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EastEnders 23rd December 2025
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00:00Are you going to stand there like a lemon or buy a girl a drink?
00:10I'm not stopping her. I just want a can.
00:13And I want Bruce White, snaked with a Bruce in his gun.
00:17I expect he's cocked off for Christmas alone. Pity.
00:23Die hard.
00:26Yeah, mate.
00:27Good.
00:30Oh, Trace, a pint, please, and a large G&C for me.
00:35Peggy says they're on the house.
00:37She's upstairs. I'll check, shall I?
00:45Do you want to tell me why it's so important to get that can?
00:52I just need to get away.
00:54Oh, don't tell me. Christmas, arguments.
00:56Debbie hasn't slung you out, has she?
01:01Oh, well, if you need, I'll...
01:03I'll go and have a word with her.
01:10I could sling him out.
01:13Three pints of lager and he thinks he's old with no eyes.
01:16Just wait for my dad, boy.
01:21Oh, dear.
01:25But he's here, it's very young.
01:28Try to imagine
01:30a house that's not a good one.
01:33That's where I'll be since you left me.
01:46My tears could melt the snow.
01:50What can I do without you?
01:53I've got no place, no place to go.
01:57It'll be lonely.
02:00It's Christmas
02:01Without you to hold.
02:05It'll be lonely.
02:07It's Christmas
02:09Lonely and cold.
02:13It'll be cold, cold, cold.
02:16Without you to hold.
02:21It's Christmas
02:23It's Nigel coming back.
02:31Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah.
02:32Of course, it's been about five minutes, that's all.
02:35Something tells me I won't be lonely.
02:50It's Christmas.
02:52What?
02:52You must have seen that gorgeous redhead giving me the eye back there.
02:56Couldn't take her eyes off me when I was singing.
02:58I was a snake charmer and she was a python writhing in front of me.
03:02A coper must have seen the type of snake that could have had to use it.
03:09A python wouldn't fit in the basket unless it was a pretty large basket called a very smooth python.
03:17You are missing the point, Nigel.
03:19I am in.
03:21In like Celine, my friend.
03:27It's just more like that.
03:29I haven't had a sniff since my fears that I was a boy.
03:32I've got that Sarah.
03:33Lisa.
03:35Me and fleshy's in a pan of love, old chum.
03:37Me and birds.
03:39I've never seen someone again.
03:42Yeah.
03:42If I could tell him someone, I'm sure you came too.
03:45Yes.
03:46And knowing my luck, she'd be some kind of psycho and I wish I'd stayed single.
03:49And it'd just be nice, you know, to have someone special at this time of year.
03:58Come in here with another laugh.
04:01Talk about the year, the memories you've shared.
04:05Something could buy a present or something.
04:08That kind of thing.
04:09Anyway, what'd you buy up at Debbie now?
04:15I don't know.
04:17You're going to be in your doghouse again.
04:18I mean, I did get her a present and I wrapped it up and...
04:25I gave it to Phil in case I forgot that.
04:29So, Mitchell, what'd you give her that ape for?
04:32It's my friend.
04:33I'm just doing it.
04:35Really?
04:36I think you were closer to this psycho, brother.
04:39You cheating kid!
04:45Where are you going?
04:47Hey, stay here with me.
04:48Hey, do us a favour, Lodge.
04:56Give him a slap.
04:57His foot was over the line when he took his phone.
04:59Oh, admit it.
05:01His foot was over the line.
05:04Hey, hey, come on.
05:06Hey, look at you.
05:07Lionel Flaming Blair, we're going to do a dance with a death.
05:11I'm going to take you down.
05:12Nice and easy.
05:14Yeah.
05:14You learn those dance steps on the front lines?
05:16Hey, Archie's teaching how to tango.
05:18Just stop, will you?
05:27It's Christmas night.
05:29What are you messing about?
05:33Is it okay?
05:35I just, um...
05:37I just want a present I gave you for Debbie.
05:43Present?
05:45I, um...
05:46I don't think we would be randomly wandering around fish-embowling people.
06:02Right.
06:03Well, I'm going to go home and wrap your presents.
06:05So good luck, Troy.
06:06Hey, sir.
06:13Oh, shit, sir.
06:14It's nothing.
06:16So I'm going to go and look for night, you.
06:19Stay here, yeah.
06:20Just in case you come too much.
06:22Hey!
06:25Hey!
06:26Hey!
06:27Hey!
06:27Hey!
06:28No, I'm not getting involved in another one of your hairpin's games.
06:35You haven't got to do nothing.
06:36All you've got to do is sit in the car, watch way loud out the turns,
06:40or we'll be in and out in ten minutes.
06:41So, you want me to get my hair-driver for a turkey heist?
06:46Jesus.
06:48Well, we would, but we're six pounds still.
06:52Merry Christmas.
06:53Ben, Merry Christmas.
06:56I'm out.
06:58Now, there is something I wouldn't mind if I'm wrapped up under the tree.
07:08One of us should get a number.
07:11Put some other mug tips on it.
07:13Yeah, one of us should.
07:22Tyus.
07:26Tyus!
07:27Tyus!
07:27Tyus!
07:28Tyus!
07:30Tyus!
07:30Tyus!
07:31Tyus!
07:36Tyus!
07:37Don't worry, brother.
07:38Plenty more fish in the sea.
07:46You won.
07:49What did you make out of your last?
07:51It was all night about it.
07:53Plus, it's got mum's voice in the air.
07:56Back in my head.
07:58Have a name.
07:59A woman will come between you.
08:02Your brothers.
08:08Are you all right, Nigel?
08:13So jumbled up in my brain.
08:17Am I going magic?
08:20I don't know how to go in this.
08:22I think if I could just find Debbie's presence and think I'd be okay, I think everything would make sense.
08:31I'm sure I gave it to you, Phil.
08:34You didn't.
08:35I don't know if you're lying to me.
08:37And why would I lie?
08:38I don't know.
08:39Because you promised me that you'd look after me.
08:52Then I will.
08:54To the end.
09:00Well, if he does come in, just give us a call, yeah?
09:02Of course, Jess.
09:04You still know it's a night?
09:05Yeah, yeah.
09:06Yeah, she's letting him feel like it's hard.
09:10He's probably just near the side.
09:13But I can't find him.
09:14And you think I don't know when you're lying to me?
09:18You're not going anywhere until you tell me what's really going on.
09:21She won't like it, you know?
09:32Who knew?
09:34Oh, lady, ship.
09:36Peggy.
09:37Runs the tight ship.
09:39She don't approve of lock-ins.
09:41What time is it?
09:44Does it matter?
09:47I don't know.
09:48I just feel like I need to get back.
09:51I hope you've brought my mate to present.
09:54Said he did, but he lost it.
09:56He didn't.
09:57He missed it.
09:57He missed it.
09:59I think I didn't.
10:01I must have made a mistake.
10:02What was it?
10:03Nice pair of earrings.
10:07I don't know.
10:09I just know that it's gone.
10:12You're always losing things these days, aren't you, Nigel?
10:16Forgetting things.
10:18You become a burden.
10:19No wonder Julie's tired of it all.
10:22Julie?
10:24No.
10:25Debbie.
10:28It's always been Debbie, hasn't it?
10:31And now you've lost her.
10:35That's the thing about losing things, Nigel.
10:39You can always find them again.
10:40Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah.
10:54Feels like fire.
10:58I'm so in love with you.
11:04Dreams are like illusions.
11:07They keep...
11:08You don't need me anywhere, you know it.
11:10You don't need me anywhere, you know it.
11:10You don't need me anywhere.
11:10You don't need me anywhere, you know it.
11:11You don't need me anywhere.
11:12Love is bright, skinny, darkness away.
11:18Yeah.
11:23I'm so in love with you, purge of soul.
11:31Make love your glow.
11:38You don't need me anywhere, you know it.
11:40I'm so in love with you.
11:42I'm so in love with you.
11:42I'm so in love with you.
11:43You don't know what you're talking about.
11:44Most of the time he's fine, you know.
11:46He just goes about his business like normal.
11:48And when he does flare up, I can handle him.
11:51Yes, yeah, you probably can.
11:54But I don't mean you should.
11:57Bill, come on.
11:58You want to enjoy the best of him, don't you?
12:00So why not let the professionals do the difficult stuff?
12:03I mean, tell me, Julie, she wants to have banged up in the care room or not.
12:09Oh, come on.
12:09We're not talking Belmarsh here.
12:12You know, there are some really good ones out there.
12:14Who's going to care on that?
12:15We'll just go down in quickly.
12:18It doesn't have to be permanent, you know.
12:20No, no, you don't do it.
12:21I'll promise you about your card trick.
12:24And that is exactly what I'm going to do.
12:25I'll protect you.
12:32Are you sure we'll want to go out after talking and all the trimmings?
12:39It's not every day you get invited around someone's house on Christmas Day.
12:44It's good of Carol to ask us.
12:47Anyway, we'll have fun.
12:48Claire will be there.
12:49And we did say she could see Janine.
12:51Fine.
12:52I'd have Christmas dinner with O.J. Simpson.
12:55It made you.
12:57I want you to be happy too.
12:59I am.
13:02It's just a special present.
13:04I mean, I don't know.
13:05I bought you something, but I just kind of seem to find it.
13:09No, it doesn't matter.
13:10No, but it was important.
13:12It was special.
13:15It had meaning.
13:17Something for you to look at and remember me by.
13:22When I'm gone.
13:26Gone?
13:27I'm not gone.
13:28Where are you going?
13:29I don't know.
13:33Look, why would I need someone to remember you by?
13:36You're here.
13:38You're with me.
13:40And I can look at that lovely face whenever I want to.
13:43You know you've been up for my life, don't you?
13:49You'll always be with me.
13:59Listen.
13:59I want that to be true.
14:07I just...
14:08I don't think it is.
14:10I don't think you will always be with me.
14:16You want to get rid of me?
14:18What?
14:19No, it's all right.
14:19You don't need to lie.
14:20I know how hard it's been for you, but I just...
14:26I don't know what I thought.
14:32I suppose I thought you loved me more than that.
14:37Nigel, please.
14:39Nigel, please.
14:43Nigel.
14:46Hey.
14:47Hey, it's okay.
14:49It's okay.
14:49It's me.
14:51I've got you.
14:55Debbie.
14:59It's okay.
15:00I'm here.
15:01You're going to be okay.
15:02I'm sorry, Alice.
15:03It just matters.
15:04It doesn't matter to me.
15:07It's important.
15:09It means something.
15:10Nigel, sweetheart, you really need to calm down, okay?
15:13Then we're going to go home, and then everything's going to be okay.
15:18Home.
15:18I know you were upset about what you thought you heard, about the care home, but no decision's been made yet.
15:25All we were doing, we were just talking through options sometimes.
15:28I've let you down.
15:29No, you haven't let me down.
15:30Yes, this was supposed to be our best Christmas ever.
15:34Our first Christmas as husband and wife.
15:36Nigel, we've been married for over 20 years.
15:39My mate, it's me, it's me, it's me.
15:50Phil, just calm down, alright?
15:52Calm down.
15:53I don't want anyone to get hurt, right?
15:55Put the store down, Nigel.
15:56Put the store down, Nigel.
15:58Get out!
16:02Get out!
16:02Get out!
16:03Out!
16:04Ok, ok.
16:05Get out!
16:06Get out!
16:07Get out!
16:24He's going here.
16:26Stupid, stupid.
16:28He doesn't know what he's doing.
16:29I'm not him.
16:30No, he's forgotten anything like that.
16:32I watched him before you came in.
16:37He was talking to himself.
16:40He was dancing.
16:43I don't know where he was, but he wasn't here.
16:48He thought I was Debbie.
16:53He was talking about a present.
16:55He thought it was really important, some present that he'd lost.
16:58I don't know whether it was for Debbie or for me.
17:00I told him.
17:01He gave me this for safekeeping.
17:05I think in case he forgot which looks like he did.
17:07He did.
17:12Um...
17:13You stay or I'll have you come in.
17:15Thank you, Coyne.
17:16I'm going to go and see Alfie.
17:17He's got the key for his bowels.
17:18He's got the key for him.
17:19He's got the key for him.
17:20Let's get in there before.
17:21Before he bumps that door.
17:29He's got the key for now.
17:30You've got to wrap!
17:31No!
17:32No!
17:33No!
17:34No!
17:35No!
17:36No!
17:37No!
17:38No!
17:39I need to get home, I think.
17:40Nigel's locked himself in.
17:41No, no.
17:42How do you get in?
17:43Tell me you're supposed to be lucky.
17:45I didn't think you answered your own question, babe.
17:47Shut up!
17:57You think this is funny, eh?
17:59But it is kind of funny, Phil.
18:01I've just worked hard on this, alright?
18:03You know?
18:04And you lot are just sitting there laughing.
18:05You think this is some sort of joke.
18:06It's like,
18:07I ain't a joke.
18:08Come on, I ain't a joke.
18:09That meant to be funny, Phil.
18:11Just get out, go on.
18:12All of you, get out!
18:13The show's over!
18:14The show's over!
18:16Get out!
18:21What are you playing at, Phil?
18:23Next is like really hard on that,
18:25and everyone is enjoying it.
18:26Just go!
18:27Go!
18:33Go!
18:47What are you doing, sir?
18:57You gonna help with these turkeys or what?
19:00You're the love of my life.
19:03Your present.
19:05All I want for Christmas is you.
19:08She's gonna kill you.
19:09If you don't find it,
19:10you're gonna die sad and alone.
19:12You're gonna die, you know that, don't you?
19:13Find that present.
19:15What flaming present?
19:16How many times have I got to tell you?
19:18I got it.
19:23You don't look well, love.
19:25I think you need help.
19:28Don't worry.
19:30I'm here.
19:31I'll always be here.
19:44Come here.
19:48I'm always here for you, sweetheart.
19:51Where am I?
19:53Nigel.
19:54You're in the Vic, mate.
19:56Everything's fine.
19:58Julie, do you want me to call the doctor or something?
20:00No.
20:01All right, thanks.
20:02Just give us a minute.
20:03Yeah, of course.
20:04You're so beautiful, Debbie.
20:05I messed up.
20:06Didn't I?
20:07I hurt you.
20:08No.
20:09No, you didn't.
20:10No.
20:11No.
20:12No, you didn't.
20:13No.
20:14Look.
20:15Look, my phone.
20:16It's the present you were looking for.
20:20Sorry.
20:21There's nothing to worry about.
20:22Okay.
20:23It's the present you were looking for.
20:24Sorry.
20:25There's nothing to worry about.
20:26Okay.
20:27Okay.
20:28It's the present you were looking for.
20:30Sorry.
20:31There's nothing to worry about.
20:32Okay.
20:33It's the present you were looking for.
20:34Sorry.
20:35Sorry.
20:36There's nothing to worry about.
20:38Okay.
20:39Okay.
20:40that's a little bit
20:46the map is off at Julie
21:00Julie
21:06it's meant for you
21:10the present
21:11I remember now
21:13remember me
21:40remember us
21:43always
21:45I'm really sorry
21:59that you heard
22:01what you heard
22:03for you
22:04talking about
22:06killing me
22:08and I'm so sorry
22:11it upset you so much
22:13but it was never
22:17it was never
22:19without you hurting me
22:21do you understand
22:23you didn't
22:27but make it work
22:40we'll make it work
22:50we'll make it work
22:50we'll make it work
22:50I'll make it work
23:00I'll make it work
23:01I'll make it work
23:02you have to go
23:03do you listen to me
23:06I've finished
23:08I'm going to die
23:09no matter what
23:10I promise
23:12I promise
23:13not a waste of God
23:14you have
23:15things have changed
23:17but you are the best
23:21a man could ever ask for
23:22but now
23:24I need to take me back
23:27I need to be careful
23:34Oh, be careful.
23:55Come sit down.
24:00Thanks.
24:04You got a bit of tea?
24:06Mm-hmm.
24:07Lovely.
24:12Julie.
24:17And I love you.
24:24See ya.
24:27Do you have a thing?
24:28Yeah, it's fine now.
24:30I, uh...
24:43I think I owe you an apology.
24:47You know, when you first came here, I had a go at you because, uh...
24:53Well, you was burying your head in the sand.
24:54You couldn't see, uh, how bad it could get.
24:57But now here we are.
25:00Here we are, and I'm the one who's burying the head in the sand.
25:04I see you, man.
25:05You know what I'm saying?
25:06I've talked to Kathy tonight, and she thinks that Nigel might get more out of us, you know.
25:16If, uh...
25:17If we're not doing all the donkey work, you know, he'd...
25:21We'd get more out of him, we'd get the best out of him, and he'd get the best out of us, you know.
25:25So maybe, you know, maybe it's time now to, uh, to look at the... the car out of us.
25:36And just took one conversation with Kathy for you to take away.
25:40No, uh, it wasn't that.
25:42It was him, that, uh...
25:45That film of this, it's like, uh...
25:50It's like he was trying to tell me something.
25:55Or maybe he won't, I don't know, just...
25:57But, uh, well, that's what I saw anyway.
25:59It's like he was talking to me.
26:04You know, I don't...
26:05I don't think he wants this.
26:08He never...
26:08He never wanted to be a burden, you know, and I think that's...
26:11That's what's stressing him out.
26:15So, uh...
26:16I talked to him, yeah?
26:20Yeah, I mean, I'm the...
26:22I'm the one that made him the promise.
26:26And I'll go be the one that's breaking it, so it's got to be me.
26:29I've got us a couple of toasties, mate.
26:46Um...
26:47I thought we were going to eat them outside, so...
26:49Do you want to go toast us off?
26:50Oh, my God.
27:08Cheers.
27:38Sam and Truth, your favourite. Still, still.
27:45Do you remember what I said to you when I was tired you wanted to leave?
27:59I said no, I asked you to stay and I swore that I'd
28:07look up here. The thing is that I've been hanging on with that because you
28:16obviously made that promise to me because I thought it was the best thing for you.
28:24But now I'm not sure it's the best thing for you or for anyone anymore.
28:36We found out that road, you and me, are now and up now.
28:53That's okay.
28:54You need to let make up yourself.
29:02You need to let make up yourself.
29:09You need to let make up yourself.
29:18I'm not even paying off yourself.
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