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EastEnders 16th July 2025

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00:00I
00:30so
01:00I know it didn't work out how we wanted, but I think Mum felt a bit better after yesterday.
01:26Alfie would have loved watching Ian tying himself up in knots like that.
01:30I know you miss him, but he'll be back once he's sorted his head out.
01:33He owes me a slap-up meal after everything he's put me through.
01:38Well, it's Kim.
01:39She wants to know if I'll invest in Foxcatcher now I'm loaded.
01:42Oh, yeah? They'll all be crawling out the woodwork now.
01:45Tell me about it. Eve wants me to buy her and Sookie a motorhome.
01:48I've had to break her heart, I know.
01:51Just have to leave the rest of him hanging for a bit.
01:55Who is it?
02:01Some bloke with a clipboard and a suit. It looks like a bailiff.
02:04But I thought you were up to date with everything.
02:06Yes, so did I. I must have missed a red letter.
02:09I ain't been here, have I? I'm Martin, ain't he?
02:12You're not doing this again, Kat.
02:13Well, he can't get in if you don't let him in.
02:16Come on, the kid's got to get to school.
02:18Go out the back way, come on.
02:19Come on, mate.
02:26I've only just finished selling the last lot.
02:28Well, you're finished, so you need something else to keep busy.
02:30I'll tell you what, Harry.
02:38You are good at this.
02:40It's all right, Phil.
02:46What are you doing here?
02:48I'm setting it in a voice.
02:50All sorted, then?
02:51Yeah, mate. All sorted.
02:58Did you need something?
03:00It's my gaffe. I don't need a reason to be here, do I?
03:02Yeah, no, I know.
03:03It's just you haven't been around much lately.
03:05Yeah, well, from now on, that's going to change.
03:07From now on, I'm going to be bobbing in,
03:09keeping an eye on the place,
03:10because, er,
03:12well, we don't need more break-ins, do we?
03:15No.
03:15No.
03:15No.
03:15No.
03:21I don't agree with this.
03:26It's not how it's done around here.
03:27People don't want trance music
03:30whilst they're buying a punnet of strawberries, Austin.
03:32No.
03:33Says you!
03:35Yes, says me.
03:36Here, pack me up here.
03:38No, I love it.
03:39It brings a buzz to the plate.
03:41That's easy for you to say, though, isn't it?
03:42You're selling skimpy clothes to teenagers.
03:45What are you playing at?
03:46I'm here trying to flog marrows to grown-ups.
03:49I love it.
03:50It takes me back, this does.
03:51Early 2000s, up all night clubbing.
03:54You're not a 13, then, won't you?
03:55Yeah, what's your point?
03:56Hey, sir.
03:58I love the fact you're putting your own stamp on things,
04:00but would you mind turning this down?
04:02Yeah, yeah.
04:02Yeah, yeah.
04:03Come on, Scott.
04:03Turn it down.
04:05For the record, honey,
04:06this, er, this isn't my stamp.
04:08Right?
04:09I have respect.
04:15Where are you going?
04:17Break time.
04:18I know my rights.
04:18I bet you do.
04:21Oscar, ten minutes, yeah?
04:29Hey, sorry to worry about Nigel leaving.
04:32How are you feeling?
04:33I'll have double-edging chips.
04:35We've had a chat, please.
04:36Lexi mentioned about coming over for a roast, if you fancy it.
04:57You can't ignore me forever, you know.
04:59Look, if it's any consolation that Nigel actually seemed happy when he left with Judy,
05:07but he was going to somewhere safe.
05:12I know you're upset, so just give me a call if you need me on.
05:14Glad to see you out and about.
05:20Meaning?
05:21Meaning.
05:21The Phil I knew.
05:22He'd shat himself away in that house.
05:23I've not spoke to anyone for six months.
05:26Nigel's in the right place for both of you.
05:28You know, I got divorced from you, so I wouldn't have to hear you mouthing off any more.
05:34Charming.
05:35Cheers, Cav.
05:36All right.
05:38Right, here we go.
05:42It's burnt.
05:43Well, it's a bit crispy around the edges, but a lot of people ask for it like that.
05:47I'll go over that.
05:49Nigel ain't the only one round here who cares about you, Phil.
05:51Just cos he's gone don't mean you ain't got friends.
05:56I think I'll eat somewhere else.
06:06Thanks, Cat.
06:07Can you not think of any reason why the bailiffs would be at the door?
06:09No.
06:10I mean, there was a few brown envelopes, but I just shoved him in the drawer.
06:13I didn't want to think about him.
06:14What?
06:15Money's tight.
06:16Harvey don't pay no more, and Martin used to help out more than he needed to.
06:19Things slip through the net.
06:21All right, happens to all of us.
06:22No, you don't, Cat.
06:24I mean, how can I expect Lily to come back when nothing ever changes?
06:27I've been to see my bank manager, in case you were wondering.
06:30Shh.
06:31Shh.
06:32But you care, Liz.
06:33Oh, but you will, because I can borrow against my other businesses
06:35to get what I need to buy the Vic.
06:37Oh, think, Ian.
06:38Will you?
06:39Do you actually think I'd be standing here frying bacon if I had all that money?
06:42We was having you on.
06:44You were right the first time.
06:45The scratch card was fake.
06:47I bought it from the joke shop.
06:48Yeah, but Vinny...
06:49He was in on it.
06:50It was a prank to make you look thick.
06:53Everyone was queuing up.
06:55We was having a laugh, and now we ain't.
06:57So just go away with you.
06:59My pleasure.
07:01I mean, seriously, how can I do this to my kids again?
07:04Look, most of the time, this stuff can just be sorted with a phone call.
07:07Will we leave you a card, managers?
07:09You left me this.
07:10Oh, I don't know.
07:13Oh, I don't know.
07:13Oh, all right.
07:16I'll give him a call.
07:17When he hears from your Rottweiler solicitor, he won't know what's hitting.
07:20I knew it.
07:32I knew you wouldn't last a day.
07:35I'm freezing cold.
07:36It's July, Oscar.
07:38I've just got to wear my trainers out standing there all day.
07:41Anyways, I've already given him some of my best ideas, liven things up out there.
07:45I think Peter wanted you to work the whole day, not just go there, liven things up and
07:49then come home.
07:51I'm an ideas man.
07:52I've picked up some sick gifts on the market.
07:58Keychain for Louis.
08:02This is a lighter.
08:04He's nine years old.
08:05And for the other one...
08:06His name's Jimmy.
08:08Yeah.
08:11Maybe he can match my style.
08:12Maybe he'll be as good looking as me, if he's lucky.
08:19Is this a joke?
08:22You can't give a blind baby sunglasses.
08:25He's not Stevie Wonder.
08:29Shut up.
08:30He ain't blind.
08:30Yeah, he is.
08:32Mum must have told you.
08:37What?
08:37Mum didn't tell you?
08:40Hold on.
08:41There's leaflets all around the house.
08:43You really didn't know?
08:45Blind?
08:46A little baby?
08:47Your little baby?
08:48Yeah.
08:52Yeah, he is Jimmy, um...
08:54Well, Jimmy can't see.
08:58I'm so sorry.
08:59I thought you knew.
09:03It's not all bad.
09:06I mean, us going through this, it has sort of weirdly brought us all closer.
09:10I mean, I was really devastated when they told us.
09:18It's been really hard.
09:20You know, trying to work out what his little life is going to be like, what his future will be.
09:25You know, it's just the little things.
09:27If he can't see me, will he ever even know who I am?
09:37Don't say that.
09:40No.
09:41It's all right.
09:45We're all right.
09:47Yeah.
09:49All right.
09:50We're you two going to kiss and make up, eh?
10:01Oh, if he had his way, he probably never.
10:03Jay, you called Julie, right?
10:08You can't just leave him like that.
10:10Look, I've tried.
10:11He won't talk to me.
10:11What do you want me to do?
10:16How are you feeling after yesterday?
10:17It must be strange, not having Nigel to look out for.
10:27Look.
10:29You know I think that you should have gone out there and said goodbye, but what's done is done.
10:34The important thing now is that you don't close in on yourself.
10:38What is it with women and their advice, eh?
10:41Have you heard from him?
10:43Or Julie?
10:44Do you hear from your mates every five minutes?
10:46Nah, nah, of course you don't.
10:47Nigel is more than just a friend.
10:49He's a mate on you at school and that's it.
10:52Now, you're going to sit there flapping your gums with that old guy.
10:54Can I drink me orange juice in peace?
10:57Well, I don't have to flap my gums, as you so charmingly put it, but if you're asking me to leave you alone, the answer is no.
11:05We're there for each other.
11:06Roger, you've forgotten.
11:07Now, how about we go upstairs, have a cup of tea and start this conversation all over again?
11:16I bet you'll miss this place when it's gone.
11:22Oh, on my feet all day and night, I doubt it.
11:27I'll make you a deal.
11:28I won't mention Nigel if you don't ask me if I'm going to miss this place.
11:31All I can think about at the minute is what I'm going to do with myself when we find any sell.
11:40How did your mum cope when she left?
11:42My mum ain't left.
11:44This whole place is, er, is her.
11:47Right, let's get you back.
11:48Let's get you back.
11:51Right, let's get you out of here.
11:52Shall we?
11:53Yeah.
11:55Phil, Phil, listen to me.
11:57This ain't how it looks good.
11:58Hey, what?
11:58Hey, Phil, tell me what it means!
12:00Phil, stop him, Phil, stop him.
12:03Phil, leave him, Phil.
12:06Just stop!
12:07Son's husband you're messing with?
12:08Do you understand me?
12:09Phil, what's happening?
12:10Phil!
12:10Good!
12:11Phil!
12:12Look, I never meant for this to happen, all right?
12:14No one likes that Phil today.
12:15Phil, will you just calm down?
12:16Calm down?
12:17Did you know about this?
12:18Oh, you want to talk to me now, do you?
12:19Look, he didn't know about this, okay?
12:21He didn't know nothing about this.
12:22It's got nothing to do with him.
12:23If you just let me explain, Phil.
12:24I ain't interested.
12:25What were you thinking, holding him by the throat like that?
12:27Well, Ben, I need to stick up for himself, is he?
12:29So I'm going to...
12:30It's got nothing to do with Ben, all right?
12:32And it's got nothing to do with Johnny.
12:33This is all on me.
12:35Look, I know it's a shock, all right?
12:36But at the end of the day, they are grown men.
12:38It's none of our business.
12:39How long?
12:40It's nothing to do with...
12:41How long have you been letting these two bunk up in your pub, eh?
12:46He's my son.
12:47You would have done the same.
12:49You don't come out with all this stuff about friendship.
12:52All this stuff.
12:53But at the end of the day, it's just blood versus water.
12:59Just give him time, right?
13:02And let him cool down.
13:08Thank you so much for ringing.
13:10And sorry to leave you with a scrap of paper.
13:12I'm afraid I've run out of business cards.
13:15Do you like harassing widows with small children, Mr Whitecroft?
13:18Do you get off on it?
13:19Well, no, of course not.
13:21I'm not like that at all.
13:22I've got four sausage dogs at home.
13:23I mean, I know it's not the same as having children, but I'm a family man, is what I'm saying.
13:29Right, well, you should know better.
13:31Because it's disgusting.
13:33What's disgusting?
13:35Am I disgusting?
13:36Yeah, yeah, you are.
13:39Look, the last couple of months have been a complete nightmare, all right?
13:42What with people dying and people leaving and people cracking up.
13:47Yeah, it's a lot of people.
13:48Look, look, the point is, all right, whatever I owe you, I will pay it back.
13:52I just need a bit of time.
13:53No, no, look, I think you've misunderstood my job description.
13:56Look, I know you don't owe me any favours.
13:58No, no, no, look, you don't owe me any money is what I mean.
14:01I work for an insurance company.
14:03We've been trying to get in touch with you because you're the main beneficiary of a life insurance policy.
14:07Oh, I thought you legged it.
14:18I bet, Ace.
14:19It ain't getting rid of me.
14:21I'm better at this than you also.
14:25Well, enough, that's the case.
14:26You won't mind handling this place for five minutes once I get myself a coffee, no?
14:30Cheers.
14:31Hello.
14:32Hello.
14:37What happened to the club hit?
14:40Same for the weekend.
14:42That was my vibe, not theirs.
14:48You all right?
14:52Jimmy's blind.
14:54Laurie just started me some.
14:56Yeah.
14:57It's a tough one.
14:58Yeah.
15:00He's so small.
15:02And he ain't done nothing to no one.
15:03What's that about?
15:05He'll be okay, you know.
15:06I mean, I don't say that lightly, but he will.
15:12Yeah?
15:20Excuse me, ladies.
15:24Don't you just love?
15:27How about when you have a little dance?
15:30Hmm.
15:31Well, yeah.
15:31Let's get out of the one.
15:32Well, I'll take you out.
15:34Some banging, of course.
15:36Why not?
15:37Oh, well, yeah.
15:37Yeah, like we've got you.
15:38Yeah, like we've got you.
15:39Yeah, like we've got you.
15:39I don't want to take you out of the one.
15:41Thank you, man.
15:42Thank you, man.
15:42Thank you, sir.
15:46Have you got a death wish or something?
15:49I told you, I need to explain.
15:50Explain?
15:51You're copping off with another geezer?
15:53What's there to explain?
15:53What do you think the past 16 months of my life have been like, eh?
15:57Your son turned my life upside down, and that's amazing, Phil, all right?
16:00I'm the man that I was always meant to be.
16:02But the person who made that happen, who promised to be here forever, he's not here.
16:05So what?
16:05You and him are done, are you?
16:06No, we're not done.
16:07He's my husband.
16:09But Johnny, he...
16:10Johnny knew the old me, all right?
16:12And he understands who I am now.
16:15But if Ben was here, Phil, we wouldn't be having this conversation.
16:16Oh, right.
16:17So it's all Ben's fault.
16:18I'm not saying that, am I?
16:19But let's be real.
16:21He's not tucked with hundreds of other geezers.
16:22What's to say he's not doing worse?
16:23All about Lexi.
16:25Have you even thought about what this would do to her?
16:27It doesn't have to do anything to her, because she doesn't have to know.
16:30Please.
16:31Phil.
16:32Don't tell her.
16:35I can't...
16:36I can't lose my family over this.
16:38The way you're talking is...
16:39You're talking like it's all down to you.
16:42I won't see Johnny anymore.
16:44I won't see anyone anymore.
16:46You got my worth?
16:46Yeah, what's that worth, eh?
16:48Because with family, you're supposed to stick it out through thick and thin.
16:51Not walk away and, I mean, the going gets tough.
16:53Just walk away.
16:55Walk away.
16:56You can't be serious.
16:58I've been up there in that flat raising Ben's daughter.
17:02Are you even listening to me?
17:10So you're going to tell him?
17:15Well, all the best, then.
17:16Yeah.
17:17Bye now.
17:18See you later, mate.
17:20See ya.
17:20100,000 pounder?
17:25Did that really just happen?
17:26I can't believe Martin had life insurance and never told you.
17:29I can't believe he had life insurance full stop.
17:31He hated paperwork and forms and everything.
17:34It's not a scam, is it?
17:36I don't know if we'll have it double checked, but it looks totally legit.
17:39Mate, he just wanted to look after you all.
17:41Oh.
17:41Oh.
17:42Oh.
17:42Oh.
17:42It's not enough, though, is it, really.
17:45I mean, no.
17:46Don't get me wrong.
17:47It's more money than I'm ever going to have in my whole entire life.
17:50But, you know, it ain't enough to make up for him.
17:53It's not nearly enough.
17:54It's not nearly enough.
17:55It's not nearly enough to make up for him.
17:56It's not nearly enough to make up for him.
17:57I know.
17:58You pretend you had a hundred grand yesterday, and today it falls into your lap for real.
18:02You know what Jean's going to say about this, don't you?
18:05What?
18:05She's going to call it the law of attraction.
18:07She's going to say the universe and all that.
18:09Oh, shut up.
18:09She is.
18:12Oh, it was funny how life goes on, didn't it?
18:17Put that down, mate.
18:19Take.
18:20Yeah, yeah.
18:21No, no.
18:21Take that one.
18:2325, 30.
18:25Actually, I'm going to take the one back.
18:26What?
18:2729.
18:27For the apple that you didn't think I saw you eat.
18:30Uh, 28.
18:31And the cherry's, 37.
18:3337.
18:33I'd be happy with that.
18:36Tight.
18:37Right, mate, go on.
18:38I'll put the store away.
18:40Yeah?
18:41Mm-hmm.
18:43Ready?
18:46Yeah, you can do it.
18:51I spend it all at once, mate.
18:53He's checking himself out of the mirror.
19:05What are you doing?
19:06I sold that gear you gave me.
19:09Sounds like you've been a busy boy, Harry.
19:10So we're square now, yeah?
19:19All right.
19:20It's all right.
19:21He's just leaving.
19:22Sorry, I should have warned you that he'd be around.
19:24Just go back in your room and I'll be in in a minute, all right?
19:27Go on.
19:28It's okay.
19:28Are you always like that?
19:38This is flat.
19:39And he don't like surprises.
19:42Can't be chatting about this stuff here.
19:44It's not fair on him.
19:45But we can't do business at the Archers without Phil sticking his nose in, so you don't have
19:52any other option.
19:55Do you?
19:58Now, I would suggest you tell him I'm a mate that might be popping around, so next time
20:03he won't be so surprised.
20:07Kojo wouldn't suspect anything, so this place is perfect.
20:11I'll be in touch when I've got more stuff for you to move.
20:20So keep your phone on, Harry.
20:29I thought the over-60s, truly, I thought they'd be immune to his banter, but it turns out
20:33they'd have him even more.
20:34Well, that's good then, because that's most of your customers, isn't it?
20:38Yeah, don't knock the grape out on.
20:40I'm not.
20:42What?
20:42So he did good then?
20:45He obviously did.
20:46Well, let's just see if he turns up tomorrow.
20:50Oh, speaking of the devil.
20:52What?
20:53What?
20:54Yeah, shut up.
20:56I got this for Stevie, instead of the shades he didn't like for some reason.
21:02Too soon for nicknames.
21:03Yeah, definitely.
21:04Yeah.
21:05I asked in the shop, it's got loads of different textures on it, so you can feel it.
21:15You don't have to see.
21:17Did you pay for this out of your wages?
21:20Some.
21:21Save the rest for fags and boos.
21:24That's really, really sweet, Oscar.
21:25Oh, okay.
21:26It is.
21:28It's lovely.
21:30Thank you, mate.
21:30Thank you, mate.
22:00Oh, I am surprised I'm not carrying you home in a bin bag after Phil's made.
22:16I wish you had just laid in to me.
22:18At least then that would be the end of it.
22:20You agree with him?
22:21You think I deserve everything I get?
22:24Well, I'm trying not to make a big deal out of here.
22:27I did think you were better than this, to be honest.
22:28What am I going to do, Jay?
22:33Do you still love Ben?
22:34Yeah.
22:36Then you're going to put it behind, Jay.
22:37You're going to forgive yourself and you're going to move on.
22:40I can't.
22:41Look, Ben's the one who got himself banged up in a prison halfway around the world.
22:44Right?
22:45God knows I love him, but I could write a book on the amount of promises he ain't kept.
22:47I mean, I can't move on.
22:49Why?
22:49Phil's threatening to tell Ben.
22:54He's going to laugh this over me for good.
23:00I've had enough of this.
23:02Jane?
23:02Jane?
23:04Jane?
23:06Shut up.
23:07Martin.
23:08I know.
23:08He only had a bank account because Sonia made him.
23:11Life insurance?
23:11Like a proper grown-up?
23:14Feels wrong celebrating, though, didn't it?
23:16But, Stace, this is a good thing.
23:17No one deserves this more than you.
23:18Oh, I know.
23:19And I can give some to Ruby for Roman and I can give some to Bex.
23:23Yeah, and for you and your kid's future.
23:25Yeah.
23:25I can pay the credit card off.
23:27I can pay the bills on time next month.
23:28I don't ever have to be scared again, Kat.
23:30Good old Martin, eh?
23:32Well, I can't just leave it kicking about in a bank account.
23:34I know what I'm like.
23:35I'll spend it on a load of rubbish.
23:36I need to, like, invest it in some ink.
23:39Yeah, give Ian Bill run for his money.
23:40That'll show him.
23:42Why not?
23:44Your face lit up yesterday when we were talking about buying that pub.
23:48I was joking.
23:49Yeah, and now I ain't.
23:51Imagine it.
23:52You and Alfie behind the bar again.
23:54You two living upstairs with the boys.
23:56And where will you be?
23:57I'll be over the road.
23:59Getting free drinks whenever I want.
24:01Coining it in from my solid investment.
24:03Kevin, you've done so much for me over the years.
24:06I'd love to pay you back somehow.
24:09You're serious?
24:10All the deliveries.
24:12All the moaning, standing there for hours on end.
24:14You loved it.
24:15You know you did.
24:17No, this money's for you and your kids, for a proper future.
24:20Yeah, and you've made more money than this whole family put together.
24:24Who else would I want helping me out?
24:26Call the bank.
24:30Let's buy ourselves that boozer.
24:37You come to defend him, have you?
24:40I might have known you was in on it.
24:41Look, I didn't know anything about the Johnny stuff, all right?
24:43I'm here to defend him because he's Callum.
24:45He's one of Lexi's dads.
24:46Oh, well, let's see how long that lasts once Ben finds out he's been playing away.
24:50Oh, yeah, and how many mistakes has Ben made, Phil?
24:52But don't list them because we'll be here all day.
24:54And we haven't even spoke about how Ben's going to feel.
24:56You know, he's in a cell, cooped up a million miles from home,
24:59and his old man drops a bomb like that.
25:01You know he ain't been in a good place for a while.
25:04Come on, Phil, you've learned a lot about mental health.
25:05Why would you do that?
25:08You're done.
25:12Look, can we just be honest here for a minute?
25:14Right, the way you're feeling, the way you're acting,
25:17it's got nothing to do with Callum.
25:20If this is how you're reacting now when Nadia's gone to Scotland,
25:23then how would you have felt when you'd have lost him for real?
25:28Look, we spoke, didn't we, eh?
25:30You know, the night you were going to kill yourself, do you remember?
25:35I saw something different in you that night,
25:37but I didn't do anything.
25:40Look, I owe you a lot, Phil, all right?
25:44But if this is how you're reacting now,
25:45then it just proves I was right
25:46that when Nigel would have died,
25:48he would have taken you down with him.
25:50You're lashing out, Phil.
25:51I can read you like a book.
25:58You and him.
26:01Nothing to do with me.
26:04And you.
26:06You ain't even Lexi's real dad, not...
26:08not really.
26:09Don't say that.
26:12I think it's about a time
26:13Lexi went and lived with her real family, you know?
26:17Someone who's, er,
26:19got his own place,
26:20who's a blood relative, you know?
26:22Who's willing
26:23and able
26:24to take on his granddaughter.
26:28Look, I'm Lexi's guardian.
26:29Lexi belongs with me.
26:30That's what Lola wanted.
26:32But Lola ain't here, is she?
26:34You, Jay, Jay, Jay, Jay, Jay, Jay.
26:38You do this
26:39and I swear.
26:45Phil, listen to me.
26:46I know you're right and you're right,
26:47but you can't do this.
26:52Watch me.
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