Summary[]
Dan's presence in the Vic is getting to Ricky. Later on Dan finds out about Phil's car scam. Peggy is nervous about her appointment. Dan asks Melanie out, and Beppe and Rosa argue.
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Jackie is worried about Steve not sleeping again. Steve is looking for Billy rather urgently. Billy is in bed when he phones, and Steve is furious. When Billy arrives, Beppe has lots of dirty jobs for him, but Steve insists that he go and get some drugs, and Billy smirks and says that the floor won't clean itself so Steve says he will do that! Beppe confronts Rosa about the cheque and her bribing Sandra. Beppe says Joe misses his mother and worships her and that she deprived a little boy of his mother just because she is jealous. Beppe tells her to leave because he's sick of the sight of her. She goes to the club to apologise and says it was just to avoid Beppe and Joe being hurt again. He tells her to leave. Peggy apologises to Pat about everything and tells her that she has an appointment with the hospital, so Pat agrees to forget about the business feud. Phil tells Peggy the cars are almost all gone. Peggy goes to the nurse, who says it could be 3-6 months on the waiting list before she gets breast reconstruction surgery if she requests it now. Melanie apologises for snapping at Dan and he says he loves a jealous woman. He asks Melanie out for a drink and she says, she'll think about it. Melanie gets a call from Nina saying she can't make her shift, and Dan is annoyed. Melanie says he could work Nina's shift, then have tomorrow off for a drink with her. Ricky overhears, and says Dan will be ruining her life next. Dan laughs and Phil tells him to watch his step. Dan points out that Phil seems really friendly with Peggy again, and Phil says he's changed recently. Dan is annoyed, as he's also being thrown out of Phil's. Pat asks Ricky how it went with Bianca. He replies, annoyed, that Pat could ask Bianca. Phil asks him what went on with Bianca since he's working badly. Ricky says it's all Phil's fault because he's kept Dan around, and it reminds him every day. While Phil's away, Ricky gets a half bottle of whisky and starts drinking. He goes to the Vic and Dan says he has had enough. Melanie sees Steve in the Vic and she's concerned about him, and he's a bit offhand to her. Billy arrives and winds Steve up about whether he's got the stuff. He gets Steve very wound up and makes him say please. Melanie leaves after a drink, and Ricky tells Dan she got bored with him quickly. Dan replies that he could just go and see Bianca, as he's sure she'd be pleased to see him. Ricky attacks Dan, and Dan, behind the bar, just sticks his arm out to stop Ricky. Peggy comes out and shouts at him, and says Ricky's family and Dan has no-one on his side. Dan walks out and Janine stops him in the Square and asks him to chat. She sympathises that Peggy is a bitch. Dan says if she's fed up she should get a job and leave, but she replies she's not employee of the month, after being fired from Deals on Wheels. Dan asks if they caught her phoning her mates and she indignantly says no. He says "Oh fingers in the till?" She says it wasn't her who got caught. Dan gets all of the info out of her, and she's pleased to tell him everything about the stolen cars and that it's Phil and Roy's scam. Dan goes to the Vic and tells Phil he got the full story from Janine. In the course of the conversation he realises that Frank doesn't know, and Phil gets a bit annoyed and says Dan's to tell no-one. Dan replies with a smirk "Of course." |
Credits[]
Main cast[]
- Dan Sullivan - Craig Fairbrass
- Phil Mitchell - Steve McFadden
- Ricky Butcher - Sid Owen
- Beppe di Marco - Michael Greco
- Rosa di Marco - Louise Jameson
- Peggy Butcher - Barbara Windsor
- Janine Butcher - Charlie Brooks
- Roy Evans - Tony Caunter
- Pat Evans - Pam St Clement
- Melanie Beale - Tamzin Outhwaite
- Lisa Shaw - Lucy Benjamin
- Steve Owen - Martin Kemp
- Billy Mitchell - Perry Fenwick
- Dot Cotton - June Brown
- Pauline Fowler - Wendy Richard
- Jackie Owen - Race Davies
- Joe di Marco - Jake Kyprianou
Recurring cast[]
- Jim - Glen Cooper (uncredited)
- Maggs - Margaret Heald (uncredited)
- Michael - Michael Leader (uncredited)
- Maude - Doreen Taylor (uncredited)
Guest cast[]
- Nurse - Angela Clerkin
Notes[]
- John Yorke became EastEnders's executive producer with this episode, taking over the post from Matthew Robinson.
- From this episode, the closing credits appear in the centre of the screen with individual cuts to each set of cast, characters and production team after previously scrolling up. This design would last only several months.
- Viewing Figures: UK broadcast - 13,920,000 viewers (5th place - combined figure including repeat).