suspects Vincent is having an affair but when she confronts him with a woman called Savannah, Vincent is forced to reveal he is selling the Albert. | |||||||
| 5647 | 18 | 30 minutes | Jane Ashmore | Rob Gittins | 7.15 | ||
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Phil sees Vincent being friendly with a police officer, PC Jed Adams, after a break-in at the Albert and notices how on-edge he is all day, while Aidan sees Mick is celebrating something and that the Vic is suddenly running so smoothly after the Carters faced eviction; Phil and Aidan agree that Vincent or Mick are guilty of taking the money; Mick is then bundled into a van by two men, which Linda sees from the window. Meanwhile, Patrick urges Kim to get the truth from Vincent about why he is selling the Albert, and she decides to take a DNA test to find out if Denise is really her sister (see episode 5436). Robbie asks Masood to make more samosas so they can sell them on the market, so Masood finds Mariam's recipe book and tries to make some. Ted teaches Bernadette how to play chess. | |||||||
February
[edit]February sees the continuation of the heist storyline, with the stolen money revealed to have been taken by Sharon Mitchell (Letitia Dean).[80] The storyline also leads to the introduction of Hunter Owen (Charlie Winter), the son of Mel Owen (Tamzin Outhwaite) and Steve Owen (Martin Kemp), who was killed off in March 2002.[81] Two other new characters, Hayley Slater (Katie Jarvis) and Georgi (Holly Donovan) were introduced in February; Hayley was described as a "mystery" person spying on Martin Fowler (James Bye) and his wife, Stacey Fowler (Lacey Turner)[43] who is later revealed to be Stacey's cousin,[44] and Georgi is a friend of Zsa Zsa Carter (Emer Kenny), the daughter of Tina Carter (Luisa Bradshaw-White).[82] This month also features the funeral of Abi Branning (Lorna Fitzgerald), a guest appearance of her mother, Tanya Cross (Jo Joyner), and the departures of Abi's sister, Lauren Branning (Jacqueline Jossa), Lauren's son, Louie Beale (Oscar Winehouse),[83] and boyfriend Josh Hemmings (Eddie Eyre).[13]
| # | No. in year | Original air date | Running time | Directed by | Written by | Viewers (millions) | |
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| 5648 | 19 | 30 minutes | Jane Ashmore | Rob Gittins | 6.09 | ||
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Mick is taken to the garage where Phil, Aidan, Vincent, Keanu and Billy confront him; he convinces Aidan that Fi gave them the Vic back for nothing, so Aidan turns his attention to Vincent; Vincent accuses Ben, while Phil accuses Mel and Aidan gives him 10 days to find out; Mel then overhears Phil telling Sharon that if Aidan knew who had the money, there would be a "bloodbath". Robbie dislikes Masood's samosas, so Masood convinces Mariam to cook some, saying he has a date and is meeting her family, however, Mariam later catches Masood and Robbie with "Masood's secret samosas". Kim asks Kush to help get a DNA sample from Denise, but when Denise realises they are being secretive, Kim asks Denise to take the DNA test; Denise agrees but says they will be sisters whatever the result. | |||||||
| 5649 | 20 | 30 minutes | Jane Ashmore | Lisa Gifford | 6.73 | ||
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Mel tells Ciara she thinks Phil has the money and uses his daughter, Louise, to get access to his house; Sharon finds Mel there and Mel explains that her son is being kept from her; eventually Sharon tells Mel that she took the heist money. Meanwhile, Jay allows Phil to speak to Ben and Phil decides to visit him. Arshad tells Masood to go on a date to keep Mariam happy; Masood meets Noor and when he realises she is only there to make her mother happy, he tells her the truth about his life and they go their separate ways; Masood tells Mariam and she agrees to teach him her recipes. Ted wins his and Patrick's chess competition but Patrick accuses Ted of cheating; Bernadette plays Ted but realises Ted is cheating so is angry with him but he then agrees to play fair. | |||||||
| 5650 | 21 | 30 minutes | Afia Nkrumah | Jaden Clark | 6.56 | ||
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Mel asks Sharon for the money, saying she needs to see her son; Sharon offers Mel a cut of the money if they tell Ciara that the money cannot be found; Ciara refuses to let Mel see Hunter and makes threats to Hunter and Sharon's son, Dennis; Mel says Sharon has the money and Ciara reveals that Mel told her as soon as she found out. Billy's boss, Pam, visits him at the funeral home and reveals that CCTV showed he illegally exhumed a grave and she is forced to sack him. Mariam and Arshad meet Daisy's adoptive parents, Ashley and Dan, and Ashley tells Arshad that Daisy would not settle when she spent a night with them; Arshad says it is normal but Mariam wants to call the social worker. | |||||||
| 5651 | 22 | 30 minutes | Afia Nkrumah | Jesse O'Mahoney | 5.85 | ||
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Sharon returns the money to Ciara, so Ciara returns Hunter to Mel; however, realising some money is missing, Ciara returns to reveal to Hunter that Steve Owen died in a fire, not of a heart attack as Mel told him, and murdered a woman, Saskia Duncan (Deborah Sheridan-Taylor), in February 1999. Mariam, Arshad, Dan, Ashley and social worker Viktoria have a meeting about Daisy, and afterwards, Mariam admits to Arshad that finds it too hard when children leave their care and wants to give up fostering. Karen, who has been offering an ironing service to the launderette customers, mixes up several people's clothes; Honey has Linda's underwear but Linda is too embarrassed to claim it. Meanwhile, Billy has told Honey he got a pay rise but Tina urges him to tell Honey the truth; Honey sees them hugging and then tells Billy she knows what he is going to tell her, revealing the underwear that she thinks is Tina's. | |||||||
| 5652 | 23 | 30 minutes | Afia Nkrumah | Christopher Reason | 6.99 | ||
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Billy admits to a one-night stand with Tina and the next day, he discovers Honey has cut up all his clothes; Honey confides in Carmel and texts Tina from Billy's phone, arranging to meet; when Shirley sees them talking, she assumes Honey found out Tina was driving the car that hit Honey and Billy's daughter, Janet (episode 5590), and reveals the fact to Honey; Honey then cuts Billy out of her photos. Mel tells Hunter that Steve killed Saskia in self-defence but he framed Matthew Rose (Joe Absolom), and Steve died in a car chase involving Louise when she was a baby; Mel assures Hunter that she loves him and she loved Steve despite his faults, and agrees to be honest from now on. Stacey refuses to let Martin see Hope but later asks him to look after her; he has made plans so refuses, accusing her of wanting to see Max. | |||||||
| 5653 | 24 | 30 minutes | Afia Nkrumah | Christopher Reason | 6.65 | ||
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Mariam and Arshad say goodbye to Daisy as she moves out. Martin is watched by a woman, Hayley, and when Martin and Stacey argue, Arshad tells them off for neglecting their children; because of this Mariam and Arshad agree to emergency foster a two-year-old child. Meanwhile, Hayley speaks to someone on the phone about Martin, having sent on the pictures she took of him, and Martin finds out Stacey lied about taking the children to see her mother, Jean. Sharon discovers Phil's club, R&R, is gathering debt so Billy suggests reopening it and hiring him as a manager but she asks Mel instead; Mel agrees and Hunter is pleased to remain in Walford. Honey continues to reject Billy, while Carmel supports Honey. | |||||||
| 5654 | 25 | 30 minutes | Dominic Keavey | Sumerah Srivastav | 6.51 | ||
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Max tries to find out when Abi's funeral will be but eventually Lauren tells him that it has already happened without him. Kim takes on Karen as a cleaner, angering Vincent, who tells Savannah, his estate agent, to hurry through a cash sale of the Albert; he tells Aidan that he will have his money in four weeks but Aidan demands an immediate bank transfer, and has Vincent beaten up when he refuses; Vincent then goes home and is forced to admit to Kim that he has lost the Albert and has no money. Masood sells his samosas without Kathy's knowledge, which increases the trade in the chip shop but after Kathy finds out, Masood is forced to tell Mariam that he will be fired for selling them without permission. | |||||||
| 5655 | 26 | 30 minutes | Dominic Keavey | Mark Stevenson | 6.70 | ||
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Max gets drunk but Mick stops him from driving his car, and when he asks Lauren for details about Abi's funeral, he realises she lied and it has not happened yet. Donna comes up with a scheme to make money from Valentine's Day by sending fake cards to men so they will buy her fake red roses; Halfway ends up humiliated when he arranges a romantic dinner for Whitney but she reveals the card with her name in is not from her. Vincent reveals to Kim that he owes a six-figure sum and how he is being blamed for a suicide, but she is angry when he declines her help. Masood brings more samosas to the chip shop but Kathy confirms he has been fired, however, he is persistent so she agrees to let him stay and sell the samosas. | |||||||
| 5656 | 27 | 30 minutes | Dominic Keavey | Carey Andrews | 6.50 | ||
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Kim offers a promotion at the Albert and decides to resume her salsa classes to make more money, while Vincent and Kim's daughter, Pearl, puts Kim's engagement ring inside the DVD player while Karen is babysitting her. Lauren refuses to give Max details of Abi's funeral, but Jay offers to help Max, saying Abi would want him there. Halfway overhears Linda calling him a liability after he sets off smoke alarms, so he decides to leave; Whitney asks him to stay but he says that he has been called back to the Army. Donna is off with Robbie after spending the night together but she later apologises after admitting she is not good at talking about her feelings and they kiss. Masood and Kathy compete in the chip shop to make the most money so Kathy adds chilli sauce to Masood's food, meaning she wins the contest. Denise tells her friends that Tanya has been on sedatives since Abi's death. | |||||||
| 5657 | 28 | 30 minutes | Dominic Keavey | Carey Andrews | 6.44 | ||
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Lauren tells Max to stay away from Abi's funeral, and tells Whitney she loves Josh but Whitney says Josh is controlling and wants Lauren to be sure about moving to Scotland with him; at the funeral, Tanya struggles to get out of the car, saying she let Abi down and tells Lauren not to be "swept away" by the wrong man. Cora tells Jack that Max will want revenge for being barred from the funeral and may kidnap Abi's baby, so Jack rushes to the hospital and discovers that Max has registered the baby's name and called her Abi; Max says he wants to bring her up better than his daughter. After the funeral, Max reads a poem for Abi in the empty church and then tells Lauren to be happy and live her life for herself and Abi; as Lauren goes to meet Josh, she walks away and ignores him. Meanwhile, Halfway has left his bag in the Vic so Whitney tries to track him down without luck, but he returns and kisses Whitney after she says they can stay in contact by email. "Julia's Theme" plays up to the end credits, over scenes of white balloons being released in Abi's memory, Max confirming to Jack the name of Abi's baby and Lauren walking away with Louie to start a new life without Josh. The credits roll over the ending shot of Lauren and Louie. There was no episode on 19 February due to live coverage of the 2017–18 FA Cup.[84] | |||||||
| 5658 | 29 | 30 minutes | Laurence Wilson | Jonny O'Neill | 6.60 | ||
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Tina helps a pregnant girl, Georgi, in the café and later in the Vic, Shirley meets Georgi and gives her cash; Georgi realises who Tina is, reveals she is Zsa Zsa's best friend and says Tina was a bad mother. Vincent looks for Kim's engagement ring to pawn but it is missing; he accuses Karen but believes her when she denies it; Vincent then agrees to throw Pearl a birthday party. Martin and Stacey take Arthur to see Magic Marv at the community centre, but Stacey invites Kush, Arthur's biological father; when Martin asks Stacey why he deserves her poor treatment as she is the one who cheated, she simply says she is bored of him; when a drunk Marv comments on the relationship between Martin, Stacey and Kush, Martin smashes a drum and leaves, then tells Sonia he wants to divorce Stacey. Bernadette takes Ted's chess set and tries to teach Keegan, who gets frustrated and knocks the pieces on the floor; when Bernadette cannot find one, she thinks the dog, Bronson, may have swallowed it. | |||||||
| 5659 | 30 | 30 minutes | Laurence Wilson | Rob Gittins | 5.67 | ||
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Aidan tells Vincent to agree a sale on the Albert by the next day; Jack shows an interest but cannot get the money straight away, so Vincent rejects his offer; Vincent leaves Kim a note and then leaves. Pearl puts the letter with Kim and Denise's DNA result in her bag. Georgi tells Tina that she no longer speaks to her mother, Tilly, so Tina tries to reunite them by meeting Tilly and giving her the address of the Vic; when Shirley and Georgi find out, Georgi starts packing and Shirley reveals that Georgi stole money from Tilly. Martin has emailed a solicitor about divorcing Stacey but she gives him a care timetable so he tries to intercept the email to Stacey but is forced to tell her about it, but says he wants to sort things out amicably; Stacey agrees but then decides to contact a solicitor herself. Bernadette tries to replace Ted's missing chess piece and Ted is shocked when he sees his chess set is missing. Broadcast on Wednesday at 8:00 pm[85] due to no episode being shown on Monday 19 February. | |||||||
| 5660–5661 | 31 | 60 minutes | Laurence Wilson | Rob Gittins/Davey Jones[87] | 5.65 | ||
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Pearl finds Vincent's note and draws on it; Kim does not see Vincent's message but Donna, Vincent's foster sister, finds it and bins it, but when Kim sees it in the bin, she displays Pearl's drawing on the fridge. With no buyer forthcoming, Aidan tells Vincent to sell him the Albert for £1; Vincent reluctantly agrees. Keanu and Karen find Ted's chess piece under Bernadette's bed and confront him, assuming he is having sex with her, but Bernadette shows them that they are just playing chess; Karen urges Bernadette to make friends of her own age. Shirley tells Tina that she acts like a child, and Shirley confronts Cal, a drug dealer, in the Vic's toilets. The next day, Georgi goes into labour and Tina delivers the baby; Shirley is proud but says she still meant what she said before; Tina calls Zsa Zsa. Mick confronts Cal, forcing him out but later, Cal returns with Aidan. Karen pays Keegan to spend time with Bernadette, but when she finds out he was paid, he says he would have done it for nothing and tells her not to change who she is. Keegan is jealous when he sees Louise hugging Hunter. Vincent tells Kim that the bar is sold, then secretly cuts up his credit cards to stop Kim spending, as she now believes their debt problems are solved. Sonia tells Martin that Stacey's timetable in unfair on him, and Stacey then asks Martin to look after Hope with no notice; Stacey ends up bored on her own, while Hayley meets Martin and flirts, asking to meet up for a drink; Martin tries to put her off but Stacey walks in as she kisses him on the cheek; Hayley then whispers something to Stacey. A combination of two episodes, as there was no episode on 23 February due to live coverage of the 2018 Six Nations Championship.[86] However, on W and RTÉ One, the two parts were broadcast separately.[87][88] | |||||||
| 5662 | 32 | 30 minutes | Waris Islam | Simon Norman | 6.46 | ||
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Karen tries to stop Bernadette from seeing Ted by asking Tiffany, Bex and Louise to spend time with her, but Tiffany, believing that Ted is not a danger to Bernadette, allows Bernadette to go so she can play chess with Ted as agreed. Mick tries to stop the drug dealing and Aidan threatens to take the Vic from the Carters; Mick physically ejects Cal from the pub after he shouts at Tina and Cal beats up Jay after Jay confronts him; Aidan then threatens Mick with harm to his family members. Jack helps Mel when the alarm in the club is going off but they discover that Billy has been sleeping rough in the club's office. Stacey is annoyed when a solicitor's letter arrives but Martin insists he has cancelled the divorce proceedings, and Hayley visits Stacey so Stacey asks her what is going on. | |||||||
| 5663 | 33 | 30 minutes | Waris Islam | Wendy Granditer | 6.64 | ||
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Linda returns from visiting Johnny and soon discovers the drug dealing at the Vic; Mick explains that Aidan is behind it and he took the Albert from Vincent so they have little choice; a man falls unconscious in the pub but Linda does not tell the paramedic that he took drugs but she worries about Aidan. Hayley convinces Martin to keep the children for a longer than agreed with Stacey, so Stacey gets the police involved; later, Hayley visits Stacey, where it is revealed that they are cousins; Stacey feels guilty about her treatment of Martin but Hayley tells her not to. Mel asks Billy to find someone to work in security at the club; Kush agrees and Mel hires him, then hires Billy as a "general dogsbody", though he wanted to be her head of security. Keanu helps Jay fix the electricity at the funeral home. | |||||||
March
[edit]The heist storyline concluded during this month as Patrick Bergin made his final appearance as Aidan Maguire after it is revealed that he killed Luke Browning (Adam Astill).[89] Mitch Baker (Roger Griffiths), the father of Keegan Baker (Zack Morris), was introduced in March for a guest stint.[45] He appears in four episodes before departing, although it was confirmed that the character would return.[90] Griffiths appeared again for two episodes later in the month.[91] Three members of the Slater family were reintroduced in March 2018: Mo Harris (Laila Morse), Jean Slater (Gillian Wright) and Kat Moon (Jessie Wallace).[27] All three characters return for a storyline which sees Mo claim that Kat has died. Following the news, the residents of Albert Square arrange a fundraising event to remember Kat, during which she returns.[92] On the reunion of the Slater family, Wallace said, "There's the hustle and bustle of the Slaters, supporting each other, arguing with each other, laughing, it’s just great."[93] The departure of Joyce Murray (Maggie Steed) was announced on 22 March 2018, and Joyce is killed off, departing at the end of March.[94]
| # | No. in year | Original air date | Running time | Directed by | Written by | Viewers (millions) | |
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| 5664 | 34 | 30 minutes | Waris Islam | Matthew Barry | 6.98 | ||
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Linda wants to report Aidan to the police but Mick says it would endanger their lives; Aidan then gives Mick money for his silence, but Linda returns it, however, Aidan has conned a supplier meaning Mick needs the money to pay them; Mick nearly goes to the police but changes his mind after finding out Aidan contacted his daughter, Nancy Carter (Maddy Hill); Linda then calls the police. The new sign for the club is unveiled but Hunter has changed it to E20, the name of the club when Steve owned it; Mel is angry but later agrees to keep the name to keep Hunter happy. Louise is annoyed that Hunter has been ignoring her messages. Mariam tries to set Masood up on a date but the woman sees his photos and declines. Aidan gives Keanu a box to hide in a coffin while he is helping Jay. | |||||||
| 5665 | 35 | 30 minutes | Waris Islam | Simon Norman | 6.84 | ||
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The police raid the Vic and Cal is arrested; Linda tells Mick she called them but when Aidan arrives, Mick takes the blame, however, Linda admits it was her so Aidan threatens her and demands his money or he will have Mick killed. Kim finds the DNA test results letter and tells Denise; they agree not to read it but Kim does so anyway and they are overjoyed to discover they are sisters. Keanu retrieves Aidan's box from the coffin but Jay catches him, so says he will bury it for him; Keanu confirms to Aidan that the box is gone but Aidan knows Keanu looked inside it. Tiffany decides to play Cupid between Louise and Hunter but Hunter is not interested and Bex tells Tiffany off for talking about Louise's burn scars (see July 2017). | |||||||
| 5666 | 36 | 30 minutes | Richard Lynn | Kim Revill | 6.56 | ||
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Phil returns from visiting Ben and sees that the club is reopening and tells Sharon and Mel it will not happen but Mel insists it will make money. Kathy refuses to serve Aidan in the café, while Mick asks Mel for help with Aidan but she refuses at first, but after Aidan attacks Billy for standing up to him, Mel gives Mick a mobile number of a hitman. Jay gives Phil the box Aidan gave Keanu and Phil looks inside, then locks it in his safe; Aidan and Phil then meet and Aidan asks Phil to stay as his alibi, and says he hopes the heist money is not funding the club; Mick then discovers the hallway and barrel store of the Vic have been doused in petrol and finds a petrol can with a note saying "Thursday 8pm". Meanwhile, Kim wants to throw a party to celebrate being sisters with Denise. | |||||||
| 5667 | 37 | 30 minutes | Richard Lynn | Mark Catley | 6.75 | ||
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Mick decides to call the hitman but has lost the number; he asks Vincent to help and tells him how they saved the Vic with Halfway's help; Linda finds the number and discovers Aidan has threatened Johnny and Nancy so agrees to the hitman; worried that Vincent will tell Aidan about the ring, he asks Whitney to warn Halfway that someone knows what he did. Mick meets Victor, the hitman, who agrees to the hit but Linda changes her mind about it; Vincent then tells Mick that he will help get rid of Aidan, unaware that Aidan has seen him go into the Vic. Honey tends to Billy's wounds and brings Janet to see him but she is too scared of his injuries to go to him. Billy tells Jay that Aidan attacked him so Jay confronts Phil, saying something has to be done and tells Sharon about Aidan's box; Sharon searches for it but Phil has it with him; it contains teeth. Donna takes pity on Billy and allows him to rent one of the rooms with her and Jay. | |||||||
| 5668 | 38 | 30 minutes | Richard Lynn | Mark Catley | 6.06 | ||
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Jack offers Mick support with Aidan while Linda and the rest of the Carters prepare to move back to Watford; Billy and Vincent both back out of helping Mick due to Aidan's violent threats, so Mick agrees to leave before Aidan arrives; Shirley visits Phil and asks him to deal with Aidan but he refuses so Shirley calls him spineless and selfish; as Mick and Linda go to leave, Mick lies that he left his wallet behind so returns to the Vic to wait for Aidan. Phil sees Mel talking to Robert, and Robert tells Phil that Ciara has the money back and that in a way, Phil stole the money from himself; Phil leaves Sharon a message to talk about Mel and Ciara, and later Sharon tells him she was waiting for people to stop looking for the money before she told Phil she had it; Phil did not realise she had taken it and is shocked. Whitney and Halfway talk via video chat and she tries to pass on Mick's message but he is too distracted by his fellow soldiers. | |||||||
| 5669 | 39 | 30 minutes | Richard Lynn | Mark Catley | 6.68 | ||
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Aidan arrives at the Vic with three thugs who guard the outside of the pub; Aidan wants Mick to apologise and allow the drug dealing to continue, but Mick refuses, saying he will stay in the Vic and bars Aidan for life; Aidan says Albert Square is a cash cow that he will use as his pension scheme, and punches Mick. Whitney passes on Mick's message to Halfway, while Masood tries to get a birthday card for Mariam, thinking he has forgotten her birthday, and ends up seeing Mick and Aidan in the Vic; Whitney brings her laptop to the Vic so that Halfway can tell Aidan that he saved the Vic with the ring he stole but Aidan is uninterested; Whitney leaves and Aidan beats Mick; Mick tells Aidan some home truths so Aidan hits him with his walking stick but is then stopped by Jack, who arrives with Ted, Billy, Linda and Shirley. Meanwhile, Phil asks Sharon about how she took the money and Masood visits them, revealing that Mick is at the Vic with thugs outside. When Masood gets home, he realises Mariam's cards are for Mother's Day, not her birthday. Sharon tells Phil they should help Mick, but Phil is reluctant as Aidan is his friend but Sharon says he is a stranger taking over the Square. More men arrive in the Vic to back Aidan up, and they start pouring petrol on the bar; Aidan threatens to burn it unless Mick apologises; Mick is forced to and Aidan says the drug dealing will resume, but after he leaves, Phil punches him back through the door, revealing the box but Phil is keeping the teeth; Phil has worked out that Aidan had Luke Browning (Adam Astill) killed when Phil only wanted him scared off, and says that Vincent would go to the police if he knew; Aidan is forced to retreat and he leaves Walford. Phil tells Mick that Sharon took the money and everyone toasts Phil. | |||||||
| 5670 | 40 | 30 minutes | John Greening | Pete Lawson | 6.54 | ||
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Mick and Linda are nervous that Aidan will return so have an alarm installed at the Vic; Mick receives a package but they are relieved to discover it is a framed picture he ordered. Mitch arrives, taking his van to the garage where Keanu has started working on a trial; Keanu says the rest of his family have left, but when Mitch goes to the Taylors' house, Keanu tries to stop Keegan from seeing him; Keegan is shocked to see his father. Ian returns from New Zealand is annoyed to discover Masood is selling samosas at the chip shop, but he allows it when Mitch orders four, however, he sacks Masood when Masood asks for a cut of the profits; Ian is then shocked but delighted to see Mel, his former wife. Ted loses £50 to Patrick in a game of chess but Bernadette wins it back as it is for Ted's fund to travel to Australia; Patrick reveals that he has an internet girlfriend called Chaconia. | |||||||
| 5671 | 41 | 30 minutes | John Greening | Colin Wyatt | 5.27 | ||
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Keanu wants Mitch gone, while Keegan wonders why he is back; Mitch tells Karen that he has changed and wants to settle down; she allows him into the flat but it causes an argument and Keegan tells him to leave, but after everyone has gone to bed, Karen sneaks him into her bedroom. Ian meets Mel in the Vic to offer her business advice but ends up arguing with Masood in front of her; Ian tells Mel he has changed and says it was a good day. Mick tells Vincent that Aidan has gone for good; the Carters decide to host a curry night at the Vic, which is a success, but Shirley admits to Mick that it is made from horsemeat. Patrick places a bet on a horse and wins £3,300; Denise says they can buy a new sofa but he wants to visit his girlfriend in Trinidad. | |||||||
| 5672 | 42 | 30 minutes | John Greening | Christopher Reason | 6.26 | ||
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Keanu is angry when he finds out Mitch stayed the night, while Bernadette and Keegan are happy to have him there; Mitch urges Karen to tell Keanu the truth about his own father, but when Karen tries, Keanu walks away; Keegan then overhears Karen and Mitch agreeing not to tell Keanu that his father received a 12-year prison sentence for attempting to kill Karen. Ian starts reading self-help books and tells Kathy that he will marry Mel again. Joyce tells Patrick that Ted is depressed because they cannot afford to travel to Australia to make amends with their son. Denise is shocked when Patrick tells her that he has been in contact with Chaconia, real name Renee de Boyne, who he had a relationship with in the 1960s, and they are still in love and want to get married. | |||||||
| 5673 | 43 | 30 minutes | John Greening | Christopher Reason | 6.48 | ||
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Denise discovers that Renee has had four divorces, all from Caribbean expatriates in the UK, so Patrick agrees to buy the sofa, but after Ted lies to Joyce about seeing a doctor, Patrick posts the money through Ted and Joyce's door so they can go to Australia. Mitch tells Keegan about Keanu's father, Shane, and Keegan agrees to convince Keanu to move back home; Keanu does so but when Mitch goes to walk Bronson, he finds the envelope of cash and leaves with it; Joyce returns Bronson to the Taylors and the family realise Mitch has left; Keegan blames Keanu. Ian convinces Robbie to join him at the Vic's open mic night where Robbie will walk on hot coals, but Shirley extinguishes the coals; Ian is humiliated and discards his self-help book. Mo arrives at Stacey's home and tells her that Kat has died. | |||||||
| 5674 | 44 | 30 minutes | John Howlett | Jeff Povey | 6.74 | ||
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Stacey and Mo try to raise money for Kat's funeral, so Martin sets up a fundraising website; Stacey visits Martin to thank him and when he comforts her, she kisses him, which leads to passion between then. Mo locks herself in Stacey's home, telling Whitney not to let anyone in. Mariam tells Arshad to book a holiday to their "favourite place" but he cannot remember where it is; his only clue is a salwar kameez Mariam has bought that is similar to one she wore the last time they went there; Masood wears it in an attempt to jog Arshad's memory but they are interrupted by Mariam and social worker Jenny with a baby, Harley, for them to foster. Patrick leaves on holiday. Hunter ignores calls from Louise because it is his father's birthday and talks to Keegan about it; Bex tells Louise she is acting "psycho" for calling him so much. | |||||||
| 5675 | 45 | 30 minutes | John Howlett | Jeff Povey | 6.87 | ||
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Several people come up with ways to raise money for Kat's funeral and Jay is able to provide a coffin for free; Mo avoids answering her phone and the door, and later calls Fat Elvis (Shenton Dixon), saying she has a coffin to sell; Stacey's mother Jean then arrives and says she spoke to Kat earlier that day and she is alive. Despite Martin saying the night before was the best sex they ever had, Stacey says it was only "grief sex" and meant nothing. Arshad struggles to settle Harley as his mother is a heroin addict and Harley is suffering withdrawal, and when Karen sees the baby, they realise he is soothed by grime music. Keegan tells Louise that Hunter has problems, so Louise asks about them and later invites Hunter to the Vic. | |||||||
| 5676 | 46 | 30 minutes | John Howlett | Jeff Povey | 6.60 | ||
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Stacey and Mo convince Jean that she has not taken her bipolar medication and she did not speak to Kat, but Stacey is angry when she sees the cheap, almost anonymous obituary Mo took out, and after finding Mo's phone, Stacey receives a call from Fat Elvis about the coffin; Stacey realises Mo is lying and calls her disgusting, and Mo stops Stacey trying to call Kat and admits she owes £5,000 to a man called Terry; Stacey tells Mo to fix it as everyone will be angry when they find out and what she did is unforgivable. Kat's wake goes ahead at the Vic, at which Hunter surprises Louise by kissing her. Kat arrives on Albert Square and is shocked to discover posters for her own wake. | |||||||
| 5677 | 47 | 30 minutes | Karl Neilson | Tony Jordan[αθ][97] | 6.51 | ||
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Kat goes to Stacey's house and confronts Mo over her scam to repay Terry; when Ian arrives with the money the Vic has raised, Kat hides in a cupboard and afterwards, Stacey and Kat tell Mo that she has to tell the truth. Terry's daughter, Annie Pritchard, arrives so Mo hides in the coffin and the family fool Annie into believing she has died, and Kat says they will repay the money. The family then head to the Vic, where everyone is shocked to see Kat; when Mo is asked to explain, she fakes a heart attack, causing Linda to call an ambulance. Stacey promises to repay everyone's money but Karen refuses to let the matter lie and threatens to slap Mo, so Kat defends her, causing a fight to break out among everyone in the pub. Mo, Stacey and Kat escape and laugh about it as an ambulance arrives. Broadcast at 9:00 pm.[95] There was no episode on 23 March due to the live Sport Relief 2018 telethon.[96] | |||||||
| 5678 | 48 | 30 minutes | Ian White | Rob Gittins | 6.58 | ||
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Mick tells Stacey and Kat that the money they returned was £300 short, and they discover that Mo kept it; Annie discovers that Mo is not dead and when Mo sneaks away when returning the cash, Annie confronts her; Kat and Stacey find her with cuts to her face. Keegan has broken the toilets at school but Mitch convinces Mrs Lund to give Keegan one day's suspension instead of three; Karen discovers this and invites Mitch over to explain why he disappeared, and he removes a wedding ring before he goes to her flat. Ted is annoyed when Bernadette spends time with Tiffany instead of practicing chess. Sharon and Phil's relationship starts to deteriorate as he has not forgiven her for stealing the heist money and she realises he is not telling her what is going on in his life. | |||||||
| 5679 | 49 | 30 minutes | Ian White | Phil Clymer | 6.06 | ||
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Mitch tells Karen that he left because it has become "instinct" but he wants to fight it and stay with her; later, Mitch's wife, Marla, visits Karen at work and tells her that she is six weeks pregnant and have been married for two years, so Karen and Marla confront Mitch and though he chooses Karen, she will not let him abandon his unborn child, so rejects him; Marla then reveals to Mitch that she is not pregnant. Jack rents a sports car and attempts to woo Mel, inviting her to Paris, but Hunter removes a motherboard from the car so it will not start and Mel is unimpressed; Hunter then tries to contact his stepfather, Ray. Annie's associate, Chris, tells Mo that she has three days to repay Annie, so comes up with a scheme but Jean says she has an idea, then disappears. Ted enters Bernadette into a chess tournament at the community centre. | |||||||
| 5680 | 50 | 30 minutes | Ian White | Lauren Klee | 6.18 | ||
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Ted agrees to accompany Bernadette to the tournament, and seeing how much it means to him, Joyce allows him to miss a video chat with their son, Alan; Bernadette loses her game but the organiser, Shelley, says she played well against the unbeaten champion, Wesley, and should join the chess club. Afterwards, Ted decides not to disturb Joyce who has already gone to bed. With nowhere to go with his girlfriend, Ingrid, Keanu agrees to move in with Jay. Mitch texts Keegan that he is better off without him, so Keegan angrily blames himself but Karen admits she told Mitch to leave after an argument; Keegan accuses Karen of turning every man she is with "psycho", almost revealing to Keanu what his father did. Keanu then changes his mind about moving out, saying Karen needs him. Stacey becomes a target of hatred from her neighbours, so Mo explains that she alone is to blame, and starts to repay the money using cash Stacey and Kat got from pawning their rings to repay Terry. | |||||||
| 5681 | 51 | 30 minutes | Ian White | Lauren Klee | 6.32 | ||
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Ted carries out errands for Joyce but Bernadette worries about him so goes to his house where he appears catatonic; Tiffany and Bernadette find Joyce has died in her bed and Ted says he found her cold in the morning and realises he was too late. Phil sends Jack a bill for car repairs and Hunter tells Jack that Phil sabotaged the car, so Jack confronts Phil but punches Hunter by accident, so Mel sends him away. Jean returns and says she will pay the debt to Annie with her life savings; Stacey is against this but they are forced to when Annie and her men force their way into the house; afterwards, Stacey tells Mo she must pay Jean back so will not let her leave, and Jean and Kat also decide to stay. | |||||||
April
[edit]Continuing from the previous month, the aftermath of Joyce Murray's (Maggie Steed) death is featured in April with the introduction of her daughter, Judith Thompson (Emma Fielding), who tries to send her father Ted Murray (Christopher Timothy) to a care home.[98] April includes the exits of two regular characters: Michelle Fowler (Jenna Russell) and Vincent Hubbard (Richard Blackwood).[99][100] Michelle leaves to travel after realising her past relationship with teenager Preston Cooper (Martin Anzor) will continue to haunt her,[101] while Vincent departs after being taken and driven out of Albert Square against his will, leaving viewers unaware if the character was dead or alive.[102] This month also includes the reappearance of Max Branning (Jake Wood) and Rainie Cross (Tanya Franks); it emerges that they have recently married. Franks described the characters' pairing as "a kindred spirit from opposing ends of the scale".[103]
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| 5682 | 52 | 30 minutes | Michael Owen Morris | Peter Mattessi | 6.89 | ||
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Sharon arranges a Mitchell family lunch and allows Louise to invite Hunter; Sharon gets drunk and when Phil asks Mel to stay for pudding, Sharon accuses him of fancying her; this leads to Sharon talking about Mel's past relationships and revealing to Hunter that Phil killed Steve; Sharon ends up covered in cream, while Hunter is angry at Phil and Mel. Bernadette supports Ted, helping him to speak to Jay about Joyce's funeral and register her death, and when he says he has not told his children as they would not care, she encourages him to and he calls his daughter, Judith. Kat decides to start a cleaning business, Clean Slater, to pay Jean back. | |||||||
| 5683 | 53 | 30 minutes | Michael Owen Morris | Madeleine Clifford | 6.75 | ||
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Ted's daughter, Joyce, arrives and is angry to discover he delayed telling her about Joyce's death for three days, and when Ted plays chess with Bernadette, she says Ted is acting like a good grandfather but had nothing to do with his own family for 20 years and says he tried to wreck her marriage; Judith then calls someone saying she wants Ted put into a care home. Hunter asks Phil what happened to Steve; Phil explains the car chase: Steve saved Louise before dying in an explosion; Hunter then tells Louise that nothing has changed between them. Mel discovers there has been a break-in at the club. Kat advertises her business; Linda and Jack both reject her services and she fights with Karen and her flyers are delivered through her door by a saboteur. | |||||||
| 5684 | 54 | 30 minutes | Michael Owen Morris | Simon Norman | 6.35 | ||
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Kat tells Denise that the Slaters need someone on their side; in the Vic, Linda refuses to serve them and Kat gives everyone a chance to speak their minds; pasts are brought up but Denise defends the family, and Linda finally serves them. Judith and Ted argue over what dress Joyce should be buried in, and Bernadette brings Ted's choice of dress to the funeral home; Jay mentions this to Ted and Judith so they argue, and Judith leaves, telling Bernadette that Ted is going into a home after the funeral. Louise tells Hunter that she heard Steve was a psychopath, so Hunter asks Mel if he is one; she says he has empathy but he says he could be faking it; after telling Louise they can wait to have sex, he asks if she has plans for the next day. | |||||||
| 5685 | 55 | 30 minutes | Michael Owen Morris | Simon Norman | 6.05 | ||
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On E20's opening night, Hunter convinces Phil to link his mobile to the club's CCTV; Hunter and Louise have sex in the office and Phil later sees them on the CCTV and Hunter winks at the camera; Phil is enraged and grabs a baseball bat. Tina tries to get Billy and Honey back together by having Jack bring Honey to the club but she ends up drunk and flirting with Jack instead. Bernadette tells Ted about Judith wanting him in a home; he confronts her and she says it is to save her travelling to London regularly; they argue over Judith's marriage and she insults the Taylors but refuses to apologise when Ted tells her to, so she leaves. Phil plays a practical joke on Keanu, telling him to get a "long weight", so in his attempt to find one, he waits all day because nobody will tell him it is a joke. | |||||||
| 5686 | 56 | 30 minutes | James Larkin | Jesse O'Mahoney | 6.44 | ||
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Phil goes to E20 to find Hunter but Mel hides him and Jack is hit by the baseball bat; Honey tends to him and they nearly kiss, so Billy attacks Jack; later, Billy tells a drunk Honey that their relationship is special but she vomits. Louise tells Mel that she consented to sex with Hunter but Mel warns Phil that Hunter is underage and Sharon tells Phil to delete the CCTV footage so Mel cannot report Louise to the police. Mel then seduces Phil and they kiss, but she warns him that it has been recorded on CCTV and she will show Sharon if he hurts Hunter. Bernadette offers to watch a film with Ted but he hides in the allotment shed when his electricity goes off; Bernadette deals with it and he comes home but he sends her away when a meal Joyce made is spilt on the floor. | |||||||
| 5687 | 57 | 30 minutes | James Larkin | Julia Honour[αι] | 5.46 | ||
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Phil asks Billy to delete the CCTV footage but Mel tells Phil she has it backed up anyway; Hunter overhears Mel and Phil talking about their past sexual encounter and Phil grabs Hunter by the throat and tells Mel to keep Hunter away from Louise. Ted cannot afford a funeral for Joyce so Jay suggests a direct cremation with no service; Ted pawns some jewellery but Jay says it is still not enough for a funeral. Mo convinces some people she has psychic abilities after hiding a dictaphone in the café. Stacey is annoyed that Hayley has supplied Mo with SIM cards to sell. Kim confronts Vincent over a letter saying they will be evicted. Whitney's former fiancé, Woody, returns and insists he still loves her and wants to marry her. | |||||||
| 5688 | 58 | 30 minutes | James Larkin | Daran Little | 6.18 | ||
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Kat tells Hayley to leave Walford, but Hayley threatens to reveal a secret about Kat; Kat ignores a call from her husband, Alfie. Stacey discovers Mo is listening to conversations and Jean is annoyed to discover Mo has conned people. Whitney offers to meet Woody at the tube station but he is humiliated when she leaves a note and does not turn up in revenge for him doing the same to her (see episode 5606); Whitney tells Woody she regrets ever meeting him and will sell her engagement ring. Kim decides to get a full-time job, while Vincent forges Kim's signature to raid Pearl's savings. Phil bans Louise from seeing Hunter but she arranges to meet him anyway. Ted is mugged for his wallet and Hayley tries to stop the mugger but fails. | |||||||
| 5689 | 59 | 30 minutes | James Larkin | Daran Little | 6.03 | ||
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Vincent plans to sell his car but it is damaged in a hit-and-run; he then visits a police officer, DI Stephan Franklin, saying he will exchange information for money. Joyce is cremated without a funeral and Ted wants to be alone and he cries for the first time; Karen and Bernadette convince him to go to the Vic where Karen has arranged a wake for Joyce and invited his friend Joan Murfield. Honey tells Billy that losing his job means he lost respect; Mel gives Billy a bar manager trial and he employs Clean Slater, however, Mel offers the job to Woody, who tells Kat they may not get the cleaning contract; Billy tells Honey he nearly got a respectable job but she says they will never get back together because he cheated on her. | |||||||
| 5690 | 60 | 30 minutes | Jane Ashmore | Mark Stevenson | 6.51 | ||
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Phil offers Vincent £1000 for his car but later Keanu offers to do the repairs for free; Vincent tells Franklin about the armed robbery but Franklin says Luke's body was found in a canal and wants evidence that Phil murdered him. Michelle is due to tutor Hunter but catches him having sex with Louise; Michelle quits but Hunter tells Mel that Michelle tried to kiss him; Mel confronts Michelle and Sharon believes Mel because of Michelle's past with student Preston Cooper (Martin Anzor). Billy tries to undermine Woody at the club, so Woody has him do a fake promotion in a grass skirt, and Billy is humiliated; Billy rants to Donna about Woody, not realising that Donna has taken him on as a new flatmate. Masood plans to sell street food but his old van has been vandalised; he asks Mo to set up an online fundraiser; it is successful but he is forced to delete it because Mo has falsely claimed that Masood has neurocysticercosis. | |||||||
| 5691 | 61 | 30 minutes | Jane Ashmore | Rob Gittins | 6.63 | ||
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Vincent realises Phil is the only person who knows what happened to Luke but Phil will not say anything; Franklin gives Vincent 24 hours to find more information, while Phil sees that they have been talking and calls Aidan to say there is a problem. Hunter eventually admits that he lied about Michelle, and Louise says Michelle caught her and Hunter together; after speaking to Martin, Michelle realises she cannot escape her past if she stays in Walford, so she leaves to visit her children and travel. Billy and Woody annoy each other at home and at work and Billy accuses Woody of flirting with Honey; they later call a truce and discuss their failed relationships. Ian arranges to meet someone looking to invest in local businesses, but is annoyed when Masood does the same. | |||||||
| 5692 | 62 | 30 minutes | Jane Ashmore | Rob Gittins | 5.78 | ||
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Vincent meets DCI Alsworth, who says Franklin is off the case and Vincent does not need to gather evidence byt just tell the police what he knows and he can then be placed in witness protection; Kim suspects Vincent of having an affair but he says they can make a fresh start away from Walford and asks for 10 minutes before he explains; he then meets Alsworth who says Vincent needs to leave tonight as Aidan has found out Vincent is speaking to the police. Masood and Ian prepare for their meetings with investor Alison Smith, but their pitches get mixed up and Ian presents her with Masood's idea. Stacey realises that Kat is missing her children and tells Mo they should arrange for them to visit. Linda is humilated when Mel invites her to speak business but she spills wine over herself. | |||||||
| 5693 | 63 | 30 minutes | Jane Ashmore | Rob Gittins | 5.51 | ||
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Vincent tries to convince Kim that they can leave immediately but she is against it and convinces him to stay; as tries to tell Alsworth that he is not leaving, the car speeds away with Vincent inside; Phil watches on and makes a call saying to only scare him; Alsworth points a gun at Vincent, who says he changed his mind but then accepts his fate. Bijan arrives, looking for Harley as he has seen a photo of him on Tiffany's social media; when he sees Harley with Mariam, he makes a call to say Harley is safe but the other person needs to come. Stacey tries to convince Kat to see her children; later, Kat calls Stacey, saying she is with them when she is actually on her own. Ian pretends to be Masood as Alison is impressed, but when Masood realises the error, Alison offers double if they are a partnership, and they both accept. | |||||||
| 5694 | 64 | 30 minutes | Toby Frow | Johnny Candon | 6.08 | ||
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Kim leaves voicemails for Vincent begging him to return and pawns a ring to pay a bill; she then finds the note he wrote two months previously. Harley's mother, Chloe, arrives and fakes a mugging so Arshad offers to help her and she sees Harley, steals one of his toys and notices the house is covered by CCTV before leaving. Ian is annoyed that the car lot is giving away free pie and chips, and tries to keep Masood away from an interview with the local newspaper about their new business as he tries to take over the project; he is then annoyed to see Max is the new owner of the car lot. Bernadette tells Tiffany that Louise has bullied her, so Tiffany takes revenge by sneaking into her house and photographing her and Hunter kissing, then posting it on social media; this causes an argument between Louise, Tiffany, Whitney and Sharon, and Tiffany overhears Whitney saying Tiffany should move back to Milton Keynes. | |||||||
| 5695 | 65 | 30 minutes | Toby Frow | Mark Catley | 6.60 | ||
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The Ahmeds' CCTV is vandalised and when Viktoria visits, she shows Arshad a photo of Chloe so it is decides that Harley should go into emergency care elsewhere the next day; Masood and Arshad protect the house but Bijan is already hiding inside. Kim moves in with Denise and tells her that Vincent has left; she lists potential jobs but Denise calls her a fantasist because she needs training. Max gets married and arranges for celebration drinks in E20; few people turn up and Kat blames Max for destroying Stacey and Martin's marriage; as they are about to fight, Rainie stops them and she is revealed as Max's wife. Tiffany tries to convince Whitney to let her stay in Walford by setting up a romantic night for Whitney and Halfway, but when Whitney calls Halfway, there is no answer. This episode includes a specially-filmed scene, referencing the birth of Prince Louis of Cambridge the day before.[105] | |||||||
| 5696 | 66 | 30 minutes | Toby Frow | Mark Catley | 6.16 | ||
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Max promises Rainie that they will find a home as they are now living in the car lot; Rainie meets Carmel, Max's former girlfriend, and insists that Max has changed. Masood sees Tiffany's picture of Harley on Instagram, and Bijan sneaks upstairs; later Arshad discovers Harley is missing so the police are called and everyone tries to search; Bijan and Chloe hide at the car lot, where Bijan has assaulted Max; Rainie, a former drug addict, convinces Chloe she cannot keep Harley safe, so she hands him to Rainie, and Chloe and Bijan are arrested; Harley is returned to the Ahmeds. Tiffany blames herself and packs her bags but tells Keegan she does not want to leave Walford. Max and Rainie visit baby Abi, and Max promises that they will get custody of her. Denise gets Kim a job at the Minute Mart shop, and Kat and Mo drink Mel's gin while cleaning the club. | |||||||
| 5697 | 67 | 30 minutes | Toby Frow | Robert Evans | 5.99 | ||
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Max and Rainie use Jack's house to meet Abi's social worker, Calvin, but Jack returns early; Max says Jack is his landlord and when Calvin leaves, Max tells Jack they want custody of Abi; Max and Rainie argue later over Rainie's behaviour and he calls her a "crackhead loser", reminding her that their marriage is simply a "business deal" and she will not get any money unless he gets custody of Abi. Kat gets a cleaning trial at the Vic but steals gin to replace what she took from Mel; Mel and Linda then both offer Kat a cleaning contract to start the next morning. Kim starts working at the shop and avoids questions about Vincent; Donna realises Vincent may have left her and calls her foster mother, Vincent's mother, Claudette Hubbard (Ellen Thomas). Bernadette is unhappy that Tiffany is leaving, so tells Whitney that Tiffany is her only friend and when they find out that Harley is staying with the Ahmeds, Whitney allows Tiffany to stay. | |||||||
| 5698 | 68 | 30 minutes | David Tucker | Jeff Povey | 6.22 | ||
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Halfway and Phil both return to Walford; Phil thinks Jay has reopened the car lot and wants to take over it, so he is angry to discover that Max owns it and slashes tyres of the cars for sale. Halfway and Whitney admit they missed each other but she gives him a night on his own, unaware that he is hiding a wound on his abdomen. Max and Rainie discover that Denise plans to rent out Kim's house, but Max cannot afford it, however, Rainie steals a set of keys and tells Max they can squat, but Max is against it as he wants to stay within the law. Keanu encounters a rude customer at the garage called Henry, and Keanu and Sharon plan revenge for Henry's rude and sexist attitude by stealing his car. | |||||||
May
[edit]It was announced on 22 March 2018 that Keegan Baker (Zack Morris) and Shakil Kazemi (Shaheen Jafargholi) would be involved in a storyline in which they are attacked by a gang of youths with knives.[106] Sophie Dainty from Digital Spy reported that viewers would see "the wide-reaching ramifications of knife crime for all those involved as the local community attempts to comprehend the gravity of what has happened on their doorstep", adding that the storyline would be "hard-hitting" and "harrowing".[107] Duncan Lindsay from the Metro said that the Taylor and Kazemi families would be dramatically changed by the attack and reported that the programme would put "heavy focus" on the "shocking and distressing" aftermath of the attack.[108] EastEnders worked alongside the Ben Kinsella Trust, which was founded by former EastEnders actress Brooke Kinsella, who played Kelly Taylor from 2001 to 2004, after her brother was stabbed to death (see Murder of Ben Kinsella).[108] Jafargholi was written out of the soap as part of the storyline, and on-screen, Shakil is stabbed and killed.[9] The actor said he felt a need to portray the storyline accurately but also found there was "a sense of pressure throughout the whole filming process".[109]
Ricky Champ made his first appearance as Stuart Highway, the brother of Halfway and childhood friend of Mick Carter (Danny Dyer), in May.[49] Alfie Moon (Shane Richie) returns in May for two episodes, exploring the secrets of his wife, Kat Moon (Jessie Wallace), and her relative, Hayley Slater (Katie Jarvis).[110] During the return, it is revealed that Kat and Alfie's son, Ernie Moon (Cody Briffett), was scalded by hot water as a result of Kat's lack of attention, and that Alfie is the father of Hayley's unborn child.[110] Richie thought the return "raises more questions" and pointed out that it could lead to another return.[111]
It was also reported that a storyline starting towards the end of the month would involve Bernadette Taylor (Clair Norris) struggling with her sexuality after kissing her friend Tiffany Butcher (Maisie Smith) during a dare.[112]
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| 5699 | 69 | 30 minutes | David Tucker | Jeff Povey | 6.52 | ||
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Phil offers Max £20,000 to leave Walford with Rainie but Max refuses; Henry returns and tells Phil his car was stolen, so Phil wants to sack Keanu but Keanu tells Phil he has a plan; he parks Henry's car at the car lot and plans to blame Max and Rainie for the theft. After hearing Kim trying to find if anyone has heard from Vincent, Phil gives Kim the cash he was going to give Max and tells her it is for Vincent's car, but Kim suspects that Phil knows what has happened to Vincent. Carmel tells Kim she needs to accept that Vincent has left and not to blame herself. Halfway tells Whitney he wants to wait to have sex because he is a virgin, but he is unable to hide his wound from her and admits he was hit by shrapnel; they then have sex because Whitney worries he will be sent back to the army soon. | |||||||
| 5700 | 70 | 30 minutes | David Tucker | Pete Lawson | 6.11 | ||
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Mel arranges a surprise birthday party for Billy but tells Honey that Billy has moved on from her, thinking that making her jealous will help reunite them; Billy is angry with Mel but later visits Honey and his children, and afterwards, Honey says it was nice to see him; Billy goes to kiss Honey but hits his nose on her face so she tells him to leave. Mel and Jack argue and insult each other but end up in bed together. Max and Rainie discover Henry's car and think Phil is setting them up, however, Rainie has the car taken away and sold, so Max is pleased. Kush returns and surprises Kim by stripping naked, thinking she is Denise; he tries to tell Denise something but Denise hears it from Carmel; Denise thinks their relationship is over as Kush wants to move to Dubai, but he asks Denise to move with him. | |||||||
| 5701 | 71 | 30 minutes | David Tucker | Pete Lawson | 5.91 | ||
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The Carters throw Halfway a party for being a war hero and he tells the locals about how he saved a child's life in an explosion but he dislikes the attention and does not think he is a hero. Jack sneaks out of Mel's house, hiding from Hunter, and when Hunter finds Jack's cufflink, Mel covers it with a lie; Jack later tells Mel that Hunter should know about them but Mel says it is not serious so she has nothing to tell. Max wants a permanent home so Rainie convinces Jack's nanny, Ingrid, to move out; Jack offers Max and Rainie Ingrid's room and they accept; Phil later tells Max that he knows Max does not own the car lot and his "fake wife" should not be trusted. Denise tells Kush that Kim needs her in Walford but they later tell Kim their plans for Dubai and Kim is happy, saying she can visit them. | |||||||
| 5702 | 72 | 30 minutes | Dominic Keavey | Jeff Povey | 5.64 | ||
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A drunk punter in E20 called Bucko causes trouble when he tries to talk to Stacey, prompting Martin to intervene when he grabs her; Martin hurts his back so cannot fight but when Stacey takes him home, she thanks him and tries to kiss him but he stops her because of her cheating with Max. Bucko also tries his luck with Ingrid, which leads to Jack being pushed and cutting his hand; Mel discovers this and admits to Jack that she does want him; they kiss but he pulls away, saying they have played too many games. Ingrid says an emotional goodbye to Keanu before leaving. Halfway takes cash from the Vic's till but surprises the Carters by buying ingredients for the Vic's menu; Mick says Halfway does not seem himself but he says he is fine. Kush starts working at E20 as a bouncer. | |||||||
| 5703 | 73 | 30 minutes | Dominic Keavey | Carey Andrews | 6.10 | ||
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Kim worries that a blacked-out car's arrival has something to do with Vincent and calls Claudette but she is unhelpful. Mel worries the car may have something to do with Hunter not going to school that day but she later finds him with friends at the allotments. While alone in the Vic, Mick is grabbed by a man in a balaclava. Max tells Rainie to sell some cars, so she gets Robbie to do it for her and is surprised when he is successful. Billy tells Honey he will be at the flat with a picnic so they can talk things through. Stacey convinces Whitney to go for a smear test as she feels embarrassed. Linda refuses to pay Mo for cleaning because she has helped herself to drinks and snacks. Martin still cannot move because of his bad back. | |||||||
| 5704 | 74 | 30 minutes | Dominic Keavey | Carey Andrews | 6.04 | ||
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The man attacking Mick is revealed to be his old friend and Halfway's brother, Stuart, and it is a prank; when Halfway tells Stuart about his injury, Stuart says he can tell Halfway is lying. Rainie offers Robbie sex as his commission but he turns her down and takes the cash; Phil then asks Robbie to get him all of Max's paperwork from the car lot but Robbie refuses. Bex tells Sonia that she and Martin are good together; when Martin falls asleep because of alcohol and painkillers, Sonia talks about about their relationship and kisses him on the lips. Honey and Billy talk about their relationship and why they never had regular sex because of their annoying habits, and Honey leaves because she is still upset that Billy cheated on her. Kim talks to Phil about Vincent but Phil says Vincent is an adult and that Kim should be there for Pearl. Ian is confused about Kathy's behaviour when she takes up jogging and mindfulness. | |||||||
| 5705 | 75 | 30 minutes | Dominic Keavey | Jeff Povey | 5.80 | ||
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Ian plans a surprise birthday party for Kathy but Masood tells him that Kathy is 70; she is angry to discover that Ian does not know her age and leaves. Whitney tells Sonia that Stacey still has feelings for Martin, so Sonia lies to make Stacey leave; Stacey confronts Sonia, who tells Stacey that Martin only sees Max when he looks at her; Sonia is happy when Martin later kisses her on the cheek. Max has a meeting with social worker Calvin, who has concerns that Max and Rainie's marriage is not yet stable and about Max's previous suicide attempt, and asks for references. Robbie sneaks into the car lot to steal paperwork for Phil; Phil confronts Max over selling faulty cars as if they are safe and demands 20% commission and for all repairs to be done through Phil's garage; Max refuses and then confronts Rainie over the cars and worries he will lose the business and not get custody of Abi. | |||||||
| 5706 | 76 | 30 minutes | John Dower | Rob Gittins | 6.26 | ||
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Hayley has boxes delivered to Stacey's and later tries to their contents on the market, angering the market traders, though Martin is pleased to see her again; Hayley tells Stacey she has a new boyfriend but later she is seen sleeping rough on the street. Mo hosts a psychic night at the Vic and predicts someone will return from travelling; Patrick returns, but it is revealed that Mo and Patrick are in cahoots; Mo also says makes Robbie paranoid that he is dying. Shakil and Keegan try to meet some girls, with Kush's permission to use his flat, but Shakil's mother, Carmel, finds out what they are doing and the boys are humiliated when Carmel talks to the girls. Robbie refuses to give Phil more paperwork from the car lot, and when Rainie sees them talking, she takes his car lot keys from him. | |||||||
| 5707 | 77 | 30 minutes | John Dower | Lauren Klee | 5.97 | ||
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Stuart tells Halfway that Mick might not forgive him for lying; Halfway tells Mick that when he saved the child, his friend lost his legs and the child's mother was killed; Mick says Halfway was not to blame. Robbie wants to give up on his relationship with Donna, but Sonia urges him not to; a drunk Hayley spills Donna's drink, so Robbie confronts her, causing a fight between Robbie and Stuart; Donna is humiliated by his behaviour. Stuart pays Hayley to get into bed with Mick as a joke. Martin tells Sonia he might ask Hayley on a date. Kathy tells Ian that there is a vacancy for a chair of the Walford Residents' Association and Carmel later tells them she is applying for it. Shakil's teacher, Mr Woods, tells Carmel that Shakil has been invited to apply for music summer school because of electronic music he has created; Carmel tells people that Shakil is gifted. | |||||||
| 5708 | 78 | 30 minutes | John Dower | Lauren Klee | 5.60 | ||
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Linda finds Hayley in bed with Mick but Mick is dressed so they know nothing happened; they blame Stuart and Linda tells Mick to make sure Stuart never returns, but Mick says Stuart went to a Young Offender Institute instead of Mick when they were 13 and Linda has to accept their friendship. Bex tells Martin that Sonia still loves him while Kat urges Stacey to tell Martin her feelings; Martin invites Sonia to dinner to thank her for her support; Stacey then tells him she still loves him but he realises Stacey and Hayley are related and accuses Stacey of being manipulative; he then realises that Sonia genuinely cares about him. After speaking to Keegan, Shakil decides to apply for the summer school but changes his mind when he sees Carmel already filled in the application form. | |||||||
| 5709 | 79 | 30 minutes | John Dower | Kim Revill | 5.95 | ||
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Martin tells Kush that he and Sonia are just friends, and Stacey apologises to Martin for Hayley; Martin tells Stacey he still loves her but does not know if he likes her; he tells Kush he could fall in love with Sonia again but later comforts Stacey when she is crying; she says she sabotaged their relationship because she did not think she deserved to be happy; Sonia watches them talking and later Sonia tells Martin to make things up with Stacey, as she saw them and they looked in love, and that she and Martin are just friends; Martin and Stacey reunite with a kiss, while Sonia cries at home. Linda is upset when Stuart returns and breaks her favourite mug, but is thankful when he fixes it, though Stuart insults Linda to Halfway. Carmel, annoyed by Ian's actions, announces that he has donated £500 to the community centre and Masood tells him he cannot get out of it if he wants to be elected to the Residents' Association. | |||||||
| 5710 | 80 | 30 minutes | Karl Neilson | Mark Catley | 5.97 | ||
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Linda shows the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in the Vic, while Mick secretly shows the FA Cup Final on another television; the two groups eventually compete to be the loudest. Hayley does not want to go to the Vic and then is angry that Mo has put alcohol in her drink; she leaves and in a public toilet, she tells a girl she is pregnant and it is due in October, but she uses bandages to hide it. Keegan finds an unsecured bicycle and uses it to get back to Albert Square; Keegan shows Shakil, who reveals a photo on social media of Keegan stealing it and warns him a gang are looking for him; after admitting to Bex that he is watching the royal wedding because Markle is mixed race like him, Shakil leaves as he wants to return the bicycle; the gang arrive looking for Keegan, who hides from them; they leave, but Keegan realises Shakil is not there so goes outside; the bicycle is gone and he sees a gang member and confronts him; another member, Bruno, then pulls out a knife and cuts Keegan's neck; Keegan collapses and the gang leave; Shakil emerges and collapses, having also been stabbed by Bruno. Broadcast at 8:30 pm[113] to avoid clashing with an hour-long episode of Coronation Street on ITV.[114] | |||||||
| 5711 | 81 | 30 minutes | Karl Neilson | Mark Catley | 5.33 | ||
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Homeless Hayley rides on the London Underground where she cons a man, Craig, out of £40 by pretending to be a prostitute; she befriends another homeless girl, Brianna, who steals the money from a sleeping Hayley after realising she is pregnant; Craig tracks Hayley down again and says he would have given her the money if she had just asked for it; Hayley gets off the train and leaves Martin a voicemail. Shakil tries to get help but Mick thinks he is drunk and he cannot get into the Vic as the doors are locked; Shakil collapses in the gardens out of sight, while Mick eventually finds Keegan, who has been chained to a drainpipe, and calls for an ambulance, but then decides to drive Keegan to the hospital; in the car, Keegan tries to tell Mick that Shakil is also hurt and a distracted Mick swerves to avoid a motorcyclist; he is then unable to start the car again as a lorry speeds towards it. Mariam and Arshad give Masood a large sum of cash to thank him for everything he has done for them. | |||||||
| 5712 | 82 | 30 minutes | Karl Neilson | Mark Catley | 6.32 | ||
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The lorry narrowly misses Mick and the ambulance arrives, taking Keegan to hospital. Mick informs Shirley, who tells the Taylors and tells Kush that Shakil is missing. Masood finds Shakil in the gardens and Ian puts him in the recovery position; Masood is so impressed that he is unable to tell Ian that he no longer wants to be business partners. Shakil arrives in hospital, as does Keegan's family; Mick blames himself for not waiting for the ambulance. Hayley returns to Albert Square and says she is preparing for a date, so Kat gives her a makeover but plans to pour drink over her as a prank, however, Kat changes her mind at the last minute despite Hayley knowing the plan and saying she deserves it; Hayley goes to a hotel where she meets Kat's husband, Alfie. | |||||||
| 5713 | 83 | 30 minutes | Karl Neilson | Kim Revill | 6.49 | ||
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Carmel arrives at the hospital shortly after Shakil is pronounced dead, and her former husband, Umar, also arrives. Carmel is in denial at first but when she sees Shakil she breaks down in tears. Keegan tells DS Adney that the attack was random, but after Mick tells him and his family that Shakil has died, he tells Adney that a gang was looking for him over the stolen bicycle. Alfie asks Hayley to persuade Kat to go back to Spain with him, and Hayley tells him she is pregnant by him and says they could be a family; it them emerges that in Spain, Kat and Alfie's son, Ernie, was scalded by boiling water in an accident when Kat was not looking, and Alfie blamed Kat, but now he realises it was an accident; Hayley then demands money for an abortion and accidentally reveals that Kat was not alone when Ernie was scalded; Alfie realises she was with another man and decides to return to Spain alone. Kat looks at what happened to Shakil and realises she misses her children, so calls Alfie, but he declines her call. | |||||||
| 5714 | 84 | 30 minutes | Waris Islam | Kim Revill | 5.72 | ||
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Carmel obsesses over Shakil's voice on his voicemail but she is happy to see her other son, Darius, who tries to blame Keegan for Shakil's death; Carmel is annoyed that Umar wants Shakil to have an Islamic funeral because Shakil was not religious; Denise tells Carmel that her phone will not bring Shakil back and she should join everyone else in the Vic, so she eventually goes out but sees a shrine to Shakil and is so overcome with grief that she destroys it. Hunter, Tiffany, Louise, Bex, Bernadette and Keegan celebrate Shakil's life in the E20, which is closed for the day, and they get drunk and play spin the bottle; Tiffany kisses both Bernadette and Keegan as a dare. Hayley is not allowed a termination as she is six hours late for her appointment. | |||||||
| 5715 | 85 | 30 minutes | Waris Islam | Madeleine Clifford | 6.10 | ||
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Carmel frantically searches for Shakil's watch, while Darius tells Kush he still wants him to move to Dubai; after Carmel tells Umar that she wants to get along with him, he reveals that he and Kush may move to Dubai; Carmel then takes an overdose of pills but finds Shakil's watch immediately after and regrets the overdose; Kush arrives as Carmel tries to make herself sick and he calls an ambulance. Keegan sneaks out to meet a school friend, Zayan Scott, and Karen finds out, telling Keanu; Keanu confronts Keegan as Zayan's brother stabbed someone, but Keegan says Zayan will find out who killed Shakil so Keegan can get revenge. Jean raises money to buy Kat a plane ticket to Spain that evening. Tiffany tells Bernadette that she enjoyed the kiss, and Bernadette is happy until she realises Tiffany means the kiss with Keegan. | |||||||
| 5716 | 86 | 30 minutes | Waris Islam | Madeleine Clifford | 5.54 | ||
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Carmel insists she is fine and does not need hospital and will not do anything like that again, however, she refuses to attend a memorial for Shakil in the gardens; she talks to Mick and Karen in the launderette and realises that Mick did his best and he is not to blame for Shakil's death, but Mick does not attend the memorial because he does blame himself. Carmel lays out Shakil's clothes on his bed and then goes to the memorial, where Shakil's family, friends and neighbours hold a minute's silence, while Mick and Keegan watch from their homes. Meanwhile, Hayley asks Kat for £1,000 in exchange for her silence over what happened to Ernie in Spain. | |||||||
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| 5717 | 87 | 30 minutes | Waris Islam | Jesse O'Mahoney | 5.14 | ||
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With information from Zayan, Keegan takes Carmel to see Bruno, offering to take revenge; instead, they have Bruno arrested; Bruno's mother, Sophie, apologises for Bruno's actions, and later Carmel tells Kush she has a permanent sense that something bad has happened. Mel discovers a break-in at the club and that the safe has been emptied; hearing this, Louise and Bex help to retrieve Keegan's phone from the club before it is found. Louise tells Bex that she kissed Keegan, and Keegan later tells Louise that he will not tell Hunter as he does not want to ruin their relationship; Keegan and Louise then receive anonymous text messages saying "I know what you did last night". Ted encourages Bernadette to attend another chess tournament. Kat calls Hayley's bluff on her blackmail threat and pretends to leave for Spain; after Kat tells Hayley she can have a normal life and that she actually likes her, Hayley cancels her termination appointment, saying she wants to keep her baby. | |||||||
| 5718 | 88 | 30 minutes | Richard Lynn | Rob Gittins | 6.08 | ||
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Phil and Sharon hold Mel responsible for E20's missing money, so she manipulates Ian into letting her into his house so she can search for Kathy's necklace; she does not find it and then Phil gives Mel until the end of the week to pay the money. Stacey and Martin continue their relationship in secret, though Stacey is annoyed at how Martin lies to Bex; Martin explains that he wants it to be just the two of them for now, and they get passionate in the Vic's toilets. Keegan admits to Carmel that he is struggling to cope and vows that the rest of the gang will not get away with it; Carmel realises Keegan has a blade and takes it to the police; PC Teresa Ndiaye tells her it will go in a knife surrender box. Kim and Denise sort through the post that has been building up at Kim and Vincent's house, and seeing that repossession is inevitable, they pack Kim's belongings and burn Vincent's. | |||||||
| 5719 | 89 | 30 minutes | Richard Lynn | Rob Gittins | 4.97 | ||
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Mel tells Jack about the robbery at E20, and Woody shows Phil and Sharon a bottle of alcohol that was empty but had not been touched before, so Jack helps Mel with his former police contacts to have fingerprints taken from the bottle, and Jack is given a name. Kim is sickened by the smells of aftershave and coffee, so Denise insists she take a pregnancy test, which is positive. Carmel sets up a knife surrender box at the community centre but Kush is concerned at how she is coping and makes a call saying his mother needs help. Martin and Stacey are caught by Sonia; Sonia berates Martin, saying it would mess with Bex's head if she had caught them and Martin tells her they are trying to make things work. | |||||||
| 5720 | 90 | 30 minutes | Richard Lynn | Jeff Povey | 5.77 | ||
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Carmel is upset that no knives have been surrendered and Kush tells her he has called a counsellor for her; Carmel speaks to Ian, whose daughter, Lucy Beale (Hetti Bywater) was killed in 2014 (see "Who Killed Lucy Beale?"), and he arranges a meeting with the local MP and newspaper to help Carmel get knives off the streets. Jack accuses Keegan of stealing from E20 after his prints, and five unidentified sets, were on the bottle; he gathers his friends apart from Tiffany and when it emerges that Hunter sent the anonymous texts to everyone, Louise ends their relationship and Keegan tells Jack that Hunter stole the money. Kim asks Phil about the money he gave her for Vincent's car; he claims Vincent is abroad but Kim finds his passport and discovers there has been no activity on his bank accounts, so thinks he could be dead. Martin and Stacey meet in the allotment shed and are seen by Ted, but he assumes Martin is with Sonia and confronts her. | |||||||
| 5721 | 91 | 30 minutes | Richard Lynn | Johnny Candon | 5.99 | ||
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Kim reports Vincent missing to the police, but she speaks to DCI Alsworth; he says they will do everything they can to find him. Jack attempts to confront Hunter over the stolen money, but Mel says Hunter has told her about him and his friends using E20; Jack later calls Hunter a "weird mummy's boy with a daddy fixation", so Hunter gives himself a black eye and tells Mel that Jack attacked him; Mel tells Jack to stay away from her and Hunter. Carmel meets the press but faces awkward questions from journalist Sarah-Jane Spilsbury, but Ian gets official support from the police, reassuring the press; Carmel is pleased when a man deposits a blade and she is finally able to sleep. Sonia confronts Martin over what Ted saw and tries to stop gossip spreading, but later Martin and Stacey are caught by police having sex in Martin's van and are cheered by a crowd that has gathered. | |||||||
| 5722 | 92 | 30 minutes | Kate Saxon | Pete Lawson | 6.00 | ||
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Kim discovers that Vincent emptied Pearl's trust fund before he went missing so reports this to the police; they inform her a body has been found matching Vincent's description; she views the body but it is not Vincent so she is hopeful that he is alive but she then faints. Jack tells Mel he did not hit Hunter and it is another lie like the one he told about Michelle; Louise tells Mel about the text message and Hunter's mind games and says he needs help. Mick hides Stuart's phone as a prank but Stuart overreacts when he cannot find it; Mick sees pictures of and messages to schoolgirls on the phone. Masood attempts to meet a successful businessman, Habib Hussain, who is giving a talk to the community centre but Ian forces Masood to work in the chip shop so he can meet him instead. | |||||||
| 5723 | 93 | 30 minutes | Kate Saxon | Pete Lawson | 5.29 | ||
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Kim is anaemic but is fine; Phil sees Alsworth leaving Kim's house so tells her and Denise that Alsworth cannot be trusted, and tells Denise that Vincent has a new identity and is protecting Kim and Pearl from people he got involved with; Denise tells Kim that Vincent is alive but to forget him and concentrate on the baby. Mel confronts Hunter, who admits that Jack did not hit him but insists he did not steal the money; Phil tells Mel he will take the money from her wages for two years, but Sharon demotes Mel to toilet attendant and promotes Woody; Mel tells Sharon that Phil kissed her but Sharon ignores this; Mel tells Jack she is leaving Walford but Jack asks her to stay. Mick confronts Stuart, who says if Mick thinks he is a paedophile then he should report him to the police, which Mick does. Hoping to find another way to meet Habib, Masood tracks down his daughter, Amal, on a dating site and arranges to meet her. | |||||||
| 5724 | 94 | 30 minutes | Kate Saxon | Jonny O'Neill | 5.81 | ||
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Jack offers to find the stolen money and hears about Mo's psychic readings, so asks for one and discovers her scam, so asks if anyone has come into money; Jack confronts Billy but his money is only from winning a bet; Mo then meets the real thief and blackmails them. Stuart explains to Mick that he poses as underage girls online to expose paedophiles but Mick does not believe it until Halfway confirms this. Kim tells Patrick she is scared of being a single parent at her age but he says he and Denise will support her. Masood meets Amal and puts on a "good Muslim" act to impress her, but eventually realises she is not Habib's daughter and admits why he met her, though says he still wants to get to know her; she says she would have if he had not lied. | |||||||
| 5725 | 95 | 30 minutes | Kate Saxon | Jonny O'Neill | 5.76 | ||
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Mo goes to collect her share of the stolen cash but finds mostly tissues instead, so she tells Jack that Woody is the thief; Jack finds Woody at the tube station and gets the money back, and Woody leaves; Jack and Mel tell Phil and Sharon and Phil gives Mel her job back; Mel then asks Jack to spend the night with her and they kiss passionately. Mick declines Stuart's offer to help him, but Mick watches as Stuart confronts a man who believes he is meeting a 14-year-old girl. Denise accidentally reveals to Carmel that Kim is pregnant but Carmel is happy to have some good news. Amal returns and asks Masood to be himself and take her on a date; Amal's mother, Rana, arrives, and Kathy realises that Amal is using Masood to show Rana that she does not want to date; Kathy kisses Masood to reveal the scam to Rana. Broadcast at 9.10 pm due to live coverage of the 2018 FIFA World Cup earlier in the day.[115] The episode was dedicated to Leslie Grantham, who portrayed Den Watts and who died on the morning that this episode was broadcast.[116] | |||||||
| 5726–5727 | 96 | 65 minutes | Lance Kneeshaw | Madeleine Clifford/Jesse O'Mahoney | 5.79 | ||
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Mick realises that Stuart is trying to enlist his help in confronting paedophiles, and Stuart says he has helped put 17 men in prison; Stuart reveals that he suffered abuse at the hands of an officer when he was in the Young Offender Institute; Mick says Stuart should track the man down, but Stuart wants to protect girls from abuse now; Mick later agrees to help and Stuart arranges for Mick to confront a man but Mick is interrupted by Linda; it then emerges that the man is Stuart's friend, Tommy, and they were testing Mick; Mick is humiliated and Stuart says Mick cannot handle it and adds that he saved Mick from abuse by taking the blame for what Mick did when they were teenagers and calls Mick a coward; Mick punches Stuart, pleasing Stuart, who tells Mick to finish the fight. Max tries to get referees for social services, but Masood, Karen and Carmel all refuse to help him but although Max wants to give up, Rainie says they can still get custody. Charlie Slater's (Derek Martin) old Hackney carriage is delivered to the Slaters' home, but it does not start; Hayley steals tools from the garage to try to fix it. Patrick realises that Ted did not have a funeral for Joyce and mentions the money he left for Ted and Joyce, but Ted knows nothing about it and accuses the Taylors of stealing it; they deny it and Bernadette realises that it happened when Mitch was staying. Broadcast at 9.25 pm due to live coverage of the 2018 FIFA World Cup earlier in the day.[117] A combination of two episodes as there was no episode on 19 June due to live coverage of the World Cup.[118] | |||||||
| 5728 | 97 | 30 minutes | Lance Kneeshaw | Jesse O'Mahoney | 5.69 | ||
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Linda sees Stuart and Mick have been fighting, though Stuart lies to her about why; she asks Mick to stop seeing Stuart, and when Stuart refuses Mick's help to find the prison officer, Mick walks away from him. Hayley is able to fix the cab but Keanu is forced to pay for new tools; Hayley later returns the tools and attempts to sell the cab online. Max decides to ask Stacey to be a referee but asks Martin's permission first; it is granted but when Stacey offers to help before Max asks, he does not ask and tells Rainie that she refused to help. Bernadette and Karen tell Ted that Mitch must have taken his money and after scattering Joyce's ashes at the allotment, Ted tells Keegan that Patrick made a mistake, to protect Keegan from his father's dishonesty. Broadcast at 9.10 pm due to live coverage of the 2018 FIFA World Cup earlier in the day.[119] | |||||||
| 5729 | 98 | 30 minutes | Lance Kneeshaw | Simon Norman | 5.48 | ||
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Stuart meets Mick while Linda is out, and asks Halfway to help to confront someone later that day; Mick urges Halfway not to go and joins them when he sees Halfway leaving; Stuart asks Halfway to confront the man, Fred Lewis, but Mick tries to stop him and the commotion causes Fred to run; Halfway and Mick find him but Halfway lets him go when Mick threatens violence; Stuart is angry that they failed and demands to know who let Fred get away. Stacey, Jean and Mo realise that Hayley is advertising the cab for sale; they find an old family photo in the cab and share memories; they are offered £9,000 for it so Stacey lets Jean decide as she is owed the money; she says they should keep it for longer. Rainie confronts Stacey about refusing to help Max, but Stacey is confused; Martin tells Stacey that Max came to him, and later, as Max, Jack and Rainie meet Calvin, Martin and Stacey arrive as Max's other referees. Broadcast at 9.10 pm due to live coverage of the 2018 FIFA World Cup earlier in the day.[120] | |||||||
| 5730–5731 | 99 | 60 minutes | Jane Ashmore | Kenny Emson/Jeff Povey | 5.60 | ||
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Linda finds out that Mick and Halfway are involved in Stuart's paedophile hunting and warns them they could get hurt; Halfway later tells Stuart he still wants to confront Fred, so Stuart asks him to do it alone. Stacey asks Martin to move in with her permanently, so he tells Sonia; Bex then finds out from Mo, and is angry that Martin did not tell her first, however, Bex tells Martin to be with the person he loves. Ian and Masood argue over the restaurant, especially when Ian's flyers barely mention Masood's side of the business and Masood lies about getting the cheque from the investor, so Kathy tells them to stop behaving like children. Tiffany is upset when Bernadette continues to ignore her. Carmel sees some youths on the street and plans to start a youth club. Ian invites Mel to a menu test, unaware that she is the only person he has invited. Martin moves in with Stacey, and Kat returns to find out about the cab; the family votes but Jean has the deciding vote and votes to keep the cab; Kat wonders why Jean is avoiding returning home, and Jean admits to her that her husband, Ollie, has hurt her; Kat then invites Ollie to a family lunch. Mick accompanies Halfway as they follow Fred on the tube, but Fred exits and Halfway follows him alone; Stuart takes over the confrontation but Mick later tells Stuart that he thinks he has made a mistake with Fred; Stuart posts the confrontation video anyway. Louise, Bex and Keegan see Carmel's youth club flyers and realise Shakil would have hated the idea, but they do not have the heart to tell Carmel. Tiffany offers to play chess against Bernadette but Bernadette gives her a book to read to learn how to play. Broadcast at 9.10 pm due to live coverage of the 2018 FIFA World Cup earlier in the day.[121] A combination of two episodes, as there was no episode on 26 June due to live coverage of the World Cup,[122] or 28 June.[123] | |||||||
| 5732 | 100 | 30 minutes | Jane Ashmore | Daran Little | 4.98 | ||
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Halfway tells him that Stuart posted the video of Fred and Stuart insists Fred is guilty; later, the police arrive to question Stuart as Fred was assaulted and hospitalised; Mick gives Stuart an alibi but the police tell him that Fred was contacting local girls to search for his daughter; Stuart tells Mick this is a cover story and they fight outside the police station. Kat tells Mo that Ollie has been hitting Jean and her plan to confront him, but he arrives early; he denies hitting Jean and Jean returns as Mo threatens Ollie with a hammer; he shouts for help and Jean finds him on the floor. Ian and Masood prepare for Ian's menu test but Kathy finds out it is to impress Mel, and Ian still insists he will marry her. Bernadette invites Tiffany to play chess but soon realises Tiffany lied about learning the rules, so Tiffany admits she just wanted to spend time with her friend as Bernadette has been pushing her away because she fancies her, so Bernadette angrily sends her out and cries. | |||||||
| 5733 | 101 | 30 minutes | Jane Ashmore | Daran Little | 4.64 | ||
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Ollie fainted and is fine; he and Jean realise Kat's accusation and say she is wrong; Jean says Ollie kissed a woman, Elsie, which is why she left, but she still loves Ollie and wants to go home with him; Ollie accidentally calls her by Elsie's name so she realises he has been having an affair; he leaves and she decides to stay after returning her wedding ring. Mick tells Stuart to post a retraction video, which Stuart does but he believes that Mick needs to be hurt in the same way Stuart was in the Young Offender Institute. Bernadette admits to Tiffany that she thinks about her all the time so is confused about her feelings; Tiffany suggests that Bernadette simply likes the kind of person she is; they remain best friends and look at photos of attractive male celebrities. Ian and Masood hold their menu test, where Mel and Ian talk about Lucy; Jack arrives and dines with Mel, and after Masood makes fun of Ian's relationship history, Ian realises he is right and vows to do things differently so Mel will not leave him. Broadcast at 9:00 pm.[124] | |||||||
July
[edit]July features the funeral of Shakil Kazemi (Shaheen Jafargholi), who was killed off in a knife crime storyline in May. It was reported on 20 June 2018 that the funeral episode would include true-life accounts from people affected by knife crime and would be accompanied by a series of short films available on BBC Three.[125]
| # | No. in year | Original air date | Running time | Directed by | Written by | Viewers (millions) | |
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| 5734 | 102 | 30 minutes | John Greening | Lauren Klee | 5.61 | ||
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Carmel's youth club plans fail as she has booked the wrong time for the community centre, so she takes the local teens to the café but is concerned when Keegan does not come; Keegan panics when the doorbell rings and grabs a knife; as Carmel enters, he drops it and admits that he fears the gang are still after him, and tells Carmel that her youth club will not stop youths carrying knives or bring Shakil back. Rainie worries that Mel suspects her and Max's relationship is a sham so they put on a convincing show for Mel and Jack, but afterwards, Rainie kisses Max for real. Jean suggests the family put money into a jar to pay for bills and later discovers cash Hayley got from using the cab, though is unaware Hayley wants to save money for her baby, so puts the cash into the jar. Broadcast at 9:10 pm due to live coverage of the 2018 FIFA World Cup earlier in the day.[126] There was no episode on 3 July 2018.[127] | |||||||
| 5735 | 103 | 30 minutes | John Greening | Lynne Dallow | 5.21 | ||
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Rainie tells Max their kiss was a mistake and buys baby clothes for Abi; Donna finds out Martin gave Max and Rainie a reference and calls Rainie a "junkie" who should not get custody of the baby, so Rainie steals cigarettes from the shop and plants them on Donna's stall, then reports her for illegally selling them; Donna accuses Rainie of this, but Max gives Rainie an alibi; Rainie and Max argue and he leaves as she tries to tell him she does not care about the money but just wants a baby. Carmel avoids talking about Shakil's funeral and arranges another youth club at the café, but when Shakil's phone is stolen by a youth, she gets angry and breaks down, but asks Kathy to find Hayley, who earlier told her a friend of hers was stabbed. Jean realises Hayley is using the cab and takes the keys, but Hayley steals them back but Jean later discovers this and is angry. This episode includes a specially-filmed scene, referencing England's win over Colombia in the 2018 FIFA World Cup round of 16 two days before.[128] | |||||||
| 5736 | 104 | 30 minutes | John Greening | Carey Andrews | 5.33 | ||
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Robbie finds out Donna is being fined over the cigarettes, so he visits Max who pays, but Donna turns it down and tells Robbie that she will stop Rainie getting custody of the baby. Max and Rainie argue several times and Rainie admits that bringing up the baby is the closest she will ever get to being a mother but Max says she is lying; Rainie says if Cora has custody of Abi, Rainie will still see her but Max will not. Jay asks Kush to finalise Shakil's funeral as it is tomorrow and the bill has not been paid; Carmel prepares to visit Bruno in prison though Keegan says allowing him to show remorse will only give him an early release; Carmel meets Sophie but leaves in tears as soon as she sees Bruno; she visits Jay who says the funeral is paid for, and Carmel tells him that she should be the only person there. Broadcast at 8:30 pm.[129] | |||||||
| 5737 | 105 | 30 minutes | John Greening | Peter McKenna | 5.72 | ||
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Kush discovers that Carmel has cancelled all the funeral arrangements so convinces her that people have a right to be there; she agrees but says she will not attend. As the locals gather, Carmel is absent so Denise tries to find her. Kush attempts to delay the funeral by asking Keegan and Bex to speak about Shakil, but The Reverend Irene Mills cannot delay it any longer so begins. Denise finds Carmel, who says she cannot say goodbye to Shakil as it is too final and she wants him back; Denise convinces her to attend as she will regret not going and people will remember the funeral for her not being there; they arrive just in time and Mills tells everyone to speak about Shakil often to keep his memory alive. Broadcast at 9:30 pm due to live coverage of the 2018 FIFA World Cup earlier in the day.[130] The action of the episode is interspersed with documentary-style clips of real-life family members of knife-crime victims speaking about their experiences, and as Shakil's coffin is carried out of the church and lowered into the ground, the families stand outside the church with photos of their loved ones, and the song "Abide with Me" by Emeli Sandé is used as incidental music.[131] The theme tune is not played, but instead the voices of victims' familes and news reports are played. No cast and crew, apart from the writer, documentary producer and director, are listed, and the names of 47 victims' family members are listed in their place. The episode was followed by a six-part BBC Three series, EastEnders: The Real Stories. | |||||||
| 5738 | 106 | 30 minutes | Penelope Shales-Slyne | Johnny Candon | 5.84 | ||
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The Carters and Halfway watch Stuart's retraction video about Fred (Stuart has edited out the part about hurting Mick) and Mick reveals Stuart's abuse when he was a teenager; Mick welcomes Stuart back to the Vic but he intimidates Linda when they are alone. Phil catches Rainie buying drugs and stops the deal, and she tells him she cannot have children because of drug use; Phil tells Max, so he apologises to Rainie for accusing her of lying; as they return home, Cora is on the doorstep, visiting with baby Abi. Martin is frustrated by his home being overcroweded especially when Jean walks in on him in the shower, after which Stacey fits a lock on the bathroom and tells him things will calm down eventually. Ian and Masood clean Masood's van and Ian is humiliated when he gets locked inside due to a broken lock, especially after not realising the passenger works and Kathy lets him out. This episode includes a specially-filmed scene, referencing England's upcoming semi-final match against Croatia in the 2018 FIFA World Cup, and the previous day's resignation of David Davis as Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union.[132] | |||||||
| 5739 | 107 | 30 minutes | Penelope Shales-Slyne | Christopher Reason | 5.52 | ||
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Max and Rainie are happy after looking after Abi overnight; Patrick urges Cora to make amends with Rainie, so Cora tries this and tells Rainie she can move to Exeter with her and run a business and help bring up Abi; Max wonders why they are talking for so long and tells Rainie to stay away from Cora. Martin's frustration continues as the house is untidy, and even after the house is cleaned, Martin tells Stacey that he wants her family to move out. Mel clashes with Ian and Masood over where their van is parked, and is unhappy every time it is moved; she tells Ian that parking it in a commercial street violates a rule and she will report them to the council. Linda tells Shirley what Stuart did, who forces Linda to tell Mick; Mick gets Stuart to apologise, which Linda accepts; Tina returns and seems wary of Stuart but tells Linda that he seems OK, and asks what Stuart has done to upset Linda. Broadcast on at 9:30 pm due to live coverage of the 2018 FIFA World Cup earlier in the day.[133] | |||||||
| 5740 | 108 | 30 minutes | Penelope Shales-Slyne | Pete Lawson | 5.66 | ||
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Tina and Stuart go to E20's 1980s night where she says he is not like he was when they were young but he is annoyed when she gets a woman's phone number instead of him so he requests "We Call It Acieed" and when it plays, Tina has a terrifying flashback. Ian lies to Masood that Mel complained to the council, but Masood realises and tells Ian to stop cutting him out of the business; Ian tells Masood he did it for Mel, so they tell Mel that they can work together to increase each other's business; Mel agrees and Ian thanks Masood for the idea. Rainie tells Max that she can ruin his or Cora's chances of getting custody of Abi, so Max offers her more money; Rainie visits Cora and asks for more money; she gets Cora to write a cheque for £50,000, which Rainie shows to Max, saying she is turning it down as she wants to bring up Abi with Max; she then calls Social Services saying she has some information. Stacey is unable to tell her family to move out leaving Martin annoyed. This episode includes a specially-filmed scene, referencing England's defeat to Croatia in the 2018 FIFA World Cup.[134] | |||||||
| 5741 | 109 | 30 minutes | Penelope Shales-Slyne | Pete Lawson | 5.31 | ||
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Tina breaks down at work; she tells Sonia that when she was 19 or 20, she would play a game with Stuart and his friends that involved mild "torture", but once she was locked in a car boot, tied up and gagged, and feared she would die when she smelt burning; Tina realises that "We Call It Acieed" was playing in the car that day and that he must have done those things, so she tells Sonia that he has to pay. Ian pretends to be ill to Masood so he can discuss business with Mel, but he ends up babysitting Jack's children, Amy and Ricky, while Mel and Jack go on a date; Masood finds out he lied and tells him the van will be called "Masood at Walford East" and Ian cannot object. Social worker Jamahl Enright visits Max and Rainie, who bring Cora to the meeting; they reveal Cora's bribe, which leads to both sides arguing and Cora seeking Donna's support. Martin plans to take Lily to the cinema but his money belt is stolen, so the Slaters make a one and a home cinema and proclaim him a Slater. | |||||||
| 5742 | 110 | 30 minutes | Steve Finn | Mark Stevenson | 5.85 | ||
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Tina takes Stuart back to E20 and tells him she knows he spiked her drink and locked her in the car that day, but he says it must have been someone else and he will find out who it was, to which Tina agrees. Stacey tells Hayley to get a job, and Hayley fails to get the cab keys from Jean, so asks Keanu to help her break in; the family catch them but Mo claims she asked Hayley to use it, then tells Hayley she wants half her profits. Donna asks Robbie to move into the flat with her and she later sees Rainie with her drug dealer, Jez, unaware that Rainie is telling him to stay away; Donna later speaks to Jez, claiming to be Rainie's friend, and he offers her drugs. Karen's sister, Kandice, arrives in Walford asking her family for help to get out of a charity mountain climb. | |||||||
| 5743 | 111 | 30 minutes | Steve Finn | Patrick Homes | 4.70 | ||
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Sonia encourages Tina to tell Mick about what happened to her but when she goes to tell him, Stuart has just already him and Linda; Mick says he will help find out who did it, but Stuart mentions that Tina was called a "slag" by the person who did it despite her not telling him, so she accuses him again but he still denies it; Tina gets drunk in the club and gets angry when someone calls her a "slag". Donna has drugs from Jez and posts them through Rainie's door, but feels bad about it when she and Rainie make amends and Rainie tells her she cannot have children; Rainie is then tempted when she finds the drugs. Mo finds the cab keys and gives them to Hayley, who tells a passenger, Trevor Moore, that she is pregnant but admits she is scared of the responsibility; when he leaves the cab, he photographs the licence. The Taylors and Tiffany help Kandice trick her friends into thinking she climbed Mont Blanc by faking photos. | |||||||
| 5744 | 112 | 30 minutes | Steve Finn | John Hickman | 4.56 | ||
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Max finds the drugs and throws Rainie out of the house, which Donna feels bad about; Rainie tells Max the drugs were posted and she did not take any, and they assume it was Jez, not Donna, but Jez tells Rainie that Donna bought drugs for her. Tina is missing and Billy tells the Carters what happened in E20; Linda later finds Tina at the police station and Mick and Stuart say they are trying to find the person who attacked her; Mick then overhears as Tina tells Linda that it was Stuart. Trevor, who is a police office, visits Hayley to warn her about the police clamping down on taxi touting so she should get a cab licence, and her family listen in as he says she has someone else to think about; they are confused as to what he meant. Kandice agrees to send a video message from Mont Blanc, so she and Karen fake a tent in the flat and record a live video, but Keegan interrupts and spoils the scam. Robbie talks to Donna about starting a family. | |||||||
| 5745 | 113 | 30 minutes | Steve Finn | Rob Gittins | 5.11 | ||
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Mick tells Linda that Tina could be getting mixed up about who tortured her but later, Mick finds Tina's old diary and he and Tina recall what else happened that day; they remember getting new football kits and Tina recalls her abuser wearing shirt number 9, which Mick says Stuart was wearing that day. Rainie tells Max that Donna posted the drugs, so Max visits Donna but accepts that she made a mistake that she regrets, however, Rainie tells Robbie about it, who confronts Donna, leading to an argument; Robbie later realises Donna genuine motives and goes to forgive her, but she has already packed her things and taken a taxi away from Walford. Hayley decides to learn "The Knowledge" to become a cab driver but is frustrated to realise it can take four years, but Kat says she could do it instead. Ellie James, who Kandice was doing the charity climb for, visits her, but Kandice gives her a bribe to keep quiet and get her husband a golf club membership. | |||||||
| 5746 | 114 | 30 minutes | David Moor | Rob Gittins | 6.03 | ||
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Tina asks Mick not to take revenge on Stuart, but Mick confronts Stuart and tells him he knows it was him, but Stuart still denies it; they fight but Mick leaves, vowing to never see Stuart again; Stuart then stabs an old photograph of Mick. Robbie is devastated by Donna's departure, so Martin and Kush tell him that there is to be a big market inspection and Robbie is the only person who can clean up the market. Jean's belongings arrive from Ollie, and she decides to apply for a divorce. Carmel and Denise leave Walford for a spa break. Kat gets a cleaning contract for Ian and Masood's restaurant and buys a second hand moped to help her learn the streets of London. | |||||||
| 5747 | 115 | 30 minutes | David Moor | Jesse O'Mahoney | 4.96 | ||
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Stuart keys his own car, claiming that Tina has done it, and accuses her of starting a hate campaign against him; he makes various threats and teases her, saying she is lying about everything and that one day she will wake up in the boot of a car again; he sings "We Call It Acieed" whilst goading her with a wrench; she takes it and whacks him on the head, knocking him out. Robbie is still upset about Donna and stays in bed, but Martin tells him that he will get over Donna but Kush will never get over Shakil and he needs a distraction, so Robbie tells Kush he will sort out the market. The Slaters realise they are missing £600 and start to accuse each other; Kat realises the moped she bought is faulty but Keanu eventually gets it to start, and Kat admits to her family she took the money. After finding Stacey's old christening gown, Jean tells Stacey she should have her children christened, but Stacey refuses as she is not religious. | |||||||
| 5748 | 116 | 30 minutes | David Moor | Jeff Povey | 5.62 | ||
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Tina is arrested and tells the police about being locked in the car but they ignore this as she has no witnesses; Stuart says Mick is to blame, and Tina is released while Stuart tells Keanu that Tina attacked him; Stuart decides to flip a coin to decide if he should retract his statement; Mick tries to track down old friends to find witnesses for Tina, and Stuart comes to the Vic and says he was going to withdraw his statement; Halfway enters as Shirley attacks Stuart and he proclaims that Tina will go down. Mo, Jean and Stacey say Kat made a good investment but agree she still needs to pay them back, so she goes to work on Ian and Masood's restaurant, where Hayley helps after saying people do anything for their family. Martin agrees to a christening for Hope and asks Jean to make it happen. Robbie is overzealous in his organisation of the market and is devastated when he hears Martin and Kush saying there is no inspection and Robbie will believe anything. | |||||||
| 5749 | 117 | 30 minutes | David Moor | Matthew Hurt | 5.44 | ||
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Stuart buys a necklace of Saint Nicholas from a pawn shop and gives it to Halfway, telling him that a teacher once gave it to him as protection from their abusive father and says that Tina was using alcohol and drugs; Halfway returns to the Vic, where Shirley tells him to pick a side; Linda says that Stuart is manipulating Halfway but Halfway moves in with Stuart, saying he needs someone to believe him; Halfway asks Stuart to move on and make amends but he says that Tina has to be sent down and the Carters do not know what is coming. Martin and Kush arrange a weekend away with Robbie to cheer him up, and Stacey agrees to Hope being christened. Hayley and Kat have been in the restaurant all night and the win the contract from Ian; Kat tells Hayley they should both become cabbies and share the cab, but Hayley says she will be leaving in a few months' time. | |||||||
| 5750 | 118 | 30 minutes | James Larkin | Lauren Klee | 5.65 | ||
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At Hope's christening, Jean asks Hayley to be a temporary stand-in as godmother for Kat, who speaks to her son, Tommy, without Alfie knowing; she gets to the christening in time to be godmother; Hayley leaves and tells Jean she is unreliable and cannot be trusted with a child, but Jean says she will be a great mother one day, to which Hayley reveals she is pregnant. Whitney discovers Halfway has moved in with Stuart so visits him; Halfway says Tina attacked Stuart and keyed his car, so Whitney visits Tina, who tells the truth and says Stuart set her up; Whitney then meets Stuart and says she knows from experience that he is lying and he enjoys destroying lives; Stuart then tells Halfway that Whitney tried to kiss him. Hunter steals money from E20 and lies about job hunting, but Ian overhears his and Mel's conversation about this and offers Hunter a job in the restaurant. Billy and Jay look for a new housemate and Jay is stood up for a date, so Billy advertises for a female housemate. | |||||||
| 5751 | 119 | 30 minutes | James Larkin | Lauren Klee | 4.86 | ||
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Whitney denies trying to kiss Stuart but her and Halfway's relationship comes to and end; Whitney tells Tiffany she does not want him back but Jay, who saw Stuart with Whitney, tells Halfway she was giving him grief and not trying to kiss him. Kat and Hayley take the moped out but fall off; Hayley has pains so Kat takes her to the hospital, but Hayley insults her to get her to leave; Jean arrives and Hayley says she thinks the baby has died but a scan shows it is healthy; Hayley wishes it dead but Jean tells her it is a chance to be a better mother than her own mother, and Hayley comes around to the idea but says the father will never know. Hunter overhears Ian saying he will marry Mel within a year so uses this to manipulate Ian into letting him leave work early. Billy and Jay interview two potential housemates, Rhona and Jessica, but Jay realises Billy has advertised for female housemates so Jay can get a date; Jay calls this creepy but he agrees to let Jessica move in as they have things in common. | |||||||
August
[edit]| # | No. in year | Original air date | Running time | Directed by | Written by | Viewers (millions) | |
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| 5752 | 120 | 30 minutes | James Larkin | Peter Mattessi | 5.54 | ||
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Mick's old friend, Dylan Box, visits and says Stuart did the same to him as he did to Tina and he has already reported Stuart to the police; Stuart is arrested by DI Janice Marlowe but he denies everything; when Stuart is released, he is forced to admit to Halfway that he did it and that he lied about Whitney, as he did not want to lose his brother; Halfway disowns Stuart and leaves. Jessica moves in and Jay admits to her that he is on the Sex Offender Register, and Billy discovers from Rainie that Jessica is a prostitute. Hayley tells Jean that the father of her baby thinks she had a termination; Jean speaks to Hayley's mother and tracks down a man called Dave, who she thinks is the father; Hayley lies to him when Jean arranges a meeting and Hayley tells Jean he is not the father, admitting it is a married man with children. Hunter lies to Ian to get off work but Ian is angry when he realises; Hunter then praises Ian in front of Mel and Ian agrees to give Hunter more flexibility in his job. | |||||||
| 5753 | 121 | 30 minutes | James Larkin | Jonny O'Neill | 5.29 | ||
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Stuart has pizzas sent to the Vic and steals delivery boy Marky's moped, then has Dennis enter the pub to steal keys during the commotion; Stuart enters the Vic during the night and goes upstairs. Jean volunteers Hayley to babysit Hope, but Hayley realises Jean is spying with a camera, so Hayley pretends to give Hope alcohol; later Jean tells Hayley that the father of her baby has a right to know. Jay wonders why Jessica has moved out, so Billy asks her to lie to Jay; she asks for payment, and then tells Jay she is moving in with a former boyfriend; Rainie then sees Billy giving cash to Jessica. Hunter does not turn up for work so a frozen delivery is ruined; Mel asks Ian to for another chance as Hunter needs a successful male role model, so Ian agrees but then finds Hunter asleep instead of working. | |||||||
| 5754 | 122 | 30 minutes | Waris Islam | Kim Revill | 5.77 | ||
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The Carters find a note saying "sorry" which Halfway identifies as Stuart's handwriting; Mick tries to tell Tina what happened but when she says she wants to get Stuart out of her head, Mick says they are all going a holiday; Shirley and Halfway are left in charge of the pub and Shirley asks Halfway to invite Stuart over; Stuart listens to Halfway's message and then scratches his face out of a photo. Kat wants to speak to her children so asks Hayley to contact Alfie; Hayley does so but later worries that he has told Kat about their affair but Kat thanks Hayley as she speaks to her children over video chat. Dennis wants a new phone but Sharon refuses and Phil lets him spend time at the garage; Keanu later sends him to the café but he goes to a fast food restaurant where he uses Keanu's money to buy a phone from two men, Stix and Jagger; he then hides a bag of phones in the garage for them, which Keanu finds. | |||||||
| 5755 | 123 | 30 minutes | Waris Islam | Kim Revill | 5.59 | ||
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Halfway receives a silent voicemail from Stuart and worries he is suicidal, so he and Shirley go to his flat; he is not there so Halfway goes to look for him, while Shirley finds the defaced photo; Halfway decides to stay while Shirley goes home and shows Whitney the photo, saying Halfway is in danger but Whitney refuses to get involved. Dennis returns to the garage and tells Keanu he is hiding the bag for someone who is collecting it later; Stix, Jagger and four other gang member arrive but Phil sees them off; Dennis later receives a text saying "you're dead" and Keanu finds cannabis in the bag. Hunter does not go to work again so Keegan, who turned down a beach trip with Louise, takes his place, but Ian allows Hunter to work when he arrives late; Keegan leaves when Hunter wants to use a knife to peel carrots, and tells Hunter that things are not the same since Shakil died. | |||||||
| 5756 | 124 | 30 minutes | Waris Islam | Pete Lawson | 5.41 | ||
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Jagger tells Dennis that he works for them and threatens him, and the gang leave when Keanu stands up to them; Keanu tells Dennis that the gang will not return as they know Dennis is protected by Phil and Keanu, but later the garage has been burgled and vandalised and Jagger has the bag. Shirley tries to reunite Whitney and Halfway but Halfway goes back to Stuart's; Stuart arrives and they argue but Halfway asks Stuart to tell the truth about Tina to the police; Halfway and Whitney then reunite after he thanks her for her advice and they kiss. Billy suggests to Jay that Honey, Janet and William move in to the house share as Honey is struggling to pay her rent, and Billy later asks Honey. Rainie tells Honey her plans to bring up Abi in a house with Max but Max simply thanks Rainie for looking for houses for him and asks what she will do when she gets her pay-off, leaving her frustrated and upset. | |||||||
| 5757 | 125 | 30 minutes | Waris Islam | Pete Lawson | 5.20 | ||
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Tina finds out about Stuart entering the Vic, but the Carters discover that Stuart has retracted his statement; Tina vows not to be scared, but Stuart prints off candid photos of the Carters and sticks them to his wall. Keanu texts Jagger from Dennis's phone telling the gang to meet at the garage; Keanu records Jagger boasting about the burglary and threatens to go to the police, but the gang see Dennis and attack him, then beat up Keanu when he tries to stop them; Phil fights them off and then Keanu explains to Phil and Sharon that Dennis is innocent and Keanu was trying to protect him, and Sharon worries that Dennis wants to be like Phil. Honey tells Rainie that Billy cheated on her but after Billy explains to Rainie that he did not have sex with Jessica, Rainie convinces Honey to agree to move in with Billy and Jay. Rainie acts like she does not want to stay with Max after they get custody of Abi, but Max is visibly jealous when he sees her with a car lot punter in the Vic. | |||||||
| 5758 | 126 | 30 minutes | Jane Ashmore | Pete Lawson | 5.57 | ||
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Keanu refuses to tell Karen what happened to his face but he tells Keegan, who says it might remind Karen of Keanu's father, Shane; Karen admits to Keanu that Shane was violent and says Keanu is not like him, but Keanu throws something at Hayley out of frustration, narrowly missing her. Rainie sees Max is on a website for married people to find no-strings sex, but tries to convince him that he may not be able to trust the women and Jack may get suspicious, and they should have "no strings" sex just once; Max agrees until a woman responds to him on the website, and Rainie is annoyed. Mel dislikes it when Amy asks if she will marry Jack and be her new mother. Bernadatte sees Ted's house is a mess and asks Patrick to get him outdoors; Ted then finds a message in a bottle at the allotment from Joyce. | |||||||
| 5759 | 127 | 30 minutes | Jane Ashmore | Robert Butler | 5.39 | ||
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Keanu apologises to Hayley with flowers; she says he was just angry and accepts the apology; Jean sees them and wonders if Keanu is the father of Hayley's baby but Hayley denies it, though Jean makes Hayley think about Keanu as a boyfriend. Keanu sees Stix with another gang member, Cody, and follows him as he breaks into the garage; Keanu confronts him and Hayley sees as he pushes Cody into the inspection pit. Rainie attempts to stop Max going on a date by spiking his coffee with laxative but she mixes up the drinks and takes it herself; she is upset when Max is about to leave but he decides to stay, in case he has caught her "stomach bug". Mel is annoyed that she had to look after Amy, but Jack says if he gets into a relationship, his children are his priority and she has to accept that. Sharon overhears Dennis saying she is gullible, so she asks Phil to discipline him. Bernadette convinces Ted to follow Joyce's instructions, which lead to another note. | |||||||
| 5760 | 128 | 30 minutes | Jane Ashmore | Angela Murray | 5.58 | ||
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Max discovers Rainie took laxatives but she reveals they were intended for him and he should know why she did it; later Jessica meets Max and says that he is lucky to have Rainie and he should treat her better; Jessica asks for money and Billy sees him paying her. Mel ends her relationship with Jack because of his ultimatum but they reunite when he apologises and she accepts that his children are his priority. Phil gets Dennis to fix Sharon's old music box in the garage, which Dennis is initially against but later realises Phil is teaching him to take care of her so he decides to continue fixing it after Phil leaves; Stix and three other gang members then confront Dennis and Stix tells Dennis he is dead. Keanu fixes Sharon's sink and she is flustered when he removes his t-shirt after being soaked. Ted finds another note from Joyce but chooses to give up before reading it; Patrick reads it: it says Ted should take Joan on a date. | |||||||
| 5761 | 129 | 30 minutes | Jane Ashmore | Carey Andrews | 5.65 | ||
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Stix says Jagger has a job for Dennis, but Dennis refuses so they shut him in the inspection pit; later, Sharon sees his jacket in the pit and she and Keanu rescue him before Jagger is able to take him away in a stolen car; Keanu tells Sharon that Phil and Dennis are lucky to have her and kisses her on the cheek. Carmel is proud to learn that Shakil achieved an A in his AS Level exam. Ian is angry that Masood has invited his former wife, Jane Beale (Laurie Brett), to the restaurant launch. Max tries to find Rainie and when she returns, she says she packed her things in case Max brought another woman home, but they cannot resist each other and kiss and have sex in the office. Ted meets Joan, who gives him another note from Joyce saying "you know what you have to do, don't be scared". Hunter calls Ray, telling him that Mel's new boyfriend wants him to call him "dad". | |||||||
| 5762 | 130 | 30 minutes | Laurence Wilson | Mark Catley | 5.42 | ||
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Kush spends the day drinking beer in his pyjamas and not moving because he is depressed about Shakil; Denise fails to get him to move so joins him. Ted ignores several calls and has some chest pains, which he says is heartburn; he wants to burn Joyce's last letter but Bernadette convinces him to open it; it reveals that Joyce had chest pains but never saw her cardiologist and she got Ted a return ticket to see Alan in Australia. Several things go wrong at the restaurant and Ian wants to give up, but Masood says they need his experience; agreeing that everyone should be working their hardest, Ian sacks Hunter. Kathy and Masood share some lingering touches and looks. | |||||||
| 5763 | 131 | 30 minutes | Laurence Wilson | Robert Evans | 5.52 | ||
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Ian, Masood and Kathy launch the restaurant but Mel does not go; Kim and Denise invite Kush and he is reluctant but turns up later, getting drunk, revealing Kim's pregnancy and arguing with Denise. Ian catches Masood and Kathy kissing, which causes an argument and a Walford Gazette photographer captures Ian throwing cake at Masood. At the end of the night, a drunk Kush leaves with a waitress, Talia. Sonia insists that Ted goes to hospital, where he is diagnosed with angina, but tells everyone it was indigestion and he bins everything he was given for his angina. Tiffany meets Jagger and his friends and he gives her alcohol, while Stix offers her drugs but Jagger declines on her behalf. Billy cooks Honey a special dinner hoping it will start a reunion, but she cracks a tooth on an olive stone. | |||||||
| 5764 | 132 | 30 minutes | Laurence Wilson | Jonny O'Neill | 5.66 | ||
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Ted puts cash behind the bar of the Vic for Patrick and the Taylors and gives Bernadette cash for her chess tournaments; Bernadette realises Ted plans not to return from Australia and Halfway inadvertently reveals to Patrick that Ted has paid for his drinks, so Patrick visits Ted and realises that he is not well; Ted tells Patrick he wants to be with his family when he dies. Kush wakes up with Talia in his bed and Carmel sees her leaving; Kush tells Martin that he wants to tell Denise the truth though Martin advises against it and Kush struggles to find the right moment to tell her. Ian is humiliated by the news report and decides to cut Masood out of the business and change the menu, and tells Kathy to move out, even after she defends herself. Tiffany drinks alcohol with Jagger and his friends and later sneaks out to go to his house. Arshad arranges for Honey to see Adam, a dentist he fostered as a boy, and after Adam sees to Honey's teeth, he invites her to dinner. | |||||||
| 5765 | 133 | 30 minutes | Laurence Wilson | Rob Gittins | 6.02 | ||
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Kathy spent the night on the Carters' sofa; Ian takes Kathy's name off of her café and divides the restaurant kitchen in two, so Kathy disrupts the customers at the restaurant in retaliation; Ian accuses Kathy of never listening to him, breaking her promise to "be his mum again" and always wanting something else than her family; Kathy then ends things with Masood and moves back with Ian. Honey goes on a date with Adam but tells Billy she is spending the night with Kim; Billy sees Kim on the square later but says nothing to Honey when she returns. Whitney warns Tiffany about the dangers of getting involved with a 19 year old at her age, and Tiffany later meets Jagger who offers to meet Whitney and gives Tiffany a new mobile. Bernadette goes to a chess tournament but forfeits her game after hearing Ted's breathless voicemail; Karen, Bernadette and Keegan find Ted unconscious on the floor. Kush apologises to Denise and Kim. | |||||||
| 5766 | 134 | 30 minutes | John Dower | Peter Mattessi | 6.22 | ||
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Phil decides to take Dennis out for the day but when Dennis sees the gang, he goes home; Sharon asks Keanu not to tell Phil what happened with Dennis and the gang, but Karen reveals that Keanu had Dennis's jacket dry cleaned, so Phil confronts Sharon and Keanu; Sharon reveals that Keanu saved Dennis from the gang and Keanu defends Sharon when Phil insults her father, leading to Phil sacking Keanu and punching him. Stacey walks in on Jean adjusting Hayley's jeans and sees that Hayley is pregnant. Ted returns from hospital and Bernadette tells him he must start a new healthy lifestyle. Adam sees Honey in the square while she is with Billy, and Billy works out they went on a date; Honey admits this but Billy says it is fine. Broadcast at 8:30 pm.[135] | |||||||
| 5767 | 135 | 30 minutes | John Dower | Peter Mattessi | 6.32 | ||
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Sharon tells Linda she has a crush on a younger man and later Keanu invites her by text to E20; she writes a text "on my way", initially intended for Phil but considers sending it to Keanu instead. Jean suggests to Stacey that Martin could be the father of Hayley's baby, but Hayley confirms he is not and says she has no friends or support and wanted time to figure things out before telling people she is pregnant. Bernadette clears out Ted's cupboards of sugary and salty foods and alcohol, and Ted tells Patrick that he will let Bernadette think she is winning and decides to brew his own ale. Billy lets Will and Janet eat sweets after Will says Honey does not allow it because it rots their teeth; this causes Will to be sick over Honey so Billy admits what he did, and Honey tells him that ruining their teeth would mean more trips to the dentist. | |||||||
| 5768 | 136 | 30 minutes | John Dower | Johnny Candon | 5.95 | ||
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Jean finds out that Hayley plans to leave that day, so reveals to the rest of the family that Hayley is pregnant; this causes an argument and Hayley leaves, but Jean tells the others that they should all help each other, so when Hayley returns to pack her bags, they surprise her with a party and invite her to stay and Kat says she does not have to name the father. Sharon sees Phil has booked a trip to Spain, so tells Keanu that he got the wrong idea about them; Sharon is angry to discover it is a business trip for Phil only for two months. Bernadette finds Ted and Patrick brewing beer, so throws it away, leaving them both angry. Billy arranges a film afternoon with Honey, Janet and Will, but Honey takes the children to visit Adam at Arshad's house and he looks at their teeth; they reveal this to Billy and he tells Honey he wants her to be happy but wishes he could be the one to do it; Honey then ignores a text message from Adam. | |||||||
| 5769 | 137 | 30 minutes | John Dower | Johnny Candon | 5.76 | ||
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Whitney receives flowers with a card spelling out "cry baby" in emojis, while Tina is scared by a car driving past playing "We Call It Acieed"; Halfway visits Stuart, who admits it was him but admits he needs help so asks Halfway not to tell the Carters; Halfway tells them Stuart is in Dublin; Stuart then burns all his photos of Halfway and the Carters, ranting that he is the only family Halfway needs. Phil leaves for his trip to Spain and when Keanu visits her, the sexual tension increases and they kiss. Bernadette tells Ted she will no longer dictate his diet to him, but is happy that he has decided to be more healthy without her intervention. Honey goes on another date with Adam, though Billy tries to stop her, admitting that he does not want her to; Honey and Adam kiss after their date, while Billy cries quietly at home. | |||||||
September
[edit]| # | No. in year | Original air date | Running time | Directed by | Written by | Viewers (millions) | |
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| 5770 | 138 | 30 minutes | Karl Neilson | Jonny O'Neill | 6.13 | ||
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Stuart sends Mick a video from when he sneaked into the Vic showing that he filmed Linda and touched her hand; Mick confronts Stuart in his flat, where Stuart has laid out various weapons and asks Mick to kill him; Mick only punches him; back home, Mick shows Linda the video and she cries; meanwhile, Tina meets Dylan in the Vic because he has retracted his statement in fear, and he asks to stay the night; Whitney also stays with Halfway in the pub; Shirley, Mick and Linda all wish Stuart dead. Stuart gives his weapons to Dennis and enters the Vic with a gun; someone comes to the bar where Stuart is and a shot is fired. Jack tells Hunter he wants to propose to Mel; Hunter makes a phone call and tells Mel Jack's plan. Keanu and Sharon continue their affair but are almost caught by Louise, so they agree to meet late at night. | |||||||
| 5771 | 139 | 30 minutes | Karl Neilson | Lauren Klee | 6.59 | ||
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Linda is in the Vic, panicking; Shirley, Whitney, Halfway and Tina emerge and eventually Stuart is found, having been shot; Mick arrives and tells Tina to call an ambulance; Shirley says Dylan must have shot Stuart as he has gone, and when Whitney calls the ambulance again, she realises Tina did not call. Armed police arrive and Stuart is taken to hospital; DI Peter Arthurs arrives to investigate and asks Mick where Linda is. Keanu waits for Sharon by the canal, unaware she is delayed by Dennis, who heard the gunshot; Keanu hides when he sees Linda arrive at the canal; Linda has a gun and wipes it down before throwing it in the canal. Meanwhile, Mel meets Jack and accuses him of trying to replace his dead wife, Ronnie Branning (Samantha Womack); Jack denies this and says he wants her to open up more; she admits she was not looking for a relationship and is scared, and tells him to ask her; Jack proposes but her Ray enters before she can answer. | |||||||
| 5772 | 140 | 30 minutes | Karl Neilson | Lauren Klee | 5.93 | ||
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Mick calls Linda, who asks him to say they were together when the gun was fired; they meet at the police station, where DI Arthurs, DC Thomas Summers and PC Amelia Gayle question Halfway, Whitney, Tina, Shirley, Mick and Linda; Shirley insists that Dylan is responsible but Tina doubts this; Mick asks Linda why she made him lie; she says she found the gun and, assuming Mick shot Stuart, threw it in the canal; Mick says he did not so they wonder who it was. Keanu tells Sharon he saw Linda throw something into the canal but Sharon tells him not to tell the police. Mel tells Ray to leave, and tells Jack to postpone the proposal; Mel then calls Ray and they talk about their past; he says he left his job in the police because he made mistakes after she left him and that letting her go was a mistake; she says it is too late and pushes him away when he goes to kiss her, but she then kisses him. | |||||||
| 5773 | 141 | 30 minutes | Karl Neilson | Lauren Klee | 5.83 | ||
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Arthurs discusses the case with him team before they arrive in Albert Square; Mick tells Shirley that Linda disposed of the gun, while Dennis is shocked to hear that Stuart was shot. Arthurs questions Mick about his fight with Stuart, and Mick says Stuart begged to be killed and if he had wanted to, Mick would have killed him then instead of shooting him later. Shirley speaks to Halfway, accusing him of shooting Stuart, because he was in the army and was apologising to Stuart when he found him; Mick ends the argument that ensues. Sharon asks Keanu not to go to the police and gives him some money, but she later finds it posted back through her letter box; Linda is then arrested on suspicion of the shooting. Ray has spent the night with Mel, and he puts his wallet where Hunter will see it knowing that Mel does not want Hunter to know Ray is there; Ray invites Jack to lunch, where Hunter reveals that Mel and Ray had sex, so Jack walks out, and Mel tells Ray she no longer trusts him. | |||||||
| 5774 | 142 | 30 minutes | Toby Frow | Simon Norman | 6.02 | ||
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Linda is interviewed by Arthurs and she ignores her solicitor Chris Pickard's advice to give no comment until Arthurs asks what she threw in the canal, as they tracked her phone there and have a witness; a search of the canal finds nothing and Linda is released. Stuart's daughter, Zara, arrives at hospital. Keanu tells Sharon he could not lie to the police and Stuart's family deserve justice as Shakil's family did; Sharon says she understands and they kiss, but then worry they have been seen. Halfway accuses the Carters of lying to him and reveals that Tina did not call an ambulance. Carmel finds a pair of trainers she bought for Shakil that she hid in a cupboard but realises he has worn them; she and Kush laugh about it and wonder where he went with them; Sophie then arrives at Carmel's home asking to talk. | |||||||
| 5775 | 143 | 30 minutes | Toby Frow | Simon Norman | 5.19 | ||
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Tina admits to Halfway that she did not call an ambulance; she then meets Dylan but he denies even knowing that Stuart was shot, however, he slips up when he reveals he knows where it happened; Arthurs then arrests Dylan and Dylan tells Arthurs he has arrested the wrong man and he can prove it. Dennis tells Sharon he heard her telling Keanu she hopes the police do not find what they are looking for and assumes it is him, but says it is because he told the police he heard the gunshot; Sharon assures him they are not looking for him. Carmel tells Sophie to leave and then Keegan sees her at Shakil's memorial and shouts at her to leave; Carmel takes Keegan inside and although they argue, they calm down and Carmel asks Keegan to take Shakil's trainers. Hunter separately questions Ray and Mel about why they split up and is pleased when Ray says it was good to catch up. | |||||||
| 5776 | 144 | 30 minutes | Toby Frow | Carol Parker | 5.99 | ||
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Rainie tells Max to support Jack over his breakup with Mel, so Max tells Jack that his marriage to Rainie is a sham, hoping it will make him feel better; Rainie is devastated that Max would do that while Stacey tells Max that he and Rainie are a "perfect couple"; Jack comforts Rainie and they kiss passionately. Sophie tells Carmel she called the police on some youths on her estate and regrets it; they follow her and throw things, causing Kush to chase them and Carmel to panic in case they carry knives; Carmel invites Sophie to stay with her, angering Kush, who says she is helping Shakil's killer's family. The Carters discover Dylan has been released without charge as he has an alibi with witnesses; Linda opens the Vic against Mick's wishes and the locals say they were defending their home, while a stranger called Barker hails Mick a hero as Stuart tried to frame him once; Arthurs then arrives and arrests Mick for attempted murder, despite the family's protests that Dylan's alibi is false. | |||||||
| 5777 | 145 | 30 minutes | Toby Frow | Wendy Granditer | 5.89 | ||
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After Jack and Rainie had sex, Max tells Rainie he wants to talk about their future; Rainie decides to leave but Jack realises Rainie loves Max so tells Max not to let her go; Max eventually convinces Rainie that he loves her too and they kiss; Amy then watches a video on her tablet of Jack and Rainie kissing that morning. Arthurs interviews Mick; Mick says a bloodied and burned shirt belonging to his was planted, and mentions his meeting with Barker; Arthurs accuses Mick of stalling, and discovers that Mick deleted Stuart's video of Linda on the day of the shooting, accusing him of trying to "delete" Stuart as well; Mick says Stuart will confirm the culprit when he wakes up. Meanwhile, Stuart takes a turn for the worse in hospital. Carmel and Sophie visit Bruno in prison; Bruno cries and apologises to Carmel, who says she will try to forgive him; when Carmel leaves, Sophie realises Bruno was putting on an act. Keanu needs money so Sharon asks Kat to ask Keanu to repair her moped. | |||||||
| 5778 | 146 | 30 minutes | Sean Healy | Carey Andrews | 6.31 | ||
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Tina and Shirley ask Arthurs to track Dylan's movements on the night of the shooting using CCTV footage, but he says it is already part of their investigation. Stuart wakes up but Dr Sherwood prevents Arthurs from speaking to him; Stuart tells Halfway that he was shot by "me... me [my] oldest mate, Mick Carter". Keanu is delayed when trying to see Sharon and when they finally get together, Louise returns from school early so Keanu is forced to leave. Struggling to cope with Sophie's presence, Kush gets drunk and after Carmel helps Sophie find temporary accommodation, Kush says Sophie is taking advantage and then breaks down in tears. Stacey receives a text message from an unknown person asking to meet in E20. | |||||||
| 5779 | 147 | 30 minutes | Sean Healy | Carey Andrews | 6.05 | ||
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Fellow expectant mothers, Kim and Hayley, bond but Hayley is shocked to see a woman, Bev, on the Square and wonders how she knew where to find her. Stacey goes to E20 where she meets her old friend, Ruby, who she has not seen for 12 years; they catch up but Stacey leaves in a hurry to see to her children. Sophie tells Carmel not to help Bruno get his sentence reduced because he was faking his tears with her, has no remorse and should be punished; Sophie leaves and then Carmel and Kush open up to each other, admitting that they have not spoken for fear of upsetting the other; they agree to remember the good times and speak more often. Halfway warns Mick that he is being framed by Stuart, so Linda starts to pack to go into hiding but Mick thinks he would look more guilty, so after saying goodbye to Ollie, Mick is arrested; Halfway recalls that Stuart said his shooter was "me", before smiling and accusing Mick, so he and the rest of the Carters vow to prove that Stuart shot himself. | |||||||
| 5780 | 148 | 30 minutes | Sean Healy | Angela Murray | 6.05 | ||
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Linda leaves Zara a voicemail saying Stuart shot himself; Stuart stabs his wound with a fork to avoid questions from Arthurs, but Zara sees this; when the questioning resumes, Stuart says Mick lied about a fight they had at Stuart's flat on the morning of the shooting; Linda then arrives, saying that Stuart broke into the pub, stole one of Mick's shirts, planted all the evidence and shot himself, but Zara then says she was with Stuart at the time Mick alleges the fight happened. Shirley and Linda then realise the gun was moved before Linda found it. Bev brings flowers to Hayley; she is Hayley's mother and says she has changed and wants to be a grandmother, however, after admitting she blackmails married men and says Hayley should do the same and Hayley catches her going through her bag, they argue and Bev says she wished that Hayley was never born; the stress causes Hayley to start bleeding and she begs for Bev's help but she just leaves in a taxi. Martin convinces Kush to speak to Sophie, and Kush understands when Sophie says she brought up Bruno as best as she could and although she hates him now, she can never stop loving him and wishes he had been more like Shakil. | |||||||
| 5781 | 149 | 30 minutes | Sean Healy | Angela Murray | 6.14 | ||
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Mick has a bail hearing so Shirley hires Phil's solicitor, Ritchie Scott, who says if someone says they saw Mick walking the dog then it gives the judge reasonable doubt and Mick will get bail, however, after the hearing, Ritchie tells Linda that Mick's shirt had gunshot residue on it so they should prepare for trial. Jean takes Hayley to the hospital, but Hayley only pretends to go in and tells Jean everything is fine; after hearing what Bev said to Hayley, Jean meets Bev and says she can put things right, but Bev insults Jean so Jean tells her to stay away; Hayley then takes a mouthful of vodka but cries and apologises when the baby finally kicks. Stacey and Ruby have a drink in E20 but Stacey goes home while Ruby wants to continue elsewhere with some men she met. Carmel is interviewed on radio by Pete Clifford but Kush stops the interview when Pete has the wrong facts; Carmel is then met by Sam, a charity worker who asks her to tell her story in schools around the country; she immediately agrees. | |||||||
| 5782 | 150 | 30 minutes | John Howlett | Mark Stevenson | 6.45 | ||
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Mick arrives at Dickens Hill prison and meets his cellmate, Bob Matthews; Mick wants to use a mobile phone so he meets "top dog" Fraser Philips, who gets Mick to do him a favour in return for using his phone. Stuart hears from Zara that the Carters have a good solicitor and he contacts Fraser, an old friend, telling him that Mick is a paedophile; Mick denies this but Fraser announces it to his fellow inmates. Mel tells Jack that Ray is her soulmate and he has changed, but Jack does not believe it and meets a former police colleague, Muski, to find out anything bad about Ray. Bex tells Sonia she wants to leave school because it reminds her of Shakil, but Sonia says she will try to get Bex transferred to another school instead. Keanu sees Kat practising "The Knowledge" and then tells Sharon he could become a cab driver (using satellite navigation) if he can get a car. | |||||||
| 5783 | 151 | 30 minutes | John Howlett | Madeleine Clifford | 6.39 | ||
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Bob prevents a "napalm attack"[ακ] on Mick and Fraser asks Mick to do something for him; Mick is visited by a woman called Tessa who passes him drugs via a kiss and Fraser asks him to hide them in Bob's belongings; two prison officers then arrive to search their cell. Hunter cooks a meal with Masood's help for Ray and Mel, hoping it will unite them, but Ray cancels so Hunter gives the food to the Carters. Sonia meets Andrea Rooney, head of sixth form at Bex's school, who tells Sonia that Bex could attend Oxbridge if she studies hard, but when Sonia tells Bex this, Bex accuses Sonia of wanting Bex to live Sonia's own failed dreams. Sharon lends Keanu use of Phil's car so he can drive for a job but he turns it down because he would be unable to help Sharon in the same situation. | |||||||
| 5784 | 152 | 30 minutes | John Howlett | Craig Sheldon | 6.24 | ||
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Bob finds the drugs before the prison officers and flushes them; Mick attempts to replace them by getting Linda to bring him cash, and during the visit he mentions Tessa's visit and Linda realises she also met her and Stuart must be behind everything that is happening. Stuart is discharged from hospital and tells Zara he will tell a court that Mick did not mean to shoot him. Knowing Bob disposed of the drugs, Fraser orders Mick to attack Bob with "napalm". Linda asks Ritchie to do a complete background check on Stuart. Stuart receives a video of Mick and Tessa's kiss. Sonia looks into private tuition for Bex but Bex says that Shakil has no future so she has no future. Keanu changes his mind about borrowing Phil's car. Ray tells Hunter he is like a son to him but makes phone calls to an unknown person. | |||||||
| 5785 | 153 | 30 minutes | John Howlett | Craig Sheldon | 6.22 | ||
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Linda receives the video of Mick and Tessa and realises it was set up by Stuart; Linda tells Zara that Stuart mentally abused her mother and Zara visits Mick and tells him to admit the truth for Ollie's sake and gives him Stuart's mobile number; Stuart admits to setting Mick up but gets angry when Mick says he does not care why and he will never take the blame. Zara finds Stuart's flat smashed up and tells him she visited him in hospital so she could watch him die but now she no longer cares if he lives or dies. Fraser orders Mick to assault Bob but Mick refuses; inmate Trent Meadows makes comments about Linda so Mick breaks his fingers and is then carried away by prison officers. After speaking to Carmel, Bex decides to apply for university. Sharon is jealous when she sees Keanu speaking to Hayley but he reassures her that he is not attracted to Hayley. After a man, Jeff, calls Ray "Simon", Hunter discovers Ray has passports in the name Simon Wright but Ray refuses to answer his questions. | |||||||
October
[edit]On 13 September 2018, it was reported that Ruby Allen (Louisa Lytton) would be involved in a storyline that would be "exploring the issue of sexual consent" after she confides in her friend, Stacey Fowler (Lacey Turner) that she was raped after a party they both attended, but the perpetrator has a different version of events.[137] EastEnders worked with the charity Rape Crisis on the storyline, and executive consultant, John Yorke said, "EastEnders has always been at the forefront of dealing with these topical and sensitive issues. Whilst this story centres round an unseen rape, its real focus will challenge the stereotyping and myths that can surround sexual violence and consent. As a subject, it's difficult and incredibly moving but we hope that by EastEnders tackling this issue we can raise awareness about an incredibly important issue."[137] Lytton said on the storyline, "I know the impact a storyline such as this can have and although it is a huge responsibility, I feel honoured to be part of something that, by working alongside Rape Crisis, we all hope can help end the many misconceptions surrounding sexual violence."[137] Yvonne Traynor, CEO of Rape Crisis South London, said, "It is so vital to the safety of men, women and children to understand sexual violence and not to make assumptions or believe the myths and stereotypes that are often portrayed. EastEnders have taken this responsibility very seriously and ensured that their portrayal of sexual violence has been thoroughly researched and is based on realism which is, sadly, so prevalent in our country today."[137] Further details of the storyline were released on 2 October, when it was reported that Ruby would befriend a new character, Ross, at a party and have sex with him, but wake up in the morning with another character, Matt (Mitchell Hunt), on top of her.[138]
Additionally, a trailer released on 5 October with the tagline "secrets are never safe" teased 11 upcoming storylines, including Jean Slater (Gillian Taylforth) discovering that the father of Hayley Slater's (Katie Jarvis) baby is Alfie Moon (Shane Richie), the husband of Kat Moon (Jessie Wallace), Karen Taylor (Lorraine Stanley) discovering that her son Keanu Taylor (Danny Walters) is having an affair with married Sharon Mitchell (Letitia Dean) and Mel Owen (Tamzin Outhwaite) discovering her partner Ray Kelly's (Sean Mahon) double life. It also shows the return of Dr Legg (Leonard Fenton), Jack Branning (Scott Maslen) and Rainie Branning (Tanya Franks) having an affair behind the back of his brother and her husband, Max Branning (Jake Wood), Keanu being blackmailed over the affair and Linda Carter (Kellie Bright) believing her husband, Mick Carter (Danny Dyer) is guilty of shooting Stuart Highway (Ricky Champ).[139]
| # | No. in year | Original air date | Running time | Directed by | Written by | Viewers (millions) | |
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| 5786 | 154 | 30 minutes | Laura Way | Bo Poraj | 6.14 | ||
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Ray tells Hunter he is an undercover police officer but Mel cannot know about it; he gives 15-year-old Hunter alcohol without his knowledge and leaves a drunk Hunter at home in agony; Ray then meets a woman called Gina in E20 and they leave together. Keanu tells Sharon he is unable to become a minicab driver because he is only 19, which shocks Sharon because she thought he was over 21, and he is confused when she claims she is suddenly tired and goes home. Linda hears about Mick being in segregation due to his attack on Trent, but tells Ritchie that Stuart must know someone in prison who is controlling Mick; Linda tells Sharon that Mick is definitely innocent but that she disposed of the gun because at the time she thought Mick was guilty, and Sharon gets Linda thinking about if Mick actually is guilty. Tiffany is ignored by Jagger. | |||||||
| 5787 | 155 | 30 minutes | Laura Way | Martin Scott | 5.90 | ||
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Mel is angry at Ray and says he should look after Hunter better; Jeff tells Ray he is thinking of moving to Albert Square; Ray fails to put him off so beats him up, saying if he ever returns he will knock out his teeth. Bernadette tells Jagger that he is too old for Tiffany; later someone puts a firework through the Taylors' letter box and Jagger and Stix say they need to teach Bernadette a lesson. Ritchie tells the Carters that the gun has been found and matches the bullet that shot Stuart, and a man claims he sold the gun to Mick; Linda visits Mick and he admits that he did want to kill Stuart for a second; Linda then becomes convinces that Mick is guilty; Fraser, who witnessed the visit, informs Stuart of the unexpected turn of events. Sharon tells Keanu that their age difference is too much but Keanu says he does not care; Sharon says that if Phil ever finds out, Keanu will not survive. | |||||||
| 5788 | 156 | 30 minutes | Laura Way | Martin Scott | 6.01 | ||
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Linda visits Stuart for his side of the story; Stuart tries to convince Linda that before she met Mick, he had a violent streak and she does not know him as well as she thinks; she says the police know where the gun came from but she has to stand by her husband. Sharon worries that Keanu has been in a traffic accident after hearing a news report and leaves him a voicemail saying she has feelings for him; he was not involved but hears the message and visits her; they resume their affair. Jack and Ray agree to call a truce but after a bruised Jeff tells Jack he is pulling out of renting a flat from him and sees that he is scared of Ray, Jack tells Mel that Ray assaulted his tenant; Ray then visits Jack and threatens to harm his children if he continues to talk about him to Mel. Tiffany goes on a date with Jagger despite objections from Whitney and Bernadette. | |||||||
| 5789 | 157 | 30 minutes | Laura Way | Rob Gittins | 5.82 | ||
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Tiffany skips school to see Jagger but he says he has business to attend to as he needs someone to hold some SIM cards; Tiffany later forces Jagger to let her do it, but when she takes them home she is shocked and upset to realise she is holding drugs instead. Shirley tells Ray that someone called him Simon, so she confronts him about his suspicious behaviour; he says she is constantly accusing him of untrue things and trying to push him away; they make amends but Mel later finds Ray's wallet and decides to look inside. With Sharon's help, Keanu gets a fake documents so he can become a minicab driver, and when they have sex in Phil's mechanic's garage, they accidentally call someone on Sharon's phone without realising. Mick arranges to speak to Linda on the phone but she does not answer his call; she calls Stuart and tells him she believes him over Mick. | |||||||
| 5790 | 158 | 30 minutes | Jennie Darnell | Peter Mattessi | 6.36 | ||
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Jagger asks Tiffany to deliver his package to someone, which she does but she is seen by Jean on the London Underground; Jagger is impressed but Whitney confronts Tiffany over not going to school and tells her to stop seeing Jagger; Tiffany tells her Jagger ended their relationship and later asks Jagger if he is a drug dealer; he says sometimes but only for friends. Martin has a school reunion in E20 and brings Stacey and Ruby; his old friends Ross, Matt and Glenn are there and Ruby flirts with them, especially Ross, and she stays with him in the club after Martin and Stacey leave. After he refuses to get information on Ray, Mel asks Jack to find information on Jeff instead. | |||||||
| 5791 | 159 | 30 minutes | Jennie Darnell | Lauren Klee | 5.08 | ||
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The next morning, Ruby visits Stacey and gets the morning-after pill from the pharmacy, revealing to Stacey that she went back to Ross's flat but felt uncomfortable there; she ended up in Ross's bedroom where he kissed her and had sex with him because she felt like she owed him; she then reveals that she passed out and when she woke up, Matt was in bed with her; Stacey says she was raped because she did not say "yes", despite Ruby saying she did not say "no". Meanwhile, Ross tells Martin he had sex with Ruby, and Martin, Ross, Matt and Glenn discuss the Me Too movement; Martin's friends then then tell him that Matt had sex with Ruby as well so he asks for details; Ross says Ruby kissed him and never told him to stop, and she asked if Matt liked her, after which Matt had sex with her too. | |||||||
| 5792 | 160 | 30 minutes | Jennie Darnell | Lorraine Newman | 6.34 | ||
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Jack gives Mel the information he found on Jeff but it reveals no criminal record; Ray gets a phone call and leaves in a rush after referring to "Matthew's"; Mel discovers there is a children's ward with that name and goes there; she sees the name Jake Wright on a board and then sees Ray with a woman and child. Stacey tells Martin that Ruby was raped but Martin refuses to believe it; Stacey convinces Ruby to go to a clinic where they examine her and she can decide if she wants to go to the police later. Whitney asks Bernadette to keep Tiffany away from Jagger and Keanu tells Bernadette that Jagger is a drug dealer; Bernadette spends time with the gang and smokes but everyone laughs when she coughs and Jagger makes Tiffany tell her to leave. Billy deletes messages from Adam on Honey's phone but she later tells him she has changed her PIN and she will not let Billy spoil her time with Adam. | |||||||
| 5793 | 161 | 30 minutes | Jennie Darnell | Pete Lawson | 6.11 | ||
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Martin warns Ross that Ruby is alleging she was raped but Stacey accuses Martin of giving his friends time to corroborate their stories. Adam gives Honey a modern art book so she starts researching art, but Billy says she should never change for the right man; Honey returns the book and ends the relationship but Adam reveals he meant to give her a book about makeup and he does not want her to change. Mel talks to the woman, Maddie, in the hospital, who talks about her husband, Simon, and their son, Jake, who Simon wanted to call Ray; Mel then asks Ray to marry her again and move in with her. Bernadette tells Tiffany that Jagger is a drug dealer who got Dennis to hide drugs and beat up Keanu, but Tiffany denies it all; Tiffany is then stood up by Jagger. | |||||||
| 5794 | 162 | 30 minutes | Richard Lynn | Pete Lawson | 6.26 | ||
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With her baby due in two weeks, Hayley struggles to know how to prepare but Mariam sees her panicking and gets her to calm down, and takes her to her home. Kush shows Martin a photo from the reunion showing Ruby and Matt kissing; Martin tells Stacey that Ruby has lied but Ruby tells Stacey that Matt was attracted to her and she used him to make Ross jealous, but she did not want or agree to sex with Matt. Sharon receives an anonymous text revealing someone knows about her affair with Keanu, and the person also has a recording of them together. Dot returns from visiting family and tells Sonia she has been feeling dizzy, so Sonia takes her blood pressure, which is high, and tells her to see a doctor but Dot struggles to make an appointment. | |||||||
| 5795 | 163 | 30 minutes | Richard Lynn | Pete Lawson | 6.59 | ||
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Due to online abuse, Ruby thinks she is seen as a "slut" so tries to proposition Billy, but Stacey stops her and reveals that she was raped nine years previously (see "Who Killed Archie?"); Ruby then decides to report the rape to the police. Hayley finds out the dangers of drinking alcohol during pregnancy from Mariam, who fostered a child with Foetal Alcohol Syndrome; Hayley tells Jean her child could be brain damaged but Jean says she will love the child regardless; when Hayley says she got pregnant in Spain, Jean questions her about the father so Hayley walks out and drinks; Jean then realises that Alfie could be the father. Sharon contacts the person who texted her; they tell her to stop seeing Keanu or they will inform Phil of the affair. Dot sees a doctor and when she returns she tells Jack that she is dying. | |||||||
| 5796 | 164 | 30 minutes | Richard Lynn | Jonny O'Neill | 6.04 | ||
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Sharon tells Keanu their relationship is over. Jean asks Hayley if Alfie is the father; Hayley confirms this and says he thinks she had an abortion; Hayley then finds Keanu and tries to kiss him, then says she has no family and she is going "home"; Keanu tells the Slaters and Jean realises where she is; Jean and Kat find Hayley at a tower block sitting on the edge of a balcony. Sonia organises a birthday party for Robbie but nobody can come at short notice, but he is happy when a woman called Mary flirts with him. Jack gets a second opinion for Dot and says she is healthy, but she still feels unwell so tracks down her old friend, Dr Legg. Stacey and Martin give witness statements to the police and though Martin agrees with Stacey not to tell them about the photo of Ruby and Matt kissing, he does so anyway; Ross later sees Martin and asks to talk. | |||||||
| 5797 | 165 | 30 minutes | Richard Lynn | Jonny O'Neill | 6.02 | ||
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Jean manages to talk Hayley down from the balcony though Hayley makes a comment to Kat, "if you knew, you'd want me to [jump]"; Jean tells Kat and Mo that Hayley needs love and Hayley thanks Jean; Kat assumes Hayley's comment was to do with the father, and Hayley overhears Kat saying that they should have let Hayley go because the baby would be better off without her and a "scumbag" father. Ross shows Martin a text from Ruby from the day after the party where she says she is fine; Ruby later thanks Martin for believing her. Keanu visits Sharon where they kiss but she immediately receives a text message saying the person sees them; Phil then calls Sharon and she thnks he knows. Robbie has sex with Mary during his party. Dr Legg tells Dot she is in good health but should put on some weight; he then attends Robbie's party in the Vic and tells Dot that he is dying. | |||||||
| 5798 | 166 | 30 minutes | David Moor | Kim Revill | 6.27 | ||
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Hayley is visited by Hilary Taylor from Child Services as she has been informed of Hayley's suicide attempt and drinking, however, she only gives Hayley reading material and assurance; Hayley admits that she did not abort her baby because she wanted to feel loved. After Hilary leaves, Hayley accuses Jean of reporting her but Kat admits it was her; Hayley accuses her of feeling guilty about her own child's accident. Sharon speaks to Phil, who says he is happy on holiday; he arranges a surprise birthday party for Sharon and afterwards, Sharon and Keanu get passionate in an alleyway and are seen by Karen. Carmel holds a meeting with teenagers to discuss carrying knives; she notices one, Lewis, who tells her privately that she can do nothing to change people carrying knives and Shakil is simply seen by other young people as "lame" for not carrying one himself. | |||||||
| 5799 | 167 | 30 minutes | David Moor | Kim Revill | 5.84 | ||
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Karen confronts Keanu over kissing Sharon; he reveals they are in a relationship but she warns him that Phil would kill him; she then confronts Karen, asking her not to let Keanu get hurt; Louise witnesses part of Karen and Sharon's argument, and later, Jay reveals to Keanu that someone asked for his mobile number; Louise is then revealed as the person texting Sharon anonymously. Dot accompanies Dr Legg to a hospital appointment; Dr Legg has pancreatic cancer but tells Dot that he does not want chemotherapy as it would only add weeks to his life and he does not want to be hooked up to machines. Hayley spends time with Harley before he is returned to Chloe, who has turned her life around; Chloe tells Hayley that she can be a good mother; Hayley goes home but Kat tells her to stay out of her way. Carmel tells Kush she is giving up campaigning, but when she realises that people do not see him as a person, she has an idea and asks Keegan to choose a photograph of Shakil. | |||||||
| 5800 | 168 | 30 minutes | David Moor | Rob Gittins | 5.79 | ||
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Keanu gets Louise's phone and shows Sharon that Louise is the person texting them; Sharon confronts Louise and says that she and Keanu have been discussing the car lot and he has been training her, and when Louise confronts Keanu, Karen tells Louise that she knows about the texts and nothing is going on; Louise makes Sharon swear on Dennis's life that she is telling the truth, and Keanu promises to Karen that he will not see Sharon again; Karen then tells Sharon to stay away from Keanu or she will tell Phil. Hayley thinks she is starting labour but it is a false alarm; she then sees that Alfie has called Jean and asks her why. A large poster of Shakil is installed in the market; Carmel was not expecting it yet and Bex cries when she sees it. After avoiding his calls, Dot realises that she needs to make the most of the time she has left with Dr Legg. | |||||||
| 5801 | 169 | 30 minutes | David Moor | Rob Gittins | 5.97 | ||
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Jean says has not spoken to Alfie and buys Hayley a cot; Hayley later speaks to her bump, saying they will not live with the family and the baby will not live with her. Sharon gets an apology from Louise, while Karen tries to distract Keanu from thinking about Sharon; Keanu realises he will always see Sharon and tells Sharon that they should act normal so it does not look suspicious and asks for one last kiss but it leads to sex and afterwards, Sharon says they cannot stay friends; Sharon worries that Dennis has heard but is relieved that he has earphones in. Bex receives a birthday present of a hot-air balloon ride that Shakil arranged, and after Carmel gives her Shakil's St Christopher pendant, Bex tells her family that she wants to look to the future, not the past. Dot decides to make a photo album for Dr Legg but after Bex's words, she says she should create new memories and decides to take him on the balloon ride. | |||||||
| 5802 | 170 | 30 minutes | Michael Owen Morris | Mark Catley | 6.32 | ||
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After being told she can only join a mother and baby unit if she has given birth, Hayley tries to induce labour using several methods, including sex, to which Keanu agrees, though they do not do it before Hayley's waters break; she then calls the unit with a fake name and gets in the cab to drive there. Carmel hears that Bruno's accomplices have been imprisoned; they see Shakil's posters have been vandalised so Keegan wants something done and posts a message on social media; he receives a reply from someone who is waiting and takes a knife as he goes out in a Halloween costume. Janet is afraid of Halloween but Billy and Will help her to realise it can be fun; they accidentally scare Amy and she hides in a cupboard. Ruby tells Martin that she used to think nights out were harmless fun but may not think that way again. | |||||||
| 5803 | 171 | 30 minutes | Michael Owen Morris | Mark Catley | 6.36 | ||
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Hayley drives the cab but has a series of delays and when she reaches a guest house, they assume she is a trick-or-treater, so she is forced to enter a crack den, where she gives birth on her own and prays that the baby is not dead. Kat and Jean get home and Kat realises Hayley has gone into labour and taken the cab. Martin, Robbie and Jay go out to E20 and talk about women; Martin is annoyed when Robbie takes a photo of a woman's bottom and when the three men look at a woman they describe as "a ten", they are all shocked to see it is actually Martin's daughter, Bex. Billy tries to coax Amy out, while Will puts on Night of the Living Dead, which scares him, Ricky and Janet; Billy tells them off when he discovers this, and Amy then manages to scare Billy, which leads to him breaking a tooth. Keegan waits for the vandal as they send each other threatening messages. | |||||||
November
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| 5804 | 172 | 30 minutes | Michael Owen Morris | Jonny O'Neill | 6.28 | ||
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Kat and Keanu search for Hayley and see the cab outside a house a few streets away; they hear the baby crying and enter the house to find Hayley unconscious; the placenta is still inside Hayley so they call an ambulance and Hayley and the baby are taken to hospital. Keegan finds the vandal and confronts him, but he is attacked by a gang; Keegan's attempts to defend himself end with the vandal being cut by Keegan's knife; Keegan runs off and breaks down. Meanwhile, Carmel tells Denise she is worried about Keegan and sees him being goaded online; she then finds the vandal. Billy tries to hide his broken tooth but when the children want him to bob for apples, his tooth falls out and he faints just as Honey and Adam return; they brand him irresponsible and Billy refuses Adam's help. Martin is furious with the way Bex is dressed and tries to stop a man talking to her, but she insists she is an adult but they are both sent out by a bouncer. | |||||||
| 5805 | 173 | 30 minutes | Michael Owen Morris | Jonny O'Neill | 6.37 | ||
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Hayley and her baby arrive in the hospital and they both seem to be fine; while holding the baby, Kat realises how much she misses her own children; Keanu visits Hayley and she asks him to stay with her, but after he falls asleep, she sneaks out of the hospital with the baby. Keegan plans to dispose of his bloodied clothing but Carmel arrives with his knife and says he killed the vandal; he says he only meant to scare him and make him feel how he felt when he was attacked, but Carmel urges him to hand himself into the police. Martin tells Bex he was looking out for her but says she dressed like a "slag" and men will treat her like one but she says she can dress how she wants; Dot tells Martin that Bex needs understanding so he tries to apologise but Bex goes back out; Martin admits to Ruby that a night out is not always harmless fun and then texts Bex to let him know when she gets home. | |||||||
| 5806 | 174 | 30 minutes | Conor Morrissey | Sydney Thompson | 6.21 | ||
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Keegan tells Karen that he killed someone so she urges him to run but instead he hands himself into the police; DI Ellie Kent says there was no murder and tells him to stop wasting her time; Keegan confronts Carmel, who says he wanted to kill him and she wanted to show how it feels; Karen confronts Carmel but Carmel accuses Karen of being a bad parent; Keanu tells Keegan he learnt nothing so Keegan holds a knife to him but Karen arrives and punches Keegan in the face and tells him to thank Carmel, which he does, saying he understands why she lied. Carmel gives Shakil's belongings away and leaves for Dubai after telling Kush to look after Arthur. Kat, Mo and Stacey discover Hayley has left the hospital with the baby, and when they get home, they see she has taken all the baby's things; Hayley then leaves the baby on the Ahmeds' doorstep with a note to look after her. | |||||||
| 5807 | 175 | 30 minutes | Conor Morrissey | Pete Lawson | 6.31 | ||
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Hayley's baby is with the Ahmeds but Arshad discovers Mariam has not called Social Services because she is sure Hayley will come back. Hayley is with Bev but decides to find her baby, however, she tells Kat the baby is "miles away" and never coming home. Stuart goes to the Vic and talks to Linda about the night he was shot and overhears her telling Tina and Stuart that she is unsure she really knew Mick; he also sees she has removed her wedding rings; later, he texts her with a kiss and she puts a kiss in her reply. Max and Rainie see Cora taking Abi to Ian's and confront her; Cora claims that Ian is backing her application and paying for her lawyer; Ian is stunned but when Max and Rainie insult him and his family, he says he will see them in court; Max then finds out he needs to get a new lawyer. Ray claims he does not have enough money in his bank account to pay for Mel's engagement ring but she sees a receipt showing a balance of £142,878.04. | |||||||
| 5808 | 176 | 30 minutes | Conor Morrissey | Peter Mattessi | 6.15 | ||
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Hayley's baby vomits blood so Mariam and Arshad contact Hayley and they meet at the hospital where Dr Daniel Zainuddin says the baby is fine; Kat discovers from Masood where the baby is and goes to the hospital; Hilary Taylor arrives but Hayley insists she will take the baby home to look after, however, Bev then arrives and takes the baby and Hayley allows it to happen despite Kat's pleas that Bev will be bad for the baby. Tina is confused when Linda wants to sack Ritchie, saying that Mick will go to prison anyway, and she follows Linda as she meets Stuart in a café. Karen asks Keegan to go to counselling, while Jagger gives Keegan drugs, which Tiffany sees. Cora loses Abi's dummy and has to buy a new one to stop her crying; when she does, Cora turns her back to light a cigarette and Abi's pram rolls into the path of a van but Robbie saves her; Martin, who witnessed this, agrees not to tell anyone about the incident. | |||||||
| 5809 | 177 | 30 minutes | Conor Morrissey | Peter Mattessi | 5.95 | ||
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Linda says her relationship with Mick is over and later Stuart tells her that Tina has been jealous of her for 20 years and used to talk about pushing her off a bridge; Tina returns to find her belongings in the street and Linda says she wants her out; Whitney and Halfway leave with Tina. Robbie tells Max and Rainie what happened with Cora so he tells his solicitor, Carl, and says he will take Cora down. Bev shows Hayley how to feed her baby and suggests naming her Rose but when Hayley says she cannot be a mother, Bev says they will find a family for her and make money out of the situation. Ray realises Mel saw his bank balance so tells her that he is saving up to buy E20 for her. Keegan and Hunter fight in E20 and Keegan later tells Karen he will talk to the counsellor. Louise develops a crush on Ray when he calls her a "beautiful woman". | |||||||
| 5810 | 178 | 30 minutes | Stephen Garwood | Rob Gittins | 5.87 | ||
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Hayley is angry when she catches Bev on the phone talking about money but Bev convinces her that she will be a bad mother, the baby will be better off with another family and Hayley can make a few hundred pounds out of it; Bev then calls her contact back and confirms a price of £100,000, then tells Hayley she will ruin her daughter's life if she keeps her. Max and Rainie receive Cora's court statement that says their marriage is a sham and Rainie had sex with Jack; Max punches Jack but tells Rainie he does not care other than the fact it could harm their case but assumes Cora has no evidence anyway so they can show her as a liar; Cora then calls Rainie a "tramp" who is "barren for a reason". Tiffany gets Jagger's drugs from Keegan and bins them, then tells Jagger to leave Keegan alone; Jagger asks for the drugs back but she cannot retrieve them so he says she has to pay him £200 so he can pay his supplier. Keegan starts talking to psychologist Joseph Summers. | |||||||
| 5811 | 179 | 30 minutes | Stephen Garwood | Rob Gittins | 6.26 | ||
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Cora punches Rainie in the face. Stacey tells Max they should not be fighting over a baby, and Jack tells Rainie that Amy gave Cora a video of them kissing. Rainie sneaks into Ian's house where Abi is and asks to speak to Cora but she accuses Rainie of trying to abduct Abi and knocks her out with a frying pan; DC Jane Kaminski then arrives to take Abi into foster care. Hayley calls Jean to visit but Bev hears and stops Jean at the tube station; however, Kat also hears and visits Hayley, who tells Kat that Bev did a deal with a couple; Kat then confronts Bev, who offers her £30,000 if she agrees to the deal, but Kat then reveals this to Hayley and they both leave with the baby. Jagger gives Tiffany drugs to deliver as she cannot pay, but then says she cannot do it and will find the money; Tiffany meets a girl, Evie, who stands up to Jagger when he confronts Tiffany and Tiffany returns the drugs. Dot receives a letter from Dr Legg and tells Sonia it means he wants her to help him to die. | |||||||
| 5812–5813 | 180 | 60 minutes | Stephen Garwood | Pete Lawson / Mark Stevenson | 5.50 | ||
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Ruby decides to move out of the Slater house to give then more space so Stacey finds a flat for her on Albert Square. Missing her daughter, Zoe Slater (Michelle Ryan), Kat leaves her a voicemail; Alfie calls Kat and asks her to pick something up for him. Ian tells Max and Rainie that he is not supporting Cora's application; Max tells Rainie that he will get Abi and turn his back on her; Rainie gives a statement to the police saying what happened was an accident; Cora visits Rainie and tells her that they can bring up Abi with Tanya but Rainie realises that Cora has not seen Tanya for months, so tells Cora to withdraw her application or she will tell the police the truth. Tiffany and Evie spend more time together and Evie reveals she knows Jagger as she sometimes works for him but he is not the "boss"; Tiffany asks her for advice on how to play Jagger. Dr Legg visits Dot, who says she cannot help him to die, but he explains he only wants help with funeral plans. The next day, Hayley asks Hilary for a second chance, while Kat goes somewhere for Alfie but Alfie is there and reveals a business plan; Kat wants to see her children and accuses Alfie of lying and making jokes, telling him it stops now. Max makes peace with Jack and gets Ian's support; social worker Jamahl brings Abi to Max, saying Cora has withdrawn her application; Rainie later reveals to Max that she forced Cora to withdraw. Evie asks Tiffany to find somewhere for Jagger to stay for a few days so she steals Ted's flat keys from Bernadette while Ted is on holiday, but the whole gang arrives and Tiffany regrets it when she finds out Evie is the gang leader; the gang vacate and Tiffany goes with them in Jagger's car. Dr Legg and Dot talk to Jay about Dr Legg's funeral, and they visit his parents' grave, but he is distraught to see the gravestones have been vandalised. There was no episode on 16 November due to the live Children in Need telethon. | |||||||
| 5814 | 181 | 30 minutes | Laurence Wilson | Kim Revill | 6.16 | ||
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Kat finds out her children were in the UK over the weekend but are now back in Spain and Alfie refuses to let her speak to them. Tina gives Linda her wedding rings; Linda puts then in a drawer and she invites Stuart into the Vic but puts Kat behind the bar instead because the customers are loyal to Mick; Stuart tells Linda to forgive Mick, but Linda calls someone about getting a divorce. Ruby moves into the flat but she is distraught when DC Maxine Phillips visits her to say the CPS have new evidence: the photo of her kissing Matt; Ruby cries to Martin about it. Tiffany realises Evie is using Ted's flat again and warns her that the Taylors upstairs heard noises; Evie thanks Tiffany for warning her and asks her to deliver a package but she has to take Bernadette witih her. | |||||||
| 5815 | 182 | 30 minutes | Laurence Wilson | Kim Revill | 6.42 | ||
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Ruby tells Stacey that the CPS have the photo and she wants to drop the charges; Martin admits to Stacey that he passed on the photo so she makes him tell Ruby; Ruby realises that that night changed her and vows to fight twice as hard. Shirley returns and discovers Linda is backing Stuart, has thrown Tina out, sacked Ritchie and applied for a divorce; Linda throws her rings out of the window in front of Shirley; Shirley contacts Phil to get Ritchie back and decides to throw Linda out of the Vic instead. Tiffany asks Bernadette to go to Suffolk with her, and eventually admits the gang are using Ted's flat and she has to deliver a package; Bernadette is completely against it but promises not to tell anyone for fear of losing her best friend; Tiffany kisses Bernadette, who then agrees to go to Suffolk with her. Louise asks Keanu for driving lessons. | |||||||
| 5816 | 183 | 30 minutes | Laurence Wilson | Daran Little | 6.33 | ||
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Keanu gives Louise a driving lesson but it does not go well; Louise asks Ray to teach her and touches his leg but he rejects her advances, so she seduces Keegan in her kitchen. Keanu and Sharon cannot resist each other and end up in her bed and she handcuffs him to it. Phil returns early, leaving both couples in a panic. Tiffany receives a bag from Evie, but realises Bernadette does not want to go so says she will tell Evie to find someone else; Bernadette then sees Tiffany taking the bag to the Underground station and follows her. Linda returns to the Vic with Stuart and calls the police to say Shirley is trespassing; PC Paul Campbell arrests Shirley only after threatening Linda. Morag, a choirmaster, invites Kim and Honey to join her Christmas choir; when Ian insults Kim's singing, she tricks Ian into attending the choir by claiming that Mel will be there. Ruby tells Stacey she has given the police a statement about the photograph. | |||||||
| 5817 | 184 | 30 minutes | Laurence Wilson | Paul Walker | 6.07 | ||
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Phil catches Keegan with Louise; Keegan leaves without his shoe. Keanu hides under the bed while Phil seduces Sharon; Keanu later escapes while the Mitchells go to the Vic but Phil returns and hears Keanu leaving the house but assumes it is Keegan. Keanu tells Keegan to stay away from Louise after finding his shoe. Sharon ignores Keanu's calls and Phil offers Keanu his old job back at the garage. Bernadette and Tiffany travel to Suffolk where Tiffany alone delivers drugs to Jagger, who has cuts on his face and he pays her. Stuart befriends Dot and after Kat insults him, Stuart spikes her drink and then helps her home when she collapses; Stuart then changes into Mick's clothes and Shirley is angry when she sees this but Linda reveals to Shirley that she will never give up on Mick and this is part of a plan to free him. Ian leaves the choir when he thinks Morag is flirting but he decides to return when Jean tells him that Alan Sugar will be a special guest at a gala. | |||||||
| 5818 | 185 | 30 minutes | Ian White | Jonny O'Neill | 6.25 | ||
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Ruby learns that both Matt and Ross have been charged with rape; she sees a newspaper headline about it and is tagged in an online photo from that night with comments seemingly saying the rape claim is false. Kat visits a cab drivers' café and meets Tony, who used to know her father, Charlie; Tony takes her to a pub where she meets Maurice; Maurice tells her one night her uncle Harry Slater (Michael Elphick) said he "knew how to shut Kat up", implying he was talking about raping her; Kat is devastated that Charlie may have heard this and on her way home, she crashes her motorcycle, knocking over a man. Mel has a glass version of her engagement ring made and tells jeweller Lou to sell the original; Mel then contacts Maddie, claiming she needs a personal trainer. Sharon gets angry at Phil when leaves a mess in the house and forgets to get tickets for Dennis's swimming gala, telling him he always lets her down. Filming took place on location at The Wellington pub in Borehamwood. | |||||||
| 5819 | 186 | 30 minutes | Ian White | Jonny O'Neill | 6.43 | ||
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Kat drives away from the scene and starts to drink heavily; she returns later but there is no sign of the man; she sneaks alcohol into E20 so Billy calls the Slaters; Kat tells Stacey she cannot escape her past but Stacey says if Charlie had known about the abuse he would have stopped it. Sharon apologises to Keanu and says they will work out a system so they can see each other, however, Dennis is injured at work and Sharon finds out Phil took him to the hospital, and she deletes Keanu's text message. Maddie takes Mel training and afterwards, Maddie tells Mel about her husband, his job in the police and how they met when he was investigating her father while using the name Eamon Delaney. Ruby is tagged in more photos with more comments and she reports it to DC Phillips, who says they cannot do anything yet; Jay visits Ruby but when he asks her out to dinner, she says she is too busy; she then contacts Stacey to go to the Vic for a quiet drink, unaware Martin, Ross and Matt are there. | |||||||
| 5820 | 187 | 30 minutes | Laura Way | Anya Reiss | 6.00 | ||
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Stacey tells Whitney not to serve Matt and Ross, calling them rapists; Ross publicly defends himself, saying a woman accepted his drinks, kissed him, went back to his, removed her clothes and in the morning was hungover and reported a rape. Matt and Ross leave, and a debate starts between the locals, with several points of view being put across about rape and consent, which causes arguments between Denise and Kush, and Martin and Stacey. Ruby worries about people finding out she was raped, but when Linda sees how upset Ruby is, she realises she is the victim and supports her. Glenn enters, and when Kat sees him with Martin, she accuses him of also being a rapist but he says he did nothing wrong, and the only person who did is the "liar" that his friends had sex with. Ruby confronts Glenn for calling her a liar, revealing herself as the victim and that she woke up with a man who she did not go to bed with. Ruby then tells Stacey that now everybody knows, nobody will believe her. | |||||||
| 5821 | 188 | 30 minutes | Ian White | Wendy Granditer | 6.16 | ||
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The day after the previous episode, Ruby writes "slag" on her mirror in lipstick but hides it when Whitney visits; Whitney gives her support though Ruby says she will be defined by what happened but Whitney says not everyone will see her that way; Ruby wipes the mirror clean after Whitney leaves. Jean throws a surprise birthday party for Hayley but when Hayley as soon as she arrives, though Kat convinces her to return and Hayley thanks her. Kat is shocked when Alfie arrives at the party. Sharon ignores Keanu's messages and asks Linda for advice on her "crush"; Linda says it is a fantasy and she should not pursue him, so Sharon ends her affair with Keanu, but he says they could make a fresh start together in Australia; Phil suggests that Sharon should visit Michelle in Australia, so Sharon decides to leave that day, telling Keanu that she will get him out of her system while she is gone. Martin and Stacey continue to disagree about Stacey's perception that Martin is "taking sides". | |||||||
December
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| 5822 | 189 | 30 minutes | Lance Kneeshaw | Mark Catley | 6.04 | ||
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Jean tries to get rid of Alfie, while Alfie tells Kat he will bring their children, Tommy, Bert and Ernie, to see her; Alfie invites more people to the party and takes the children out of Ian's, after Ian leaves because Masood has told him Mel has been stood up by Ray. Ian asks Keegan and Louise to look after the children but when they arrive, they have gone so they take the opportunity to get intimate. Ian stops Mel from leaving the restaurant by asking her to test some food, and when Ray arrives, Ian locks him in the toilets but he returns through the fire exit; Ray and Mel then have sex in the restaurant's toilets, and Ray tells Mel he locked the doors but Ian enters and hears them, then goes home to find Keegan and Louise, so sends them away. Alfie sneaks past Jean to see Kat and reunites her with her children, and tells her he wants her back and he loves her. When Alfie sees Hayley's baby, he assumed she is Stacey's baby until Hayley says she is her baby; Alfie realises Hayley had his baby. | |||||||
| 5823 | 190 | 30 minutes | Lance Kneeshaw | Mark Catley | 6.40 | ||
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Hayley ends her party but Alfie stays and Kat thanks him for bringing the children; Hayley warns Jean that Kat could work out that Alfie is the father, and though Hayley denies to Alfie that he is the father, he knows the truth and she admits it eventually; he says he came back for Kat, the love of his life, and Hayley warns Alfie to stay away from the baby; Kat then comforts Hayley when she cries. Honey cancels an evening with Adam because Billy said he had to work, so he tears up his tickets, but then sees Billy buying alcohol, so Honey tells Billy she is going out and he can look after the children. Ray gets a call and tells Mel he has to deal with a woman named Maddie at the police station; Mel contacts Maddie but Ray is not with her, so they meet and Mel finds out where Ray's regular pub is; Mel goes there and sees him meeting another woman, Jodie. Evie finds out that Keegan is Bernadette's brother and tells Tiffany she has another job for her. Filming took place on location at The Wishing Well pub in Borehamwood, which became The Rose & Crown, Aldgate. | |||||||
| 5824 | 191 | 30 minutes | Lance Kneeshaw | Johnny Candon | 6.02 | ||
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Alfie gives Kat her wedding rings, though she refuses to try them on; Jean confronts Alfie about this, saying that she knows he is the father of the baby and if he does not tell Kat, Jean will. Evie convinces Tiffany to give drugs to Keegan and he takes them but Bernadette catches them. Billy is annoyed at choir practice because Adam can sing. Mel takes Ray's police warrant badge and reveals the truth to Maddie; Mel then reveals there is another woman, so they visit Jodie at the house Mel followed Ray to the night before and pose as police officers to speak about Jodie's boyfriend; Jodie says he is called Oscar and they have been together for two months, but Maddie asks why she has a photo of him in a frame after two months; Jodie says the photo of Ray is of her father and he has been married to her mother for 25 years; Mel and Maddie leave and ignore calls from Ray, and Mel tells Maddie they will get revenge. | |||||||
| 5825 | 192 | 30 minutes | Lance Kneeshaw | Lorraine Newman | 5.80 | ||
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Alfie begs Jean not to tell Kat, and takes Kat on a date, convincing Linda to let them work behind the bar like they used to; they reunite and Kat announces that Alfie and the children will be moving in, just as Mo is complaining that there are 12 people already living in one house. Mel and Maddie meet and are followed by Nicola, Ray's other wife, who says he always has other women but always goes back to her; Mel is the only one contacted by Ray when they test him and when she gets home, Maddie texts Mel her agreement to a revenge plan. Karen decides to join the choir but Morag puts her in charge of turning pages for the pianist. Jean gives Ian advice about his son, Peter Beale (Ben Hardy), so Ian thanks her by placing his hand on hers, but then apologises and leaves the choir. Keegan asks Tiffany for the drugs, but when Louise sees them, she destroys them. Benadette is jealous and upset when Evie kisses Tiffany. | |||||||
| 5826 | 193 | 30 minutes | John Howlett | Thea Ward | 5.90 | ||
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Shirley tells Linda to get a confession from Stuart by the end of the week or she will take her own action; Stuart catches Linda speaking to the prison but Linda says she is doing it for her young son, Ollie; Linda then invites Stuart to stay overnight and they kiss but Linda immediately stops it and runs off, crying as she wipes away her lipstick. Alfie steals a coffee machine that is delivered to the café and gives it to the Slaters, then comes up with a plan to turn the loft into another bedroom so there is more space for the 16 people living in the house, and Kat and Alfie swap bedrooms with Stacey and Martin. Ian is confused that his coffee machine has not been delivered even though the company are saying it was signed for, and he encourages Jean to audition for the soloist position in the choir and she wins against Kim and Honey. After Louise begs, Keanu gives her a driving lesson. Evie tells Tiffany she has another job for her. | |||||||
| 5827 | 194 | 30 minutes | John Howlett | Peter Mattessi | 5.94 | ||
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Hayley names her baby Cherry following Alfie's suggestion to use his mother's name; Kat and Alfie go to bed for the first time since reuniting though Kat says she has to trust Alfie and if it falls apart, she will be unable to take it. Stuart dresses as Father Christmas, Mick's usual job, though upsets Jack when he promises a pony for Amy; afterwards, Linda tells Stuart that things are better now; they kiss and she says he can sleep in her bed. Tiffany has to collect Lily from school at the same time she needs to collect drugs for Evie; the drug dealer puts the drugs in eight-year-old Lily's bag while Tiffany is using the toilet and Tiffany only later realises that Lily has them and asks her not to tell anyone about it. Morag keeps the choir practising late as Jean's solo is not perfect; Kim tries to take over the solo but Jean insists that she still wants to do it. | |||||||
| 5828 | 195 | 30 minutes | John Howlett | Peter Mattessi | 6.09 | ||
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A two-hander between Linda Carter (Kellie Bright) and Stuart Highway (Ricky Champ).[140] Linda seduces Stuart in the bedroom and during their passion, she says Mick used to have an unpredictable energy like Stuart does now, and would have believed he shot someone back then but not now in an attempt to gain a confession. Stuart becomes suspicious and while Linda is out of the room, he finds a recording device hidden behind the bed, which he reveals to Linda. She calls him stupid, saying he thought she liked him but she was repulsed. In the bar, he rants about how Mick has everything and he never cared when Stuart went to prison for something Mick did. Linda says Stuart made his own decisions and now wants someone to blame because he has nobody in his life. He attempts to rape her but she smashes a bottle on his head, saying he would never have the nerve to pull the trigger but Mick would, to which Stuart says Mick did not shoot him and he leaves. Linda then takes a second recording device she had hidden in her hair and transfers Stuart's confession to her laptop. | |||||||
| 5829 | 196 | 30 minutes | John Howlett | Pete Lawson | 6.25 | ||
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Linda tells her family about Stuart's confession but cannot get through to Mick in prison. Stuart is arrested for perverting the course of justice and claims to DI Arthurs that Dylan shot him and threatened to kill Zara if Stuart did not blame Mick. Stuart is released on bail and offers Dylan cash to leave the country if he films a full confession, threatening to kill him if he does not; Stuart later watches the confession but still has the cash and Dylan's passport. Hayley finds out Kat and Alfie have reunited and warns Alfie that secrets always come out; she then calls Bev but Bev hangs up, so Hayley gives Cherry to the Ahmeds again. Bernadette is annoyed about Tiffany and Evie's kiss, so Tiffany kisses Bernadette, but Bernadette is upset when Tiffany says she kisses all her friends. Morag insults the choir and says they do not have her experience but Kim calls Morag a fraud who does not know the celebrities she claims to; Ian is annoyed and Jean leaves, saying Ian did not defend her. | |||||||
| 5830 | 197 | 30 minutes | David Moor | Rob Gittins | 6.01 | ||
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Ritchie tells the Carters that there are procedures before Mick is released and it could take time or may not happen at all, while Stuart manipulates Dot into letting him stay with her after he pays for Robbie to visit his son, Sami Jackson, in India. Linda sees Stuart, and Tina and Shirley worry what he will do next; Linda is then shocked to see Mick in the Vic's cellar. Alfie tries to get Hayley to come home and even suggests that he and Kat adopt Cherry, though Kat wants Cherry to stay with Hayley; Hayley tells Alfie she always feels pushed out at the Slaters' and Alfie then tells her he has feelings for her. Jean is nearly mugged, which affects her choir rehearsal so she leaves when Morag tries to put her with the background singers; Ian and the rest of the choir then call Morag a bully and turn their backs on her, so she quits and Ian insists he will take over the choir. | |||||||
| 5831 | 198 | 30 minutes | David Moor | Rob Gittins | 6.70 | ||
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Linda tells Mick she had to make Stuart believe she was on his side and he Stuart helped behind the bar; Mick hears from Kim that Stuart was living at the Vic but Linda says it was for one night but she had to lead him on; Mick sees Stuart at Dot's so confronts him, and afterwards, Stuart reveals he knows about intimate scars on Linda's body. Stacey realises Ruby is locking herself in her flat and not eating; Ruby reveals the comments she is getting online, so Stacey gets her to hammer her laptop so she can no longer read the comments. Hayley and Cherry return to the Slaters' and Hayley tells Jean that Alfie wants to be with her, so Jean confronts Alfie, who says he just said it to get Hayley back. Kat tells Alfie about Maurice and that she thinks Charlie might have known about Harry's abuse. Ian cannot lead the choir well so asks Jean to take over. Keanu is angry when Louise is not concentrating during a driving lesson. | |||||||
| 5832 | 199 | 30 minutes | David Moor | Kim Revill | 6.10 | ||
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With Phil's help, Mick lures Stuart to Phil's garage where Mick knocks Stuart out, ties him up, gags him and puts himinto the boot of a car while playing "We Call It Acieed" in an act of revenge. Alfie brings Maurice to see Kat; Maurice admits that Charlie did not hear what Harry said and apologises to Kat. Ruby goes to magistrates court; she tells Kat that Matt and Ross pleaded not guilty; Kat says she will move on from her rape. Bev arrives, saying she has been evicted, so Alfie asks Ian to let Bev stay with him; Jean is angry when she finds out. Jean discovers that Morag missed the deadline for entry into the Battle of the Boroughs choir competition but tells the choir they should put on a carol concert in Albert Square; Karen and Kim argue over lead vocals. | |||||||
| 5833 | 200 | 30 minutes | David Moor | Kim Revill | 6.24 | ||
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Mick takes Stuart to an abandoned factory and vows to kill him and later walks away with blood on his hands. Linda hears that Mick knew Stuart was staying with Dot and worries what he has done but Mick returns before Linda has a chance to call the police. Jay gives Ruby a Christmas tree but backs away from giving her a goodbye kiss, so she says he has no idea what she is feeling. Jean picks Kim for the choir solo but leaves when Ian invites Bev to help with posters. Denise worries about Kim being in the choir as her baby is due soon. Jean catches Alfie and Hayley together and thinks they are having an affair and Stacey sees Jean leaving in an emotional state. Jean visits Ian where she helps him peel vegetables and gets drunk; Ian admits he is lonely and Jean kisses him. Stacey finds Jean's bipolar medication in the bin and tells Alfie it must be why she is behaving erratically, but Alfie implies that there could be another reason. On-location filming for this episode took place on 8 and 9 October 2018 at the former Shredded Wheat factory in Welwyn Garden City.[141] | |||||||
| 5834 | 201 | 30 minutes | John Greening | Kim Revill | 6.39 | ||
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Stacey asks Jean why she keeps pushing her away and what she has told Hayley that she cannot tell her; Jean almost reveals the truth about Alfie but instead reveals she is seeing Ian; Stacey later overhears Hayley telling Alfie to kiss her and if he does not feel anything, she will let him go; Stacey then sees them kissing. Kim and Phil end up locked in the back room of the shop where Kim goes into labour and Phil is forced to deliver the baby, a boy; Denise, Honey and paramedics arrive in time to get them out and take them to hospital. The choir concert is a success, with Karen taking the solo. Keanu gets Sharon a Christmas present, thinking she is due back that day, but Louise says she is still in Australia; Louise then sees the present, a necklace, and assumes it is for her and Keanu is forced to give it to her. Mick tells his family that he took Stuart for a drive and he has gone but Linda thinks Mick is hiding something. Stuart is at Dot's and she asks him to stay for Christmas. Broadcast at 8:30 pm.[142] | |||||||
| 5835–5836 | 202 | 60 minutes | John Greening | Simon Ashdown | 6.91 | ||
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Stacey confronts Alfie and Hayley about their kiss; Alfie says nothing is going on but Hayley reveals he is Cherry's father; Stacey tells Alfie to tell Kat or she will, so Alfie reveals that Jean knows. Hayley asks Bev to live with her again but Bev has nowhere herself; Bev makes Hayley cry so Kat orders Bev out of the house, telling Hayley she loves her and will always protect her. Stacey tells Alfie that he or Hayley have to leave; Alfie tells Hayley and both say they should be the one to leave. Kat decides to wear her wedding ring for the first time since returning. Mick pours Stuart's drink down him when he refuses to leave the Vic. Jean thinks Ian has bought her a ring and she says "I do" but he has given her earrings that belonged to his ex-wife, Jane Beale (Laurie Brett). Hayley cuts a lock of Cherry's hair for Alfie and he tries to hide it from Kat but she sees it and realises it is Cherry's hair and that Alfie is her father but Alfie denies it; Jean reveals she knew and Kat tells everyone to leave. Kat smashes Alfie's car windows, goes to the Vic and sings karaoke, crying. She tries to seduce Max but he turns her down, knowing it is not what she really wants. Stacey tells Kat to talk things through with Alfie, saying that Hayley has a crush on Alfie; Kat asks how she knows and realises Stacey has lied as well; Stacey says she saw them kissing the night before but that it meant nothing. Kat returns home in tears, says she is leaving, compares Alfie to Harry for taking advantage of Hayley and removes her ring; Alfie insists he loves Kat but also loves Cherry. Kat says he is a liar, a fake and that their relationship is over. Alfie says he is fake because his true personality is ducking and diving, but he would never run away from his family. Kat accuses him of thinking bad things about her, accusing him of not being able to handle her past and saying he thinks she is dirty and brought the abuse on herself; Alfie shouts in agreement and calls her dirty and soiled, while Cherry is pure; Kat attacks him but Hayley and Stacey step in. Alfie insults all the Slater women; Hayley pushes him away but he falls down the stairs and hits his head on some logs, knocking him out. An extended episode for Christmas Day, broadcast at 9:15 pm.[142] The episode begins with a flashback, featuring a young Kat along with younger versions of her father Charlie, mother Viv, uncle Harry and sisters Lynne and Belinda. | |||||||
| 5837 | 203 | 30 minutes | John Greening | Simon Ashdown | 6.71 | ||
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Kat runs to Alfie and Hayley says he is dead; Kat says Hayley killed him. When Jean arrives, they move Alfie's body to the living room and Stacey tries to keep Jean from seeing him but she eventually does; Stacey says he is dead and takes Jean to the kitchen where Jean busies herself. Hayley begs Kat for forgiveness and says she loved Alfie but he was never interested in her and only loved Kat. Stacey tells Kat and Hayley that they need to call an ambulance and the police but Hayley worries about being arrested and going to prison so Kat says they should come up with a story to protect Hayley. Kat talks to Alfie, saying she loves him and is sorry. The women leave the room and Jean says she has called an ambulance, so Hayley says they should tell the truth but Kat says they should say he fell. When the police arrive, Kat tells them this but when she goes to show DC David White the body, Alfie is gone and has taken Cherry in his car. An extra episode for Boxing Day, broadcast at 8:30 pm.[142] | |||||||
| 5838 | 204 | 30 minutes | Richard Lynn | Simon Norman | 6.58 | ||
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Hayley blames Kat for Cherry being missing and wishes she had told the police that Alfie took Cherry; she breaks down in Kat's arms; Kat promises to get Cherry back and calls Alfie; Alfie is in his car with Cherry and meets Phil, who gives him two passports; Alfie listens to Kat's message, in which she begs him to bring Cherry back. Kim brings her baby home and realises she does not need Vincent. Karen holds a party and Mitch arrives, but she sends him away; pregnant Kandice arrives and sneaks Mitch in through the bathroom and when Karen finds out, she accuses them of being in a relationship, pours trifle over Kandice and tells Keegan that Mitch has another family; Kandice then explains to Karen that Mitch was working on her new bathroom and he had offered to look at Karen's bathroom. Keanu gets a voicemail from Sharon asking him to stop messaging and saying that she does not need him. Keegan orders drugs and rejects Louise. Louise follows Keanu and seduces him. | |||||||
| 5839 | 205 | 30 minutes | Richard Lynn | Simon Norman | 6.76 | ||
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Mel, Maddie and Nicola meet and Nicola says she believes Ray murdered his first wife, Dee; Mel says women are pawns to Ray and they all agree to make him pay. Ray asks Phil to buy his share of the club for Mel but Phil refuses until Ray mentions Aidan Maguire, Luke Browning and Vincent. Keanu tells Louise that what happened between them was a mistake and though she says she agrees, she cries in secret; she calls her mother, Lisa Fowler (Lucy Benjamin), but discovers something has happened to her; Louise turns to Ray to and she puts herself down so he calls her beautiful; she goes to kiss him but he stops her and sends her home. Kim invites Phil for dinner as a thank you; aftewards, she names her son Mica and Phil pays for a holiday for Kim and her family. Tiffany invites Bernadette out but Evie then invites Tiffany out so Tiffany leaves Bernadatte waiting. Stuart is put out when Dot says Dr Legg will be staying and Stuart has to sleep on the sofa. | |||||||
| 5840 | 206 | 30 minutes | Richard Lynn | Carey Andrews | 6.26 | ||
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Mel promises to split Ray's money with Maddie and Nicola when he is arrested for bigamy; Mel goes home and Hunter hears her crying about Ray cheating on her and she nearly tells him, mentioning Nicola, but he says Ray dated someone else while they were not together and it was not cheating; Hunter then mentions Nicola to Ray. Louise gets drunk and accuses Keanu of faking being a good person; she also has a confrontation with Ray and then cries to Bex that her mother has been sectioned again; Louise calls Ray a "perv" to Hunter. Jean thinks that Alfie will struggle to cope with Cherry and will go to someone for help; Alfie video calls Hayley and says Cherry are fine and he will bring her back soon. Bernadette tells Tiffany she does not want to be her second best, so Tiffany says they need to have other friends but that Bernadette will always be her best friend; Bernadette tells Karen she is in love with a girl and Karen is happy for her; Karen then drunkenly falls onto Billy and kisses him. Instead of the usual credits, at the end of the episode, a list of everyone involved in the making of EastEnders in 2018 was shown, with a dedication to former associate producer, Ian Hopkins. | |||||||
Supplemental episodes
[edit]| Title | Written by | Original air date | |
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| EastEnders: The Podcast: "Kat's Indecent Proposal" | Kim Revill | 28 November 2018 | |
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Set in March 2018 in Spain, this first episode of an EastEnders audio drama series reveals what happened between Kat Moon (Jessie Wallace), Alfie Moon (Shane Richie) and Hayley Slater (Katie Jarvis). | |||
| EastEnders: The Podcast: "Mel Meets Her Match" | Lauren Klee | 27 December 2018 | |
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Set in 2003 in Portugal, this episode reveals how Mel Owen (Tamzin Outhwaite) met Ray Kelly (Sean Mahon) while living with her friend, Lisa Fowler (Lucy Benjamin). | |||
See also
[edit]Footnotes
[edit]- ^ The count has been adjusted to take into account uncredited appearances (including voice-only appearances) and actors not appearing in episodes for which they were credited. No cast were credited in episode 5737 (6 July 2018) or episode 5840 (31 December 2018).
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Includes one uncredited appearance.
- ^ From 9 August 2018, the character is credited as Whitney Dean.
- ^ a b Includes two uncredited appearances.
- ^ From 29 June 2018, the character is credited as Jean Slater.
- ^ The character is credited without a surname for her first two episodes.
- ^ The character is credited as Callum "Halfway" Highway.
- ^ In 2018, the character is also credited as Rainie Branning.
- ^ The character is credited as Aidan Joseph Patrick Maguire.
- ^ The character is credited as Harry "Woody" Woodward.
- ^ The actress is originally credited as Abbie Knowles, and as Abbie Burke from 24 September onwards.
- ^ Includes three uncredited appearances.
- ^ The character is credited as Bev for her first appearance and Bev Slater thereafter.
- ^ a b c d These are former regular characters who made guest appearances in 2018.
- ^ a b The role was recast from Charles to Day in August 2018.
- ^ a b c This does not include uncredited appearances, as these characters appear frequently as extras but are only credited for episodes in which they speak.
- ^ Not to be confused with the character's mother of the same name.
- ^ The character is named as Dan in dialogue.
- ^ The man struck by Kat's moped in episodes 5818 and 5819.
- ^ The character is credited as Sarah-Jane for her first appearance.
- ^ a b c The character is credited without a surname.
- ^ Credited as Jodie in her first appearance.
- ^ The character is credited as Mrs Lund and Mrs Robyn Lund.
- ^ The character is credited as Trevor Moore for his first episode and PC Trevor Moore thereafter.
- ^ Credited as "police officer"; his name is revealed in 2019.
- ^ The customs officer in episode 5637.
- ^ The drug dealer in episode 5827.
- ^ The character is credited as Marky – Pizza Boy.
- ^ The girl who Hayley tells she is pregnant in episode 5710.
- ^ The woman in episode 5740.
- ^ a b c The character is uncredited.
- ^ Jordan was credited with the pseudonym "Harry Holmes".
- ^ Julia Honour is a pseudonym used when a member of the editorial staff has to completely rewrite a poor early script draft from a commissioned writer, or when the original writer is unable to finish the script for any reason.[104]
- ^ "Napalm" is a term used in prisons to describe a mixture of sugar and boiling water, which forms a paste and sticks to skin to intensify burns.[136]
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