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EastEnders 3rd November 2025
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00:08Boys, if you're not ready in ten minutes,
00:10I'm gonna stick you on the roof and catapult you to school.
00:13Still not slept?
00:14Nah. I've got too much going through my head.
00:17Every little thing sets me off.
00:19Zoe, while you're here, you haven't got to worry, all right?
00:21If anyone wants to get to you, they've got to go through me first.
00:23Go and have a shower. Put your face on. That'll get you going.
00:26Thanks, Cat.
00:30But seriously, though, I could help you write a banging reference.
00:36I don't think they accept emojis, babe.
00:38Funny. You know, I could ask someone at the gritty bar, then.
00:41Has anyone seen the airbed?
00:43Can't she just, like, crash on the sofa?
00:45You try telling my mum that.
00:47Oh, come on, Eve. She's not that bad.
00:49No. No. I've just cleared up in here.
00:52All right, look, haven't you lot got places to be, eh?
00:54Yeah, I've got a school.
00:55Right, Priya, can you shift that lot?
00:57Oh, excuse me. People pay good money online for my old clobber.
01:00Look, Rochelle is ill, and we could do with someone helping out in the BAP van, yeah?
01:04Yeah.
01:05You'd love that, babe, wouldn't you?
01:06Mm-hmm.
01:07OK, hold on. If I'm buttering BAPs all day, then I want paying.
01:11Fine.
01:12But it's a trial.
01:14Huh? OK.
01:15OK.
01:16Nice one.
01:17Cool. Should we go?
01:18Yeah, Dad, you coming?
01:19Good.
01:20See ya.
01:21Right.
01:22Yep.
01:23See ya later.
01:24Yeah.
01:25Eve, listen.
01:27Listen.
01:28Please, stop stressing, OK?
01:30I will pick us up a blow-up van later.
01:33You know what she's like?
01:34Former president of Wakefield Women's Institute.
01:36Oh, come on.
01:37That's hardly gonna affect our chances of getting a reference.
01:39Aha!
01:40I didn't tell her that bit.
01:42Well, you do want her to show up, right?
01:46Oh.
01:51That Gazette must be riveted.
01:53You ain't come up for air all morning.
01:56Yeah, I know. Sorry, I just, er...
01:59You know, I was, um...
02:01I was thinking about Zoe earlier.
02:04And do you think you should be indulging her
02:06after all the nonsense last week?
02:08She's vulnerable.
02:09What am I supposed to do?
02:10Yeah, I get that.
02:11But it's not as if there's anybody after her, is there?
02:13I mean, that great geezer.
02:14He's banged up on Halloween.
02:16You know, I get her.
02:17That tricks can go bad and things...
02:19weren't particularly good that night.
02:20I suppose you get locked in.
02:22Look, hold on.
02:23Probably an accident.
02:24You know, kids messing about.
02:25Fake blood?
02:27Rest of my case.
02:28Fake Clara.
02:29You know the twins were messing around with it.
02:31But I will have a chat with them later, yeah?
02:33No, I was just thinking when I saw that video last week.
02:36You know, I thought about my mum.
02:39The one person who should have believed me.
02:41Who I could count on.
02:42I can't do that to Zoe.
02:44You know that's different, don't you, Kat?
02:47Right?
02:48This time next week, they'll all be blown over.
02:50As you know, the police didn't find anything.
02:52And in case you didn't know, there is no such thing as the boogeyman.
03:01Yeah, I know that.
03:03You look brighter.
03:04Yeah, well I gotta put one foot in front of the other, I suppose.
03:11Can't just mope around here all day.
03:13I have to get on with finding my son.
03:22Trifle for breakfast.
03:29I got up early and fed the chickens.
03:34Locked it.
03:35And then I must have...
03:39What's that?
03:40A letter from your pen pal.
03:41What's the name again?
03:42No, no, no.
03:43It's from the court.
03:44They need you to complete a medical assessment.
03:47Oh, right.
03:49Right, they've sent a date for an initial magistrate here in six weeks.
03:54Hey.
03:55Oh!
03:56Hiya, Phil.
03:57Didn't expect you till tonight.
03:59No.
04:00Where have you been?
04:01Oh, two weeksies, remember?
04:03Anyway, she had some birthday brunch planned, so I dropped on an earlier flight.
04:07Oh, did you have a nice time?
04:09Yeah.
04:10Yeah, good, thanks.
04:12So, how's things been going here then?
04:14Yeah, good. Fine.
04:15Aren't they, Nigel?
04:16Yeah, yeah, tickety-boob.
04:17What's that, then?
04:19What's what?
04:20These, uh...
04:22letters you've been trying to hide.
04:24Yeah, right.
04:26Um...
04:27Yeah.
04:28I can explain.
04:34Welcome back.
04:36Thanks, Marie.
04:37So, I've heard from Miss Watts, who wishes to close the case immediately.
04:52Of course she does.
04:53Can't you transfer everything into my name?
04:55Sorry, but as the account holder, Miss Watts has instructed me not to share any findings.
05:00Well, then can't you start a new case?
05:03I've made some significant headway, but if you want me to continue working on this, I will need a payment.
05:09How much are we talking?
05:10Around three thousand pounds.
05:12I don't have that kind of money.
05:13Then we'll have to pause...
05:15What about my son? You said you've made headway.
05:17I can't work for free, Miss Slater.
05:20Well, Sharon ain't forking out to trace your little fandling.
05:23Ain't you got toaster burn?
05:26Look...
05:28Please, I'll get you the money.
05:30Just tell me what you found.
05:33All I'll say is that I've traced a key piece of the jigsaw.
05:38But let's pick up another time.
05:51You know, I go away for a couple of weeks and suddenly it's up on four charges.
05:55I mean, what are you even thinking? How did he even get his hands on the keys?
05:59I... I... It was my fault. It wasn't Julie's.
06:01She might as well have driven you down the nick and handed you in.
06:04Excuse me.
06:05I must turn the whole things together here.
06:07And besides, I didn't want to mind you in Portugal, did I?
06:10Do you know what? A phone call would have been good, wouldn't it?
06:11It's not like he's forgot to empty the dishwasher or something.
06:13He's nicked a motor and run down two girls.
06:16Yes, I know. And we were waiting for the dust to stop.
06:19And Gina being one of them while George is living it.
06:21Or did you forget that bit?
06:22George was very forgiving.
06:24Was he? Because I wouldn't have been.
06:26Nigel was scared, not to mention ashamed.
06:29And so I was dealing with all of that.
06:31So please forgive me if ringing you wasn't top of my list.
06:34Well, that's backfired, innit?
06:35Because now, now he's looking at the scratch.
06:37Why don't I make my old lemon drizzle?
06:40Nigel, he wanted to do the right thing, okay?
06:44So he handed himself in.
06:45And I wanted to talk him out a bit.
06:47Because I wanted to take...
06:48Do you know what, do you know what, Julie?
06:49You're a joke, do you know that?
06:51I knew I shouldn't have let him out of us right.
06:53Excuse me, I'm his wife.
06:54Yeah, I know you are. Yeah, you are.
06:56And look what else got him, eh?
07:07So how do you think she'll take it?
07:10Who knows?
07:11And she didn't come to the wedding, did she?
07:13So...
07:14I guess she dodged a bullet there, to be honest.
07:16Sickie, all we got was a good luck card.
07:19And that was sent second class, so...
07:21I hardly think she'll be rolling out the bunting
07:24when we say we want to adopt.
07:27So what exactly have you told her?
07:29Because she's making a real big effort coming down here.
07:32Yeah, I, erm...
07:35I didn't say much on the phone, to be honest.
07:39She just knows that we've got some news.
07:41Okay, so we sell it as a new beginning.
07:44I bet she never expected to have grandchildren.
07:47Let's just hope she sees it like that.
07:49Hey, come on.
07:51And get a bigger picture, hmm?
07:55She's not due for a few hours.
07:57Exactly. This is her on over.
08:00Okay.
08:09Hello, Mum.
08:10Hello.
08:11Let me in before I'm mugged.
08:14Norma, hello.
08:16It's okay.
08:17Nice to see you.
08:18And you.
08:21Well, she weren't going to keep paying out the goodness of her own heart, was she?
08:24I know that. I just thought I could buy myself some time.
08:26The investigator says she's traced someone,
08:28but she wants three grand before she tells me more.
08:31I know things are tight, but...
08:33is there any chance of a loan?
08:35You mentioned letting one of the businesses go.
08:38Look, I'm sorry, Zoe. We would help you if we could.
08:41This is the closest I've got, so why does it feel like I'm a million miles away?
08:45So, sweetheart, you know, give her a couple of mums, get a few quid together.
08:48You'd better crank on, wouldn't you?
08:49Well, let's hope the trailer ain't going cold by the name.
08:52What's that with your mush?
08:53Don't panic.
08:54I can't mind.
08:55I wanted to do some cat yoga with Minnie Mo, but I can't find her.
08:56Anyway.
08:57She's gone.
08:58Your bathroom's very opulent.
08:59You keep a lovely home, Suki.
09:00Thank you, Norma.
09:01What is it they say?
09:02Home is where the heart is.
09:03Hmm.
09:04We weren't expecting you till this afternoon, Mum.
09:05Oh, well, your father insisted I get the first train down.
09:08I didn't.
09:09I didn't.
09:10I didn't.
09:11I didn't.
09:12I didn't.
09:13I didn't.
09:14I didn't.
09:15I didn't.
09:16I didn't.
09:17I didn't.
09:18I didn't.
09:19I didn't.
09:20I didn't.
09:21I didn't.
09:22I didn't.
09:23I didn't.
09:24I didn't.
09:25I didn't.
09:26I didn't.
09:27But, Eve, this place has got you all over it.
09:30Mm-hmm.
09:31Eve is very capable.
09:33She's the wind beneath my wings.
09:35Yeah, and thanks to Suki, I've made a proper home for myself, you know, and I'm just part
09:40of the family.
09:41Very commendable.
09:42So, what's this news?
09:45You didn't say much on the phone.
09:48Um, I guess it's, I guess it's about us.
09:53Why don't we go for breakfast first?
09:56Eh?
09:57My treat.
09:58Oh.
10:01No sign of her.
10:02You must have let her out.
10:03Oh, come on, sir.
10:04I didn't even see her.
10:05Okay, come on, everyone.
10:06Let's not turn this into a catastrophe.
10:09Okay, not funny.
10:11Listen, Suki, your cat's got form, okay?
10:13She's probably found a ball of string, I don't know, just hiding somewhere, yeah?
10:16Or, or, she's just gone for a move.
10:18There you go.
10:19You, Danny, you get it.
10:20She's a little baby, out there all on her own.
10:23She needs me.
10:24We'll find you, alright?
10:26We managed it last time, didn't we?
10:28What if someone's done this on purpose?
10:30Zoe, you're letting your mind run away of itself again.
10:32You're telling me you don't agree with me now?
10:34That you don't believe me about the barrel store, about the photo frame?
10:37I'm not saying that.
10:38I ain't waiting around.
10:40I'm gonna find her.
10:41Hey, Paul.
10:42Hey, looks like I arrived just in time.
10:43Done.
10:44She needs a little bit more sustenance than that, mate.
10:45I hope you live squacking.
10:46What's the doctor saying?
10:47Oh, I'm getting there.
10:48I've got to use these bad boys for a couple of weeks.
10:49They're around here, I reckon it'll come in handy.
10:50Hey, don't get any ideas, you heard what the consultants said.
10:51Push yourself.
10:52What's the risk?
10:53Alright, Dad, I'm just gonna be a bit slow.
10:54Nah, you chill, alright?
10:55The first red guy in today is Bill's Hills.
10:57Hey, probably his favorite.
10:58He's...
10:59He's still at that car show with Harry, then?
11:00Otherwise, knowing it's they ditched the arches, the guy on their very own legs tour.
11:04Hey, Jay.
11:05He's a 46-year-old man.
11:06He's a 46-year-old man.
11:07I've come in here.
11:08I've come in here.
11:09I can't wait for him to do this.
11:10What do you do?
11:11I can't wait for you.
11:12I can't wait for you.
11:13I can't wait for you.
11:14I just have to wait for you.
11:15I can't wait for you.
11:16I can't wait for you.
11:17I can't wait for you.
11:18I can't wait for you.
11:19I can't wait for you.
11:20I'll never have your own lugs talk, AJ.
11:22He's a 46-year-old man.
11:24He'll come back when he's ready.
11:26All right.
11:27Deal it, dawg.
11:32Minimo!
11:34Minimo!
11:36Come to Mama!
11:41I want to see my kitten.
11:43You're making a habit of losing things.
11:45First your kid, now your cat.
11:47I reckon Minimo's had a lucky escape.
11:49Bet you and Sharon are loving this, ain't ya?
11:53What are you doing sneaking up on me?
11:55I wasn't.
11:56Just look like you need some help.
11:57Leave me alone!
11:58I know we've had our issues, but...
12:00We've had a good team before.
12:02Right?
12:14Yo, I'm ready.
12:16Did you get that present?
12:19All right, um...
12:20Leave you with me elsewhere.
12:21Yep.
12:25You're all from your quiet coach.
12:26Hmm?
12:27What's up?
12:28Nothing.
12:29Everything's cool.
12:30Hey, look.
12:31One of my workers lost some product, yeah?
12:35And I'm seeing the bosses tomorrow, so I need to get that sorted.
12:36In the meantime, I need you back in.
12:37What about Harry?
12:38Forget all of that.
12:39He's nodding off.
12:40He'll be fine.
12:41He'll be fine.
12:42I need you back in, yeah?
12:43He's nodding off.
12:44He's nodding off.
12:45Yeah?
12:46I need you back in, yeah?
12:47What he has with me for hours.
12:48I've been watching him.
12:49Kojo, Kojo.
12:50The bags.
12:51Now.
12:52Cos if you don't buck up your ideas, I'm gonna have to meet you.
12:53All right, look.
12:54One of my workers lost some product, yeah?
12:55And I'm seeing the bosses tomorrow, so I need to get that sorted.
12:59In the meantime, I need you back in.
13:02I need you back in.
13:03What about Harry?
13:04Forget all of that.
13:05He's nodding off.
13:06He'll be fine.
13:07Yeah?
13:08I need you back in, yeah?
13:09What he has with me for hours.
13:10I've been watching him.
13:11Kojo, Kojo.
13:12The bags.
13:13Now.
13:14Cos if you don't buck up your ideas, I'm gonna have to make sure that you don't wake up
13:15again.
13:16Do you understand?
13:17The bags.
13:18Now.
13:19Cos if you don't buck up your ideas, I'm gonna have to make sure that you don't wake up
13:22again.
13:23Do you understand?
13:47Right.
13:48I'm gonna go take a shower, yeah?
13:52Get fixed up.
14:02Can't see any sign of her.
14:04What happened to that community spirit, eh?
14:06Everyone's always banging on about.
14:07Do you hear Vicky?
14:08She thinks it's a joke.
14:10It's not the first time Minimo's gone walk back.
14:13So why don't you send me a couple of photos and I'll make up some posters.
14:18Someone must have seen her.
14:20Thanks.
14:21And I'm sorry about accusing you and all that stuff last week.
14:26It's already forgotten about.
14:28Even Minimo don't want to be anywhere near me.
14:31Do you think it's the universe trying to tell me something?
14:34I for one think you'd have made a great tiger mom.
14:37No, you just tell me what you think I want to hear.
14:40Truth is, I'm a mess.
14:42Sounds like you could do with a friend.
14:48Go on.
14:50Sharon's closed the case for my son.
14:53There's no more money.
14:55So now I'm in limbo.
14:57I see.
14:59Wish I could help.
15:01Gain your responsibility.
15:03The cat's hands are tied too.
15:05I'm sure she'll find a way to get the money.
15:08When she can.
15:09For promises ain't gonna help me find my son.
15:12I couldn't think of anyone better to have in your corner.
15:16If you weren't able to protect me with that video of Uncle Harry.
15:19Or getting locked up like that.
15:21I just, I can't get my head around all this.
15:26All I want to do is find my son.
15:29Then you need to slow down.
15:31And focus on what matters.
15:34What about all this stuff in Minimo?
15:37What if it is the same person who's done it all?
15:40I need to go back to the police.
15:43What does your family say?
15:45The cat's trying but I don't think she believes me even anymore.
15:48And the others, they just ain't buying it.
15:51Look, I know this is all deeply unpleasant.
15:55And I believe you.
15:57But you haven't got a shred of evidence to go on.
16:00For now, I think you're better off concentrating your attention on cat and your son.
16:06She'll do the right thing.
16:08Just don't give up.
16:10Excellent.
16:18Thank you, Marie.
16:20Something to eat, Norma?
16:22Oh, best not.
16:23You know, the early starts wreaked havoc with my routine.
16:27I'm a touch egg bound, truth be told.
16:33So...
16:35So the thing that we...
16:37The thing that was...
16:39Wanted to talk to you about...
16:42But...
16:43Well...
16:45In person.
16:46Out with it.
16:48I know how you ladies love to talk.
16:51I've watched the L word.
16:53Yeah, so me and...
16:57Sookie have been thinking a lot...
17:00About our future lately and...
17:03What that looks like.
17:07Well, what's wrong?
17:08Hmm?
17:09Nothing's wrong, no.
17:10Is it money?
17:11No.
17:12No, I'm...
17:13Actually solvent, for once.
17:17But the thing is, Mum...
17:21Sookie and I want to adopt.
17:24Oh, Wanda returns.
17:25Hey, well, I want to come back soon if someone told me about Nigel.
17:35Yeah.
17:40I just didn't think it was my place.
17:42How's Gina doing?
17:43No, she's fine.
17:44She's home now.
17:45But Phil, I...
17:46I did want to tell you, but...
17:48Gina was determined to handle it herself.
17:50And what we're the hospital in.
17:52Cojo and Harry going off.
17:54What do you mean?
17:55Well, car show in Cardiff.
17:57Right.
17:59Thought he was a bit generous, you giving them time off to get them.
18:03You let them go, right?
18:05They're taking the mick or what?
18:07Well, apparently it was none of my business.
18:10Cojo's his own man.
18:13Harry, you've got exactly two minutes to call me back
18:15and tell me why the arches are shut, yeah?
18:18All right.
18:21Copy to the door, please.
18:22What's...
18:23What's Nigel looking at?
18:24The...
18:25The CT has got magic on him.
18:26So you're back, then?
18:27Yeah, well, I ain't a hologram, am I?
18:28I just don't understand it.
18:29I mean, why would anyone
18:30that gives him a dementia anywhere near a motor, eh?
18:32Look, it was an accident, all right?
18:34Y'all didn't say how to harm anyone.
18:36And the fact that the finding came forward is going to help.
18:39What do you mean?
18:40Well, don't you know?
18:41I bet Julie tried to convince him that it was her.
18:44Right, she was going to go on the record and lie,
18:46but Nigel wasn't having it.
18:48She was just trying to do her best.
18:53Nigel's, er...
18:54is going to go down?
18:55It's all to say.
18:56The court might take into consideration his condition,
18:59but either way, mate,
19:01I don't think you're beat with Julie.
19:14After you came out and Erica,
19:18I thought the grandparenting ship had well and truly sailed.
19:22It's a bit out of the blue, that's all.
19:25This isn't an overnight thing.
19:27You know, we've thought about it long and hard.
19:29Yeah, well, granted, but you've never expressed any interest before.
19:32Well, it's a long life, Norma.
19:34You know, people are allowed to change, to grow.
19:37Yeah, and Sticky brings out the best in me.
19:39I'm ready.
19:40You know, we're both ready for this.
19:42I didn't know you could even adopt later on.
19:45Have you thought about the sleepless nights?
19:47The endless bottle feeds?
19:49I think the chances of us being matched up with a baby are pretty slim.
19:56Yeah.
19:57There's loads of older kids, you know, who are in need of good homes.
20:00Look, I'm not saying I'm against it.
20:05But you've been through a lot.
20:08Well, Eve's life experience just means that she's good with young people.
20:18She'll be a brilliant parent.
20:20Look, all we're asking for is your blessing on this.
20:26And a written character reference that just gets us through to the next stage
20:29because we need someone, I need someone, that knew me before prison.
20:32So, what do you say?
20:33I think I'm in need of my constitutional.
20:43All right, look.
20:45Well, I've got a bit of time.
20:47So, why don't I get you settled in at ours?
20:50Eve can check on the van and we can all meet up in a little bit.
20:54Yeah?
20:55Yeah.
20:58Have a little more.
21:03No, no, no, no, no, no.
21:15Larder what?
21:16Yeah.
21:17He's having a soak.
21:19I don't worry.
21:20I haven't left a hair dryer by the side of the bath.
21:24Listen, I'm sorry, er, about that early.
21:26I shouldn't have shown the odds.
21:28Oh, there was me thinking you'd mellowed.
21:30Still, it's good to know that the old pig-headed Phil is still in there somewhere.
21:35I just didn't expect him to take up joyriding at the age of 67, that's all.
21:40Yeah, well, maybe I deserved that.
21:45It happened on my watch, didn't it?
21:48Jack said you, er, you tried sorting out.
21:52Well, I mean, I'd have told you that myself if you did give me half a chance.
21:58Yeah, but Nigel was having none of it.
22:02He kept on thinking about Debbie and how she died and he just...
22:08He wanted to take responsibility.
22:11Sometimes he don't know what's good for him, does he?
22:21What if he does go down?
22:23Hey, I mean, it's...
22:25It's bad enough losing him bit by bit of prison.
22:29He might never come out.
22:30No, he won't come out.
22:31It's me you're talking to, Phil.
22:33Listen, I'm...
22:34I'm gonna put Richie on there, all right?
22:36She must be able to go for some sort of diminished responsibility or something.
22:39Yeah, but it doesn't take away the fact that he did it.
22:41I mean, he's... he's flaming confessed to it.
22:43Listen, even if it does go to trial, the judges see it for what it is.
22:46You know, the cuddly old man with his dodgy taste in ties.
22:52And we might not know exactly what's happening with Nigel over the next few years, but...
22:56Oh.
22:57He's not gonna go inside.
22:59Trust me.
23:00Lovely, thank you, darling.
23:10No, I take you not from around these parts?
23:12Er, no.
23:13I'm visiting my daughter.
23:14What?
23:15Oh, Evie, you kept that one quiet, didn't you, darling?
23:18I can see you.
23:20You all right, so...
23:22You know what they say about flattery, my and host?
23:25Oh, it gets you everywhere.
23:26Enjoy.
23:27What?
23:28What?
23:29For £20 for a house, wouldn't it?
23:32Oh, yeah.
23:34Erm...
23:35Listen, Mum, you know about what I was saying earlier?
23:38Hmm.
23:39I just think...
23:40I think that in time you'll see it's... it's what's best for us.
23:44Well, you certainly do seem to have set your hearts on it.
23:47But tell me, is it for yourselves you're doing this?
23:51Or for the child?
23:53Well, what we do know is that we have got a lot of love to give a child.
23:58Yeah, we do.
23:59Right?
24:00And you, Norma, you could be a part of that.
24:02Erm...
24:04I would just need you to write me that reference.
24:06You know?
24:07That's all.
24:08Yeah.
24:09So your support means we can really help a child who needs it?
24:11Mm.
24:12Well, I must admit, Nanny Norma does have a nice ring to it.
24:18Yes.
24:19It does.
24:20See?
24:21This could be a new beginning for all of us, eh?
24:23A clean slate.
24:25Go on, I'll write a reference.
24:30Really?
24:31Yeah.
24:32Now, pour the wine.
24:33Let's see.
24:42Are you sure I'll get a sailor?
24:43I'll say less.
25:00I'm gonna get us out of here, Harry.
25:20You're going home.
25:30Uh-uh.
25:31Uh-uh.
25:32Uh-uh.
25:33Uh-uh.
25:34Uh-uh.
25:35Uh-uh.
25:39Why are the boys back so early?
25:41Oh, something about the gas leak or something.
25:43I swear that school should have taken down.
25:46Yeah.
25:47But, erm...
25:48Listen, has Zoe found her muggy yet?
25:49Not yet.
25:50I hate seeing it like this.
25:51Cheers, darling.
25:52Now, listen, I know you do, sweetheart.
25:54Listen, how about I hook up with this private investigator
25:56and see if I can use, you know, maybe some of my boys charm on her.
25:59Cats!
26:00Trace, hold the phone!
26:01What?
26:02Who are you?
26:03What is this?
26:04Ain't it obvious?
26:05Someone really is out to get me.
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