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Eastenders 4th February 2026
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00:00Hi, Mrs. Bates. This is Chris Vickery from Brereton Rice Care Home. I hope you've got my message.
00:21We can only keep your husband's place for 24 hours, so if you could get back to me to confirm by the...
00:30So you've got a place in the care home then? When's he leaving? I don't know. What about you?
00:38Sounds like you want rid of me, Phil. I just thought he might be tired of slumming it on my sofa.
00:42Maybe I could have Nigel's room if he's on his way out. Do they know about the place yet?
00:48Ain't you got somewhere else you should be? I thought we'd head down to this Val renewal, actually, you know,
00:53seeing as Nigel's almost family. Plus, I heard the owner. He used to be in the drugs game.
00:59I wouldn't know. Thought me and you could take her aside after a ceremony, have a little chat with her.
01:08If I don't find out who's talking, Phil, they're gonna hurt Vicky. You do get that, don't ya?
01:12I said I'll ask around. I've asked around. And when they get back to me, I'll let you know.
01:19Hey, son. Is she alright? She just had a few drinks last night. Found her on the sofa.
01:33Attention, please. The one, the only, Mrs. Julie Bates!
01:39Sorry, I think I'm gonna be sick. That wasn't the response I was hoping for.
01:46You look amazing. Thank you. Doesn't she, Nigel?
01:51Beautiful.
01:52Aw. Well, I was worried I might look like a bag of spuds, but Elaine's managed to work on that chick.
01:58Oh, shall I take a photo, Nigel? Come here.
02:01Yeah, you get up there. Right. That's it.
02:03Okay. Big smiles for the happy couple on their special day.
02:08Get married, aren't we? We are.
02:10Kim said that she'd officiate for us. Nicola said that we could use Harry's barn.
02:15Yeah, I thought we might pop over there to check everything's the way you want it, yeah?
02:19Yeah. Um, I better get ready.
02:21Oh, you've got hours yet, sweetheart.
02:23It's fine. It's fine. I'll keep an eye on you.
02:25Okay, thank you.
02:29Gorgeous. Thank you.
02:32I'm getting married.
02:34I know you are, Nigel. I'm just about to go home, get changed, and I'll see you there, alright?
02:39Yeah. See you there.
02:41Good morning, Sparrows.
02:43Is it? I feel like death.
02:46Oh, I don't... I don't feel too bad, actually.
02:49I mean, I don't remember much at all about last night, but...
02:52everyone's still speaking to me, so...
02:55couldn't have been that bad, could we?
02:56Yeah. See you later.
03:13I've been meaning to talk to you, you know, about last week, the trial.
03:22That's fine.
03:23No, no, no, no, no, it ain't. Yeah, I should have been there, and... I should have apologised before. And I kept meaning to, but, um... I don't know, there's a... there's a lot of noise in my head right now, yeah? So, um... and I'm... I'm trying.
03:40I just want you to know that I'm trying. Okay?
03:55I knew something was up with you. Look, Dad, when I was going through some stuff, like, it really helped to speak about it. So, I just want to let you know that I'm here if you ever need to speak.
04:07Yeah?
04:08Yeah?
04:09Yeah, yeah. Yeah.
04:10I'm fine, okay? Everything's fine.
04:13Are you sure?
04:14Yeah. Just let me speak to you, okay?
04:17Hey, Nugget!
04:18Hey, hey, hey.
04:20Hey.
04:21How's work it strange, guys?
04:24I'd rather pretend you cared, Dad.
04:26The princess at waiting.
04:28No, no, no, no, no. I was just apologising, um, for last week, not being there for her.
04:32What about being there for me? It's been a month and you've done nothing.
04:35If it was her who got attacked that night, you would've... you would've torn this place apart.
04:51Hey, Jack.
04:55Somebody to see her.
05:00I spoke to Zoe. She said she approved your request for a visit.
05:04She did.
05:05Are you going?
05:06Mm-hmm.
05:07Don't, please, Patrick.
05:09My son's dead and I have to write his eulogy.
05:12I need to know the truth about who he was and what he did.
05:16Look, I know what you think of it.
05:19But I can't square that man with the son I raised.
05:23So I need to talk to Zoe, okay?
05:26What if it traumatises her in the process?
05:29Listen up, I ain't looking to traumatise anybody. I just need the truth.
05:33It gives me no pleasure saying this, but your son was every bit as bad as people are saying. That's the truth.
05:39And the other truth is, my son didn't kill anybody. Your daughter did.
05:43Just promise me you won't tell her about Jasmine because there's nothing she can do about it. And it will break her heart.
05:50Yeah. You want what's best for your daughter, I understand that. But her broken heart is no concern of mine.
06:07No kiss goodbye, then?
06:08Oh, sorry.
06:09Look, I know you're upset about Nugget here, but don't call me out, babe. We're in this together.
06:14Yeah, yeah, I know. I just thought with Ty and me it'd be okay, but now I'm not sure.
06:19Yeah.
06:20We just need to get him out of this headspace.
06:22A baby. We should buy him a car.
06:25I mean, he'd love that. Massive distraction and you could teach him how to drive.
06:30Father, son, bondage in time, get things back on track.
06:32Yeah. Yeah, that's great. I'm sorry to stay.
06:34Oh, yeah. Can I have a diamond necklace whilst you're at it?
06:38We're gonna get through this, okay? You'll see.
06:41Yeah. It's just that I can see it in his eyes. He's in a really bad place. Yeah, and that's down to me.
06:48It's down to you, okay? What happened to Nugget? That's Harry and Nicola's fault.
06:52They did this and they're responsible.
06:55Yeah. I'll see you later. Yeah.
07:01Nigel! What are you doing? I'm getting married. I need to get ready with my best man.
07:18Nigel! What are you doing sneaking up?
07:22This will make you up. Why don't you run inside, yeah? Just run inside.
07:25He thinks she's getting married. Does she seriously think he's up to this?
07:31That would be fair with it now. The call from the care home could come any day now.
07:35But Julie just wants to give him one last happy day on the square with all his friends before he leaves.
07:40You can tell her. Tell her that you'll be there.
07:50I've just been missing... Not missing anything. We're finished now. All done.
07:55I need a bit of blue to bring up the dress and her eyes and...
07:58Oh, here, look. No, stick it in yourself. No, no, no. I'll punch myself.
08:01Mum. Darling, you all right in your school?
08:04I've got a free. You all right? Have you and Zach had a falling out?
08:07No. Can we talk? Nick!
08:09Look, darling, it's going to have to wait, all right? No, please, Mum.
08:12I've got an event starting in half an hour, all right? Just grab yourself a Coke, yeah?
08:16No problem. She wants a bigger stage.
08:19Not for me. Not for me. I just want to make sure that everybody can see this beautiful expression of love, Mum. Yeah?
08:25Then book the O2, cos this is all I could get last minute.
08:28It's smashing, Nicola. Honestly, I can't thank you enough, really. Thank you.
08:34Hiya, Linda.
08:42Oi! Nuggets!
08:44That stop take should have taken ten minutes. Get your head in the game, yeah?
08:53He's counting cans of beans, not pitching for the World Series.
08:58Anyway, I thought he was supposed to be doing management stuff.
09:01Oi, you can't drive the bus if you don't know what's under the bonnet.
09:05Actually, you can.
09:07Anyway, look, I just...
09:08I just...
09:09I wanted to say sorry for taking the mickey yesterday.
09:13But you do just make it so hard.
09:18Hi, Vinnie.
09:19Could I have some paracetamol, please? I've got a banging head.
09:22I'm in a bit of a rush, too, so could you just stick it on my staff tab, please?
09:25Oh, I'm sorry, but I can't.
09:28Oh, have I gone over my credit limit or something?
09:31Look, honey, I think maybe you should talk to Mum.
09:35You, er...
09:40You sure you want to go through with this, yeah?
09:43Through with what?
09:44The vow, renewal.
09:47The wedding.
09:49Yeah.
09:50Yeah.
09:51I'm getting married.
09:56Where are you going?
09:57Oh, it's just, er...
10:00I'm just gonna get some water.
10:05Where is he?
10:07He's through there.
10:09All dressed up like a performing monkey.
10:12See, I don't want to argue with you, all right, but...
10:15You know, seeing him like that...
10:17You don't even understand what he's doing.
10:18You sure that this is the right thing for him?
10:20A little corsage, darling.
10:21There you go.
10:22Oh, buttonhole.
10:23Go on, why not?
10:24Yeah.
10:25Corsage, darling?
10:26Oh, Suki!
10:28Finney said he wants to talk to me.
10:29Yeah, I'm late for a meeting.
10:30To be honest, he was acting a little bit weird, so...
10:31You are unbelievable, honey.
10:32I can't believe you've got the gall to stand here right now and look me in the eye.
10:47And, if I was you, I'd be hiding under a rock right now.
10:50And, if I was you, I'd be hiding under a rock right now.
10:53I can't believe you've got the gall to stand here right now and look me in the eye.
10:56And if I was you, I'd be hiding under a rock right now.
10:59I've done something to upset you.
11:02How could it not upset me?
11:04Wasn't that the whole point of the email?
11:06Email?
11:07Oh, you didn't think there'd be consequences.
11:12Suki.
11:14Listen, I'm...
11:15No, honey.
11:17You're suspended until I think about what those consequences are.
11:23What's that all about?
11:28I'm going to have to go home.
11:30I don't feel very well.
11:30Do you want me to come with you?
11:31No.
11:33I thought you were all up for the vow renewal when we talked about it at Christmas.
11:38No one could have predicted that he'd go downhill as quickly as he has.
11:41I'm just not sure he's up to it now, that's all.
11:43Oh, yeah, and I bet you've been really busy telling him that, haven't you?
11:46I haven't said a word, all right?
11:47I've played along with it.
11:48But why do you think he's here?
11:49He feels unsettled, you know?
11:51He needs to be back home here, where he feels safe.
11:55This isn't his home, Phil.
11:57It was until you made it impossible for us to stay here,
12:00undermining me at every turn.
12:02Stop making this about you, will you?
12:04Says the man who was going to cart him off to Portugal,
12:07away from his wife, his friends and everything he knows.
12:09I was wrong, OK?
12:11And I see that now.
12:12You know, I wasn't putting Nigel first,
12:13but I'm just saying, don't make the same mistake as me.
12:18What if he's stood there with all them people
12:20looking at him and he can't deal with it?
12:23Well, I'm going to look after him after.
12:24And he gets upset and starts panicking.
12:27He won't!
12:28Listen, what if he...
12:29What if he wets himself?
12:31Oh.
12:31Now, what if he wets himself
12:33like he did before the film screening?
12:35Because you know that's a possibility, right?
12:39Listen, the man that turned up at my doorstep
12:43a little over a year ago, he wouldn't want this.
12:47You know, he was prepared to kill himself,
12:51to keep his dignity.
12:52Now, we need to protect that man.
12:55I just wanted to give him a happy day
13:02before everything changes.
13:06But they already have, haven't they?
13:10We need to honour what was important to him, you know.
13:15His dignity.
13:25Thank you, for agreeing to see me.
13:41You probably think I killed your son.
13:44I didn't.
13:46Do you believe me?
13:49I don't know what to believe.
13:51That's the reason why I'm here.
13:52You know, when I lost my son, Paul,
13:57man, it broke my heart.
14:00But at least I could understand, you know,
14:02the way he was,
14:04the company he kept.
14:07But with Anthony,
14:09I find it difficult to understand.
14:14And to reconcile that loving boy I knew,
14:18to demand everybody telling me that he was.
14:22So,
14:26it's the reason why I'm here to
14:28ask you to help me to understand.
14:33Do you really want to know the truth?
14:37Because I don't think it's going to make you feel any better.
14:42I just want to know my son.
14:43What are you looking at?
14:53That's Julie.
14:56We're getting married.
14:57And how do you, uh, how do you feel about that?
15:04Well, I feel, um, lucky.
15:08I mean, look at her.
15:10Well, you know, there'll be a lot of people there.
15:12I'm just a bit worried that it might be, you know,
15:15a bit too much for you.
15:16Well, you both are, me and Julie.
15:18She doesn't want to.
15:20No, no, she wants to, mate.
15:21It's just, well, we're not sure what's best for you.
15:25And that's all we want, you know.
15:27What's best for you?
15:28This is what's best for me.
15:31I want to marry her, Phil.
15:33I want to marry her more than anything in the world.
15:43Getting together with him that night was a mistake.
15:48So why did you?
15:50Why build up his hope, hmm?
15:52I weren't in a good place.
15:53I weren't thinking straight.
15:55I thought I was being stalked,
15:57that I was going to die.
15:59But he didn't help.
16:01He exploited the situation
16:03so that he could get back in my life,
16:05even though it was falling apart.
16:08Is it possible that you could have misinterpreted his behavior?
16:13Was that before or after he attacked me?
16:17The last thing I remember was him attacking me, Patrick.
16:21The look on his face.
16:24He wanted to kill me.
16:25And then everything went blank.
16:31But I didn't kill him, Patrick.
16:34I can't deny that Anthony hurt me.
16:36But I did things that I ain't proud of.
16:40And maybe if I'd have brought him in instead of pushing him away,
16:46maybe things would have been different
16:48and that would have brought out the good in him
16:51because there was good in him, Patrick.
16:53Well, thank you for seeing me and thank you for telling me the truth
17:04and for being as kind as you could be under the circumstances.
17:09I'm not going to take up any more of your time.
17:15Time ain't something I'm sure of in this place.
17:19How's Jasmine?
17:22Well, as far as I know, she's well.
17:24I'm sure Kat will be able to tell you more than I can.
17:28Thanks.
17:28Miss, wait. It's going to start in a minute.
17:35You've been waiting for ages.
17:36Please, Mum, I need to talk to you.
17:39Okay.
17:44I overheard Ravi and Priya talking earlier.
17:47They were blaming you and Harry for what happened to Nugget.
17:50And I know you couldn't do something like that.
17:56But...
17:56But what?
17:58What, you think your brother could? Is that it?
18:00Could what?
18:02Barney's got it in his head
18:04that we had something to do with what happened to Nugget.
18:06I heard Ravi and Priya say you were responsible, that's all.
18:09Yeah?
18:10You shouldn't believe everything you hear, darling.
18:12So you didn't do it?
18:14No. Of course not.
18:16Or get someone else to do it.
18:18Barney?
18:19How could you think such a thing?
18:21Do you think I did that?
18:23What, because of that beef I had between me and Ravi?
18:25Your brother had nothing to do with it, and neither did I.
18:29Just tell him.
18:31Why not, Barney?
18:34Look me in the eyes and swear.
18:35Barney?
18:36He just told you.
18:38Swear to me?
18:40You had nothing to do with it?
18:43I swear.
18:46Right.
18:47Can we put this stupid idea to bed now, please?
18:52Oh, come on, it's starting.
19:00Hi.
19:05Um, hi.
19:06Hello, everyone.
19:07Can I just...
19:08Can I just have a quick word?
19:10Um, thank you all so much for being here.
19:12I really appreciate it.
19:14So, we're not going to wait for Nigel?
19:18Er...
19:18He's not coming.
19:23So, er, look, you all know, er, what Nigel's going through,
19:27and, er, I thought that this was something that I could give him.
19:32You know, a special day, you know, something for him to draw on
19:36when things get harder.
19:38Er, um, but, er, thinking it through,
19:43I don't know that it's what he really wants.
19:47Yes, I do.
19:52Oh, mate.
19:54Aw.
19:55Well done, Nigel.
19:57Right, Nigel.
19:58Aw.
19:58So, um, are we going to get married, or what?
20:06Oh, my God.
20:07Oh, my God.
20:07Oh, my God.
20:07Oh, my God.
20:08Oh, my God.
20:08Oh, my God.
20:09Oh, my God.
20:10Oh, my God.
20:11Oh, my God.
20:12Oh, my God.
20:15I don't remember saying this.
20:17Well, you were angry and frustrated,
20:20and I said, write it down, get it all out.
20:23She suspended me.
20:24Well, you know, it might all work out for the best in the end.
20:28She'll reflect on the things that you've said,
20:30and things will get better.
20:32She's not the reflective type, Bea.
20:34She's the proud, vindictive type,
20:36and me dragging up all of this stuff about her having a crush on me,
20:40I mean, she's never going to forgive me.
20:43Look, I'm so, so sorry, but what's done is done,
20:47and, you know, maybe you'll get a new, better job.
20:50Did you want this to happen?
20:52No, of course not.
20:54Only you said it was your idea.
20:56I just wanted to help you,
20:58and I think that Sookie should be held to account.
21:01But if you wanted to help me,
21:02you should have stopped me from sending this email.
21:05Obviously, you weren't as drunk as I was.
21:07It's just you're a bit of a lightweight.
21:09That's...
21:10Are you blaming me for this?
21:13Bea, I have two kids, OK?
21:16And we're struggling to make ends meet.
21:18You might think I had a rubbish job,
21:20and it's easy to find another one,
21:21but it wasn't, and I can't.
21:22This is a real big problem for me and my family.
21:33Do you remember the first time we saw each other?
21:36It was at school,
21:37and Claire was having a few problems,
21:44and so I called you in for a chat.
21:48Didn't know what to expect.
21:50But it wasn't this, um...
21:53This shaggy-haired koala bear
21:56that came through that door.
21:59And then, when you'd gone...
22:03Yeah?
22:04I thought about you.
22:06Oh.
22:10And I thought there's something about your face,
22:14your beautiful face.
22:18And...
22:19I could tell that...
22:21I could tell that...
22:21you...
22:23were funny,
22:24and...
22:25that you were kind.
22:29And I...
22:30I thought...
22:32I'd like to see that face again.
22:37So I did.
22:39Yeah.
22:41Um...
22:41You came in at the video store.
22:44Yes.
22:45That's right, sweetheart.
22:46I did.
22:48Yeah.
22:49I suddenly developed
22:51a love
22:52for French cinema.
22:54Mm-hmm.
22:57And I developed a love for you.
23:01And I've loved you ever since.
23:04After all these years.
23:05So,
23:09I,
23:11Julie Bates,
23:13would very much
23:15like to take you,
23:19Nigel Bates,
23:20to be my husband.
23:26Again.
23:29I don't know what to say.
23:30Oh.
23:31It's okay, sweetheart.
23:32You don't have to say anything.
23:33It's okay.
23:35Why is everyone
23:39looking at me?
23:41I don't like it.
23:42It's okay.
23:42Please,
23:43can we go home?
23:44Yes, of course we can.
23:44Can we...
23:45Hey, hey, hey.
23:46Hey.
23:47You all right, mate?
23:49You want me to do this?
23:51I'll help you out,
23:52all right?
23:52I can help you out.
23:53Just...
23:53Just say
23:54what I say.
23:55I,
23:56Nigel Bates.
24:00I,
24:00Nigel Bates,
24:02take you,
24:03Julie,
24:04to be my wife.
24:05take you,
24:08Julie,
24:08to be my wife.
24:10Again.
24:12Again.
24:16Okay,
24:16you can kiss to bite now.
24:17Oh,
24:18okay.
24:26Are we married?
24:28Yes, right.
24:29Yeah.
24:29Can I go home now, then?
24:31Yeah.
24:33Come on.
24:34Goodbye.
24:42I'll take him to Linda's.
24:44Okay.
24:44You probably want to,
24:45you know,
24:46talk to everyone.
24:46No, please.
24:47He said he wants to go home,
24:49so, um,
24:51take him home.
24:54As soon as I wake up,
24:56every night.
25:08What's wrong with you?
25:10You look like you've seen a ghost.
25:11Are your parents in?
25:13No.
25:13Why?
25:14I need to ask you something.
25:16When Nugget was attacked,
25:17did he remember anything about it at all?
25:19You know he didn't.
25:20Not even if it was just a man
25:21or if there was a woman there.
25:22Anything at all.
25:23Why are you asking this, Barney?
25:24What's happened?
25:26You might want to answer, bruv.
25:32Where's my stone?
25:33Stone?
25:34Well, like a pumice stone.
25:36What's stone?
25:36From the beach.
25:38Listen, uh,
25:39there you go.
25:39Bubbles.
25:42Bubbles.
25:42Got to be better than some stone,
25:43innit?
25:44Bill!
25:46Listen, stay where you are,
25:47alright?
25:47Don't move up.
25:48You want that?
25:49What, so, um,
25:51am I staying here tonight?
25:53Yeah, you are, mate.
25:54Staying here back home
25:55where you belong.
25:58Bill!
25:58Alright, alright.
25:59Back in a minute.
26:00Alright.
26:08Do you want these upstairs?
26:09Uh, no, just, just leave them there, yeah?
26:11Alright, I'll grab the rest.
26:12Alright, cheers.
26:14Oh, go on.
26:15Hiya, Mark.
26:16You alright?
26:17I thought you was, uh,
26:18staying at the party.
26:19He likes his things around him,
26:20it makes him feel settled.
26:21Yeah.
26:22Listen, what, uh,
26:23what I said earlier,
26:25you know,
26:25I was, uh,
26:27I was wrong.
26:27No, no.
26:28No, you weren't.
26:29You were just
26:29doing what you thought
26:31was best for him.
26:31You know, like,
26:32so am I.
26:33There's no right or wrong.
26:34We're just trying to
26:35work it out together,
26:37aren't we?
26:37Yeah.
26:38There's, uh,
26:38there's something else
26:39I need to talk to you about
26:40as well,
26:40the, uh,
26:42the care home.
26:43No.
26:44Don't want to talk about that
26:45till tomorrow.
26:46I don't want it to ruin today.
26:47It was a good day
26:48in the end
26:49and I think Nigel
26:49really enjoyed it.
26:50Yeah, yeah, he did.
26:51His wife's out now, though.
26:52Right, so I'll just
26:53pop up and help him get his list.
26:54No, no, it's all right.
26:54It's all right.
26:55I'll do it.
26:55I'll do it, yeah.
26:56You just go back to the party,
26:57enjoy it.
26:58Are you sure?
26:59Yeah, yeah, it's fine.
27:01Oh, he was, um,
27:02he was talking about
27:03some stone or something.
27:04Oh, it's funny
27:04what he remembers, isn't it?
27:07Yeah, he had this lovely
27:08round, smooth stone
27:10and he used to keep it
27:10on the side of the bath
27:11of the old house
27:12as Dad found it for him.
27:14Hmm.
27:15I don't know
27:15but it survived the move,
27:17though, I'm perfectly honest.
27:18After you.
27:20See ya.
27:24She actually seems
27:25happy to be back.
27:26Yeah, it's not about
27:27her or me for that matter.
27:28It's about Nigel,
27:29isn't it, you know?
27:30He's back home here
27:31where he feels safe.
27:33So I guess it's a good job
27:34you didn't drag him
27:34off to Portugal then,
27:35isn't it?
27:36Someone done you
27:37a favour there.
27:38It was you?
27:40Well, you told her.
27:45G Norman did so
27:49that you
27:51first
27:54he
27:56thought
27:56was
27:57before
27:58that
27:59we
27:59get
28:02in
28:02gel
28:04You
28:05done
28:06too
28:07I
28:07well
28:07I
28:08know
28:10you
28:11I
28:11well
28:11I
28:12well
28:12I
28:13well
28:14you
28:14knew
28:15I
28:15well
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