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Monday, March 22
Birthday preparations for Ben and Peggy cause
frictions for the Mitchell family as they bicker over Ronnie's invite.
Jane is putting all of her energy into
keeping Lucy comfortable and helping her to deal with the stresses of
pregnancy. Lucy is not quite as happy as Jane would hope.
Shirley is embarrassed when she accepts
Phil's offer of marriage without him actually proposing.
Tuesday, March 23
Phil is doing his best to keep his new house
guest a secret. With everyone having their own opinion, however, it proves
to be quite difficult to keep such a big secret.
As Jane's baby excitement bubbles over, Ian
finds it a little harder to work up enthusiasm. While Jane looks at baby
names, Ian is browsing for abortion clinics.
Meanwhile, as they try to deal with grief in
their own way, Max and Jean are both running themselves into the ground. Max
makes a peace offering and the two start to lean on each other for support.
Thursday, March 25
Though they have been doing their best to
support each other through the tragedy of Bradley's death, the Slater family
are dealt some bad news which forces them to face their worst fear.
Jane's maternal instincts are stretched to
their limits when Lucy is taken to hospital. Torn between caring for Lucy
and wanting a child of her own, Jane sets her own desires to one side.
Peggy and Phil are expecting an important
guest but their hopes of making a good impression look to be threatened when
they make enemies of Billie's old crew.
Monday, March 15
Still scheming with Peggy, Danny tries to
persuade Roxy to buy Booty, the closed-down salon once run by Tanya Branning.
Jumping at the bait, Roxy rushes in only to find herself competing against a
rival bidder.
Lucas is in trouble once again when the
residents of Albert Square decide to do a garden makeover. Fearing that they
may discover Owen's body underneath Trina's tree, the murderer decides to
keep his friends close at hand.
Meanwhile, Shirley overhears Phil bragging to
Minty about his taste in women and fears that she may not be exactly what he
is looking for.
Tuesday, March 16
Things heat up at the auction in tonight's
episode of the long-running drama as Roxy goes well over-budget in her
determination to outbid her rival for the Booty salon.
Meanwhile, Lucas is forced to face his fears
when Mo, determined to find some hidden treasure, joins the gardening squad
with a metal detector in hand.
Concerned that Lucy will find it difficult to
balance her pregnancy and her education, Ian and Jane go to meet with the
headmaster of the school. Lucy is horrified when they tell her that she is
going to be home-schooled.
Thursday, March 18
Ronnie agrees to help a lost little girl find
her father. When she realises the identity of the father, however, she
cannot help but wonder whether the girl is better off without him.
Shirley, meanwhile, enjoys a nice
conversation with Ben but, when he accidentally leaves one of Phil's
shopping bags behind, she is alarmed to find a diamond ring.
Elsewhere, Ricky cannot afford to keep Billie
on as an apprentice at the Arches. But when he fails to muster the courage
to let the young man down, Phil steps in to lend a hand.
Monday, March 08
Having set her sights on Max, a scheming
Becca goes about putting her plan into action. After a little chat in the
café with Abi, Becca walks away with a set of house keys in her hand. Later,
Max comes home to a little surprise.
Trouble is still brewing for young Billie
Jackson as his old crew mates seem intent on getting to know Whitney,
despite the young girl's fears.
Jane feels that it is time to tell Ian about
Lucy's pregnancy. Even though Jane seems to have the situation under
control, Ian seems to have different plans and cannot help but seek advice
from an old friend.
Tuesday, March 09
Peggy is desperate to feel needed behind the
bar at the Queen Vic but there are storm clouds on the horizon when she and
Roxy organise a grime night to attract a younger crowd.
Meanwhile, Patrick, who is anxious to please
Liz, launches an investigation to try to track down her missing son, Owen,
but it may not be as easy as he first thought.
Elsewhere, peer pressure is mounting against
Billie and Whitney.
Thursday, March 11
When Billie's crew tags Arthur's bench with
cans of spray paint, Whitney is left to take the blame and the brunt of
Carol's anger. Knowing what it is like to be on the other end of Carol's
temper, Bianca takes a sympathetic approach with the teenager.
Patrick makes a breakthrough in his
investigation. Trying to trace Owen's whereabouts from a bunch of flowers
sent to Liz, he and Libby head down to the florist hoping to find some
answers.
Peggy is pushed to the limits of her trust
when she is asked to help a family member in trouble with the police.
Friday, March 12
Tensions mount at Patrick's house when Lucas
fears that his secret might be uncovered. He realises that he needs to find
a way to distract Patrick and Libby from the search for Owen.
Ian and Jane agree that Leon must never find
out he is the father of Lucy's baby. Ian remembers that he has already let
it slip and rushes to cover his tracks.
Grateful to Peggy for welcoming him back into
the Vic, Danny devises a plan to help the snubbed matriarch regain some
power behind the bar.
Monday, March 01
Lucy throws a tantrum at Ian's birthday
dinner because all conversation revolves around plans to adopt a baby. In a
rage, she tears up two plane tickets to Spain, which Ian had bought as a
treat for Jane, and storms out of the house. Jane follows Lucy for a
heart-to-heart.
Bianca finds out that Whitney and Billie are
seeing each other and comes to accept the idea quite quickly. But when
Whitney goes looking for her new love on his old council estate two of his
acquaintances attack her.
Liz is determined to find her son, Owen,
which makes life very difficult for Lucas. With a bit of help from Patrick,
she discovers that Owen has not used his mobile phone for quite some time.
Tuesday, March 02
Though Whitney is unhappy with Billie for
disappearing back to his old home, the boy goes to some effort to win back
the girl's affection. When she finds out that Billie is storing a gun,
Whitney demands that he get rid of it.
Zainab is still having difficulty trusting
Masood, even though he claims to be innocent of the mysterious postal
crimes. When Zainab sees her husband looking after their baby boy, though,
her heart softens.
Carol finds herself the target of Billy
Mitchell's affections and agrees to go with him to the Argee Bhajee on a
date.
Thursday, March 04
Jane receives confirmation of an appointment
at the clinic for Lucy to have an abortion, but the letter accidentally ends
up in Peter's schoolbag.
Carol, meanwhile, is livid when she finds out
that her son, Billie, has dropped out of college and demands that he start
looking for a job immediately. Between keeping Billie on the straight and
narrow and looking after a devastated Max, she has her hands full.
Elsewhere, Lucas is desperate to find a
distraction that will keep Liz from investigating her son, Owen's,
disappearance. Luckily, for him, he overhears Liz telling Patrick some
useful information.
Friday, March 05
Carol is determined to get her brother
through a very difficult day, but Becca manages to distract Max.
Billie, meanwhile, assures Whitney that he
has left his old life behind and that he is now dedicated to their
relationship. When Billie's old friends make an appearance on the Square,
however, the young lad finds his promises difficult to keep.
Monday, February 22
The Mitchells are finally back in the Vic and
Roxy is determined for the family to relax and get back to normal. But
things are not quite as smooth as Roxy would like and Shirley snubs Phil
after he offers to buy her a drink.
Lucy sneakily takes the day off school.
Despite Jane telling him to trust his daughter, Ian tracks Lucy down and
finds her in a clinch with Leon.
Meanwhile, Zainab finds Syed and Christian
together in the Masala Unit and the three argue. When the boys storm out,
the door locks behind them and Zainab is trapped inside. Her cries for help
are unheard and she begins to feel the first pangs of labour.
Tuesday, February 23
Zainab is trapped in the Masala Unit
experiencing labour pains. However, the rest of the family are serving food
at a function and nobody is picking up her messages for help.
Christian, meanwhile, is on his way to give
the expectant mother a piece of his mind and hears her cries for help.
Despite her protestations, he comes to her aid.
Elsewhere, Dot says a tearful goodbye to her
granddaughter, Dotty, as the girl's real mother comes to collect her.
Wanting to get her niece, Zsa Zsa, back into
school, Shirley's meeting with the headmaster turns sour when she launches a
verbal attack and accuses him of writing the girl off unfairly.
Thursday, February 25
While Albert Square welcomes the newest
member of the Masood family, Masood himself is under suspicion in a case of
stolen post, as the drama continues in Walford. Masood's colleagues search
the house and find a parcel, which he assures them is waiting to be
delivered. However, he is still asked to go into the office for a more
formal discussion.
Syed is angry with Amira for taking the Pill
despite their attempts to conceive. Amira, claiming that she is not ready
for the responsibility of a child, stands accused of not being dedicated
enough to the marriage. Syed is not sure that he can stay married to a woman
that he cannot trust.
When Jordan's dog, Sugar, starts sniffing
around Trina's tree, Lucas tells Jordan that he must keep the dog away. When
Lucas finds the boy digging under the tree he shouts at his son, who
promises to stop the dog from going near the tree again. Later, Lucas takes
Sugar for a walk out to the lake and returns to tell the family that the dog
has run away.
Monday, February 15
The search for Archie's murderer continues as
the police launch a local voluntary DNA screening.
Jack tells Max that Bradley could be in
trouble so they decide to wait for him at the car lot to talk things
through.
Meanwhile, Zsa Zsa tells Shirley that she
should have a makeover to impress Phil. Begrudgingly, she agrees, and
Heather and Zsa Zsa take her to Stacey's stall to get a new outfit. Their
efforts prove successful and Shirley looks amazing.
Tuesday, February 16
A crowd gathers in the Square as police cars
pull up outside No. 45. Jack spots Max heading towards the police and pulls
him out of their earshot. Max tells Jack he is going to pretend to the
police that he killed Archie, to take the rap for Bradley. Jack tells him he
doesn't need to; it's all over now. Max turns to see the police descending
on Janine's flat to search it. They find Archie's engagement ring in her
bedroom.
Thursday, February 18
Bianca and Ricky prepare for their wedding
separately.
Phil helps a nervous Ricky get ready at the
Vic and Ricky tells him he is worried about his sister, Janine – but even
the mention of her name creates a bad atmosphere. Peggy then interrupts and
claims that, because Janine killed Barry, she also killed Archie, and she is
going to go down for it.
Despite Billie wanting to go to the wedding,
Carol firmly tells him that they will not be attending and tears up the
invitation in front of him to emphasise that she is adamant.
Friday, February 19
The residents of Walford enjoy Ricky and
Bianca's wedding reception as EastEnders celebrates its 25th anniversary
with the first-ever live episode.
Now the No. 1 suspect for Archie's murder,
Bradley is encouraged to escape Walford by Jack and Max.
Later, Archie's killer is revealed...
Monday, February 08
Stacey and Bradley arrive back in the Square,
but Bradley isn't keen to be there. He becomes even more anxious when he
spots Marsden's police car, but Stacey tells him that they have to behave
normally.
Meanwhile, Whitney is attempting to dump
Todd, but things aren't going to plan.
Tuesday, February 09
Darren and Libby share an awkward exchange
after bumping into each other. On the other side of the Square, Adam watches
them talking.
Meanwhile, in the café, Bianca apologises to
Dot for accusing Dotty of stealing. Dot accepts the apology. Bradley and
Stacey hear Bianca telling Dot that the police have a new witness in the
Archie case and are about to arrest someone.
Thursday, February 11
Ronnie returns from the police station and
tells the family that she has been charged with assaulting a police officer.
Stacey receives a call from Bradley, who is
clearly distressed, and tells him to calm down and to meet her in the Queen
Vic.
Friday, February 12
Whitney has broken up with Todd and talks to
Billie about it.
Minty tells Manda that he wants to be honest
with her and says that he really likes her but he does still have feelings
for Sam.
Monday, February 01
Peggy hates not being in charge of the Queen
Vic and offers Roxy assistance with numerous tasks, but Roxy refuses the
help, insisting that she needs to get her head around it all.
Meanwhile, Bianca is stressed because she doesn't have enough money for the
wedding she really wants. She visits Pat in hospital who soon gets Bianca to
admit that she is upset that she hasn't heard from her dad, David, about the
wedding.
Tuesday, February 02
Bianca is delighted when she receives a
letter from her father David, but she is forced to conceal her
disappointment when telling Whitney that he won't be coming to her wedding.
Stacey and Becca are desperately trying to
get jobs. Becca states that it's obvious they should open up a market stall,
but Stacey points out that it is not that easy because Mr Lister hates her.
Thursday, February 04
Bianca kicks herself when she realises she's
thrown away the cheque David sent her for the wedding – especially as Ricky
has put the bins out for collection.
Ronnie bumps into Jack and coolly asks him
how his date with DCI Marsden was. Jack tries to explain that he was just
doing some digging to see what she knows.
Friday, February 05
Billie Jackson is seen as a hero and when
introduced to Whitney, there is an instant spark between them.
Meanwhile, Peggy finds Danny on the phone to
his mum. She is not pleased and lets him know. It's not long before Danny is
packing his bags, despite Roxy's protests that she makes the decision about
who can stay.
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