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EastEnders 25th December 2025
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00:00Ho, ho, ho! Merry Christmas!
00:15All right?
00:16Ho, ho, ho!
00:17It's Christmas, spirit.
00:20Elves, not trolls.
00:22What do you know?
00:22You like that?
00:23Yeah.
00:25I need a taxi.
00:27Where's Barry, Roy, Pat, when...
00:31No, they're not here anymore, mate. They've gone.
00:33Then how does anyone get a cab?
00:34We don't need a cab. We're gonna walk home, all right?
00:36You're screening tonight, haven't you?
00:38What you're sitting here, remember?
00:39Where's my tie?
00:41You'd better not have lost it, sir.
00:42Your tie's hard.
00:44Come on.
00:44Is it, Kay?
00:45Sir?
00:46No.
00:47You...
00:48You'll practice your speech, mate.
00:50Yeah.
00:50Come on.
01:03Linda, I gave you space last night, yeah?
01:05And this morning?
01:06You've just been avoiding me.
01:09All I want to know is when I'm going to see her.
01:10Yeah, all right.
01:12All right.
01:12We'll work that out.
01:15Who else knew about all this?
01:18Your family or Mick?
01:19Yes, yes.
01:21Mick, no.
01:22Don't you dare say a bad word against him, all right?
01:24Because back then, he was the rock that I needed.
01:28Can we talk about this later, please?
01:31What do you mean, later?
01:33What, we'll meet up with Annie.
01:35We'll tell her everything, yeah?
01:37Tell her?
01:38Today?
01:39Yeah.
01:39No!
01:40No, I'm sorry.
01:41That is way too soon.
01:43Days are dawning.
01:45Rise and shine.
01:46Now.
01:46Today we have Bucks Fizz for anyone wearing a Santa hat.
01:53Oh.
01:54Don't mind if I do.
01:57And I'm not doing this now.
01:59Yes.
02:00There we go, darlings.
02:03Right, listen.
02:04The door's open for the screening at five,
02:05so help your dad with that bouge, yeah?
02:07I don't want him doing his backing before the big day.
02:09Hey, I know I'm going to get Christmas from you.
02:11One of your special messages.
02:12Shut up.
02:13Okay.
02:14Go on, you'll be late.
02:20Listen, darling, I know you're worried.
02:22Psycho's still out there, right?
02:24We're all worried, yeah?
02:25They've got to get through me to get to you, okay?
02:30But it ain't just that.
02:32I mean, seeing everyone excited about Christmas,
02:34all the families coming together.
02:37Do you think I'm a stupid thing that I'd have found my son by now?
02:42No.
02:42No, of course you won't.
02:43Oi.
02:44I'm loving this little bonding moment,
02:45but is there any chance I could get served?
02:47Sorry, what are you doing?
02:48Well, I'm just testing out the canopies for tomorrow.
02:50Yeah, she paid for that.
02:52Blimey, if that's how you treat your customers,
02:54no wonder you've got some psycho chasing after you.
02:57Are you going to shut your mouth?
02:58Oh, come on.
02:58Oh, well, she does more than just stand around
03:01looking sorry for herself.
03:02You are asking for a slash.
03:03Yeah, it's worth it.
03:04Get out, you're barred.
03:08Whatever.
03:27How are you doing?
03:35Hospital said it's like I smoked 400 cigarettes in one night,
03:38so it's like double my record.
03:46Look,
03:47it doesn't take much to fix this.
03:50There's a bit of honesty,
03:52a bit of trust,
03:53and whatever's really going on with you.
03:57Maybe I can help.
04:02Nope.
04:04Too bad.
04:05Not too bad.
04:21I don't know.
04:24I don't know.
04:25I don't know.
04:28I don't know.
04:29I don't know.
04:30Hi, yeah, um, thanks for calling back.
04:38Um, Nigel Bates, yeah, I'm his wife.
04:42Yeah, I just wanted to talk through the range of care options.
04:48Um, is it all right? I'll call you back in a bit.
04:55Torsis, you're shipping him off to a care home two days before Christmas.
04:58Goodbye, good riddance, and Happy New Year.
05:01Just made an inquiry last week to talk through the options.
05:03You ain't missing the word I've said.
05:05Do you realise how much makeup I've had to slap on to cover up this bruise?
05:13Every moment I'm with him, every conversation, I'm just waiting for something like this to happen again.
05:20Now, it's not his fault, I do know that.
05:23But I also know that he will do it again.
05:25To me, to you, to a stranger, and then what do we do?
05:32I ain't giving up on my mate.
05:34And what happens if he hurts himself?
05:37What have you thought about that?
05:38You all right.
05:40Not while I'm around, so you can call them back and tell them you ain't interested,
05:44because this, this ain't happening.
05:54So, any news when the house is going to be fixed up?
05:58Well, now that it's been deemed an accident by the police, yeah, Ross can start cracking on.
06:01He said he'll work over Christmas and all.
06:03An accident?
06:04Yeah.
06:05A cigarette butt.
06:06Which wasn't mine.
06:08Swear.
06:09Right, we won't do too much longer then.
06:11That'll put Sonia's mind at rest.
06:13You struggling with a house, fool?
06:15Uh, we only came over because Lauren said that the coffee was good.
06:18And, well, you know, no one else is talking to her.
06:21Oh, don't even joke.
06:23You know they've taken me off the community chat?
06:24Well, a lot of people put their hard-earned cash into that charity fund.
06:30But it did.
06:31Don't worry about it.
06:32You go before you know it.
06:34Do you want to try and leave my door on this hinges?
06:36She's been lying to me for years.
06:39Little Annie.
06:44She's my daughter.
06:52Those two months are ridiculous.
06:53She's going to leave me with nothing.
06:57No, I worked hard for that money and that's what I pay you for.
07:00So deal with it.
07:04Is everything okay?
07:05But what do you care?
07:08I'm sorry I accused you of starting that fire.
07:13My family, right?
07:14It's Christmas.
07:18Oh, come on, Anthony.
07:19I'm trying.
07:22I'm sorry.
07:23Have you, um, seen Patrick and Yolandi?
07:29It's the church fundraiser for the soup kitchen.
07:32I'm going to take Jordan later.
07:34If you fancy coming?
07:35I've got two kids out there.
07:48It's like I don't even exist.
07:53I know you said you wanted to find them first, but maybe you should work with Zoe to track them down.
07:59If she lied to you, yeah, and it was, you know, totally out of order, but the more I think about it, she's still a mum.
08:09She deserves a second chance.
08:19Whatever happens, he cannot know that any of us knew.
08:22Value.
08:23I mean, I would have thought you'd have clocked it sooner.
08:27I mean, the ginger ale's a real giveaway.
08:28Ian!
08:29Do you want me to punch him?
08:30Because I'll honestly punch him in the face.
08:32What are you saying, Ian?
08:33What, you knew?
08:37Of course he didn't.
08:39Come on, let's do the washing up.
08:40Yeah.
08:45Oh, look at his face.
08:47It's made my Christmas.
08:48Oh.
08:48So, what, she'd just come out of it then?
08:52She just told you?
08:53Yeah.
08:54Yeah, she's already backtracking, being all vague about how it's going to work.
08:58I mean, I've missed enough of her life already, haven't I?
09:02I know you don't, Laura, and I'm not going to go and sit and listen to her today.
09:06Well, you can't go in all guns blazing.
09:09Just let me call her.
09:14Yeah, double please.
09:15I mean, I know it's my first Christmas with Barney, and the Secret Santa was good, but
09:21I'm going to give him something special, you know?
09:24Well, don't look on a football shirt or a gift voucher, and then I'm out.
09:31Um, Vic, I have actually been meaning to talk to you.
09:37It's kind of crowded over at Cathy's, and, uh, I just really miss her.
09:45And Christmas morning, I don't want to wake up and drink Thai vodka and barbecue shrimp on me own.
09:51I thought that was an Australian thing.
09:53No.
09:55That's a you and me thing.
09:58That's all you reckon.
10:02Can't have you barbecuing shrimp in Cathy's spare room, can I?
10:06No.
10:07Happy days.
10:09Right, I'll catch you later.
10:10See you in a bit, mate.
10:11How about getting him an early edition of one of his favourite books?
10:20Barney.
10:21Hey.
10:21Christmas.
10:22Yeah.
10:22Sorry.
10:23Thanks, Marie.
10:25Yeah, it's a great idea.
10:26See you in a bit.
10:27Have a good day.
10:27What do you want?
10:36I was hoping to offer up a bit of a Christmas miracle.
10:43What's that look for?
10:46Is this about the restraining order, because...
10:48Just tell me why you're here.
10:49Thanks.
10:52Okay.
10:53Um...
10:54An old doctor friend of mine has thought of another way we can find your son.
11:02It's a DNA thing.
11:05Genetic records.
11:06I won't bore you with the technicalities.
11:08But if we knew the father's identity, it looks like we could open up a whole new avenue of investigation.
11:17Now, you've always said you don't know who it is.
11:22But if there's any way you can remember, I would do everything in my power to find him.
11:35I'm sorry.
11:37Like I said before, I've got no idea who he is.
11:47Oh, no.
11:58No, no, no.
11:59That's not the deal.
12:00I agreed to talk to you, not him.
12:02I've got legal rights.
12:03No.
12:03So...
12:04Annie is happy.
12:05Right now.
12:06I actually don't need any big revelations blowing her life apart.
12:09And you get that, right?
12:10Yeah, of course.
12:11He's just keen to get involved.
12:13You know, he wants to get to know her.
12:14Yeah, why are you pussyfooting around all this?
12:17Because of this.
12:18Right, because you've known for 12 hours and you're already hassling me.
12:22Rushing me.
12:23Don't exactly fill me with confidence.
12:24We ain't got nothing to worry about, all right?
12:25I'm a great dad.
12:27Aren't I?
12:28You're living out of a bag with your passport in your back pocket.
12:30I don't even know if you're sticking around Warford or not.
12:33And that is what I'm talking about.
12:34All right, you are not going anywhere near my daughter until I say so.
12:37And you are not telling her that you're her dad until you've got some sort of plan.
12:41Just baby steps, yeah?
12:58Forget him, Lauren.
13:00I've done worse.
13:01I'm going to go.
13:09Did I hear that right?
13:11You've got a kid with Linda.
13:14What are you going to do?
13:16I don't know.
13:19What can I do?
13:20She's holding all the cards, isn't she?
13:22Well, if it was my kid,
13:24I wouldn't let anyone keep me away.
13:27Don't say I love
13:29Because I'm not hiding
13:31All my love
13:35How did I do that?
13:42This is fine.
13:49I know why you're against
13:51a care home.
13:52And
13:54Well, the thought that it costs me
13:56It's my eyes water.
14:01There will come a time
14:02The money's one thing, all right?
14:04But it's Nigel, isn't it?
14:05He's nowhere near the level of the people in these care homes.
14:08Half the time, he's the same bloke he always was.
14:11Half?
14:12As much as that?
14:14I don't think so.
14:15When it's bad
14:21Phil, when it's bad
14:24It's really scary
14:27Or let me guess, is that Elpho nativity?
14:32It's die hard
14:33I know, it's been tough
14:37Of course it has, but right now
14:40There's more good times than bad
14:42Are you really telling me
14:45You're ready to walk away from him
14:46And that you could sleep at night
14:48If you did?
14:54No, I couldn't
14:55No
14:57But we can't pretend
15:01He isn't getting worse
15:02And, you know
15:04I really worry that today's screening
15:06Might be too much for him
15:07It might go on, Cancell
15:09We can't
15:10It...
15:11It'd be devastated
15:18Well, I think you need to check with Linda about that
15:20No, it's nothing to check, you know
15:22She just thought it'd be some good bonding time
15:24You know, take Annie to the grotto
15:25Go and see Santa
15:26No, no, no, no, no, no
15:27Linda is taking her to the grotto
15:29That's what I'm saying
15:30She's gonna meet us down there
15:31Well, she's all right about that
15:33I mean, to Annie
15:33You're just some strange old man
15:35The safest place in the world
15:37For that little girl
15:38Who's with her dad
15:39I just want to get to know her
15:42That's all
15:43I mean, you've got this place to run, haven't you?
15:46And I love what you've done with it, by the way
15:47Thank you
15:48Yeah, it's very, er...
15:51Like Bougie, innit?
15:53Oh, boutique hotel
15:54Yeah
15:55Those first reviews
16:00Very important
16:02So if I can get Annie out of your way
16:06Give you a chance to be the hostess
16:08Well, the mostess, wouldn't it?
16:12Honey, darling, get your coat
16:14Mummy's friend wants to take you to see Santa
16:16Where's Tommy?
16:20He's meant to be here
16:20Oh, yeah, well, don't worry about my back
16:22I'm like Rudolph on steroids
16:24Take why your nose is so big, eh?
16:26You want to lay off the shirt?
16:28Hey, hey, you're very funny
16:29Zoe, it's all right, it's just a car
16:32I'm sorry, I'm sorry
16:42I can't go
16:43I'm going to stay on the sofa with Minnie Mo
16:45I'm safe there
16:46No, no, you're not
16:46No, I am
16:47Because any time I try and move forward
16:49Something happens
16:50Then, Zoe, it was just a car
16:52We're all okay
16:53Enough is going to happen, all right?
16:54Trust me
16:55When I find out who this is, and I will
16:57I will kill him, all right?
17:10Oh
17:10Ta-da!
17:13What do you think?
17:14It's all right
17:15Oh
17:16You look so dapper
17:18In your tie
17:20You look like James Bond
17:21Geriatric man of mystery
17:24Mobility scooter instead of an Aston Martin
17:26Did I have a sports car?
17:29Er, your Morris Minor, do you mean?
17:31Yeah
17:31Yeah
17:32You and Phil went on a treasure hunt in it together
17:35Do you remember?
17:38Oh, er
17:39You're having a little accident, don't worry
17:42This suit's all wet
17:43It's all right, Mac
17:45We've got another one upstairs
17:46Come on
17:46Let's clean you up
17:47Come on, sweetheart
17:49Don't worry
17:51Don't worry
17:51Let's see what's up
17:59Overstairs, up a sec
18:02You all right?
18:17You excited?
18:19Listen, your mum tells me you've been a really good girl this year
18:24So you've definitely got me on Father Christmas's good list
18:28Which means you are going to get loads and loads and loads of presents
18:32Sound good?
18:34Merry Christmas
18:35Mr. and Mrs. Claus are ready to see you
18:37I love Santa
18:38Yeah
18:39I do know
18:40Come on
18:40Let's go
18:41Uncle Max
18:42That's Anna, right?
18:44Yeah, yeah
18:44Just helping Linda out
18:45Oh, ho, ho, ho, ho
18:47What have we got here?
18:49A little girl
18:51Annie
18:51Annie
18:52Uh, with you
18:54Okay
18:56Why don't you take a seat next to Santa?
18:58Ah
18:59All right, I'll need a photo of this
19:01Hang on
19:01Here we go
19:03All right, big smiles
19:05Annie
19:06Big smile
19:07Cute
19:10Right, there's no easy way to say this
19:24You minding the film?
19:26It got cut
19:26What's the point of me doing it then?
19:29Sorry
19:30That's your business
19:31Callum
19:34Is Joe going to make it tonight or what?
19:38Well, look, you know how he's got his new girlfriend up north
19:40And how she's not got anyone this time of Christmas
19:42Stupid Elena
19:44Let me guess
19:45He's staying there for Christmas as well?
19:47Yeah
19:47Sorry
19:49Come on
19:50You know
19:51Could you, um
19:52Keep a hold of this one
19:54I'm up there
19:54It's Julie's Christmas present
19:57Yeah
19:58Speech
19:59Yes
20:00Nigel, you're on in 30 seconds
20:03Oi
20:07I barred you from the Vic
20:10That means you don't get served in here either
20:12All I did was ask for a drink
20:14You're asking for a slap
20:15And you know it
20:17You might want to give her a bit of a break
20:24We just had a tricky few months and she came back
20:27She's been back for months
20:30Yeah, went in the country
20:31She had a few personal things to deal with
20:34And probably thinks she deserves a drink, that's all
20:37Just wanted to say thanks
20:49You know, for not dropping us in it with Max
20:52Well, you kept it secret because I begged you to
20:54It's not my place to tell him
20:55I'll, uh, I'll do what I can to make sure my dad, he steps up, yeah?
21:03You might have sent me a photo
21:05Santa's grotto, little Annie
21:08I never went to the grotto
21:10Well, Max said
21:11Stupid
21:14Right, if anyone's phone goes off in the middle of this
21:21You're in massive trouble
21:23I'm being serious
21:26Turn them off
21:27Now, please welcome to the stage
21:33Nigel
21:34Thank you
21:40Um, everyone has a favourite Christmas movie
21:47It's a wonderful life
21:49Christmas carol
21:50Die hard
21:51Although, um
21:54If you want to see a bald man
21:57In a vest causing havoc
21:58Just walk into the kitchen
22:00When Phil's making breakfast
22:05Um
22:17The thing I
22:20The thing I love
22:21Most about Christmas
22:24Movies
22:26Where were we?
22:32Sorry
22:32Sweetheart, Mum
22:33The thing I love
22:33Yeah
22:34The thing I love
22:36About Christmas
22:37Right, right
22:37The thing I love
22:37About Christmas movies
22:38Is
22:39The way
22:40They bring
22:41People
22:42Together
22:42I don't know
22:49What?
22:51Where'd you get that from?
22:52What?
22:52Oh, it's nothing
22:53It's nothing
22:54It's a black eye
22:54I don't know
22:55No, it's
22:56Let's talk about this at all
22:58No
22:58It was an accident, darling
23:03You didn't mean it
23:05It's okay
23:08It's okay
23:08Come on, I can't
23:16Nigel
23:18Nigel
23:19Nigel, why?
23:21You think Patrick looks like Santa
23:28Well, maybe he is Santa
23:31In that way, you better be nice to me
23:33Come here
23:34That woman has no redeeming qualities
23:43She's worse than Sophie
23:44Everybody is in there
23:45She's a selfish, lying, manipulative bitch
23:48Well, with that attitude
23:49No wonder she don't want nothing to do with you
23:51Same goes for Sophie
23:52So I'm the bad guy now?
23:54You're lying to her
23:55About her kids
23:57So yes, you are
23:58Is everything all right?
24:01Yeah
24:02Yeah, nothing to worry about
24:03Are you tired of him?
24:24No, no
24:25Oh, nothing
24:26I knew this was all too much
24:29Too many people
24:30Too much pressure
24:30Oh, here we go
24:31Again
24:31What, are we going to talk about care homes
24:33You thought maybe we should
24:34Care home?
24:37But, um
24:38For me
24:39No, no, no, no, mate
24:40Oh
24:41Um
24:44Living in a home
24:46A care home
24:47No, no, mate
24:48I'm here, isn't I?
24:50Yeah
24:51I want to be alone
24:56What?
24:58I want to be alone
24:58Can you give him a minute?
25:01I'll be right back
25:01You sure?
25:05Yeah
25:05Hello?
25:28Hello?
25:28Hello?
25:29Hello?
25:33Hey, nice.
25:42You had a good day?
25:44Yeah, I have.
25:47We can do this again, anytime.
25:53Because, look, I'm not just your mum's friend.
25:57I've known her for years.
25:59A long time before you were born, even.
26:01I'm four and a quarter.
26:03Yeah.
26:10Look, I'm your dad, Annie.
26:13I'm your dad, all right, which is a really good thing,
26:15because it means I'll always look out for you.
26:19Because you're my little girl.
26:23What the hell do you think we're doing?
26:24He's my dad.
26:27Come on. Come on.
26:29I warned you.
26:30Well, I'm in her life now.
26:31No, you ain't.
26:32No, you ain't.
26:33You stay away from me.
26:34You stay away from my daughter.
26:35I'm in her life now.
26:45Come on.
26:48Taxi!
26:52Taxis.
26:55Nothing.
26:56And then three come at once.
26:58Nah, nah, that's buses.
27:00There's buses coming threes.
27:04I need a taxi.
27:06Just get me home.
27:09Get me somewhere close to me.
27:12Oh, my God.
27:13Oh, my God.
27:15Oh, my God.
27:17Oh, my God.
27:19Oh, my God.
27:21Oh, my God.
27:23What do you have to do with a taxi in this place?
27:36What do you have to do to get a taxi in this place?
27:51And a very merry Christmas to you and all, sweethearts.
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