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EastEnders 16th July 2025

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00:00Music
00:43I know I didn't work out how we wanted, but I think Mum felt a bit better after yesterday.
01:11Alfie would have loved watching Ian tying himself up in knots like that.
01:16I know you miss him, but he'll be back once he's sorted his head out.
01:19He owes me a slap-up meal after everything he's put me through.
01:23Well, it's Kim.
01:25She wants to know if I'll invest in Foxcatcher now I'm loaded.
01:28Oh, yeah? They'll all be crawling out the woodwork now.
01:31Tell me about it. Eve wants me to buy her and Sookie a motorhome.
01:34I've had to break her heart. I know.
01:36I'll just have to leave the rest of them hanging for a bit.
01:42What?
01:44Who is it?
01:46Some bloke with a clipboard and a suit.
01:49It looks like a babe.
01:50But I thought you were up to date with everything.
01:52Yes, so did I. I must have missed a red letter.
01:54I haven't been here, have I?
01:56I'm Martin, ain't this?
01:57I'm not doing this again, Kat.
01:59Well, he can't get in if you don't let him in.
02:02Come on, the kids have got to get to school.
02:04Go out the back way. Come on.
02:05All right.
02:11I've only just finished selling the last lot.
02:13Well, you're finished, so you need something else to keep busy.
02:15Tell you what, Harry.
02:24You are good at this.
02:26All right, Phil?
02:32What are you doing here?
02:34Setting it in a voice.
02:36All sorted then?
02:36Yeah, mate. All sorted.
02:44Did you need something?
02:46It's my gaffe.
02:47I don't need a reason to be here, do I?
02:48Yeah, no, I know.
02:49It's just you haven't been around much lately.
02:51Yeah, well, from now on, that's going to change.
02:52From now on, I'm going to be bobbing in.
02:54Keeping an eye on the place.
02:56Because, uh...
02:57Well, we don't have any more break-ins, do we?
03:01No.
03:10I don't agree with this.
03:12It's not how it's done around here.
03:13People don't want trance music.
03:15Whilst they're buying a punnet of strawberries, Austin.
03:18No.
03:18Says you!
03:21Yes, says me.
03:22Here, pack me up here.
03:24No, I love it.
03:25Brings a buzz to the plate.
03:27That's easy for you to say, though, isn't it?
03:28You're selling skimpy clothes to teenagers.
03:31What are you playing at?
03:32I'm here trying to flock marrows to grown-ups.
03:35I love it.
03:36It takes me back, this does.
03:37Early 2000s, up all night clubbing.
03:39You're like 13 here, weren't you?
03:41Yeah, what's your point?
03:42Please.
03:43I love the fact you're putting your own stamp on things, but would you mind turning this down?
03:47Yeah, yeah.
03:48Yeah, yeah.
03:49Oscar, turn it down.
03:51For the record, honey, this isn't my stamp.
03:54Right, I have respect.
04:01Where are you going?
04:02Break time.
04:03I know my rights.
04:05I bet you do.
04:07Oscar, ten minutes, yeah?
04:14Hey, sorry to worry about Nigel leaving.
04:17How are you feeling?
04:19I'll have double-edged chips.
04:20We've had a chat, please.
04:23Nice.
04:23Lexi mentioned about coming over for a roast, if you fancy it.
04:43You can't ignore me forever, you know.
04:44Look, if it's any consolation, that Nigel actually seemed happy when he left with Judy.
04:53I bet he was going to somewhere safe.
04:58I know you're upset, so just give me a call if you need me.
05:03Glad to see you out and about.
05:05Meaning?
05:06Meaning, the Phil I knew was shut himself away in that house.
05:09I've not spoke to anyone for six months.
05:12Nigel's in the right place for both of you.
05:15You know, I got divorced from you, so I'm going to have to hear you mouthing off anymore.
05:20Charming.
05:21Cheers, Cav.
05:24Right, here we go.
05:27It's burnt.
05:29It's probably a bit crispy around the edges, but a lot of people ask for it like that.
05:32I'll go over there.
05:34Nigel ain't the only one round here who cares about you, Phil.
05:37Just because he's gone, don't mean you ain't got friends.
05:42I think I'll eat somewhere else.
05:44I don't care.
05:45I don't care.
05:45I don't care.
05:46I don't care.
05:46I don't care.
05:46I don't care.
05:46I don't care.
05:47I don't care.
05:51Thanks, Cap.
05:52Can you not think of any reason why the bailiffs would be at the door?
05:55No.
05:56I mean, there was a few brown envelopes, but I just shoved him in the floor.
05:59I didn't want to think about him.
06:00What?
06:00Money's tight.
06:02Harvey don't pay no more, and Martin used to help out more than he needed to.
06:05Things slip through the net, all right?
06:07Happens to all of us.
06:08No, you don't, Cap.
06:09I mean, how can I expect Lily to come back when nothing ever changes?
06:13I've been to see my bank manager, in case you were wondering.
06:15Shh.
06:18Nobody cares.
06:19Oh, but you will, because I can borrow against my other businesses to get what I need to
06:22buy the Vic.
06:23Oh, think, Ian, will you?
06:24Do you actually think I'd be standing here frying bacon if I had all that money?
06:28We was having you on.
06:29You were right the first time.
06:31The scratch card was fake.
06:32I bought it from the joke shop.
06:34Yeah, but Vinnie...
06:35He was in on it.
06:36It was a prank to make you look thick.
06:39Everyone was queuing up.
06:41We was having a laugh, and now we ain't.
06:43So just go away, will you?
06:43My pleasure.
06:46I mean, seriously, how can I do this to my kids again?
06:50Look, most of the time, this stuff can just be sorted with a phone call.
06:53Will we leave you a card?
06:54Managers?
06:54You left me this.
06:57Oh, I don't know.
07:01All right, I'll give him a call.
07:03When he hears from your Rottweiler solicitor, he won't know what's hitting.
07:13I knew it.
07:19I knew you wouldn't last a day.
07:21I'm freezing cold.
07:22It's July, Oscar.
07:24He's going to wear my trainers out standing there all day.
07:27Anyways, I've already given him some of my best ideas, liven things up out there.
07:30I think Peter wanted you to work the whole day, not just go there, liven things up and then come home.
07:37I'm an ideas man.
07:40I've picked up some sick gifts from the market.
07:43Oh.
07:44Keychain for Louis.
07:45This is a lighter.
07:50He's nine years old.
07:51And for the other one...
07:52His name's Jimmy.
07:54Yeah.
07:57Maybe he can match my style.
07:58Maybe he'll be as good looking as me, if he's lucky.
08:05Is this a joke?
08:08You can't give a blind baby sunglasses.
08:11He's not Stevie Wonder.
08:12Shut up.
08:15He ain't blind.
08:16Yeah, he is.
08:18Mum must have told you.
08:23What, Mum didn't tell you?
08:26Hold on, there's leaflets all around the house.
08:29You really didn't know?
08:31Blind?
08:32A little baby?
08:33Your little baby?
08:34Yeah.
08:38Yeah, he's Jimmy, um...
08:40Well, Jimmy can't see.
08:42I'm so sorry.
08:45I thought you knew.
08:49It's not all bad.
08:51I mean, us going through this, it has sort of weirdly brought us all closer.
08:56I mean, I was really devastated when they told us.
09:04It's been really hard.
09:06You know, trying to work out what his little life is going to be like, what his future will
09:10be.
09:11You know, it's just the little things.
09:12If he can't see me, will he ever even know who I am?
09:23Don't say that.
09:25Yeah.
09:27It's all right.
09:31I'm sorry.
09:32Yeah.
09:35All right.
09:35Who are you two going to kiss and make up, eh?
09:47Well, if he had his way, he probably never.
09:49Jay, you called Julie, all right?
09:54You can't just leave him like that.
09:55Look, I've tried.
09:56He won't talk to me.
09:57What do you want me to do?
10:02How are you feeling after yesterday?
10:07Must be strange, not having Nigel to look out for.
10:09You know, I think that you should have gone out there and said goodbye, but what's done
10:18is done.
10:20The important thing now is that you don't close in on yourself.
10:24What is it with women and their advice, eh?
10:27Have you heard from him or Julie?
10:30Do you hear from your mates every five minutes?
10:31No, no, of course you don't.
10:33Nigel is more than just a friend.
10:35He's a mate on you at school and that's it.
10:37Now, you're going to sit there and flap your gums with bail, can I?
10:40Can I drink me orange juice in peace?
10:43Well, I don't have to flap my gums, as you so charmingly put it, but if you're asking
10:48me to leave you alone, the answer is no.
10:50We're there for each other.
10:52Rad, you've forgotten.
10:56Now, how about we go upstairs, have a cup of tea, and start this conversation all over
11:01again?
11:01I bet you'll miss this place when it's gone.
11:09On my feet all day and night, I doubt it.
11:12I'll make you a deal.
11:14I won't mention Nigel if you don't ask me if I'm going to miss this place.
11:17All I can think about at the minute is what I'm going to do with myself when we find
11:24any cell.
11:25How did your mum cope when she left?
11:28My mum ain't left.
11:29This whole place is, uh, is her.
11:33All right, let's get you back.
11:34Let's get you back.
11:36All right, let's get you out there.
11:38Shall we?
11:38Yeah.
11:39Yeah.
11:41Phil, Phil, listen to me.
11:43This ain't a little...
11:43Hey, what?
11:44Please, Phil, tell me what it mean!
11:45Stop it, Phil, stop it, Phil, stop it!
11:48Thank you, Phil.
11:49Phil!
11:50Leave him, Phil!
11:52Just stop!
11:52Son's husband you're messing with!
11:54Do you understand me?
11:54What's happening?
11:55Phil!
11:56Good!
11:57Phil!
11:57Look, I never meant for this to happen, all right?
11:59No one likes that Phil today.
12:01Phil, will you just calm down?
12:02Calm down?
12:03Did you know about this?
12:04Oh, you want to talk to me now, do you?
12:05Look, he didn't know about this, okay?
12:07He knew nothing about this.
12:08It's got nothing to do with him.
12:09If you just let me explain.
12:10I ain't interested.
12:11What were you thinking, holding him by the throat like that?
12:13He's not going to stick up for himself, is he?
12:14So I'm going to...
12:15It's got nothing to do with Ben, all right?
12:17And it's got nothing to do with Johnny.
12:19This is all on me.
12:20Look, I know it's a shock, all right?
12:22But at the end of the day, they are grown men.
12:24It's none of our business.
12:25How long?
12:26It's nothing to do with...
12:27How long have you been letting these two
12:28bunk up in your pub, eh?
12:31He's my son.
12:33You would have done the same.
12:35You don't come out with all this stuff about friendship.
12:38All this stuff.
12:39But at the end of the day,
12:40it's just blood versus water.
12:42Just give him time, all right?
12:48Let him cool down.
12:53Thank you so much for ringing.
12:55And sorry to leave you with a scrap of paper.
12:58I'm afraid I've run out of business cards.
13:01Do you like harassing widows with small children, Mr Whitecroft?
13:04Do you get off on it?
13:05Well, no, of course not.
13:06I'm not like that at all.
13:08I've got four sausage dogs at home.
13:11I mean, I know it's not the same as having children,
13:13but I'm a family man, is what I'm saying.
13:15Right, well, you should know better.
13:17Because it's disgusting.
13:19What's disgusting?
13:21Am I disgusting?
13:22Yeah, yeah, you are.
13:25Look, the last couple of months have been a complete nightmare, all right?
13:28What with people dying and people leaving and people cracking up.
13:32Yeah, it's a lot of people.
13:34Look, the point is, all right, whatever I owe you, I will pay it back.
13:38I just need a bit of time.
13:39No, no, look, I think you've misunderstood my job description.
13:42Look, I know you don't owe me any favours.
13:44No, no, no, look, you don't owe me any money is what I mean.
13:47I work for an insurance company.
13:49We've been trying to get in touch with you
13:50because you're the main beneficiary of a life insurance policy.
14:02Oh, I thought you legged it.
14:04I bet, Ace.
14:05You don't get rid of me.
14:07I'm better at this than you are, so...
14:10Well, enough, that's the case.
14:12You won't mind handling this place for five minutes
14:14once I get myself a coffee, no?
14:16Cheers.
14:17Mm-hmm.
14:17Hello.
14:18Hi.
14:20What happened to the club hits?
14:26Same for the weekend.
14:28That was my vibe, not theirs.
14:34You all right?
14:37Jimmy's blind.
14:40Laurie just told me he's.
14:42Yeah.
14:43It's a tough one.
14:44Yeah.
14:45He's so small.
14:48And he ain't done nothing to Noah.
14:49What's that about?
14:51He'll be okay, you know.
14:52I mean, I don't say that lightly.
14:56But he will.
14:57Yeah?
15:06Excuse me, ladies.
15:10Don't you just laugh?
15:12And then I saw you were the...
15:13How about...
15:15...we have a little dance?
15:16Hmm.
15:16Well, yeah.
15:17Let's get a interesting one.
15:19Well, I'll take you out.
15:20It's some banging of corks.
15:21Yes.
15:22Why?
15:22Oh, please.
15:23You just know.
15:24Yeah?
15:24Right with God.
15:24Give that.
15:25All right.
15:25See you, man.
15:34I told you, I need to explain.
15:36Explain?
15:37You're copping off with another geezer.
15:38What's there to explain?
15:39Why do you think the past 16 months of my life have been that, hey?
15:41Ah.
15:43Your son turned my life upside down, and that's amazing, Phil, all right?
15:46I'm the man that I was always meant to be.
15:48But the person who made that happen, who promised to be here forever, he's not here.
15:51So what?
15:51You and him are done, are you?
15:52No, we're not done.
15:53He's my husband.
15:54But Johnny, he...
15:55Johnny knew the old me, all right?
15:58And he understands who I am now.
16:00But if Ben was here, Phil, we wouldn't be having these conversations.
16:02Oh, right.
16:03So it's all Ben's fault, isn't it?
16:04No, I'm not saying that, am I?
16:05But let's be real.
16:06He's not tucked with hundreds of other geezers.
16:08What's to say he's not doing worse?
16:09All about Lexi.
16:11Have you even thought about what this would do to her?
16:13It doesn't have to do anything to her, because she doesn't have to know.
16:15Please.
16:17Phil.
16:18Don't tell her.
16:21I can't...
16:22I can't lose my family over this.
16:23The way you're talking, you're talking like it's all down to you.
16:28I won't see Johnny anymore.
16:30I won't see anyone anymore.
16:31You got my worth?
16:32Yeah, what's that worth, hey?
16:34Because with family, you're supposed to stick it out through thick and thin.
16:37Not walk away and, I mean, the going gets tough.
16:39Just walk away.
16:41Walk away.
16:42You can't be serious.
16:44I've been up there in that flat raising Ben's daughter.
16:47You even listening to me?
16:48So, are you going to tell him?
17:01Well, all the best, sir.
17:02Yeah.
17:03Bye now.
17:04See you later, mate.
17:05See ya.
17:06A hundred thousand pounder?
17:11Did that really just happen?
17:12I can't believe Martin had life insurance and never told you.
17:14I can't believe he had life insurance full stop.
17:17He hated paperwork and forms and everything.
17:19It's not a scam, is it?
17:22I mean, we'll have it double checked, but it looks totally legit.
17:25Mate, he just wanted to look after you all.
17:27Oh.
17:28Oh.
17:29That's not enough, though, is it, really?
17:31I mean, no.
17:32Don't get me wrong.
17:33It's more money than I'm ever going to have in my whole entire life.
17:36But, you know, it ain't enough to make up for him.
17:39It's not needy enough.
17:41I know.
17:44You pretend you had a hundred grand yesterday,
17:46and today it falls into your lap for real.
17:48You know what Jean's going to say about this, don't you?
17:50What?
17:51She's going to call it the law of attraction.
17:52She's going to say universe and all that.
17:54Oh, shut up.
17:55She is.
17:58Oh, it's funny how life goes on, isn't it?
18:02Put that down there.
18:05Take.
18:06Yeah, yeah, yeah.
18:07No, no.
18:07Is it that?
18:0925, 30.
18:11Actually, I'm going to take one back.
18:12What?
18:1229, for the apple that you didn't think I saw you eat.
18:16Uh, 28.
18:17And the cherries, 37.
18:1837, I'd be happy with that.
18:22Tight.
18:23All right, mate, go on.
18:24I'll put this all the way.
18:26Yeah?
18:26Mm-hmm.
18:28Ready?
18:32Yeah, you can do it.
18:33I'll spend it all at once, mate.
18:43He's checking himself out, I don't know.
18:50What are you doing?
18:52I sold that gear you gave me.
18:54Sounds like you've been a busy boy, Harry.
18:56So we're square now, yeah?
19:04All right.
19:06It's all right.
19:07He's just leaving.
19:08Sorry, I should have warned you that he'd be around.
19:10Just go back in your room and I'll be in in a minute, all right?
19:13Go on.
19:14It's OK.
19:21Are you always like that?
19:24This is flat.
19:25And he don't like surprises.
19:28Can't be chatting about this stuff here.
19:30It's not fair on him.
19:33But we can't do business at the Arches
19:35without Phil sticking his nose in,
19:37so you don't have any other option.
19:41Do you?
19:41Now, I would suggest you tell him I'm a mate
19:47that might be popping around,
19:49so next time he won't be so surprised.
19:53Kojo wouldn't suspect anything, so...
19:55this place is perfect.
20:00I'll be in touch when I've got more stuff for you to move.
20:02So keep your phone on, Harry.
20:15I thought the over-sixties, truly,
20:17I thought they'd be immune to his banter,
20:18but it turns out they'd have him even more.
20:20Well, that's good, then,
20:21cos that's most of your customers, isn't it?
20:24Yeah, don't knock the grape out on.
20:26I'm not.
20:28What?
20:28So he did good, then.
20:31He obviously did.
20:32Well, let's just see if he turns up to not look.
20:35Oh, speaking of the devil.
20:37All right.
20:39What?
20:40Yeah, shut up.
20:41Er, I got this for Stevie
20:43instead of the Shades He Didn't Lie for some reason.
20:48Too soon for nicknames.
20:49Yeah, definitely.
20:50Yeah.
20:51Er, I asked in the shop.
20:53Er,
20:55it's got loads of different textures
20:56on it
20:58so you can feel it.
21:00You don't have to see.
21:03Did you pay for this out of your wages?
21:06Some.
21:07Save the rest for fags and boos.
21:09That's really, really sweet, Oscar.
21:11Oh, OK.
21:13It is.
21:14It's lovely.
21:15Thank you, mate.
21:46Well, I am surprised I'm not carrying you home
21:59in a bin bag after Phil's moved.
22:02I wish he had just laid in to me.
22:04At least then that'll be the end of it.
22:06You agree with him?
22:07You think I deserve everything I get?
22:09Well, I'm trying not to make a big deal out of here.
22:12I did think you were better than this, to be honest.
22:14What am I going to do, Jay?
22:19Do you still love Ben?
22:20Yeah.
22:22Then you're going to put it behind, Jay.
22:23You're going to forgive yourself and you're going to move on.
22:26I can't.
22:27Look, Ben's the one who got himself banged up in a prison
22:29halfway around the world.
22:30Right?
22:30God knows I love him,
22:31but I can write a book on the amount of promises he ain't kept.
22:33I mean, I can't move on.
22:35Why?
22:35Phil's threatening to tell Ben.
22:40He's going to laugh this over me for good.
22:46I've had enough of this.
22:47Jane?
22:48Jane?
22:49Jane?
22:52Shut up.
22:53Martin.
22:54I know, he only had a bank account because Sonia made him.
22:56Life insurance?
22:57I'm a proper grown-up.
22:59It feels wrong celebrating, though, didn't it?
23:02States, this is a good thing.
23:03No-one deserves this more than you.
23:04Oh, I know.
23:05And I can give some to Ruby for Roman
23:07and I can give some to Bex.
23:08Yeah, and for you and your kid's future.
23:10Yeah.
23:11I can pay the credit card off.
23:12I can pay the bills on time next month.
23:14I don't ever have to be scared again, Kat.
23:16Good old Martin, eh?
23:17Well, I can't just leave it kicking about in a bank account.
23:20I know what I'm like.
23:20I'll spend it on a load of rubbish.
23:22I need to, like, invest it in something.
23:25Yeah, give Ian Bill run for his money.
23:26That'll show him.
23:28Why not?
23:30Your face lit up yesterday
23:31when we was talking about buying that pub.
23:34I was joking.
23:35Yeah, and now I ain't.
23:37Imagine it.
23:37You and Alfie behind the bar again.
23:39You two living upstairs with the boys.
23:42And where will you be?
23:43Right over the road.
23:44Getting free drinks whenever I want.
23:46Coining it in from my solid investment.
23:50You've done so much for me over the years.
23:52I'd love to pay you back somehow.
23:53You're serious?
23:56All the deliveries.
23:57All the moaning, standing there for hours on end.
24:00You loved it.
24:01You know you did.
24:03No, this one is for you and your kids,
24:05for a proper future.
24:06Yeah.
24:07And you've made more money
24:08than this whole family put together.
24:10Who else would I want helping me out?
24:13Call the bank.
24:15Let's buy ourselves that boozer.
24:17You come to defend him, have you?
24:25I might have known you was in on it.
24:27Look, I didn't know anything about the Johnny stuff, all right?
24:29I'm here to defend him because he's Callum.
24:31He's one of Lexi's dads.
24:32Oh, well, let's see how long that lasts
24:33once Ben finds out he's been playing away.
24:36Oh, yeah, and how many mistakes has Ben made, Phil?
24:37But don't list them, because we'll be here all day.
24:40And we haven't even spoke about how Ben's going to feel.
24:42You know, he's in a cell, cooped up a million miles from home,
24:44and his old man drops a bomb like that.
24:46You know he ain't been in a good place for a while.
24:49Come on, Phil, you've learnt a lot about mental health.
24:51Why would you do that?
24:54You're done.
24:58Look, can we just be honest here for a minute?
25:01Right, the way you're feeling,
25:02the way you're acting, it's got nothing to do with Callum.
25:06If this is how you're reacting now
25:08when Nadia's gone to Scotland,
25:09then how would you have felt
25:10when you'd have lost him for real?
25:13Look, we spoke, didn't we, eh?
25:16You know, the night you were going to kill yourself,
25:18do you remember?
25:20I saw something different in you that night.
25:23But I didn't do anything.
25:26Look, I owe you a lot, Phil, all right?
25:29But if this is how you're reacting now,
25:31then it just proves I was right
25:32that when Nigel would have died,
25:34he would have taken you down with him.
25:36You're lashing out, Phil.
25:37I can read you like a book.
25:38You and him.
25:47Nothing to do with me.
25:49And you.
25:51You ain't even Lexi's real dad, not...
25:54not really.
25:56Don't... don't say that.
25:58I think it's about a time Lexi
25:59went and lived with her real family, you know?
26:01Someone who's, er...
26:05got his own place,
26:06who's a blood relative, you know?
26:08Who's willing...
26:09and able...
26:11to take on his granddaughter.
26:14Look, I'm Lexi's guardian.
26:15Lexi belongs with me.
26:16That's what Lola wanted.
26:18But Lola ain't here, is she?
26:21You...
26:22Jay, Jay, Jay, Jay, Jay, Jay!
26:24You do this,
26:25and I swear...
26:26Phil, listen to me.
26:31I know you're right and you're right,
26:32but you can't do this.
26:38Watch me.
26:47Detect...