Summary[]
The pirate radio station is still operating from the café. Mary rings up her mum wanting Annie back, but when her mum refuses Mary tries to lend money from various people in order to go up north herself, but is unsuccessful and throws a brick through her window. Sue and Ali visit baby Hassan's grave and Sue opens up her heart to Ali. Den confronts Wicksy about the missing money and Magda, leading to Wicksy getting kneed and ear full from him.
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Mary unknowingly loses her purse in her laundry at her flat as she prepares to take it to the launderette. She tells Rod she is going to phone her mother and get Annie back. The pirate radio station continues to operate from the café. Mr Khan, a solicitor of Saeed's, offers Sue £5,000 to vacate the flat in four weeks' time. Den is in a bad mood and Lofty reminds Simon how angry he can be when he is moody. Dot boasts to Rod about her son's successes, oblivious to Rod and Darren's smirks. Darren phones his wife but she is immediately hangs up on him. Two of Rod's punk friends ask him if he wants to steal with them, but Rod refuses to get involved. Ali learns of Mr Khan's cash offer and demands a minimum of £20,000. Magda works out the books for Den, already aware it will be £200 short. Darren and Rod hang out together in Mary's flat with beers bought by Darren. Kelvin points out to Ian that he is behind on rent. Ian tells Kelvin he is skint so Kelvin gives him and Tina an extra week to raise double the money. Mary phones her mother and asks for Annie back, but her mother refuses to let her have her back. Willmott-Brown winds Den up about the five-a-side football tournament. Mary returns to her flat and cannot find her purse. She throws Rod's cans of beer out the window in fury before asking Arthur, Dot, Michelle and Pat for money so she that can travel north to retrieve her daughter. Ian tells Tina they need to take more care of their finances. Ali and Sue decide to visit Hassan's grave where they have a heart-to-heart about how much they miss their son. Dot tells Ethel she is writing to Nick but is unimpressed by Ethel's lack of interest on the topic. Mary lashes out at Rod for stealing her purse despite him insisting he did not. After calming down, she tells Rod she is going to hitch-hike her way up north and is adamant she is going along. Magda tells Den he is £200 short. Simon confesses the money was stolen because he left the Vic unlocked. Den accuses Simon of having an affair with Magda whilst they were being burgled and knees him in the groin. |
Credits[]
Main cast[]
- Den Watts - Leslie Grantham
- Simon 'Wicksy' Wicks - Nick Berry
- Magda 'Mags' Czajkowski - Kathryn Apanowicz
- Mary Smith - Linda Davidson
- Rod Norman - Christopher McHallem
- Darren Roberts - Gary McDonald
- Ali Osman - Nejdet Salih
- Sue Osman - Sandy Ratcliff
- Arthur Fowler - Bill Treacher
- Ian Beale - Adam Woodyatt
- Kelvin Carpenter - Paul J. Medford
- George 'Lofty' Holloway - Tom Watt
- Pat Wicks - Pam St. Clement
- Michelle Holloway - Susan Tully
- James Willmott-Brown - William Boyde
- Dot Cotton - June Brown
- Ethel Skinner - Gretchen Franklin
- Doctor Jaggat Singh - Amerjit Deu
Recurring cast[]
Guest cast[]
- Punk Girl - Suzanne Halstead
- Mr. Khan - Dhirendra
- Tina Hopkins - Eleanor Rhodes
- Punk Boy - Garry Roost
Locations[]
- The Queen Victoria - Public, hallway and upstairs flat
- 23B Albert Square
- 45 Albert Square - Kitchen and backroom
- Laundrette
- Al's Café
- The Dagmar - Public
- Walford Cemetery
Notes[]
- Pauline Fowler (Wendy Richard) is credited but doesn't appear.
- On Hassan's gravestone it states that his date of death was the 30th June 1985 when in fact Hassan had died onscreen on 20th June 1985.
- Radio Times synopsis: "Mum, I want Annie back."
- Viewing Figures: UK broadcast - 17,800,000 viewers (chart placing unknown).
Dialogue[]
SUE OSMAN: All I ever wanted was a baby. All I've always and ever wanted was a baby. When you said this morning another Hassan, their could never be another Hassan! Nothing's gonna bring my baby back. When I come here I get so frightened, because I can feel him, but I don't know where. I don't know what to do for him. I just know he's their somewhere.