Summary[]
A new face arrives in Albert Square and immediately gets on the wrong side of one family. Woody encourages Tina to open up about losing Sylvie. Meanwhile, Donna suggests that Abi moves in to the house, only for Ben and Jay to refuse. Derek causes further stress for Honey when he fails to pick up basic tasks at the Minute Mart.
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Shirley gets a phone call from Mick. Whilst she's on the phone, Lady Di disappears. A panicked Shirley runs off to look for her. Outside the tube station, a lost looking Fi arrives in Walford. She asks Shakil and Keegan, who are heading to the tube, where the Vic is. She heads down Turpin Road and spots Lady Di alone. An anxious Shirley rings the police to report Lady Di, but is interrupted by Carmel who spots Fi with her. Shirley accuses Fi of dog napping. Fi walks off, telling Shirley she needs to take better care of Lady Di. In the Vic, Sharon's got everyone cleaning ready for the inspection. Sharon gives Tina a letter from Coker & Sons, which is about getting a plaque for Sylvie. Shirley tells everyone they can celebrate as they've finally got money coming in. She gets out a bottle of champagne and sprays it around the room. Oblivious to Shirley, Fi walks into the pub and gets soaked. As she dries off, everyone introduces themselves to Fi. Shirley apologises to Fi about the dog napping incident. Shirley panics when Fi asks to see the books. Later on, Woody finds a sad looking Tina drinking wine alone in the Vic living room. Woody tells Tina that she's not on her own - they start kissing and ripping at each other's clothes. Lauren still hasn't heard back from any jobs. Steven suggests to Lauren that they could start trying for another baby soon. Lauren's phone rings whilst she's upstairs. Steven sees its Weylands; he secretly answers it and tells them that they've got the wrong number. Later on, an ecstatic Lauren tells Steven that Weyland have emailed her - she's through to the next round of interviews. Inside the Minute Mart, Honey's not impressed with Derek's stocktaking skills. Keegan enters and attempts to steal a drink but Derek confronts him and makes him put it back. Honey tells Derek that he's brilliant. A hungover Abi arrives home to a worried Dot. Dot tells her that she nearly called the police when she didn't come home. Abi feels guilty. Abi goes to see Donna who's working on her stall. Donna tells Abi to move into their spare room. In the café, Ben and Jay are eating breakfast. Donna arrives and tells them that she's found a new housemate. Ben and Jay are not happy when Donna reveals it's Abi. Donna tells Abi that the boys don't want her moving in. They decide to hatch a plan together, to try and change the boys' minds. Jay arrives home to find Abi cooking dinner. After Donna threatens to take the TV away from them, they eventually decide that Abi can move in. At number 25, Abi arrives home to a waiting Dot. Dot's cooked Abi her favourite dinner, as they sit down together Abi suddenly feels awful about wanting to move out. |
Credits[]
Main cast[]
- Tina Carter - Luisa Bradshaw-White
- Harry 'Woody' Woodward - Lee Ryan
- Johnny Carter - Ted Reilly
- Whitney Carter - Shona McGarty
- Shirley Carter - Linda Henry
- Sharon Mitchell - Letitia Dean
- Max Branning - Jake Wood
- Lauren Branning - Jacqueline Jossa
- Steven Beale - Aaron Sidwell
- Dot Branning - June Brown
- Abi Branning - Lorna Fitzgerald
- Donna Yates - Lisa Hammond
- Ben Mitchell - Harry Reid
- Jay Brown - Jamie Borthwick
- Honey Mitchell - Emma Barton
- Derek Harkinson - Ian Lavender
- Keegan Baker - Zack Morris
- Shakil Kazemi - Shaheen Jafargholi
- Carmel Kazemi - Bonnie Langford
- Mick Carter - Danny Dyer (voice only - uncredited)
- Louie Beale - Oscar Winehouse (uncredited)
Recurring cast[]
- Tracey - Jane Slaughter
- Marie Evans - Liz Sweet (uncredited)
- Shrimpy - Ben Champniss (uncredited)
- Luke - Luke Duckett (uncredited)
- Sarah - Sarah McGrath (uncredited)
- Jo - unknown actress (uncredited)
- Winston - Ulric Browne (uncredited)
Guest cast[]
Pets[]
- Lady Di - Hot Lips (uncredited)
Notes[]
- Return of Sophie Willmott Brown (now called Fi Browning), last seen on 14 January 1992. Lisa Faulkner takes over the role from Natasha Knight.
- The original script for this episode had to be entirely rewritten by the shows editorial team, and therefore the overall writing credit was given to the EastEnders pseudonym Julia Honour.
- This was Harry 'Woody' Woodward's first ever doof-doof.