Episode 1 (19 February 1985)

Synopsis
Den, Ali and Arthur break into Reg Cox's flat and find the old man spark out in his chair in his dingy flat. Arthur tries to rouse Reg but he does not respond. Den quickly alerts Dr Legg then calls the ambulance. Lou Beale, Ethel Skinner, Saeed and Naima are stood nearby watching. Pauline is quizzed by her mother at the launderette over why she was seen going into the Drs surgery. Arthur and Pauline say they will have to tell Lou. Lou is thrown out of the cafe by Sue for simply coming in and making a comment about Asians. Nick calls Ali a racist name in the cafe. Arthur and Pauline tell Lou about Pauline's pregnancy and Lou is livid. Dr Legg recieves a phonecall from the hospital saying that Reg has died. There is a punch up between Nick and Ali in the Queen Vic pub of which Den and Pete break up. Den bars them and in retaliation Nick puts his first through one of the door windows. EastEnders had arrived in true style.