Summary[]
Pete returns home after hours of police questioning and worries he will be charged with the attacks. Kathy says she will visit Pat and find out what she told the police. Pauline thanks Den for keeping Lofty employed but asks if he is doing it for Michelle, which he denies. Pauline asks Michelle why she takes Den's side over Lofty's but Michelle denies this. Barry reveals that he took Colin's Filofax as a joke, making Colin very angry as he has lost money due to missed appointments. Chris arrives, knowing about Mary's arrest. She says she did it for Annie and she cannot get a proper job because she cannot read and that is his fault. She refuses to go back with him and he agrees to leave, giving her some cash. Nick meets Chris in the Vic and tries to sell CDs to him. Dot realises who he is and Dot stands up to Nick, saying he offered to be Mary's pimp and orders him to leave Walford. Angie asks Willmott-Brown if she can be his manageress in the Dagmar.
Kathy tries to gain an understanding of where Pete is by phoning the police station, but they refuse to tell her what is going on. Lofty and Michelle apologise to each other. Pauline visits Den and tells him she has noticed that he is very generous to Lofty. Dot asks Colin to phone the council on her behalf and ask if her and Tom have to do anything to swap houses. Kathy phones the police station again and learns Pete was released over an hour ago. He returns home and kicks Ian and Pauline out. He tells Kathy he just wants the ordeal to be over with. Kathy agrees to visit Pat and find out what she has told the police. Mary's father, Chris, returns to the Square to see her. He tells Mary that he knows about her arrest - she says she did it for Annie as she cannot get a proper job because she cannot read, which is his fault. She begs Chris not to tell her mother about what has been going on and refuses to go back home with him, so he agrees to leave, giving her some cash and chocolate before he goes. Barry reveals to Colin that he took his Filofax as a joke, but Colin is unimpressed having lost out on a big job. Nick meets Chris in the Vic and tries to sell him some dodgy CDs. Den warns Nick about selling dodgy things in his pub. Dot realises that Chris is Mary's father and tries to talk to him, but Nick makes nasty comments about Mary, so Dot stands up to Nick and tells him he has outstayed his welcome on the Square. Colin wrestles Nick out of the Vic while Dot feels dreadful about what she had done. Nick kicks a football through the pub window and Angie watches on, delighted she no longer works there. |
Credits[]
Main cast[]
- Nick Cotton - John Altman
- Angie Watts - Anita Dobson
- Pauline Fowler - Wendy Richard
- Michelle Holloway - Susan Tully
- George 'Lofty' Holloway - Tom Watt
- Pete Beale - Peter Dean
- Kathy Beale - Gillian Taylforth
- Ian Beale - Adam Woodyatt
- Den Watts - Leslie Grantham
- Colin Russell - Michael Cashman
- Barry Clark - Gary Hailes
- Dot Cotton - June Brown
- Sue Osman - Sandy Ratcliff
- Debbie Wilkins - Shirley Cheriton
- James Willmott-Brown - William Boyde
- Naima Jeffery - Shreela Ghosh
- Tony Carpenter - Oscar James
- Doctor Jaggat Singh - Amerjit Deu
- Mary Smith - Linda Davidson
- Chris Smith - Allan O'Keefe (credited as "Mary's Father")
- Guizin Osman - Ishia Bennison (credited as "Giuzin")
- Annie Smith - Samantha Crown (uncredited)
- Vicki Fowler - Emma Herry (uncredited)
Guest cast[]
Locations[]
- Albert Square
- The Queen Victoria - Public and hallway
- 23B Albert Square
- 45 Albert Square - Kitchen and backroom
- Bridge Street Market
- First Til Last
- Launderette
- Al's Café
- 14B Walford Towers - Living room/kitchen
Notes[]
- Return of Chris Smith, last seen on 24 December 1985.
- Last appearance of Nick Cotton until 29 October 1987.
- Radio Times synopsis: 'So you don't want Annie to have any family. You don't want her to have a granny and grandpa, or uncles and aunties...'
- Viewing Figures: UK broadcast - 23,850,000 viewers (chart placing unknown).