Summary
Sharon, Jay, Billy and Honey frantically search for Phil as he prepares to confront his inner trauma by seeking answers from his past, hallucinating scenes from the Mitchell family home in 1985. Nigel brings home a visitor who he hopes can help in Phil's time of need, his brother Grant. Linda arrives home from rehab.
Credits
Main cast
- Grant Mitchell - Ross Kemp
- Phil Mitchell - Steve McFadden
- Nigel Bates - Paul Bradley
- Sharon Watts - Letitia Dean
- Jay Brown - Jamie Borthwick
- Billy Mitchell - Perry Fenwick
- Honey Mitchell - Emma Barton
- Teddy Mitchell - Roland Manookian
- Harry Mitchell - Elijah Holloway
- Alfie Moon - Shane Richie
- Martin Fowler - James Bye
- Stacey Slater - Lacey Turner
- Mo Harris - Laila Morse
- Kathy Cotton - Gillian Taylforth
- Kim Fox - Tameka Empson
- Denise Fox - Diane Parish
- Linda Carter - Kellie Bright
- Elaine Knight - Harriet Thorpe (credited as "Elaine Peacock")
- Johnny Carter - Charlie Suff
- George Knight - Colin Salmon
- Anna Knight - Molly Rainford (uncredited)
1985 cast
- Peggy Mitchell - Jaime Winstone
- Phil Mitchell - Daniel Delaney
- Grant Mitchell - Teddy Jay
- Eric Mitchell - George Russo
- Nigel Bates - Sam Miles
- Sam Mitchell - Laila Murphy
Recurring cast
- Winston - Ulric Browne (uncredited)
- Luke - Luke Duckett (uncredited)
- Clive - Phil (uncredited)
Notes
- This episode begins with the original 1985 opening titles, to tie in with the flashback scenes in 1985.
- Daniel Delaney, Teddy Jay and Laila Murphy returned to their roles of the flashback versions of Phil Mitchell, Grant Mitchell and Sam Mitchell respectively. A flashback version of Nigel Bates was played by Sam Miles.
- Return of Grant Mitchell, last seen on 9 September 2016, although he was seen in a flashback on 5 September 2022.
- Linda Carter returns from rehab.
- Elaine Knight was mistakenly credited with her previous name of Peacock, despite marrying George Knight in 2024.
- This episode was uploaded to BBC iPlayer at 6am Thursday but was still shown at the regular time of 7.30pm Thursday on BBC One.