Summary[]
Rachel reassures Pauline she will look after the café until she returns. Hattie and Sam talk about Sam's modelling future. Etta finally comes round to the idea of moving to Norwich and hands her notice in at the school.
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Pete shoos off a gang of youths terrorising the launderette. After heading inside, he finds the launderette a mess and the machines broken. Dot later arrives and worries what Mr Papadopoulos will think. Pauline packs for New Zealand. Mr Papadopoulos walks into the launderette and finds it a mess. He decides to close it down until further notice as he considers just how relevant the launderette is to the community still. Ricky finds a modelling leaflet in the squat and shows Grant and Phil. Hattie asks Sam when she intends to tell Ricky about it. She wants to keep it secret until she has received a contract. Arthur decides to go to a market on the day Pauline goes to the airport. He reassures her he will be back before she leaves and will take her there himself. Grant and Phil learn that the modelling agency Sam has been in touch with is a scam. Grant goes to see them so that he can get Sam her money back. Dot goes to meet a launderette owner in a different part of town to find out how she can revitalise Bridge Street's launderette. Upon returning, her and Pete concoct a plan to make Mr Papadopoulos realise the launderette is still as relevant as ever. Grant, Phil and Ricky meet Sam at the squat and tell her the modelling agency was a scam. She is furious with Ricky for intervening and, after giving the men some home truths, storms off. Arthur phones Number 45 after breaking down on the motorway to tell Pauline he will not make it in time. Pat fetches a car from the car lot to take Pauline. Arthur goes to tell Pauline he loves her but the phone cuts off before he can. Pauline leaves for Heathrow Airport as residents wave her off. |
Credits[]
Main cast[]
- Pauline Fowler - Wendy Richard
- Michelle Fowler - Susan Tully
- Pat Butcher - Pam St. Clement
- Frank Butcher - Mike Reid
- Dot Cotton - June Brown
- Pete Beale - Peter Dean
- Mark Fowler - Todd Carty
- Arthur Fowler - Bill Treacher
- Ricky Butcher - Sid Owen
- Sam Butcher - Danniella Westbrook
- Phil Mitchell - Steve McFadden
- Grant Mitchell - Ross Kemp
- Etta Tavernier - Jacqui Gordon-Lawrence
- Celestine Tavernier - Leroy Golding
- Rachel Kominski - Jacquetta May
- Hattie Tavernier - Michelle Gayle
- Martin Fowler - Jon Peyton Price (uncredited)
Guest cast[]
- Andonis Papadopolous - Lee Warner (credited as "Mr. Papadopoulos")
- Steer - Tim Dantay
Locations[]
- Albert Square
- The Queen Victoria - Public
- Frank's Autos
- 23A Albert Square
- 27 Albert Square - Living/dining room
- 45 Albert Square - Kitchen and backroom
- Bridge Street Market
- Launderette
- Bridge Street Café
- Turpin Way
- Mitchell Bros. Auto Repairs
- Phone box on motorway
Notes[]
- Pauline Fowler was temporarily written out of EastEnders after this episode so Wendy Richard could reprise her role of Miss Brahms on the second series of Grace & Favour, a spin-off of Are You Being Served? She would return on 22 September 1992.
- Radio Times synopsis: Ricky is curious about Sam's secretive behaviour. Dot is worried about the future of the launderette.
- Viewing Figures: UK broadcast - 14,820,000 viewers (chart placing unknown).