Summary[]
Pat tries to resist throttling Mo. Cindy helps Colin make a decision about Guido. Pete confides in Arthur about his problems. Den's troubles cause Barnsey to lose his temper.
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Dot employs Ethel and Benny to keep a watchful eye on Albert Square and Number 18 in case anymore thefts occur. Ricky asks Mo for more money but she refuses to give him any. Pat finishes doing up Mo's flat for her. Mo appears ungrateful over her hard work, annoying her. Brad gives Cindy a warning over snooping around the wine bar. Johnny tries to intimidate Den in the prison but Barnsey kicks him out of their cell. Arthur gets on Ian and Simon's backs over the mess of the house. Carmel upsets Matthew when she tells him she can no longer spend Christmas with him as she has been invited to spend it with her family. Pete tries to seek advice from David over his ailing relationship with Kathy, but fails to pluck up the courage to talk to him about it. Pat decides she has had enough of Mo and heads off to stay with a friend for a week, leaving Frank to run the pub alone. Arthur refuses to let the mess Ian and Simon are causing in the house go and continues to pester them over it. Johnny uses Queenie and other inmates to try and corner Den, but Barnsey overpowers the inmates holding him back and gets in his way once again. Benny, Dot and Ethel start to get bored of watching the Square for illegal activity. Pete talks to Arthur about his troubles. Ricky overhears Ian and Simon talking about the cleaning they have to do and offers to do it for them for £5. They agree to let Ricky do the chores for the money but need to find a way to get Arthur out of the house first. Queenie tells Johnny he wants him to leave sorting Den out down to him. Ethel spots suspicious activity going on outside Number 18. Kathy tells Pete she thinks they need to go to marriage counselling. Dot gets excited over the suspicious activity and makes Ethel phone the police whilst she and Benny catch the burglar. The burglar enters Number 18 and leaves again. Ethel recognises the criminal as a taxi driver of Ozcabs. Dot puts the burglar under citizens arrest. The police then arrive to arrest him. Dot is impressed with herself. |
Credits[]
Main cast[]
- Dot Cotton -June Brown
- Ethel Skinner - Gretchen Franklin
- Ian Beale - Adam Woodyatt
- Simon 'Wicksy' Wicks - Nick Berry
- Arthur Fowler - Bill Treacher
- Mo Butcher - Edna Doré
- Frank Butcher - Mike Reid
- Pat Wicks - Pam St. Clement
- Sohail Karim - Ronny Jhutti
- Sharon Watts -Letitia Dean
- Michelle Fowler - Susan Tully
- Ricky Butcher - Sid Owen
- Shireen Karim - Nisha Kapur
- Pete Beale - Peter Dean
- Kathy Beale - Gillian Taylforth
- Doctor David Samuels - Christopher Reich
- Matthew Jackson - Steven Hartley
- Carmel Roberts - Judith Jacob
- Colin Russell - Michael Cashman
- Cindy Williams - Michelle Collins
- Den Watts - Leslie Grantham
Guest cast[]
- Benny Bloom - Arnold Yarrow
- Brad Williams - Jonathan Stratt
- Barnsey - John Hallam
- Queenie Price - John Labanowski
- Johnny Harris - Michael O'Hagan
- Taxi Driver - Tim Swinton
- Officer Stone - Jeremy Young
Locations[]
- Albert Square
- The Queen Victoria - Public and hallway
- 25 Albert Square - Dot's bedroom
- 43A Albert Square - Kitchen and front room
- 45 Albert Square - Backroom
- Bridge Street Market
- First Til Last
- Café Osman
- Strokes Wine Bar
- 14B Walford Towers - Living room/kitchen
- Walford Allotments - Allotment and shed
- Dickens Hill Prison - Outdoors, cell block, Den's cell and Johnny's cell
Notes[]
- Episode 390 (1 November 1988) to Episode 392 (8 November 1988) credits appear in bold.
- Radio Times synopsis: 'What we need is a good stakeout. Like in Bay Window, that Hitchcock film.'
- Viewing Figures: UK broadcast - 20,100,000 viewers (chart placing unknown).