Episode 3 (26 February 1985)

Episode 3
↓ Reveal Doof Doof↓
Doof Doof:	Sue Osman
TX Details
Original Episode Number:	3 (Original)
Number in Year:	3
TX Channel:	BBC 1
TX Date:	26 February 1985 (Tuesday)
TX Time:	7:00 PM
Production Code:	LDL G003R
Viewers:	14.2 million
Runtime:	30 minutes
Omnibus
TX Date:	3 March 1985 (Sunday)
Credits
Director:	Vivienne Cozens
Writer:	Valerie Georgeson
Executive Producer:	—
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Episode 3 of EastEnders (also titled Brewery Drives Back) was first broadcast on 26 February 1985 and was written by Valerie Georgeson, directed by Vivienne Hobbs and produced by, co-creator, Julia Smith.

Summary

The police conduct interviews about Reg's murder. Den has to admit that he was with his mistress at the time of the murder. Ali and Lou are both lucky at games of chance.

Lofty asks Ethel to do his laundry. Doctor Legg visits Lou and Lou tells him about her problem with Pauline and Arthur and how she has given them notice. Doctor Legg is also concerned about how much Ethel is doing and tells her he will speak with Lofty. Sue asks Ali what he said in his statement about where he was and Ali says he was out in his cab. Ali gets the impression Sue doesn't believe him and thinks she will ask if he was out with another woman, but she wouldn't believe him if he said he wasn't. In the Vic, Arthur, Pauline, Kathy and Pete decide to arrange a treat for Lou, and they ask Angie for ideas, and Angie suggests sending her away on holiday. Between them, they choose to set for her to go to Clacton with Michelle. When Ali arrives back, Sue confronts him and says that he hasn't been working as she phoned the company who haven't seen him all night and people are going to think he was with another woman, but Ali says he was gambling and he shows her the cash he won. Ali says he was going to give it to her, but he decides to put it on the horses instead.

Credits

Main cast

• Sue Osman - Sandy Ratcliff
• Ali Osman - Nejdet Salih
• Nick Cotton - John Altman
• Lou Beale - Anna Wing
• Arthur Fowler - Bill Treacher
• Pauline Fowler - Wendy Richard
• Pete Beale - Peter Dean
• Kathy Beale - Gillian Taylforth
• Ian Beale - Adam Woodyatt
• Ethel Skinner - Gretchen Franklin
• Doctor Harold Legg - Leonard Fenton
• Lofty Holloway - Tom Watt
• Den Watts - Leslie Grantham
• Angie Watts - Anita Dobson
• Michelle Fowler - Susan Tully
• Mark Fowler - David Scarboro
• Saeed Jeffery - Andrew Johnson
• Naima Jeffery - Shreela Ghosh
• Hassan Osman - Michael Evangelou (uncredited)

Guest cast

• D/S Rich - Gary Whelan

Pets

• Roly - Roly (uncredited)
• Willy - unknown actor (uncredited)

Locations

• Albert Square
• The Queen Victoria - Public and hallway
• Walford Surgery - Consultation room
• 1A Albert Square
• 45 Albert Square - Kitchen, backroom and Lou's bedroom
• Bridge Street
• Foodstore
• Al's Café

Notes

• Radio Times synopsis: "Maybe a holiday camp be better for her than Clacton. Holloway for instance!"
• Viewing Figures: UK broadcast - 14,200,000 viewers (chart placing unknown).
• First appearance of George 'Lofty' Holloway.
• This was Sue Osman's first ever doof-doof.
• Vivienne Cozens was contracted to direct both this episode and the following but due to the tight studio schedule charged by the series producer Julia Smith, she was unable to complete her slate. Therefore, Matthew Robinson completed the remainder of episode three as well as the following.