| EastEnders (2008) | |
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| No. of episodes | 208 |
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| Original network | BBC One |
| Original release | 1 January – 30 December 2008 |
| 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 entered its 24th broadcasted year on 1 January 2008 with its 3498th episode, with Diederick Santer continuing his role as executive producer for his second full year in the running, having taken on the role in October 2006. EastEnders aired 208 episodes in 2008, with the the typical week comprising four half-hour episodes on BBC One, in a time slot of 7.30 pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays and 8.00 pm on Mondays and Fridays.
Cast and characters edit
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Tanya Franks reprised her role of guest character Rainie Cross (Tanya Franks), the sister of Tanya Branning (Jo Joyner), for four episodes.[1] Clare Bates (Gemma Bissix) was announced to be returning in September 2007, ten years after her initial departure; she returned on 1 February 2008.[2] At the end of her six-month contract, Bissix chose to leave the show, with Clare departing the show in August.[3] For "Frank Week" in April 2008, Sid Owen, Charlie Brooks and Sophie Lawrence reprised their roles as Ricky Butcher, Janine Butcher and Diane Butcher.[4] Whilst Brooks and Lawrence only appeared in three episodes, Owen returned to the show as a regular cast member.[4] Brooks later returned to the show on a regular basis, with Janine returning in December.[5] Patsy Palmer's decision to return to her role of Bianca Jackson, nine years after her last appearance on the show, was announced on 29 October 2007.[6] It was subsequently announced on 18 March 2008 that Bianca would return alongside her son Liam Butcher, who would now be portrayed by James Forde.[7] They were reintroduced with Bianca's step-daughter Whitney Dean (Shona McGarty), daughter Tiffany Dean (Maisie Smith) and son Morgan Jackson-King (Devon Higgs).[7] Bianca's partner, Tony King (Chris Coghill), was introduced in September for a child sexual abuse storyline involving Whitney.[8] The character of Suzy Branning was reintroduced in July, with Maggie O'Neill taking over the role from Julie Christian-Young. O'Neill left the show in December at the end of her contract.[9] Having departed in the show in 2007, Amanda Drew returned to the show as May Wright for several episodes. She appeared during June.[10] A return for Nick Cotton (John Altman) was announced on 2 October 2008; he began appearing on 25 December.[11] His secret daughter, Dotty Cotton (Molly Conlin) was introduced alongside him.[12]
The first regular character to be introduced in 2008 was Christian Clarke (John Partridge), the homosexual brother of Jane Beale (Laurie Brett).[13] The estranged father of Chelsea Fox (Tiana Benjamin), Lucas Johnson (Don Gilet), was introduced in April and his son, Jordan (Michael-Joel David Stuart), was introduced the following month.[14] Carmel Cryan joined the cast in June as Brenda Boyle, the love interest of Charlie Slater (Derek Martin).[15] Larry Lamb began appearing in the role of Archie Mitchell, father to Ronnie (Samantha Womack) and Roxy Mitchell (Rita Simons) in July.[16] The son of Vinnie Monks (Bobby Davro), Callum, was introduced in August, portrayed by Elliott Jordan.[17] A love interest for Callum was also introduced in August, Danielle Jones (Lauren Crace).[18]
Phil Daniels quit his role of Kevin Wicks in 2007, stating that he wanted "to move on and do other things."[19] Producers subsequently chose to write out Kevin's children, Carly (Kellie Shirley) and Deano (Matt Di Angelo).[19] Diane Parish took maternity leave from the show, with her character Denise Wicks departing alongside the Wicks family.[19] Daniels' exit aired in January whilst Shirley, Di Angelo and Parish departed in the following month. Parish returned in June. Babita Pohoomull's departure from the show was announced on 6 December 2007; her character Preeti Choraria departed in January.[20] Hazel Hobbs (Kika Mirylees) departed from the show in April, whilst Mohammed George (who has portrayed Gus Smith since 2002) quit his role and departed in May.[21] Steven Beale (Aaron Sidwell) was written out of the series in 2008 in a decision which Sidwell praised.[22][23] Keith and Mickey Miller (David Spinx and Joe Swash) were axed from the show in 2008, with the characters departing in July.[24] Stephen Lord's departure was reported in July 2008; his character Jase Dyer departed in August.[25] Emma Barton was axed from the show in April 2008;[26] her character Honey Mitchell departed in September.[27] When producers "ran out of storylines ideas" for the character, Yolande Trueman (Angela Wynter) was written out of the series.[28] Zahra Ahmadi's decision to quit her role of Shabnam Masood was reported on 8 September 2008, with Ahmadi citing her reason for departing as "producers refusing to give her meaty storylines".[29] Bobby Davro quit the show in July 2008, having appeared in the show as Vinnie Monks for a year.[30] Davro later confirmed he left the role because he found it "boring".[31]
The following is a full list of the EastEnders 2008 cast.
Regular cast edit
- Zahra Ahmadi as Shabnam Masood
- Emma Barton as Honey Mitchell
- Tiana Benjamin as Chelsea Fox
- Gemma Bissix as Clare Bates
- Jamie Borthwick as Jay Brown
- Laurie Brett as Jane Beale
- Charlie Brooks as Janine Butcher
- June Brown as Dot Branning
- Charlie Clements as Bradley Branning
- Chris Coghill as Tony King
- Lauren Crace as Danielle Jones
- Carmel Cryan as Brenda Boyle
- Phil Daniels as Kevin Wicks
- Bobby Davro as Vinnie Monks
- Matt Di Angelo as Deano Wicks
- Amanda Drew as May Wright
- Madeline Duggan as Lauren Branning
- Perry Fenwick as Billy Mitchell
- Cheryl Fergison as Heather Trott
- Lorna Fitzgerald as Abi Branning
- Nitin Ganatra as Masood Ahmed
- Mohammed George as Gus Smith
- Don Gilet as Lucas Johnson
- Ricky Groves as Garry Hobbs
- Charlie G Hawkins as Darren Miller
- Linda Henry as Shirley Carter
- Samantha Janus as Ronnie Mitchell
- Elliott Jordan as Callum Monks
- Jo Joyner as Tanya Branning
- Robert Kazinsky as Sean Slater
- Larry Lamb as Archie Mitchell
- Thomas Law as Peter Beale
- Stephen Lord as Jase Dyer
- Derek Martin as Charlie Slater
- Scott Maslen as Jack Branning
- Steve McFadden as Phil Mitchell
- Shona McGarty as Whitney Dean
- Kika Mirylees as Hazel Hobbs
- Laila Morse as Mo Harris
- Maggie O'Neill as Suzy Branning
- Sid Owen as Ricky Butcher
- Belinda Owusu as Libby Fox
- Patsy Palmer as Bianca Jackson
- Diane Parish as Denise Wicks
- Cliff Parisi as Minty Peterson
- John Partridge as Christian Clarke
- Himesh Patel as Tamwar Masood
- Babita Pohoomull as Preeti Choraria
- Kellie Shirley as Carly Wicks
- Aaron Sidwell as Steven Beale
- Rita Simons as Roxy Mitchell
- David Spinx as Keith Miller
- Pam St Clement as Pat Evans
- Melissa Suffield as Lucy Beale
- Joe Swash as Mickey Miller
- Kara Tointon as Dawn Swann
- Lacey Turner as Stacey Branning
- Nina Wadia as Zainab Masood
- Rudolph Walker as Patrick Trueman
- Barbara Windsor as Peggy Mitchell
- Jake Wood as Max Branning
- Adam Woodyatt as Ian Beale
- Gillian Wright as Jean Slater
- Angela Wynter as Yolande Trueman
Recurring and guest cast edit
- John Altman as Nick Cotton
- Nicholas Ball as Terry Bates
- John Bardon as Jim Branning
- Daisy Beaumont as Selina Branning
- Paul Bhattacharjee as Inzamam Ahmed
- Molly Conlin as Dotty Cotton
- Judy Cornwell as Queenie Trott
- Bart Edwards as Olly Greenwood
- James Forde as Liam Butcher
- Tanya Franks as Rainie Cross
- Grace as Janet Mitchell
- Siobhan Hayes as Melinda
- Devon Higgs as Morgan Jackson-King
- Charlie Jones as Ben Mitchell
- Sophie Lawrence as Diane Butcher
- Kamil and Natalia Lipka-Kozanka as Amy Mitchell
- Mia McKenna-Bruce as Penny Branning
- Alison Newman as DI Samantha Keeble
- Jane Slaughter as Tracey
- Maisie Smith as Tiffany Dean
- Michael-Joel David Stuart as Jordan Johnson
- Jan Uddin as Jalil Iqbal
List of episodes edit
During 2008, EastEnders typically aired four 30-minute episodes in a time slot of 7.30 pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays and 8.00 pm on Mondays and Fridays. The episodes were broadcast on BBC One. A weekly omnibus edition was also broadcast on Sundays. Every episode was executively produced by Diederick Santer, who continued his role as executive producer for his second full year. Episodes from April 2008 were repeated on BBC Four from June 2020.
Airdates, credits and running times are taken from episodes, the official EastEnders website,[32] BBC programme schedules[33] and BBC Genome[34] Episode numbers are taken from the Radio Times.[35] Official ratings are taken from the Broadcasters' Audience Research Board (BARB).[36]
January edit
| # | No. in year | Original air date | Running time | Directed by | Written by | Viewers (millions) | |
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| 3499 | 1 | 40 minutes | Michael Owen Morris | James Payne | 9.37 | ||
| 3500 | 2 | 30 minutes | Steve Finn | Nicholas Hicks-Beach | 9.61 | ||
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Extra episode broadcast on Wednesday at 8.00 pm.[37] | |||||||
| 3501–3502 | 3 | 60 minutes | Steve Finn | Nicholas Hicks-Beach/Richard Davidson | 11.34 | ||
| 3503 | 4 | 30 minutes | Steve Finn | Richard Davidson | 10.54 | ||
| 3504 | 5 | 30 minutes | Jo Johnson | Annie Wood | 10.98 | ||
| 3505 | 6 | 30 minutes | Jo Johnson | Annie Wood | 7.04 | ||
| 3506 | 7 | 30 minutes | Jo Johnson | Richard Zajdlic | 10.08 | ||
| 3507 | 8 | 30 minutes | Jo Johnson | Richard Zajdlic | 10.44 | ||
| 3508 | 9 | 30 minutes | Philip Casson | Patrea Smallacombe | 10.78 | ||
| 3509 | 10 | 30 minutes | Philip Casson | Christopher Reason | 7.49 | ||
| 3510 | 11 | 30 minutes | Philip Casson | Christopher Reason | 9.91 | ||
| 3511 | 12 | 30 minutes | Philip Casson | Michael Wynne | 10.22 | ||
| 3512 | 13 | 30 minutes | Peter Rose | Jaden Clark | 10.51 | ||
| 3513 | 14 | 30 minutes | Peter Rose | Jaden Clark | 7.02 | ||
| 3514 | 15 | 30 minutes | Peter Rose | Rob Gittins | 9.57 | ||
| 3515 | 16 | 30 minutes | Peter Rose | Rob Gittins | 10.05 | ||
| 3516 | 17 | 30 minutes | Clive Arnold | Richard Lazarus | 10.39 | ||
| 3517 | 18 | 30 minutes | Clive Arnold | Richard Lazarus | 7.43 | ||
| 3518 | 19 | 30 minutes | Clive Arnold | Tony Jordan | 8.86 | ||
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A single-hander episode featuring Dot Branning. The full script for the episode can be read on the BBC website.[38] | |||||||
February edit
| # | No. in year | Original air date | Running time | Directed by | Written by | Viewers (millions) |
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| 3519 | 20 | 30 minutes | Clive Arnold | Matthew Evans | 10.07 | |
| 3520 | 21 | 30 minutes | Mark Sendell | Julia Gilbert | 10.29 | |
| 3521 | 22 | 30 minutes | Mark Sendell | Julia Gilbert | 7.22 | |
| 3522 | 23 | 30 minutes | Mark Sendell | Richard Zajdlic | 9.76 | |
| 3523 | 24 | 30 minutes | Mark Sendell | Richard Zajdlic | 9.22 | |
| 3524 | 25 | 30 minutes | Paul Annett | Jeff Povey | 11.01 | |
| 3525 | 26 | 30 minutes | Paul Annett | Jeff Povey | 7.96 | |
| 3526 | 27 | 30 minutes | Paul Annett | Carey Andrews | 9.98 | |
| 3527 | 28 | 30 minutes | Paul Annett | Carey Andrews | 9.36 | |
| 3528 | 29 | 30 minutes | Michael Keillor | Christopher Reason | 10.88 | |
| 3529 | 30 | 30 minutes | Michael Keillor | Christopher Reason | 9.26 | |
| 3530 | 31 | 30 minutes | Michael Keillor | Wendy Granditer | 6.44 | |
| 3531 | 32 | 30 minutes | Michael Keillor | Lena Rae | 9.63 | |
| 3532 | 33 | 30 minutes | Steve Finn | Nicholas Hicks-Beach | 10.26 | |
| 3533 | 34 | 30 minutes | Steve Finn | Mark Hiser/Bridget Colgan | 7.12 | |
| 3534 | 35 | 30 minutes | Steve Finn | Mark Hiser/Bridget Colgan | 9.76 | |
| 3535 | 36 | 30 minutes | Steve Finn | Jaden Clark | 9.51 |
March edit
| # | No. in year | Original air date | Running time | Directed by | Written by | Viewers (millions) | |
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| 3536 | 37 | 30 minutes | Jo Johnson | Alison Fisher | 10.43 | ||
| 3537 | 38 | 30 minutes | Jo Johnson | Michael Jenner | 9.03 | ||
| 3538 | 39 | 30 minutes | Jo Johnson | Colin Wyatt | 7.35 | ||
| 3539 | 40 | 30 minutes | Jo Johnson | Colin Wyatt | 9.22 | ||
| 350 | 41 | 30 minutes | Laurence Wilson | Nathan Cockerill | 10.59 | ||
| 3541 | 42 | 30 minutes | Laurence Wilson | Dare Aiyegbayo | 6.84 | ||
| 3542 | 43 | 30 minutes | Laurence Wilson | James Payne | 8.92 | ||
| 3543 | 44 | 30 minutes | Laurence Wilson | Richard Zajdlic | 5.83 | ||
| 3544 | 45 | 30 minutes | Jennie Darnell | Stephen Hallett | 11.00 | ||
| 3545 | 46 | 30 minutes | Jennie Darnell | Spenser Frearson | 7.14 | ||
| 3546 | 47 | 30 minutes | Jennie Darnell | Spenser Frearson | 9.07 | ||
| 3547 | 48 | 30 minutes | Jennie Darnell | Simon Ashdown | 10.31 | ||
| 3548 | 49 | 30 minutes | Clive Arnold | Simon Ashdown | 11.73 | ||
| 3549 | 50 | 30 minutes | Clive Arnold | Simon Ashdown | 7.81 | ||
| 350 | 51 | 30 minutes | Clive Arnold | Annie Wood | 10.02 | ||
| 3551 | 52 | 30 minutes | Clive Arnold | Laura Watson | 10.31 | ||
| 3552 | 53 | 30 minutes | Peter Rose | Gillian Richmond | 10.60 | ||
April edit
| # | No. in year | Original air date | Running time | Directed by | Written by | Viewers (millions) | |
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| 3553 | 54 | 30 minutes | Peter Rose | Gillian Richmond | 9.83 | ||
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It is the day of Frank's funeral. Pat and Peggy argue about him, with Pat saying that she and Frank were soulmates but Peggy says Frank only ever loved one person – himself – and he only used Pat for sex; Pat says Frank was dissatisfied with sex with Peggy and reminds her that she and Frank were happy running the Vic together; Peggy slaps Pat and Pat slaps Peggy; Pat leaves and Peggy tells Phil she does not care that Frank is dead. At the church, Ricky is annoyed that his ex-wife, Bianca, has not been in touch because he wants his son, Liam, there. Frank's daughter, Janine, arrives and thanks Pat for looking after her as a child. Pat shocks Peggy by revealing that she is wearing a red dress to the funeral. Peggy tells Phil she does not care about Pat leaving after the funeral but Phil insists they are friends and she does care. The service goes ahead with The Reverend Mr Stevens. Meanwhile, Bianca and her children, Liam, Tiffany and Morgan, and step-daughter Whitney, are kicked out of their home by Bianca's landlord, Harry. This episode includes archive footage used as flashbacks to when Frank seduces Pat wearing just a spinning bow-tie and to their wedding day. It also includes on-location filming. The episode ends with Julia's Theme instead of the usual drum beats. | |||||||
| 3554 | 55 | 30 minutes | Peter Rose | Rob Gittins | 9.30 | ||
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Pat accuses Janine of only coming back because she is interested in Frank's money, however, Janine proves that she loved her father; Janine says that Frank did not love Pat but only cared about his children. Peggy tells Pat she did not mean what she said earlier and Pat wonders if she really knew Frank; Pat enquires about paying a desosit on a new home. Ian talks to Diane about Lucy because Diane also ran away from home once. Bianca is unable to find somewhere for her family to stay and is told that her children may need to be rehoused; Bianca then lies that she has found somewhere but she and her children are forced to sleep in a bus shelter. Chelsea and Clare track down Chelsea's father, Lucas, and Chelsea discovers he is a preacher; she reveals her name to him but then leaves, saying she should not have come. | |||||||
| 3555 | 56 | 30 minutes | Peter Rose | Rob Gittins | 9.59 | ||
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Bianca and the children are found by PC Adams; she insists they missed the last bus and are fine; Bianca meets Ricky but is unable to ask him for help and sneaks away; she is then mistaken for a sex worker by a man, Michael, who she tries to steal from but he hits her and leaves her stranded; Adams later sees Whitney and the others again and when Bianca arrives, he says he will call Social Services; she assaults him and he arrests her. Janine returns to hear Frank's will; nobody receives any money so she leaves in anger, while Melinda is also annoyed; however, Janine scatters Frank's ashes and cries as Pat says she is welcome back again; Frank's solicitor, Sarah, tells Pat that the Vic was where Frank was happiest so after some thought, Pat decides not to move to Spain. | |||||||
| 3556 | 57 | 30 minutes | Paul Annett | Carey Andrews | 10.60 | ||
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Bianca runs to Pat's and makes excuses for not coming to the funeral; Pat catches her trying to steal from her purse so asks what has happened; Bianca admits that her children have been taken from her and she has nowhere to live; Pat says they can all stay there but Bianca declines, however, she Pat convinces her to stay a short while and then secretly calls Ricky, telling him she is there. Gus meets Winston's niece, Keisha, and gives her some of his poems as she is looking for a lyricist. Shirley tells Phil the hospital have her biopsy results but she does not want to know, however, Phil takes her to the hospital and says he will sack her if she does not go in; he drives away but she just sits outside. Jack and Ronnie cannot agree on how to deal with drug dealers in the club. | |||||||
| 3557 | 58 | 30 minutes | Paul Annett | Carey Andrews | 8.94 | ||
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Shirley gets a cab home from the hospital while Peggy tells Phil that Shirley is not good enough for him but he says they are just friends; Vinnie returns for Shirley and asks her for another chance, however, she later tells Phil she wants him, not Vinnie. Keisha performs a song at the Vic using Gus's lyrics; Gus's aunt Opal arrives and assumes Keisha is his girlfriend; Keisha tells a convincing lie and thanks Gus for the lyrics with a kiss on the cheek. Ricky confronts Bianca; she says being a mother is a full time job but he says she is not good at it; she goes to child services in the evening where Alice Grayling tells her she needs an address before they can reunite her with her children; Bianca thinks about it and tells Alice she has an address. Ben tells Shirley and Heather that he likes dancing and not football; when Phil finds him listening to the open mic night, he tells him that "lads like football" and to go to bed. Jack catches Sean dealing drugs in the club. | |||||||
| 3558 | 59 | 30 minutes | Paul Annett | Jake Riddell | 9.04 | ||
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Phil pays Shirley for her work and ignores that she wants to be with him so she reunites with Vinnie. Jack sacks Sean; Sean has sex with Roxy. Alice wants to inspect Pat's property but she is called to another case and is unable to turn up; Pat agrees they can stay but when Bianca finds out she will not be reunited with her children that night, there is an argument and Ricky says he will not help Bianca. Gus and Keisha kiss at his flat and later he says he would prefer to take things slowly. Peggy catches Ben throwing away his musical DVDs so she gives them to Phil; Phil then agrees to spend more time with Ben. Jack and Ronnie meet and they kiss. | |||||||
| 3559 | 60 | 30 minutes | Paul Annett | Jake Riddell | 9.49 | ||
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Keisha tells Gus she is looking for a place to live around the area, so wanting Sean to move out due to being unable to pay rent, he offers Keisha Sean's room; however, when Gus asks Sean to move out, he refuses; Mickey tells Keisha to meet Gus at the flat in error, as Gus is waiting for her in the Vic; at the flat, Sean lies that Gus is a womaniser and misogynist and uses Roxy's underwear as "proof"; when Gus arrives at the flat, he finds Keisha in bed with Sean. Alice views Pat's house with Ricky and Bianca pretending to have reunited; she tells them the children can move back but it will not be until the next day; Ricky then says once this is over, Liam will choose to live with Ricky. Ronnie and Christian warn Roxy to stay away from Sean so she turns him down when he makes a proposition; Roxy then calls Ronnie a hypocrite when she admits she kissed Jack. | |||||||
| 3560 | 61 | 30 minutes | Michael Owen Morris | Julia Gilbert | 10.09 | ||
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Bianca waits for her children to come home but is out when they finally arrive; when she does, they are hostile towards her but Liam runs to Ricky. Mo discovers that Steven is a virgin; he tries to learn ways to seduce her and takes the keys to Christian's flat so they can spend time there; he is unaware that Mo is texting him from Stacey's phone and Steven is naked on Christian's bed when Christian gets home with another man. Jack asks Ronnie to go on holiday with him; later they spend time together but he receives a call from his ex-wife, Selina. Abi worries that Max will never come back but Tanya assures her he will always love her. Heather and Minty meet Marni about their upcoming wedding; Marni expects them to be dieting for the magazine and eventually Minty agrees to do so. Vinnie gets a flat on Albert Square. Gus confronts Sean in the Vic and reveals what he did to Keisha; Sean just laughs and Roxy is disgusted. | |||||||
| 3561 | 62 | 30 minutes | Michael Owen Morris | Julia Gilbert | 6.92 | ||
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After comments from Christian, Stacey finds out what happened with Steven and that Mo was responsible; Bradley tells Stacey she is not really interested in Steven but she says they had sex the night before and he was the "best ever"; Stacey then tells Steven that their first night together will be one he cannot forget. Jack picks up his daughter, Penny, and introduces her to Ronnie; Penny asks if she is Jack's girlfriend. Bianca's children are not talking to her so she arranges a party at Dot's to meet the rest of their family; Whitney tells Tiffany she has nothing to wear so Tiffany steals a top from Stacey's market stall; after Bianca convinces Tiffany and Morgan to go to the party, Whitney tries to return the top but Stacey accuses her of stealing it and reveals this to the party; Whitney says Bianca is a bad mother but eventually she comes to the party and dances with Bianca. Shirley rebooks her hospital appointment. Heather and Minty borrow a running machine to lose weight. Gus changes the locks on the flat but Sean later breaks in and forces Gus to leave, telling him he will continue paying the rent and that he will keep Gus's dog, Wellard. Ronnie and Roxy are entered into a local "barmaid of the year" competition. | |||||||
| 3562 | 63 | 30 minutes | Michael Owen Morris | Jeff Povey | 8.32 | ||
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Stacey invites Steven to her house later as it will be empty; Ian advises Steven to think of something else to avoid premature ejaculation during his first time having sex so Steven leaves, embarrassed; as Steven and Stacey are about to kiss, Jean arrives home early with her two new friends, Wendy Hewson and Wendy Simmons; Stacey asks them for space so they go to the Vic where Bradley hears Jean talking about Steven and Stacey; Steven and Stacey go to bed but he is unable to get an erection so he leaves; at home, he looks at one of Christian's gay lifestyle magazines. Bradley and Clare kiss but he stops it because he is thinking about Stacey. Sean asks Gus to be friends again and move back in; Sean cooks dinner but when Gus asks where Wellard is, Sean says he is eating him; Gus is sick but Sean later gives the leftovers to Wellard. Whitney misses Bianca's partner, Tony, who is in prison, so Bianca gets her a calendar to cross off the days until he is released. Pat decides to start a cab company. Dawn's chances of winning the barmaid competition are ruined when her dress is damaged; Ronnie decides to pull out of the competition to spend time with Jack and Penny but finds out that Tanya spent the day with them and they pretended to be married when someone assumed that they were. | |||||||
| 3563 | 64 | 30 minutes | Michael Owen Morris | Jeff Povey | 8.69 | ||
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Steven tells Christian he and Stacey had sex; later in R&R, Christian hears Stacey telling Steven that they should take it slowly because not doing so is probably what went wrong before and he asks what she means; Steven shouts that they had sex lots of times; he leaves and then confronts Christian and says he wishes what he said was true; Christian says he knows why it was not true and Steven kisses Christian. Dot tells Bradley to forget about Stacey because she hurt him so much and Bradley tells Clare they should just be friends. Gus is worried that Wellard is dead but when he, Mickey, Darren and Vinnie confront Sean, Sean brings Wellard in and asks Gus when he is moving back in. At the barmaid competition, Sean whispers something to head judge Alan and he announces Roxy as the winner, despite Dawn being voted the winner. Heather has gained weight, which Marni says the magazine readers do not want to hear; Heather protests that weddings are for everyone regardless of their size. Pat starts to set up her new business, employing Darren, Vinnie and Ricky, after Ricky admits he has no job and nowhere to live; Pat also lets Ricky move in with her. Penny tells Jack she hates life in France but he tells her that she will adjust and it is not that far so she can see him any time she wants. | |||||||
| 3564 | 65 | 30 minutes | Steve Finn | Matthew Evans | 9.66 | ||
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Heather reads the magazine article about her and Minty; Minty says she looks amazing in the photograph so she kisses him but then apologises; at her hen party, she only invites Shirley and later gets upset because the wedding is not real and Minty wants to be with Hazel, not her, but she loves Minty; Shirley tells Heather to tell Minty but when they find Minty, he has passed out from getting drunk at his stag party; meanwhile, Hazel reads the magazine article. Roxy is photographed after winning the competition but asks Alan why she won; he admits Sean threatened him; Roxy confronts Sean, who ignores her; she tells him she likes him but hates herself for it and then gets drunk, insulting Ronnie and getting ejected from R&R for being drunk. Ian and Jane continue to search for Lucy with no luck. Steven tries to avoid Christian but they are forced to work together; Steven insists he is straight but when Christian goes to kiss Steven, Steven closes his eyes, which Christian says proves he is gay; Steven angrily says he is not gay and finds Stacey, kissing her. Sean terrorises Gus while he is working and makes fun of his poetry, then tells Gus the flat is no longer his home. Vinnie finds out that Shirley had a message from the hospital but she says it was nothing; Phil tells Shirley to tell the truth to Vinnie and Vinnie worries when he sees them talking; Phil tells Peggy that Shirley had a cancer scare but got the all-clear. | |||||||
| 3565 | 66 | 30 minutes | Steve Finn | Matthew Evans | 8.59 | ||
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Hazel arrives in Walford while Marni arrives at Heather's to prepare her for the wedding; everyone keeps Hazel's identity a secret from Marni and Hazel tells Minty that she wants to marry him and they reveal this to Heather; Heather goes to Dot in tears and decides to leave Walford; Hazel tells Minty they can travel but when Dot confronts the pair, saying that Heather is in love with Minty and leaving Walford, he realises that he does not want what Hazel wants and says that Hazel could leave him again as she did before; Minty then finds Heather about to leave on a bus and asks her to marry him. Sean bans Gus from Bridge Street, the café and the Vic, meaning Gus is unable to do his job cleaning the market. Jack arranges to take Tanya to the wedding, leaving Ronnie jealous; Jack tells Ronnie to stop playing games but she says she is unsure if she can trust him; he says to stop pushing people away and reveals that he knows who Roxy is seeing while Ronnie does not. Stacey feels slightly uncomfortable with Steven wanting to be with her all day. Peggy realises Shirley has lied and never went to her appointment so tells Phil; Shirley reluctantly goes to her appointment and Phil arrives to make sure she goes in. | |||||||
| 3566 | 67 | 30 minutes | Steve Finn | Mark Clompus | 9.19 | ||
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Heather agrees to marry Minty; Minty tells Garry he turned Hazel down because Heather loves him; Hazel tells Garry she does love Minty but he has made his choice; Heather's mother, Queenie, arrives as the registrar is marrying Minty and "Hazel", announcing that Heather is not Hazel; Minty and Heather explain the situation and the wedding goes ahead and Marni is not annoyed about the deception; Queenie tells Heather that Minty does not love her and he is using her to make himself feel more attractive; Heather stands up to her and says she is happy and if she cannot share that she should leave; Queenie says she might as well go so Heather lets her go; Hazel tells Garry she could not ruin the wedding as Heather will never let Minty down. Steven invites Stacey to a family dinner but she declines until she sees Bradley and Tanya watching them; she kisses Steven in front of them, which Christian also sees; Christian tells Steven that someone should tell Stacey that Steven is thinking about him when they kiss. Ronnie finds out Roxy is seeing Sean and tells Jack that Sean will drag Roxy down; Sean forces Gus to cook for him and Roxy instead of going to the wedding; Gus finds drugs in his fridge. Shirley gets her results in writing and tells Phil to open them later; Vinnie asks Peggy if Shirley and Phil are together but Peggy says Shirley needs him. At the reception, Garry asks if Minty would have married Hazel if she had said she loved him; Minty says he would still have married Heather; Garry says it is better to be alone than to marry the wrong person and reminds him that he will have to have sex with her at some point. Phil opens the letter at the wedding reception and gives Shirley a thumbs-up so she kisses Vinnie. Gus, Sean and Roxy go to the reception and Gus warns Jack and Ronnie to keep Roxy away from "dangerous" Sean; they say he only thinks he is dangerous but Gus then tells Sean he wants the drugs out of his flat; Ronnie finds out that Jack knew Sean was dealing drugs in the club and punches Sean beacuse Roxy is a former drug user; Ronnie then asks Roxy if she is using cocaine again. | |||||||
| 3567 | 68 | 30 minutes | Steve Finn | Gert Thomas | 8.79 | ||
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Roxy tells Ronnie she does not care that Sean was dealing drugs and she will not go back on drugs. Sean locks Wellard in a closet and forces Gus to quit his job with immediate effect; Sean shuts Gus in the bedroom without his phone when Roxy arrives to confront Sean; Roxy hears a noise coming from the bedroom and goes in there; Gus has escaped through the window but Roxy assumes it was a woman; Gus tries to get help and then hides from Sean but Sean catches him and takes him back home; Gus says he will leave Walford but Sean says that is not good enough and tells him that people are worried about his strange behaviour and soon they will find his suicide note. Ronnie and Roxy argue again about drugs and Sean but Roxy leaves because she thinks Ronnie is being controlling. Jack and Tanya almost kiss and later she goes to visit him but he is at the club; Roxy meets Jack and they argue about Ronnie and Sean; Roxy says she can do what she likes and kisses him; they kiss passionately and start to undress. Steven and Stacey go for dinner with Steven's family; Christian joins them and the subject of homosexuality comes up; Peter says two 14-year-old boys at his school are dating and Christian says he knew he was gay from age 6; Christian tells Steven that having sex with a girl does not make him straight and Steven calls Christian "sick" in front of the family. Minty tells Garry he does not want to have sex with Heather; Heather tells Shirley she is nervous about it so Shirley tells Minty to be gentle with her; as Minty and Heather go on their honeymoon, Minty says he has changed their booking and they are staying in adjoining rooms so they do not have to rush into anything. Shirley agrees to move in with Vinnie. | |||||||
| 3568 | 69 | 30 minutes | John Greening | Patrea Smallacombe | 9.79 | ||
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Jack and Roxy regret having sex and Roxy avoids Ronnie; Jack tells Tanya he cheated on Ronnie and Tanya works out it is someone Ronnie knows so tells him to tell Ronnie before the other person does; Jack and Roxy talk in the café and agree what they did was wrong; Ronnie walks and hears Roxy say "we've already done it" so asks what they have done. After Stacey and Steven's meal with his family, Ian tells Steven that Stacey is not the right person to settle down with; Steven walks Stacey home and talks about living with her but thinks he has messed up; Stacey tells him that they will live together one day so he tells his family they are talking about living together; Christian meets Stacey and tells her that Steven is gay; she goes home and Steven tries to convince her that Christian is lying but she ends their relationship; Steven goes to Christian and says he does not want to be gay and he can be happy with a woman; Christian says sexuality does not work that way and Steven asks him to show him. Clare tells Bradley that he cannot avoid Stacey, but he listens in to Stacey's business the whole night, hearing her and Steven's relationship ending. Wellard will not stop barking so Sean takes him for a walk and lets him run free; after Roxy gives Stacey Sean's keys, Stacey goes to Sean's flat and walks in as he is about to punch Gus, who is tied up in a chair. | |||||||
| 3569 | 70 | 30 minutes | John Greening | Chris Parker | 9.23 | ||
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Sean leaves, apologising; a tearful Gus tells Stacey that Sean is losing his mind and was going to kill him, making it look like a suicide; Stacey convinces Gus not to call the police; while she searches for Sean, Tanya speaks to her about him and about Max; Tanya says they have both been victims of Max's manipulation because he only likes girls with low self esteem. Ronnie asks what Roxy and Jack are talking about; Jack says he was trying to help make amends between the sisters. Sean goes to the Vic but Roxy rejects him and his offer of drugs, which Ronnie hears; Ronnie then invites Roxy for a hot chocolate and says she loves her. When Stacey finds Sean, she slaps him and then takes him to her home to stay, though Charlie is not happy about it. Wellard returns to Gus. Ian is informed that Lucy has been found so he and Jane travel to an address but the homeless girl there is a different Lucy; Peter is upset by the bad news. Lauren tells Tanya that it is unfair that she and Abi cannot see Max but she stops Tanya from phoning him; Tanya considers texting Max to come back but after her converstaion with Stacey, she cancels the text and bins a photo of Max. Christian rejects Steven; Steven cries in the Square and later goes home, telling Ian and Jane that Christian tried to seduce him. | |||||||
May edit
| # | No. in year | Original air date | Running time | Directed by | Written by | Viewers (millions) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3570 | 71 | 30 minutes | John Greening | Christopher Reason | 8.46 | ||
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Sean wants his belongings from Gus's flat but Stacey says she will go for him; later, Sean says something is missing but will not say what; Keisha returns and asks Gus to be her songwriting partner and go on tour with her, leaving that day; he agrees and Mickey agrees to look after Wellard; Keisha finds Sean's drugs in the flat so Gus gives them to Sean while he is having dinner with his family. Roxy tells Christian she had sex with Jack and did not use protection; she takes emergency contraception. Christian tells Ian and Jane that he turned Steven down but Ian denies that Steven is gay; Christian tells Jane that Steven is unable to admit his true sexuality which is why he is lying; Ian tells Christian to leave and not return; Jane takes Ian's side so Christian later texts her that he is leaving that day; Steven and Ian are pleased. Lauren finds Max's photo in the bin so she and Abi ask Jack for another one. Peggy gives Ben a CD of songs from musicals but tells him not to play it when Phil is around. Zainab and Bianca start a fued caused by Tiffany's behaviour when Zainab's flowers are ruined. | |||||||
| 3571 | 72 | 30 minutes | John Greening | Christopher Reason | 8.72 | ||
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On Jane's birthday, Christian's card for her says "ask Stacey" so she talks to her about Steven, who says to ask Steven why they broke up; Jane finds a bodybuilding magazine under Steven's bed so shows Ian, who talks to Steven about it; Ian asks if he is bisexual or if he resents Christian for being "out", adding that people are fine with homosexuality these days; Steven says Simon Wicks (Nick Berry), his real father, was not fine and that is why he came back to Walford; later, Ian tells Jane that he does not think Steven is gay but Jane says he clearly is and they all owe Christian an apology; Ian admits he fears Lucy will never come home and cries; Steven then visits Lucy in a caravan and tells her that Jane had a big birthday celebration and Ian and Jane seem have forgotten about Lucy. Ben prepares for a dance exam but Peggy, Ronnie and Roxy keep it a secret from Phil; Phil later decides to take Ben paintballing at the same time as the exam. Bianca refuses to pay for Zainab's window boxes; Ricky hears that Pat is coming home so they clean the house in preparation; Ricky refuses to lend Whitney money so she shoplifts from Stacey's stall and is caught by Mo; Mo takes her home but Whitney blames Ricky; Pat comes home to a calm, clean house but discovers Morogan was drawn on the wall; Mo tells Zainab about Whitney and they visit Pat, asking her what she is going to do abouto her family. Sean says he was looking after drugs for a friend who is now in prison and pours them down the sink; Stacey becomes suspicious when Jean discovers her baking powder has gone missing; Sean continues to deal drugs. Clare tells Dot that she wants a relationship with Bradley but he is cold towards her; Dot says he is shy and despite saying she will not tell Bradley, she does so anyway and tells Bradley that Clare was sent by God to help him get over Stacey. | |||||||
| 3572 | 73 | 30 minutes | Jamie Annett | Richard Lazarus | 8.92 | ||
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Ricky finds out Liam is truanting from school because he is scared of being new there; Ricky convinces him to go back but Liam hides in the playground instead. Bianca decides to get a job so she can pay for Zainab's window boxes but nobody will hire her, especially Zainab who says she would not even let Bianca wash her filthy car; Bianca then writes "I'm filthy" in the dirt on Zainab's car. Mickey and Darren find Sean sleeping in the cab office; he refuses to leave and Mickey ends up with a black eye; later, in the Vic, Jase tells Sean to leave them all alone; Mickey and Jase then see Zainab's car and offer to wash it for her; after it is clean, Sean sees them talking about getting paid for it. Lucy tells Steven she wants to go home but he says her family are happier without her; he says he has tickets to France and they can stay with a friend of his; Steven goes home to get Lucy's passport and Pat finds him, saying she found a painting Lucy made when she was five and wants Ian to have it; Steven puts it in his bag; Ian then tells Steven he wants him more involved in the business and lets him view the accounts; Ian decides to take Jane for a late lunch and gets Steven to cover for her in the café; Steven is desperate to leave so he hires Bianca and gets her to work while he tries to get Lucy's clothes; Ian is unhappy to see Bianca working there but accepts it when she says Steven hired her; he wants to train her but Pat says she will find Steven and get him to cover while Ian takes Jane for their meal; Pat then finds the painting and Lucy's passport in Steven's bag. Peggy and Roxy say they can take Ben to his dance exam and get him to paintballing afterwards but Phil says he will pick up Ben from school and take him for a meal; Roxy sabotages a pump in the Vic's cellar, forcing Phil to stay and fix it so they can take Ben to the exam; Ben passes but then they are running late. Steven snatches the passport from Pat and runs out to the Square; she follows him; Roxy is not looking as Pat runs into the road and she is knocked down by the car; Pat is in pain and begs for help. | |||||||
| 3573 | 74 | 30 minutes | Jamie Annett | Richard Lazarus | 6.50 | ||
| 3574 | 75 | 30 minutes | Jamie Annett | Rob Gittins | 8.62 | ||
| 3575 | 76 | 30 minutes | Jamie Annett | Rob Gittins | 8.16 | ||
| 3576 | 77 | 30 minutes | Jo Johnson | Julia Honour[α] | 8.76 | ||
| 3577 | 78 | 30 minutes | Jo Johnson | Alison Fisher | 6.37 | ||
| 3578 | 79 | 30 minutes | Jo Johnson | Jaden Clark | 7.17 | ||
| 3579 | 80 | 30 minutes | Jo Johnson | Jaden Clark | 8.06 | ||
| 3580 | 81 | 30 minutes | Laurence Wilson | Julie Wassmer | 9.20 | ||
| 3581 | 82 | 30 minutes | Laurence Wilson | Nathan Cockerill | 6.47 | ||
| 3582 | 83 | 30 minutes | Laurence Wilson | Colin Wyatt | 6.31 | ||
| 3583 | 84 | 30 minutes | Laurence Wilson | Colin Wyatt | 7.57 | ||
| 3584 | 85 | 30 minutes | Peter Rose | Lena Rae | 9.38 | ||
| 3585 | 86 | 30 minutes | Peter Rose | Michael Jenner | 6.60 | ||
| 3586 | 87 | 30 minutes | Peter Rose | Wendy Granditer | 7.46 | ||
| 3587 | 88 | 30 minutes | Peter Rose | Wendy Granditer | 7.95 | ||
June edit
| # | No. in year | Original air date | Running time | Directed by | Written by | Viewers (millions) | |
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| 3588 | 89 | 30 minutes | Richard Platt | Carey Andrews | 8.70 | ||
| 3589 | 90 | 30 minutes | Richard Platt | Carey Andrews | 6.18 | ||
| 3590 | 91 | 30 minutes | Richard Platt | Abby Ajayi | 8.00 | ||
| 3591 | 92 | 30 minutes | Richard Platt | Abi Bown | 8.07 | ||
| 3592 | 93 | 30 minutes | Paul Annett | Jeff Young | 6.78 | ||
| 3593 | 94 | 30 minutes | Paul Annett | Gert Thomas | 8.25 | ||
| 3594–3595 | 95 | 60 minutes | Paul Annett | Spenser Frearson | 7.06 | ||
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Two episodes were combined into an hour-long episode and shown on Wednesday at 8 pm[41] due to live coverage of the 2008 UEFA European Football Championship on 12 and 13 June.[42][43] | |||||||
| 3596 | 96 | 30 minutes | Michael Owen Morris | Karen Laws | 7.47 | ||
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Broadcast on Sunday at 8.00 pm[44] due to live coverage of the 2008 UEFA European Football Championship on 16 June.[45] | |||||||
| 3597–3598 | 97 | 60 minutes | Michael Owen Morris | Mark Hiser/Dominique Moloney | 8.39 | ||
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Two episodes were combined into an hour-long episode and shown on Wednesday at 8 pm[46] due to live coverage of the 2008 UEFA European Football Championship on 17 and 20 June.[47][48] | |||||||
| 3599 | 98 | 30 minutes | Michael Owen Morris | Mark Hiser/Bridget Colgan | 8.16 | ||
| 3600 | 99 | 30 minutes | Steve Finn | Matthew Evans | 8.61 | ||
| 3601 | 100 | 30 minutes | Steve Finn | Matthew Evans | 6.24 | ||
| 3602 | 101 | 30 minutes | Steve Finn | Gillian Richmond | 7.42 | ||
| 3603 | 102 | 30 minutes | Steve Finn | Simon Ashdown | 8.24 | ||
| 3604 | 103 | 30 minutes | Chris Fallon | Laura Watson | 7.57 | ||
July edit
| # | No. in year | Original air date | Running time | Directed by | Written by | Viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3605 | 104 | 30 minutes | Chris Fallon | Stephen Keyworth | 6.27 | |
| 3606 | 105 | 30 minutes | Chris Fallon | Annie Wood | 7.48 | |
| 3607 | 106 | 30 minutes | Chris Fallon | Annie Wood | 7.18 | |
| 3608 | 107 | 30 minutes | Clive Arnold | Chris Parker | 8.65 | |
| 3609 | 108 | 30 minutes | Clive Arnold | Jeff Povey | 6.31 | |
| 3610 | 109 | 30 minutes | Clive Arnold | Jeff Povey | 7.91 | |
| 3611 | 110 | 30 minutes | Clive Arnold | Simon Ashdown | 7.89 | |
| 3612 | 111 | 30 minutes | Jamie Annett | Samina Baig | 8.33 | |
| 3613 | 112 | 30 minutes | Jamie Annett | Rachel Flowerday | 5.75 | |
| 3614 | 113 | 30 minutes | Jamie Annett | Julia Gilbert | 8.09 | |
| 3615 | 114 | 30 minutes | Jamie Annett | Julia Gilbert | 7.87 | |
| 3616 | 115 | 30 minutes | Jo Johnson | Fiona Evans | 8.22 | |
| 3617 | 116 | 30 minutes | Jo Johnson | Emilia di Girolamo | 5.30 | |
| 3618 | 117 | 30 minutes | Jo Johnson | Rob Gittins | 7.18 | |
| 3619 | 118 | 30 minutes | Jo Johnson | Rob Gittins | 7.21 | |
| 3620 | 119 | 30 minutes | Tim Mercier | Richard Lazarus | 7.79 | |
| 3621 | 120 | 30 minutes | Tim Mercier | Richard Lazarus | 5.48 | |
| 3622 | 121 | 30 minutes | Tim Mercier | Richard Lazarus | 7.60 |
August edit
| # | No. in year | Original air date | Running time | Directed by | Written by | Viewers (millions) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3623 | 122 | 30 minutes | Tim Mercier | Richard Zajdlic | 7.61 | ||
| 3624 | 123 | 30 minutes | Peter Rose | Jaden Clark | 8.44 | ||
| 3625 | 124 | 30 minutes | Peter Rose | Jaden Clark | 5.98 | ||
| 3626 | 125 | 60 minutes | Peter Rose | Christopher Reason | 7.96 | ||
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An hour-long episode due to no episode being shown on 12 August. | |||||||
| 3627 | 126 | 30 minutes | Richard Platt | Julie Wassmer | 7.71 | ||
| 3628 | 127 | 30 minutes | Richard Platt | Simon Ashdown | 8.92 | ||
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On Jim's birthday, Bradley and Stacey keep Dot away from her house while Jim's friends and family arrive to arrange a surprise party; Dot arrives and tells everyone to leave because she cannot have Jim home, however, Jim arrives and the party goes ahead. Jim meets Bianca's children for the first time. Max arrives with a card for Jim and later receives a voicemail from Jack saying he is not returning from his holiday with Tanya. Dot ends the party and everyone leaves; she tells Jim she has been a terrible wife and that having him back is too difficult for her because everything has changed. Jim prepares to leave and Dot hands him a photo of Jack; Max sees them leaving and while Jim is on his own, Max tears up the photo of Jack in front of him. Dot then says an emotional goodbye to Jim but promises to have him back home as they can make it work. There was no episode on 12 August due to highlights of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[49] | |||||||
| 3629 | 128 | 30 minutes | Richard Platt | Alison Fisher | 6.76 | ||
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Archie convinces Peggy to change her hair style and buy a new dress that she would not normally wear; Archie then says he wants to marry in November instead of waiting so Peggy tells Ronnie and Roxy; Ronnie says Archie is trying to mould her; Archie then announces the new wedding date and toasts to Peggy but Ronnie refuses to drink the toast so Peggy tells her to move out. Wellard runs away but Ian later returns him; Bianca then accuses Ricky of eating all the chocolate when he says that Wellard is ill. Tamwar and Libby receive their AS-level results, both receiving all A grades; Denise and Zainab gloat about their respective children's results and aspirations to attend university. Denise gets Chelsea a job at Suzy's salon. Max finds out Tanya and his children are planning to move in with Jack when they return; he enters Jack's flat and looks through his personal paperwork. Dot tells Bradley she wants Jim to come home but that the party left him tired and upset. Broadcast at 8.00 pm due to highlights of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[50] | |||||||
| 3630 | 129 | 30 minutes | Richard Platt | Richard Davidson | 7.84 | ||
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Ricky says Wellard should be taken to the vet but she says it is too expensive, however, when Whitney tells her that Wellard has been sick and she thinks he is dead, she rushes home early from work and convinces Denise to drive her and Wellard to the vet; the vet, Douglas, says that Wellard is too old for surgery and the kindest thing is to euthanise him; Bianca refuses and takes Wellard home, where Ricky, Liam and Tiffany talk about where dogs go when they die; eventually, Douglas arrives and Bianca is present while Wellard dies, while the children cry in the kitchen. Libby tells Denise she would rather study in London than go to Oxford, but after Denise and Bianca talk about their lives and Wellard's illness, Denise tells Libby to go to Oxford. Ronnie tells Roxy she wants them and Sean to rent a three-bedroom flat but later, Roxy says Archie has asked her and Sean to move into the vic; Ronnie decides to go to Ibiza for an unspecified time, telling Archie that she will not play his games and that he killed part of her when he told her her baby was dead but set the rest of her free; she hands her locket to him and he sees the photo is missing. The episodes features the song "Stay Another Day" by East 17, used as incidental music as Wellard dies. It also features a voice appearance by the director, Richard Platt, in the role of "Hound Dog", a man who speaks to Denise over the taxicab radio; he is credited as Rick Platt. | |||||||
| 3631 | 130 | 30 minutes | Paul Annett | Matthew Evans | 9.24 | ||
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Stacey avoids Bradley and a new arrival, Callum, tries to buy her a drink but she turns him down; Stacey later tells Bradley she is scared because she thinks she is pregnant. Stacey also befriends newcomer Danielle and gives her a trial shift on her market stall. Shannon Jacobs from Environmental Health visits Zainab to inspect her domestic kitchen from where Masala Masood is being run; she says modifications need to be made or there could be legal action; Zainab confronts Ian but he denies calling Environmental Health; Tamwar then admits when he first met Shannon, he thought she was a journalist and was dissecting a bull's eye in the kitchen for his studies; Ian then makes a call, thanking someone and saying that "it is 100% dead and buried". Bradley talks to Tiffany about Wellard's death; Tiffany later hears Ian on the phone and sees that he has taken down one of Wellard's missing posters; she runs home and says "the bad man" killed Wellard. Lucy arranges a party at Christian's but declines to have sex with Olly, though she does kiss him after seeing him kiss another girl; when Christian gets home, he sends everyone out and tells Lucy he does not care about her having people there but she should not lie to him; she then tells him she is planning to take the contraceptive pill. Brenda surprises Charlie with plans for a summer house on his allotment. | |||||||
| 3632 | 131 | 30 minutes | Paul Annett | Matthew Evans | 7.73 | ||
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There is tension between Stacey and Bradley; she takes a pregnancy test and it is negative; Bradley tells Stacey that they barely talk anymore and they are just like friends; he says he will wait for her in the Vic later and if she does not turn up, he will know it is over between them; Max tells Stacey that her marriage is worth fighting for; Stacey meets Bradley and says she wants to be his wife and they kiss. Christian worries about underage Lucy going on the pill and tells Ian and Jane; Ian is angry and flushes her pills down the toilet; he then looks up Olly's parents' address, planning to visit them. Bianca accuses Ian of killing Wellard; Jane convinces Bianca that he was not involved so she accuses Zainab until she explains her business has been closed down; Bianca asks the vet if they can investigate Wellard's death but she cannot afford it, however, Whitney looks at cash she is hiding. Jane confronts Ian over calling Environmental Heath on the Masoods and Tamwar goes to Mr Lister with a proposition. Suzy finds that the place she buried her box in the allotment has been concreted over; she gets a man to break up the concrete and then digs for her box with Phil; Suzy then shows Phil her buried treasure: a gold bar. Charlie is horrified to find the concrete has been broken up as his summer house is being delivered. Broadcast at 8.00 pm due to highlights of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[51] | |||||||
| 3633 | 132 | 30 minutes | Paul Annett | Jeff Povey | 7.33 | ||
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After finding out that Bradley and Stacey are back together, Dot offers for them both to live with her; Max also sees they haev reunited and gives Bradley his birthday card early; Stacey agrees to move in with Dot and Bradley finds a cheque from Max for £40,000 in his card. Ian tells Lucy he went to Olly's house and invited him and his mother, Camilla, to dinner; when they arrive, Ian reveals to Lucy that Camilla lives on a country estate, not a council estate; Ian therefore tries to impress Camilla but she wants to discourage the relationship so Olly can focus on his studies; Olly says he is not like "that" and wants to be "like everyone else"; Lucy feels insulted so she and Christian end the dinner, Camilla and Olly leave and Ian apologises, saying he just wanted her to have a secure future; she hugs her father. Meanwhile, Jane avoids the dinner and meets someone in secret, pretending to go to the gym. Whitney tells Bianca that she convinced the vet to perform Wellard's autopsy for free and later asks Darren for advice on how to tell something they will not want to hear. Suzy asks Phil to liquidate her gold in exchange for 15% of its value but he is unable to find anyone to do it. Zainab and Tamwar open Masala Masood as a market stall, which angers Ian. Broadcast at 8.00 pm due to highlights of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[52] | |||||||
| 3634 | 133 | 30 minutes | Paul Annett | Jeff Povey | 7.62 | ||
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Stacey tells Bradley to return the cheque to Max; Max says it is Bradley's money as Max has been saving for him since he was born but Bradley declines it; Bianca tells Bradley he can keep the money and not let Stacey know, but Stacey later tells Max that they do not need his money. Callum tries to chat to Stacey again until he finds out she is married. Stacey tells Jean and Charlie she is moving out but convinces them to let Danielle move in. Billy takes a trial sweeping the market but loses the rubbish cart so Mr Lister does not offer him the job. Jase meets Terry, who says someone has £100,000 belonging to him and if Jase can get it back, Terry will give him £20,000; Jase agrees even though it will be the night before his wedding to Dawn. Billy asks Jase if he has any work so Jase asks him to be a getaway driver. Lucy moves back home and Christian tells Jane that he misses having her in his flat; Christian also realises Jane is lying about going to the gym and asks where she really went. Whitney reveals that Wellard died from chocolate poisoning, so Liam and Tiffany accuse Bianca of killing him and stop her from spreading his ashes with them; Whitney later convinces Pat to give them her dog, Terrence, and the children forgive Bianca. Shirley overhears Phil and Suzy talking about the gold bar and when Phil later goes to retrieve it, it is not there. | |||||||
| 3635 | 134 | 30 minutes | John Greening | Chris Parker | 7.73 | ||
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Minty, Gerry and Vinnie return from holiday and they suspect squatters have been in their home; Vinnie later prepares to apprehend an intruder that he hears. Terry arrives at Jase's flat but tells Billy to leave when he finds out he is involved; Jase tells Terry he cannot go through with the plan because something could go wrong and he is getting married the next day; Terry convinces him and tells him where to steal some cash from; Honey sees Terry leaving Jase's home and recognises him,[β] telling Billy that she is scared of what is happening; Billy tells Jase, saying he knows who Terry is, but Jase says he is planning to double cross Terry and will share the money with Billy so Billy agrees to be involved; they end Jase's stag party early and go to an address where Jase breaks in and goes to where the cash should be but finds a note saying, "Your son's with us. We'll take care of him". | |||||||
| 3636 | 135 | 30 minutes | John Greening | Chris Parker | 6.18 | ||
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Jase tries to call Jay and Terry, then tells Billy that Terry has Jay; they try to find him, visiting Terry's local pub and an empty farm site that Terry's firm used once, not realising that Terry and his men have Jay at home; Jase reveals to Jay that he has stolen from Terry; they get a call from Jay's phone but it goes dead so they try to rush back but are stopped by PC Jessop, but Jase assault him to get away; they return back to Jase's home to find Terry with Jay. Nobody attends Dawn's hen party but Shirley and Heather are allowed in despite not being invited; Dawn shows them her wedding dress (not seeing Terry when she goes to collect it) and Shirley sees its price was £1,690; Dawn says she is planning to move to a big house with Jase but Shirley calls her a money-grabbing chancer with no friends. Vinnie aprehends a suspected intruder but it is Callum, his son; Callum reveals he has been kicked out of his flatshare and wants to get to know Stacey. This episode includes on-location filming in several parts of Borehamwood, including: Leeming Road where The Green Dragon pub is used as Terry's local pub, "The Rooster's Nest"; Elstree Way, where Jase and Billy are persued by PC Jessop; and Hertsmere Industrial Estate, Warwick Road, where PC Jessop apprehends them. | |||||||
| 3637 | 136 | 30 minutes | John Greening | James Payne | 7.80 | ||
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Jase tries to get Terry to let Jay go but the conversation leads to Jase saying that Terry ruined his life and gave him nothing; Terry says Jase stole and turned his back on them and says he will find out how it feels to lose a son; Billy gets Jay out of the house and locks him in Jase's van; when Billy returns, he sees Jase on the floor and hides in the bathroom in fear, covering his ears so he cannot hear the attack; Jay finds Billy's phone and calls Honey, asking her to get help; armed police arrive and arrest everyone in the building and paramedics arrive, taking Jase to hospital; Jay breaks out of the van and sees Jase being taken to the ambulance; Jase is operated on in hospital where Jay thanks Billy for helping Jase and Billy does not tell the truth; Jay worries about going into care if Jase dies; Billy says he will not die but the doctor tells them that Jase has died. Meanwhile, Shirley tells Dawn that people hate her because she has changed; Dawn says people are jealous but she just wants to do better for Summer and Jay; she says she grew up in a poor family and was bullied at school because of it but when she had a new school bag, her bullies wanted to be her friend and concluded that it does not matter who are you but how you look and what you have; Dawn then admits that Jase beats people up for money but the people deserve it; Shirley says they might not deserve it and Dawn realises that she is forcing Jase to risk his life; Dawn gives her jewellery to Heather and says she will marry Jase as "plain and simple Dawn". | |||||||
| 3638 | 137 | 30 minutes | John Greening | Spenser Frearson | 7.44 | ||
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Dawn goes to her wedding in normal clothes and waits for Jase; Garry discovers that Jase has died and rushes to Dawn, who thinks Garry is trying to talk her out of the wedding, however, he says Jase has died as a police officer approaches her. Billy tells Honey he does not know what happened; she asks if he was involved in criminal activity with Jase, which Billy denies, saying they went out to buy beer and when they got back, Terry was waiting; Billy takes a bag out of Jase's van and hides it. Jay visits Jase in the mortuary and says goodbye; he asks to go home with Billy and he is welcomed by Honey; Jay tells Honey that Billy tried to save Jase but there were too many people for him to take on. Billy is visited by DI Kelly who asks Billy about Jase's false number plates; Billy denies any knowledge of this; Kelly says Billy must have heard more than he says he did and Honey hears this; Honey is angry that Billy has let Jay think he tried to help Jase; Billy says he was too scared and did not want his children to lose him. Dawn and Garry find Jay but he rejects Dawn, saying her greed drove Jase to his death; Garry comforts Dawn but she accuses him of trying to make a romantic move on her and says he will never be right for her. Jay says Billy is the only person who cared about Jase; Billy tries to tell him the truth but Honey stops him; Honey tells Billy she is angry that he has lied so much to her so he promises not to and shows her the money he took from Jase's van; she accuses him of stealing but he says he did it to give it to Jay; she realises Billy and Jase were involved in illegal activity and orders Billy out of the house. Dawn tells Jay she is responsible for him but he says he has called Social Services to be taken into care. Minty and Vinnie deliver a car to a customer, Cynthia Marshall; she lives in a large country house but reveals she cannot pay them; she offers them her boat as payment, which they take home. On-location filming for this episode took place in the entrance hall of Watford Town Hall and in the street outside. | |||||||
September edit
| # | No. in year | Original air date | Running time | Directed by | Written by | Viewers (millions) | |
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| 3639 | 138 | 30 minutes | Michael Owen Morris | Gillian Richmond | 8.98 | ||
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Dawn is unable to go home due to the police being there and she cannot get Summer's favourite toy; she ignores all of Garry's calls and when he sees her, he says he will be there for her if she needs him; she comes crying to him later because she is unable to get the toy or arrange Jase's funeral as she is not his next of kin; Garry convinces a police officer to get the toy and Dawn thanks him. Honey tells Billy to take Jase's cash out of her home, so he offers it to Dawn, who refuses it; he takes Honey to burn the cash but she makes him stop, saying it would be wasted; she suggests donating it to a children's charity, so they put it in an envelope and post it. Stacey is annoyed that Callum is now working on the market and that Bradley has invited him to join them for a drink. Tanya and Jack return and she sacks Suzy when she sees her working at the salon, however, she offers her the job back when she finds out how good a worker she is. Tanya and Max agree to move on with their lives but then Max asks Phil for his help to "get rid of" Jack. Phil accuses Shirley of taking his property, meaning Suzy's gold, which she denies. | |||||||
| 3640 | 139 | 30 minutes | Michael Owen Morris | Carey Andrews | 5.99 | ||
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Honey tells Billy he is always breaking her trust and that the truth is more important than money so he promises not to lie to her again but he does not tell her that he still has some of Jase's cash hidden to give to Jay; Honey finds the cash while looking for items to sell and later tells Billy that she found it; he says the money is for Jay but she says he still lied so she takes the children and leaves Walford, leaving Billy in tears. Suzy tells Phil if he does not get her gold bar back she will leave, so he tells her to leave; Shirley sees Phil has poured a drink and she worries that he will start drinking again so she brings back the gold bar, telling Phil to go after Suzy; Suzy and Phil then reveal that they tricked Shirley into returning the gold bar. Callum asks Danielle to go for a drink with him. | |||||||
| 3641 | 140 | 30 minutes | Michael Owen Morris | Wendy Granditer | 7.79 | ||
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Bradley arranges a late birthday party for himself in R&R, telling Stacey he got some money from his mother; Stacey realises that Bradley has taken Max's money and reveals this to Tanya and Jack. Callum invites Danielle to the party so Stacey tells him to stop leading her on; Stacey warns Danielle that Callum is only interested in sex; Stacey later finds Danielle crying because Callum has told her that he is still in love with his ex-girlfriend and it would not be fair on Danielle; Callum then talks to Bradley about her walking out of the party and they kiss. Max uses a key he found in Jack's belongings to open a cash box in the R&R office, finding a USB flash drive; Max is then locked in the office with nobody knowing he is there. Bianca starts to wonder if Whitney is a lesbian. Billy cancels Janet's birthday party and after Ronnie says Jay might be better off without Jase, Billy bins all Janet's gifts. Phil pays Suzy her share of money from the gold; he turns down her offer of sex until she threatens to leave; Shirley tells Suzy that Phil will get bored of her soon. | |||||||
| 3642 | 141 | 30 minutes | Michael Owen Morris | Wendy Granditer | 6.84 | ||
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Stacey ends the kiss with Callum and she runs back to the party; Bradley tells Stacey he can change and will not keep secrets; she tells him to keep Max's money but to save it for their future; Stacey then tells Callum to forget their kiss and stay away from her. Max eventually gets out of the office and finds a recording on the USB drive; he takes the recording to Phil, revealing it has evidence of Phil's involvement in Kevin's death but Max just asks for Phil's help in getting Jack sent to prison. Bianca tries to set Whitney up on a date with Callum but then calls her a lesbian when she refuses; Whitney tells Bianca she is not gay and is just waiting for the right man. Dawn is overcome at the party so Garry takes her home; she tells him she thought she could forget Jase but then he came back into her thoughts; Garry says it will take time and goes to get them dinner and a DVD; when he returns, she is naked but Garry turns down her proposal; she feels insulted but Minty tells Garry he did the right thing as she is vulnerable; Dawn then takes Summer and leaves in a cab. Honey worries when Billy does not arrive to celebrate Janet's birthday; Archie finds him crying in his flat and takes him to live at the Vic. | |||||||
| 3643 | 142 | 30 minutes | Steve Finn | Colin Wyatt | 8.38 | ||
| 3644 | 143 | 30 minutes | Steve Finn | Colin Wyatt | 6.22 | ||
| 3645 | 144 | 30 minutes | Steve Finn | Nicholas Hicks-Beach | 7.50 | ||
| 3646 | 145 | 30 minutes | Steve Finn | Simon Ashdown | 8.02 | ||
| 3647 | 146 | 30 minutes | Steve Finn | Christopher Reason | 8.59 | ||
| 3648 | 147 | 30 minutes | Laurence Wilson | Christopher Reason | 8.35 | ||
| 3649 | 148 | 30 minutes | Laurence Wilson | Dominique Moloney | 5.38 | ||
| 3650 | 149 | 30 minutes | Laurence Wilson | Emilia di Girolamo | 7.22 | ||
| 3651 | 150 | 30 minutes | Jo Johnson | Julia Gilbert | 9.03 | ||
| 3652 | 151 | 30 minutes | Jo Johnson | Julia Gilbert | 6.17 | ||
| 3653 | 152 | 30 minutes | Jo Johnson | Annie Wood | 8.06 | ||
| 3654 | 153 | 30 minutes | Jo Johnson | Annie Wood | 7.26 | ||
| 3655 | 154 | 30 minutes | Jo Johnson | Justin Young | 9.14 | ||
| 3656 | 155 | 30 minutes | David Tucker | Patrea Smallacombe | 8.42 | ||
October edit
| # | No. in year | Original air date | Running time | Directed by | Written by | Viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3657 | 156 | 30 minutes | David Tucker | Rob Gittins | 5.36 | |
| 3658 | 157 | 30 minutes | David Tucker | Rob Gittins | 7.53 | |
| 3659 | 158 | 30 minutes | Richard Platt | James Payne | 9.64 | |
| 3660 | 159 | 30 minutes | Richard Platt | Nathan Cockerill | 5.80 | |
| 3661 | 160 | 30 minutes | Richard Platt | Rachel Flowerday | 8.31 | |
| 3662 | 161 | 30 minutes | Richard Platt | Rachel Flowerday | 8.76 | |
| 3663 | 162 | 30 minutes | Peter Rose | Bridget Colgan/Mark Hiser | 9.96 | |
| 3664 | 163 | 30 minutes | Peter Rose | Richard Lazarus | 6.76 | |
| 3665 | 164 | 30 minutes | Peter Rose | Richard Lazarus | 8.78 | |
| 3666 | 165 | 30 minutes | Peter Rose | Richard Lazarus | 8.71 | |
| 3667 | 166 | 30 minutes | Michael Owen Morris | Richard Davidson | 9.45 | |
| 3668 | 167 | 30 minutes | Michael Owen Morris | Richard Davidson | 8.37 | |
| 3669 | 168 | 30 minutes | Michael Owen Morris | Pete Lawson | 6.56 | |
| 3670 | 169 | 30 minutes | Michael Owen Morris | Carey Andrews | 8.45 | |
| 3671 | 170 | 30 minutes | Steve Finn | Paul Campbell | 9.39 | |
| 3672 | 171 | 30 minutes | Steve Finn | Julie Wassmer | 6.93 | |
| 3673–3674 | 172 | 60 minutes | Steve Finn | Simon Ashdown | 9.56 | |
| 3675 | 173 | 30 minutes | Laurence Wilson | Wendy Granditer | 8.70 |
November edit
| # | No. in year | Original air date | Running time | Directed by | Written by | Viewers (millions) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3676 | 174 | 30 minutes | Laurence Wilson | Colin Wyatt | 9.94 | ||
| 3677 | 175 | 30 minutes | Laurence Wilson | Colin Wyatt | 9.26 | ||
| 3678 | 176 | 30 minutes | Laurence Wilson | Philip Gawthorne | 6.93 | ||
| 3679 | 177 | 30 minutes | Jo Johnson | Julia Gilbert | 8.79 | ||
| 3680 | 178 | 30 minutes | Jo Johnson | Julia Gilbert | 10.14 | ||
| 3681 | 179 | 30 minutes | Jo Johnson | Richard Zajdlic | 7.61 | ||
| 3682 | 180 | 30 minutes | Jo Johnson | Richard Zajdlic | 8.89 | ||
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There was no episode on 14 November due to the live Children in Need 2008 telethon, however, the EastEnders cast performed a tribute to West End Theatre during the telethon.[53] | |||||||
| 3683 | 181 | 30 minutes | Paul Annett | Matthew Evans | 9.75 | ||
| 3684 | 182 | 30 minutes | Paul Annett | Matthew Evans | 7.11 | ||
| 3685 | 183 | 30 minutes | Paul Annett | Jeff Povey | 8.31 | ||
| 3686 | 184 | 30 minutes | Paul Annett | Jeff Povey | 8.62 | ||
| 3687 | 185 | 30 minutes | Peter Rose | Chris Parker | 9.77 | ||
| 3688 | 186 | 30 minutes | Peter Rose | Chris Parker | 8.81 | ||
| 3689 | 187 | 30 minutes | Peter Rose | Richard Lazarus | 6.23 | ||
| 3690 | 188 | 30 minutes | Peter Rose | Richard Lazarus | 8.60 | ||
December edit
| # | No. in year | Original air date | Running time | Directed by | Written by | Viewers (millions) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3691 | 189 | 30 minutes | Rupert Such | Eirene Houston | 9.52 | ||
| 3692 | 190 | 30 minutes | Rupert Such | Rachel Flowerday | 7.09 | ||
| 3693 | 191 | 30 minutes | Rupert Such | Rachel Flowerday | 9.39 | ||
| 3694 | 192 | 30 minutes | Rupert Such | Alison Fisher | 8.47 | ||
| 3695 | 193 | 30 minutes | Jennie Darnell | Gillian Richmond | 9.76 | ||
| 3696 | 194 | 30 minutes | Jennie Darnell | Simon Ashdown | 10.35 | ||
| 3697 | 195 | 30 minutes | Jennie Darnell | Rob Gittins | 7.34 | ||
| 3698 | 196 | 30 minutes | Jennie Darnell | Rob Gittins | 8.81 | ||
| 3699 | 197 | 30 minutes | Richard Platt | Nicholas Hicks-Beach | 10.23 | ||
| 3700 | 198 | 30 minutes | Richard Platt | Nicholas Hicks-Beach | 7.03 | ||
| 3701 | 199 | 30 minutes | Richard Platt | Julia Honour[α] | 9.17 | ||
| 3702 | 200 | 30 minutes | Richard Platt | Julia Honour[α] | 8.57 | ||
| 3703 | 201 | 30 minutes | Michael Owen Morris | Wendy Granditer | 9.35 | ||
| 3704 | 202 | 30 minutes | Michael Owen Morris | Wendy Granditer | 6.33 | ||
| 3705 | 203 | 30 minutes | Michael Owen Morris | Matthew Evans | 8.55 | ||
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Broadcast on Wednesday at 8.00 pm as an extra episode for the Christmas period.[55] | |||||||
| 3706 | 204 | 30 minutes | Clive Arnold | James Payne | 11.11 | ||
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Broadcast at 8.00 pm due to the Christmas schedule.[56] | |||||||
| 3707 | 205 | 30 minutes | Clive Arnold | James Payne | 11.34 | ||
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Broadcast at 9.00 pm as an extra episode for the Christmas period.[56] | |||||||
| 3708 | 206 | 30 minutes | Clive Arnold | Richard Davidson | 10.10 | ||
| 3709 | 207 | 30 minutes | Clive Arnold | Richard Davidson | 9.53 | ||
| 3710 | 208 | 30 minutes | Paul Annett | Nathan Cockerill | 6.49 | ||
See also edit
Footnotes edit
- ^ a b c 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.[54]
- ^ Honey is knocked down during an incident at The Queen Vic involving Jase, Terry and Terry's gang, after which Will is born.
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