Summary[]
Frank does not like the effort Diane is putting in at the Vic to impress Paul. Aisha has fallen ill, causing Carmel to panic that she will not be able to attend her work meetings. Cindy speaks out about her irritation over Ian to Kathy.
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Junior tells Carmel he knows that Matthew beats her. Vicki has also fallen ill. Arthur tells Michelle it is nothing to worry about. Mo visits the community centre and is shocked to see the state the Brownies have left it in. Kathy helps Sharon realise she needs to keep her independence, despite having Simon staying with her. Matthew stays at home and looks after Aisha. He uses the spare time to start rebuilding her broken doll's house. Mo meets the brown owl, Marge Green, and gives her a harsh talking to over the state of the community centre. Marge begins crying. Mo listens to her as she tells her about the problems she is having with her Brownie group. Ian is led to believe his jeep has been fixed, but when he tries to drive it it does not work still. Kathy tries to make Ian see sense over his relationship with Cindy. Frank has words with Paul about Diane. Paul reassures Frank he will not take advantage of her. Pat secretly phones her ex-husband, Brian and arranges to meet him. Cindy apologises to Ian for being off with him and buys him a present as a peace offering, but when she learns he is ditching her once again for a catering job, she gets annoyed. Ian has a go at Cindy for talking about him behind his back, so she retaliates and says if he has not changed by next week, she will leave him. Matthew is unable to completely fix Aisha's doll's house. Carmel light-heartedly laughs before trying to seduce him. Matthew ignores her advances and grabs her by her hair, telling her he does not like to be laughed at. |
Credits[]
- Carmel Jackson - Judith Jacob
- Matthew Jackson - Steven Hartley
- Frank Butcher - Mike Reid
- Pat Wicks - Pam St. Clement
- Diane Butcher - Sophie Lawrence
- Ian Beale - Adam Woodyatt
- Cindy Williams - Michelle Collins
- Simon 'Wicksy' Wicks - Nick Berry
- Arthur Fowler - Bill Treacher
- Michelle Fowler - Susan Tully
- Sharon Watts - Letitia Dean
- Kathy Beale - Gillian Taylforth
- Pete Beale - Peter Dean
- Dot Cotton - June Brown
- Paul Priestley - Mark Thrippleton
- Mo Butcher - Edna Doré
- Marge Green - Pat Coombs (credited as "Brown Owl")
- Junior Roberts - Aaron Carrington
Locations[]
- Albert Square
- The Queen Victoria - Public and upstairs flat
- 3B Albert Square - Living room/kitchen
- 45 Albert Square - Kitchen and backroom
- Bridge Street Market
- Launderette
- Café Osman
- Turpin Road
- Turpin Way
- Walford Community Centre
Notes[]
- First appearance of Marge Green.
- This is the tenth episode in which the usual drumbeats (commonly known as the 'doof-doofs') indicating the end of the episode, are removed from the final scene.
- Radio Times synopsis: 'Don't make fun of me, Carmel! I don't like being laughed at, okay?'
- Viewing Figures: UK broadcast - 15,550,000 viewers (chart placing unknown).