Eastenders 31st December 2025

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New Year celebrations take over Walford, the Brannings turn on one of their own, and Phil offers advice.

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00:00Did I wake you?

00:06Tea.

00:11Don't even think about it.

00:14Nothing happened, did I?

00:15Course not, she's got too much class.

00:17She'd never steep.

00:19First the christening, then Linda.

00:21Two weeks, and already everyone hates your guts.

00:24That's gotta be a record, isn't it?

00:26No, I'm on it. I'm sorting it out, aren't I?

00:28Oh, is that gonna be a New Year's resolution?

00:29Yeah, exactly.

00:31Don't do me that tea, will you? My ears banging.

00:33Oh, you want a cuppa?

00:34Then go to the caf.

00:36And you go near my daughter again.

00:38And I'll come at you with a carving knife.

00:50Harry's Barn, tonight I am having a killer of a New Year's Eve party,

00:54so come along, start your 2026 off right.

00:57I think I'm a bit too old for that.

00:59Oh, well you weren't invited anyway.

01:01No offence, but I want a young, lively, fashionable crowd.

01:05That's us.

01:07It's gonna be a lot more fun than any sad little affair you and Elaine are gonna have.

01:10Ooh, a lot less drama too.

01:11And what's that supposed to mean?

01:12Love a boy.

01:13Oh, you made quite a splash at the christmas.

01:15I think I've lost my appetite.

01:16Just leave it to me, okay?

01:17Ian, don't.

01:18Please.

01:19What is this fancy dress?

01:22No, I'm covering for my mum.

01:23She's at the dentist.

01:24Right.

01:25Cup of tea.

01:26And she left me strict instructions that you are not to be served your bard.

01:29Ian, I just want a cup of tea.

01:30Is that too much to ask?

01:31You ruined a beautiful day.

01:32That actually suits you, that does.

01:38Oh, what?

01:39What?

01:40How?

01:41It's causing trouble.

01:42I'm covering for my mum.

01:43What?

01:44I'm covering for my mum.

01:45She's at the dentist.

01:46Right.

01:47Cup of tea.

01:48And she left me strict instructions that you are not to be served your bard.

01:50Ian, I just want a cup of tea.

01:51Is that too much to ask?

01:52You ruined a beautiful day.

01:54That actually suits you, that does.

01:59causing trouble yet always don't tell me you're interested oh he's he's old well i'm not adverse

02:18to a wrinkle or two no no old geezers they've got to be hot and young yeah yeah new house rule

02:24oh by the way i'm moving in with penny oh are you i mean beggars can't be choosing so let's go to

02:30this party from the new year in with the bang oh meet some hot blokes please i need it it's been

02:35too long cobwebs is it that man killed our son i just can't bear it if you have any more issues

02:50with him okay you come straight to me and i'll deal with him i promise you sorry

02:56so is it good to be back yeah great trying to keep busy you know yeah well i'm busy myself the rest of

03:07day sorting stuff out for nige but uh i'll be back next week all right yeah

03:14sorry sorry i'm just uh just what is it i know i know it's hard you know being out

03:28all this temptation around you it's not that it's just difficult after everything that happened

03:34listen you've got nothing to be ashamed of yeah believe me i know a thing or two about addiction

03:40and that well it's it's like a 24-hour job just trying to keep on top of it but you concentrate

03:45on work keep your head down and you'll do it you'll be fine how can i be fine i hate the fact that my dad

03:50my family having to pay for this when other people walk around and scot free it ain't right it's not fair

03:55someone crosses my family i deal with them that's how i sleep at night you got an itch you scratch it

04:04any problems give me a call

04:08i'm sorry about it okay well my fault and peter is a very irritating bloke yeah hot though

04:33you're bummering lauren so he is hacked off of you yeah yeah i know i'm gonna make it up to it

04:43lauren yeah well tell her that don't you yeah she won't listen to me will she

04:48well i'll take you out for lunch later i'll say sorry give me a chance to make it up to you both

04:56yeah look she's not gonna be into that just maybe don't tell her that you're meeting me

05:00are you like an ambush yeah what could possibly go wrong come on let's get just the three of us

05:08family i can talk around i just need your help

05:13it's not your fault oh it's it's him it's it's always him it's just him in it yes but the whole

05:26day he was ruined and jimmy might not remember it but louie definitely will yeah we don't get another

05:31shot i just feel like i let them both down i uh all right yeah we're just moving everything back in

05:42yeah i'm actually just gonna pop out see you later what was that about max i don't know we'd all be

05:51just so much better off if he just weren't around what we're gonna do it just ruins everything he

05:56makes lauren unhappy i just i wish there was a way we could just get rid of him no i might just have an

06:03idea hey i was coming to see you uh sorry i've got things to do well what about later

06:12hi oh no catch up about stuff oh jasmine what no what no well maybe oh no my head's mashed

06:23could do with um talking it through are you asking for some help with your brother buy your lunch a bit

06:31last of the big spenders i can stretch them pie chips that's it deal i'll see you there

06:41last of the big spenders so what does he like

06:58so what does he like oh just ask him yeah yeah and your baby yeah just keep your eye on him and

07:15make sure he don't disappear that's all you gotta do well can i call you we're gonna be busy you know

07:20sorting out care homes and stuff and i can't have you on the phone you know going into a meltdown every

07:24time he thinks he's 19 again and don't worry about it it'll be absolutely fine thank you for doing

07:30this for us really appreciate it no problem anything we can do to help oh and um just a word of advice

07:36when nigel gets confused as he often does um the best thing is just to play along with it don't try

07:41and correct him or anything path of least resistance yeah i will hi her hi yeah does anyone fancy a cup

07:47too yeah i'd love one do you fancy going for a bit of lunch later we can go to the caf or the vic

07:54whatever you fancy yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah so you you um might want to stick on some strides first

08:00nice nice yeah yeah of course this is strictly casual wear well i'll i'll get dressed

08:10okay yeah um patrick's filled me in on everything

08:40look if you need anyone to talk to i'm here thanks how you go darling so how's paddy doing

08:50not great so what you moved back in no no no not yet i've just managed to get the

08:56the pub open but it's all uh it's all very quiet yeah lovely thanks sweetheart

09:02see you

09:10you're flying low nice well i've no idea what you're talking about

09:13you look so beautiful today i love you julie

09:28sorry mate i don't embarrass you it's just um it's our anniversary well uh wedding no first date no it's

09:36exactly a year since we first met maybe we should do something tonight go out you know

09:45do something special it's new year's eve right maybe um it's a meal you know just the two of us

09:53that would be lovely

09:58oh i should have known sorry i just yeah i never got him lauren all right i only asked him to get

10:04you here because i knew you wouldn't come for me yeah two right can we just not sit down and talk

10:08please for ten minutes well when do we get a chance to spend time together just the three of us

10:1310 minutes

10:22clock's ticking

10:26i just want to apologize so

10:29to both of you all right i've been thinking about my behavior all right how messed up it is

10:34how messed up i am i'll keep repeating the same toxic patterns i have done for years

10:39just self-destructive isn't it pointless

10:46i'm sorry i hurt you all right but i just hurt everyone don't i because i've got a problem

10:52i want to sort it out all right

10:57i've been trying to figure out a way to stop because i really do want to stop

11:03i'm determined

11:03it's a private conversation you want to know what he's been doing the past couple of days

11:15rain please do me a favor getting smashed and trying to bed my daughter hands all over her

11:21you're disgusting she feels defiled if you don't believe me ask her

11:26you know that weren't even true you know for a second i i actually i actually started to believe you

11:39but when it comes to a quick bunk up we are we are always going to be second best

11:42that's not fair all right you and your brother the most important thing in the world to me lauren

11:46yeah keep telling yourself that

11:47my kids come first right always have always will do you think abby or bradley would agree with that

11:58i don't

12:04oscar oscar

12:17jason thank you

12:38so

13:10Drinking alone?

13:13Not a good sign.

13:15You want to join me?

13:17I don't.

13:18Think that Jack would like that food much, do you?

13:22No, I guess not.

13:31Max, got a minute?

13:33No.

13:33Come on, don't be like that.

13:34I'm not your enemy, okay?

13:36I had my cup of tea earlier.

13:37Look, that was down to me mum.

13:39I know what it's like to be hated by everyone.

13:42I feel like you're the outsider.

13:42I'm not you, Ian, all right?

13:44No, you're not, all right?

13:45But I understand, all right?

13:46I understand how it feels sometimes to feel like you're alone, but especially this time

13:52of year.

13:59What do you want?

14:02Nothing.

14:02No, go on.

14:03Yeah, I know you.

14:04Just spit it out, will you?

14:04Before I give you a slap.

14:05I've got a proposal.

14:08All right, a business proposal.

14:09Something that's mutually beneficial.

14:10Not insurance.

14:11All right, Max, I've got you a...

14:13Let's call it a little present, yeah?

14:15What's this for?

14:33Help you out.

14:35Help you on your...

14:36Why?

14:37Look, it seems to me like there's nothing left for you around here anymore.

14:45All right?

14:45So, why don't you do yourself and everyone else a favour and just disappear?

14:53I'll tell you what.

14:55Think of that as travel.

14:57You all right?

14:59Just help me on your way.

15:00What do you think on that cheap?

15:04Max, there is nothing left for you here.

15:08Don't you see that?

15:10Your kids hate you.

15:12Your brother hates you.

15:13Nobody, nobody wants you here anymore.

15:18All right, do yourself a favour and just go.

15:30What did you think you were going to do?

15:33Eh?

15:34What, attack him?

15:36Kill him?

15:37How's that going to help?

15:38I can't let Ravi strut around like nothing happened.

15:43Why does he get away with it?

15:46My dad's in prison.

15:48Barney's gone.

15:48He's destroyed our whole family.

15:50I need to do something.

15:52I need to pay him back.

15:54You kill him and then what?

15:55What, everything's sorted?

15:56What, you happy again, are you?

15:57I don't know.

15:58I don't know.

16:00But if I don't, I know what's going to happen.

16:02It's going to keep playing with my head.

16:04And I'll start using again.

16:06I don't want to, but I'll relapse.

16:07I know I will.

16:08Okay, okay, okay, okay.

16:10Oh, darling, I'm here for you.

16:15I can't let him get away with this.

16:19I can't.

16:20No, no.

16:21No, no.

16:23And neither can I.

16:24What does that mean?

16:25Look, we are going to do this together, Harry.

16:28Yeah, but we have got to play this right.

16:30We've got to take our time.

16:31It has to be planned carefully so that it doesn't come back on us.

16:38I promise you, darling, Ravigalati is going to pay.

16:43Service.

16:44Yeah, I'm coming.

16:45Service.

16:45Follow your best bubbly, please.

16:50Okay.

16:51We're celebrating our engagement.

16:55Right.

16:55Yeah.

16:56We're getting married, me and Julie.

16:59Yeah.

16:59I'm very excited.

17:02On the air, yeah?

17:03Oh.

17:03Oh, thanks.

17:07Well, then, what are we doing later?

17:09Um.

17:10Well, you know, it's New Year's Eve.

17:11Is it?

17:12Yeah.

17:13We could go to a party.

17:16Yeah, only if there's dancing.

17:17I'm a really good dancer.

17:20And I love dancing, so.

17:23Let's do it.

17:24I love this one.

17:25Turn it up, Sharon.

17:25Oh.

17:28Oh.

17:29Here they did you do it.

17:31Oh.

17:33Oh.

17:38Did you do it?

17:41Did you do it?

17:42Oh, what?

17:43Oh, what?

17:43It's all going to be.

17:45Oh, you're going.

17:53What is this?

17:55Well, I thought we'd have another go at christening, DIY.

17:59It seemed like a good idea, but it's essentially just a bowl of water and a couple of candles,

18:03so it's not quite the same, but...

18:05It is so sweet.

18:09Louis's actually just gone to bed, so we might need to wait till the morning, but...

18:12Yeah, but...

18:13I love this idea, though.

18:15Yeah.

18:19I'm so lucky to have a husband like you.

18:22You're so kind and considerate.

18:25You've just got the biggest heart in the world.

18:30You just...

18:31You deserve the best, Lauren.

18:36You know that, don't you?

18:37Do I?

18:38Yes.

18:40You deserve better than him.

18:42My dad like him, you know.

18:45Well, I've got you now.

18:47Yeah.

18:47You and my boys.

18:50I don't need him in my life.

18:52I actually just need to get him out of my head.

18:56Why don't we go out?

18:58You know, blow off some steam.

19:01See the new year in style.

19:03What about our kids?

19:04I've told Gran and she could babysit her.

19:10Come on, it'll just be you and me.

19:13We'll just...

19:13We'll put the past behind us.

19:14No Max.

19:15Just...

19:16Just us two.

19:18Look in...

19:19Look into the future.

19:21Together.

19:24Yeah?

19:24What are you doing?

19:41I don't know.

19:43What's it look like?

19:45This ain't because of the other night.

19:47Oh, no, no.

19:48I'm not having you blaming me, all right?

19:49You run out on your kids.

19:50That's on you.

19:50I ain't blaming you.

19:52For the record, all right?

19:53I'm sorry about what happened.

19:55I was drunk, yeah?

19:57I was out of order.

19:57Yeah, you were.

19:58Neil, I feel bad.

20:00You're right to knock me back.

20:04You're a lovely, nice person, yeah?

20:06But you should just...

20:07stay as far away from me as possible.

20:09What do you think?

20:11I paid for the room.

20:12Look, you don't have to go right now.

20:14Yeah, of course I do.

20:16Because no-one wants me here, do they?

20:17Everyone hates my guts.

20:21So what's the point in staying?

20:22Yourself?

20:23No.

20:24No, it wouldn't work.

20:26I spent years, years trying to change, you know?

20:28Something always goes wrong.

20:32That's this place, you know?

20:34Got too much history here, too many bad memories.

20:38I'll stay, I'm just gonna hurt people.

20:42It's best for everyone if I just go.

20:44Just run away?

20:45Yeah, exactly.

20:45Max Brennan.

20:48Coward.

20:50That's me.

20:54Say goodbye to Annie.

21:02No, no.

21:03It's on the house.

21:05New year, new start.

21:07I don't want a war, Revy.

21:10Cheers.

21:11Cheers.

21:15No one should be alone on the museum.

21:27Sad and pathetic.

21:29Well, that's what I do every year.

21:31It's my life.

21:35Well, maybe it's time for a change.

21:37There you go.

21:49Good luck.

21:51I've got you a New Year's Eve present as well.

21:53No.

21:53Well, it's not just for you.

21:55It's for, um...

21:56Well, it's for everyone, the whole family.

21:58Oh, yeah?

21:59What is it?

22:00I've got rid of Max.

22:21Oi, watch where you're going, mate.

22:24Well, you got a licence for their meals.

22:25Yes.

22:26Yes.

22:27Yes.

22:28Yes.

22:29Yes.

22:30Yes.

22:31Yes.

22:32Yes.

22:33Yes.

22:34Yes.

22:35What's happened?

22:35Is it all right?

22:37Yes, yes.

22:37Yes.

22:38Yes.

22:38It's just, um...

22:39Look, uh...

22:42I know what it's like to feel trapped.

22:44Or stuck.

22:46I'm an addict.

22:48Alcoholic.

22:49It...

22:49With you, it-it's other stuff, but we're not so different.

22:55Well, I do understand.

22:56You ain't a bad bloke

23:01I know that

23:04Things have gone wrong

23:07When you was a kid

23:09All sorts

23:11But you don't have to carry on the same

23:14You've got a choice

23:16You can choose to be the bloke that Tanya felt for

23:21That had a family

23:23A home

23:24You and me

23:30I've got that inside of you

23:35Running away

23:38Giving up

23:39It's not the answer

23:43You'll just end up somewhere else

23:44Feel exactly the same

23:45Maybe

23:48Maybe your kids need you

23:52More than you think they do

23:53It's nice of you to say

24:01It's true

24:05Believe in yourself

24:08I do

24:11I do

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24:47Right, everyone, fill your glasses.

24:58Five minutes to go.

25:01And fireworks to the square, courtesy of Bill's Eels.

25:06And straight back in and your first glass of bubbly's on the out.

25:10Right.

25:12It's great.

25:17Didn't you get the message?

25:33You're not welcome here.

25:36You can't pay me off, Ian.

25:39I'm staying.

25:40Right.

25:42I think you need to go.

25:43No, I don't think so.

25:47You don't want to ruin it for everyone, do you?

25:52Yeah, tell them, Jack.

25:53Listen, I know.

25:54I know you both hate me, all right?

25:56And for good reason, yeah?

25:59I've done bad things.

26:01Those things are costing me a marriage, two kids, a family, all right?

26:05So I need to change.

26:07I can change, I know.

26:08I know you don't believe that, all right?

26:10But I'm going to prove to you.

26:132026 is the year I'm going to become a proper dad, yeah?

26:17Oscar, please.

26:27Laura.

26:28Wait, just let them go.

26:29They're better off without you.

26:30You know that, don't you?

26:40Laura.

26:43Laura!

26:47I swear, I swear on my life, I can change.

26:59I know I can.

27:02This time next year, you're going to be proud of me.

27:05Promise?

27:06Let's see, shall we?

27:08I very much doubt it.

27:09Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one.

27:19Powerade!

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