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EastEnders 4th February 2026
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00:00Music
00:30Hi, Mrs Bates. This is Chris Vickery from Brereton Rice Care Home. I hope you got my message. We can only keep your husband's place for 24 hours, so if you could get back to me to confirm by the...
00:46So he got a place in the care home then? When's he leaving?
00:50I don't know. What about you?
00:53Sounds like you want rid of me, Phil.
00:55I just thought he might be tired of slumming it on my sober.
00:58Maybe I could have Nigel's room if he's on his way out. Do they know about the place yet?
01:03Ain't you got somewhere else you should be?
01:06I thought I'd head down to this vow renewal, actually, you know, seeing as Nigel's almost family.
01:11Plus, I heard the owner used to be in the drugs game.
01:15I wouldn't know.
01:16Thought me and you could take her aside after the ceremony, have a little chat with her.
01:23If I don't find out who's talking, Phil, they're gonna hurt Vicky. You do get that, don't ya?
01:27I said I'll ask around. I've asked around. And when they get back to me, I'll let you know.
01:34No.
01:43Is she alright?
01:45She just had a few drinks last night, found her on the sofa.
01:49Attention, please. The one, the only, Mrs. Julie Bates!
01:54Sorry. I think I'm gonna be sick.
01:59That wasn't the response I was hoping for.
02:02Look. Amazing.
02:04Doesn't she, Nigel?
02:07Cute.
02:08Well, I was worried I might look like a bag of spuds, but Elaine's managed to work on that chick.
02:13Oh, shall I take a photo, Nigel? Come here.
02:15Yeah, you go up there.
02:17Right.
02:18That's it.
02:19Okay, big smiles for the happy couple on their special day.
02:23We get married, aren't we?
02:24We are.
02:26Kim said that she'd officiate for us.
02:28Nicola said that we could use Harry's barn.
02:31Yeah, I thought we might pop over there to check everything's the way you want it, yeah?
02:35Yeah.
02:36I better get ready.
02:37Oh, you've got hours yet, sweetheart.
02:38It's fine, it's fine. I'll keep an eye on him.
02:40Okay, thank you.
02:45Gorgeous.
02:48I'm getting married.
02:49Oh, I know you are, Nigel.
02:51I'm just about to go home, get changed, and I'll see you there, alright?
02:55Yeah, see you there.
02:57Good morning, sparrows.
03:00I feel like death.
03:02I don't feel too bad, actually.
03:04I mean, I don't remember much at all about last night, but everyone's still speaking to me,
03:09so couldn't have been that bad, could we?
03:11Yeah.
03:12I'll see you later.
03:13See you later.
03:44Um, I've been meaning to talk to you, you know, about last week, the trial and stuff.
03:51No, no, no, no, it ain't.
03:53Yeah, I should have been there, and I should have apologised before, and I kept meaning
03:59to, but, um, I don't know, there's a lot of noise in my head right now, yeah, so, um,
04:06and I'm trying.
04:08I just want you to know that I'm trying, okay?
04:10I knew something was up with you.
04:12Look, Dad, when I was going through some stuff, like, it really helped to speak about it.
04:18So, I just want to let you know that I'm here if you ever need to speak.
04:22Yeah.
04:23Yeah?
04:23Yeah, yeah, yeah.
04:26But I'm fine, okay?
04:28Everything's fine.
04:28Are you sure?
04:29Yeah.
04:30Um, just let me speak to you, bro, okay?
04:33Hey, Nugget!
04:34Hey, hey, hey!
04:36Hey!
04:37How's work, it strange, going?
04:39I'd rather pretend you cared, Dad.
04:42Princess are waiting.
04:43No, no, no, no, no, no, I was just apologising, um, for last week not being there for her.
04:47What about being there for me?
04:49It's been a month and you've done nothing.
04:51If you were so who got attacked that night, you would have...
04:54You would have torn this place apart.
04:56Friends, tell me to...
04:57Thanks.
04:58See your night, out, out, in trouble!
05:00I spoke to Zoe.
05:16She said she approved your request for a visit.
05:19She did.
05:20Are you going?
05:21Mm-hmm.
05:22Don't, please, Patrick.
05:24My son's dead, and I have to write his eulogy.
05:27I need to know the truth about who he was and what he did.
05:31Look, I know what you think of him.
05:33But I can't square that man with the son I raise.
05:38So I need to talk to Zoe, okay?
05:41What if it traumatises her in the process?
05:44Listen up, I ain't looking to traumatise anybody.
05:46I just need the truth.
05:47It gives me no pleasure saying this,
05:50but your son was every bit as bad as people are saying.
05:53That's the truth.
05:54And the other truth is,
05:55my son didn't kill anybody.
05:57Your daughter did.
06:00Just promise me you won't tell her about Jasmine
06:02because there's nothing she can do about it,
06:04and it will break her heart.
06:05Yeah.
06:06You want what's best for your daughter, I understand that.
06:10But her broken heart is no concern of mine.
06:17No kiss goodbye, then?
06:23Oh, sorry.
06:24Look, I know you're upset about Nugget here,
06:26but don't cut me out, babe.
06:28We're in this together.
06:29Yeah, yeah, I know.
06:30I just thought with Ty and me it'd be okay,
06:32but now I'm not sure.
06:34Yeah.
06:35We just need to get him out of this airspace.
06:38Baby.
06:38We should buy him a car.
06:40I mean, he'd love that.
06:42Massive distraction,
06:43and you could teach him how to drive.
06:45Father-son bonding time,
06:46and get things back on track.
06:47Yeah.
06:48Yeah, I'll ask around to him today.
06:50Oh, yeah.
06:50Can I have a diamond necklace whilst you're at it?
06:54We're going to get through this, okay?
06:55You'll see.
06:56Yeah.
06:57It's just that I can see it in his eyes.
07:00It isn't a really bad place.
07:01Yeah, and that's down to me.
07:03This ain't down to you, okay?
07:05What happened to Nugget?
07:06That's Harry and Nicola's fault.
07:08They did this,
07:08and they're responsible.
07:12Yeah.
07:14I'll see you later.
07:15Yeah.
07:16Yeah.
07:26Nigel?
07:27What are you doing?
07:28I'm getting married.
07:30I need to get ready
07:31with my best man.
07:33Nigel!
07:35What are you doing sneaking up?
07:37Listen, mate,
07:38why don't you head inside, yeah?
07:39Just head inside.
07:40He thinks he's getting married.
07:45Does she seriously think he's up to this?
07:47Look, Phil,
07:48the call from the care home could come any day now.
07:51Like, Julie just wants to give him one last happy day on the square with all his friends
07:55before he leaves.
07:56You can tell her.
07:59Tell her that you'll be there.
08:02I've just been at this missing.
08:08Not missing anything.
08:09We're finished now.
08:09All done.
08:10Here it is.
08:10A bit of blue to bring out the dress and her eyes.
08:13Well, here, look.
08:14No, stick it to yourself.
08:15No, no, no.
08:15I've locked it to yourself.
08:16Mum.
08:17Darling, you all right?
08:18You're in your school?
08:19I've got a free.
08:20You all right?
08:21Have you and Zach had a falling out?
08:22No.
08:22Can we talk?
08:23Nick!
08:24Look, darling,
08:25it's going to have to wait, all right?
08:26No, please, Mum.
08:27I've got an event starting in half an hour, all right?
08:29Just grab yourself a Coke, yeah?
08:32No problem.
08:33She wants a bigger stage.
08:34Not for me.
08:35Not for me.
08:35I just want to make sure that everybody can see this beautiful expression of love, Mum.
08:39Yeah?
08:40Then book the O2, because this is all I could get last minute.
08:43It's smashing, Nickler.
08:44Honestly, I can't thank you enough.
08:45Really.
08:49Hiya, Linda.
08:57Oi!
08:59Nugget!
09:01That stop take should have taken ten minutes.
09:03Get your head in the game, yeah?
09:09He's counting cans of beans, not pitching for the World Series.
09:13Anyway, I thought he was supposed to be doing management stuff.
09:16Oi, you can't drive the bus if you don't know what's under the bonnet.
09:20Actually, you can.
09:22Anyway, look, I just...
09:24I wanted to say sorry for taking the mickey yesterday.
09:28But you do just make it so hard.
09:32Oh.
09:33Oh, hi, Vinnie.
09:34Could I have some paracetamol, please?
09:36I've got a banging head.
09:37I'm in a bit of a rush, too, so could you just stick it on my staff tab, please?
09:40Oh, I'm sorry, but I can't.
09:43Oh, have I gone over my credit limit or something?
09:46Look, honey, I think maybe you should talk to Mum.
09:50You, er...
09:54You sure you want to go through with this, yeah?
09:58Through with what?
09:59The vow.
09:59Renewal.
10:02The wedding.
10:04Yeah.
10:05Yeah.
10:06I'm getting married.
10:11Where are you going?
10:12Oh, it's just...
10:14I'm just going to get some water.
10:16Where is he?
10:30He's through there.
10:32All dressed up like a performing monkey.
10:36See, I don't want to argue with you, all right, but...
10:39You know, seeing him like that,
10:41you don't even understand what he's doing.
10:43You sure that this is the right thing for him?
10:46A little corsage, darling.
10:49There you go.
10:51Oh, but no.
10:52Go on, why not?
10:54Corsage, darling.
10:56Oh, Suki!
10:58Finny said you wanted to talk to me.
11:00Yeah, I'm late for a meeting.
11:02To be honest, he was acting a little bit weird, so...
11:05You are unbelievable, honey.
11:08I can't believe you've got the gall to stand here right now
11:10and look me in the eye.
11:11And if I was you, I'd be hiding under a rock right now.
11:14I've done something to upset you.
11:17How could it not upset me?
11:19Wasn't that the whole point of the email?
11:21Email?
11:22Oh, you didn't think there'd be consequences.
11:28Suki.
11:28Listen...
11:29No, I'm...
11:30No, honey.
11:32You're suspended until I think about what those consequences are.
11:42What's that all about?
11:43I'm gonna have to go home.
11:45I don't feel very well.
11:46Do you want me to come with you?
11:47No.
11:47I thought you were all up for the vow renewal when we talked about it at Christmas.
11:53No-one could have predicted that he'd go down here as quickly as he has.
11:57I'm just not sure he's up to it now, that's all.
11:59Oh, yeah, and I bet you've been really busy telling him that, haven't you?
12:01I haven't said a word, all right?
12:02I played along with it.
12:03But why do you think he's here?
12:04He feels unsettled, you know?
12:06He needs to be back home here, where he feels safe.
12:10This isn't his home, Phil.
12:12It was until you made it impossible for us to stay here,
12:15undermining me at every turn.
12:17Stop making this about you, will you?
12:19Says the man who was gonna cart him off to Portugal,
12:22away from his wife, his friends and everything he knows.
12:24Well, I was wrong, OK?
12:26And I see that now, you know?
12:27I wasn't putting Nigel first, but...
12:30I'm just saying, don't make the same mistake as me.
12:32What if he's stood there with all them people
12:36looking at him and he can't deal with it?
12:38Well, I'm gonna look after him, Anta.
12:40And he gets upset and starts panicking.
12:42He won't!
12:43Listen, what if he...
12:44What if he wets himself?
12:46Oh.
12:47Now, what if he wets himself
12:48like he did before the film screening?
12:50Because you know that's a possibility, right?
12:55See, the man that turned up at my doorstep
12:58a little over a year ago, he wouldn't want this.
13:00He was prepared to kill himself
13:05to keep his dignity.
13:07Now, we...
13:08We need to protect that man.
13:13I just...
13:15wanted to give him a happy day
13:17before everything changes.
13:22But they already have, haven't they?
13:23Yeah, well, we need to honour
13:27what was important to him, you know?
13:30this dignity.
13:51Thank you
13:52who are agreeing to see me.
13:56You probably think I killed your son.
13:59I didn't.
14:01Do you believe me?
14:04I don't know what to believe.
14:06That's the reason why I'm here.
14:09You know, when I lost my son, Paul,
14:12man, it broke my heart.
14:15But at least I could understand, you know,
14:17the way he was, the company he kept.
14:22But with Anthony,
14:24I find it difficult to understand
14:27and to reconcile that loving boy I knew
14:33to demand everybody telling me that he was.
14:40So, it's the reason why I'm here to
14:43ask you to help me to understand.
14:48Do you really want to know the truth?
14:52Because I don't think it's going to make you feel any better.
14:57I just want to know my son.
14:58What are you looking at?
15:09That's Julie.
15:12We're getting married.
15:13And how do you, er, how do you feel about that?
15:19Well, I feel, um, lucky.
15:24I mean, look at her.
15:25Well, you know, there'd be a lot of people there,
15:27but I'm just a bit worried that it might be, you know,
15:30a bit too much for you.
15:31We both are, me and Julie.
15:33She doesn't want to.
15:35No, no, she wants to, mate.
15:37It's just, well, we're not sure what's best for you.
15:41And that's all we want, you know, what's best for you.
15:43This is what's best for me.
15:44I want to marry her, Phil.
15:48I want to marry her more than anything in the world.
15:59Getting together with him that night was a mistake.
16:03So why did you?
16:05Why build up his hope?
16:06I weren't in a good place.
16:09I weren't thinking straight.
16:10I thought I was being stalked, that I was going to die.
16:14But he didn't help.
16:17He exploited the situation so that he could get back in my life,
16:20even though it was falling apart.
16:23Is it possible that you could have misinterpreted his behaviour?
16:28Was that before or after he attacked me?
16:33The last thing I remember was him attacking me, Patrick.
16:36The look on his face.
16:39He wanted to kill me.
16:42And then everything went blank.
16:46But I didn't kill him, Patrick.
16:49I can't deny that Anthony hurt me.
16:53But I did things that I ain't proud of.
16:57And maybe if I'd have brought him in instead of pushing him away,
17:02maybe things would have been different
17:04and that would have brought out the good in him
17:06because there was good in him, Patrick.
17:14Thank you for seeing me and
17:15thank you for telling me the truth
17:19and for being as kind as you
17:22could be under the circumstances.
17:25I'm not going to take up any more of your time.
17:31Time ain't something I'm sure of in this place.
17:35How's Jasmine?
17:37Oh, as far as I know, she's well.
17:39I'm sure Cat will be able to tell you more than I can.
17:43Thanks.
17:44Miss, wait, it's going to start in a minute.
17:50I've been waiting for ages.
17:52Please, Mum, I need to talk to you.
17:54Okay.
18:00I overheard Raffi and Priya talking earlier.
18:03They were blaming you and Harry for what happened to Nugget.
18:05And I know you couldn't do something like that, but...
18:12But what?
18:13What, you think your brother could? Is that it?
18:16Could what?
18:18Barney's got it in his head
18:19that we had something to do with what happened to Nugget.
18:22I heard Raffi and Priya say you were responsible, that's all.
18:24Yeah?
18:25You shouldn't believe everything you hear, darling.
18:27So you didn't do it?
18:28No, of course not.
18:31Or get someone else to do it.
18:33Barney, how could you think such a thing?
18:36Do you think I did that?
18:38What, because of that beef I had between me and Raffi?
18:40Your brother had nothing to do with it, and neither did I.
18:44Just tell him.
18:46Why not, Barney?
18:49Look me in the eyes and swear.
18:51Barney, he just told you.
18:54Swear to me you had nothing to do with it.
18:58I swear.
19:01Right.
19:03Can we put this stupid idea to bed now, please?
19:07Oh, come on, it's starting.
19:15Hi, Barney.
19:20Um, hi.
19:21Hello, everyone.
19:22Can I just...
19:23Can I just have a quick word?
19:25Um, thank you all so much for being here.
19:27I really appreciate it.
19:30So, we're not going to wait for Nigel?
19:33Er...
19:34He's not coming.
19:38So, er, look, you all know, er, what Nigel's going through.
19:42And, er, I thought that this was something that I could give him.
19:47You know, a special day, you know, something for him to draw on when things get harder.
19:54Erm, but, er, thinking it through, I don't know that it's what he really wants.
20:01Yes, I do.
20:02Oh, Nigel.
20:03Aw.
20:04Well done, Nigel.
20:05Right, Nigel.
20:06So, erm, are we going to get married or what?
20:08I don't remember saying this.
20:09Well, you were angry and frustrated and I said, write it down, get it all out.
20:15She suspended me.
20:16Well, you know, it might all work out for the best in the end.
20:32She'll reflect on the things that you've said and things will get better.
20:47She's not the reflective type, Bea.
20:49She's the proud, vindictive type.
20:51And me dragging up all of this stuff about her having a crush on me, I mean, she's never going to forgive me.
20:57Look, I'm so, so sorry, but what's done is done.
21:02And, you know, maybe you'll get a new, better job.
21:05Did you want this to happen?
21:07No, of course not.
21:09Only you said it was your idea.
21:11I just wanted to help you and I think that Sookie should be held to account.
21:16But if you wanted to help me, you should have stopped me from sending this email.
21:20Obviously, you weren't as drunk as I was.
21:22Well, it's just you're a bit of a lightweight.
21:25Are you blaming me for this?
21:28Bea, I have two kids, okay, and we're struggling to make ends meet.
21:33You might think I had a rubbish job and it's easy to find another one, but it wasn't and I can't.
21:38This is a real big problem for me and my family.
21:42Do you remember the first time we saw each other?
21:51It was at school and Claire was having a few problems and so I called you in for a chat.
22:01I didn't know what to expect, but it wasn't this, um, this shaggy-haired koala bear that came through that door.
22:15And then, when you'd gone, I thought about you.
22:21Oh.
22:22And I thought there was something about your face, your beautiful face.
22:30And I could tell that you were funny and that you were kind.
22:42And I thought I'd like to see that face again.
22:49So I did.
22:53Yeah.
22:54Um, you came in at the video store.
22:58Yes.
22:59That's right, sweetheart, I did.
23:01Yeah.
23:02I suddenly developed a love for French cinema.
23:08And I developed a love for you.
23:13And I've loved you ever since, after all these years.
23:23So, I, Julie Bates, would very much like to take you, Nigel Bates, to be my husband.
23:41Again.
23:44I don't know what to say.
23:46Oh.
23:47It's okay, sweetheart.
23:48You don't have to say anything.
23:49It's okay.
23:54Why is everyone looking at me?
23:56I don't like it.
23:57It's okay.
23:58Please, can we go home?
23:59Yes, of course we can.
24:00Can we...
24:01Hey, hey, hey.
24:02Hey.
24:03You all right, mate?
24:04You want me to do this?
24:06I'll help me out, all right?
24:07I can help you.
24:08Just, just say what I say.
24:10I, Nigel Bates, I, Nigel Bates, take you, Julie, to be my wife.
24:22Take you, Julie, to be my wife.
24:25Again.
24:26Again.
24:27Again.
24:28Again.
24:31Okay, you can kiss to bite now.
24:33Yeah.
24:42Are we married?
24:43Yes, I can.
24:44Yeah.
24:45Can I go home now, then?
24:46Yeah.
24:47Yeah.
24:57I'll take him to Linda's.
24:58Okay.
24:59You probably wanna, you know, talk to everyone.
25:01No, please.
25:02He said he wants to go home, so, um...
25:08Take him home.
25:09As soon as I wake up, every night...
25:24What's wrong with you?
25:25You look like you've seen a ghost.
25:26Are your parents in?
25:28No.
25:29Why?
25:30I need to ask you something.
25:31When Nugget was attacked, did he remember anything about it at all?
25:34You know he didn't.
25:35Not even if it was just a man or if there was a woman there.
25:37Anything at all.
25:38Why are you asking this, Barney?
25:39What's happened?
25:41You might wanna answer, bruv.
25:47Where's my stone?
25:48Stone?
25:49Well, like a pumice stone.
25:51What stone?
25:52From the beach?
25:53Listen, er...
25:54There you go.
25:56Bubbles.
25:57Bubbles gotta be better than some stone, innit?
26:00Bill!
26:01Listen, stay where you are, alright?
26:02Don't move.
26:03I'll be right back.
26:04Right, so, um...
26:06Am I staying here tonight?
26:08Yeah, you are, mate.
26:09Staying here.
26:10Back home.
26:11Where you belong.
26:12Bill!
26:13Alright, alright.
26:14Be back in a minute.
26:15Alright.
26:23Do you want these upstairs?
26:24Er, no.
26:25Just leave them there, yeah?
26:26I'll grab the rest.
26:27Alright, cheers.
26:29Oh, go on.
26:30Hiya, Mark.
26:31You alright?
26:32I thought he was, er...
26:33Staying at the party.
26:34He likes his things around him.
26:35Makes him feel settled.
26:36Yeah.
26:37Listen, what, er...
26:39What I said earlier, you know, I was, er...
26:41I was wrong.
26:42No, no.
26:43No, you weren't.
26:44You were just...
26:45Doing what you thought was best for him.
26:46You know, like...
26:47So am I.
26:48There's no right or wrong.
26:49We're just trying to...
26:50Work it out together, aren't we?
26:52Yeah.
26:53There's, er...
26:54There's something else I need to talk to you about, as well.
26:55The, er...
26:57The care home.
26:58No.
26:59Don't want to talk about that till tomorrow.
27:00I don't want it to ruin today.
27:02It was a good day in the end, and I think Nigel really enjoyed it.
27:05Yeah, yeah, he did.
27:06He's wiped out now, though.
27:07Right, so I'll just pop up and help him get his...
27:08No, no, that's all right, it's all right.
27:09I'll do it.
27:10I'll do it, yeah.
27:11You just go back to the party, enjoy it.
27:13Yeah.
27:14Are you sure?
27:15Yeah, yeah, it's fine.
27:17Oh, he was, erm...
27:18He was talking about some stone or something.
27:19Oh, it's funny what he remembers, isn't it?
27:21Yeah, he had this lovely, round, smooth stone, and he used to keep it on the side of the bath of the old houses.
27:27Dad found it for him.
27:29I don't know that it survived the move, though, I'm perfectly honest.
27:33After you.
27:35See ya.
27:36She actually seems happy to be back.
27:41Yeah, it's not about her or me for that matter, it's about Nigel, isn't it?
27:45You know?
27:46He's back home here, where he feels safe.
27:48So I guess it's a good job you didn't drag him off to Portugal then, isn't it?
27:51Someone done you a favour there.
27:53It was you?
27:55Well, you told her!
28:06Hey, when is the night?
28:12My, when is the night?
28:15I'll see you.
28:18My, when is the night?
28:23Scalduggery on the Emerald Isle.
28:25Find out how the Traitor's Island are getting on.
28:27Press red to watch on iPlayer.
28:29And from Sheffield 1978 to Radio 2's Piano Room 2026.
28:34Pulp.
28:35Listen as the artist list grows this month on Sounds.
28:38Welcome to the Emerald Isle.
28:39See you guys.
28:40We'll be back.
28:41Well, I'll see you later.
28:42Yeah, that's really fun.
28:43We'll be back.
28:44You'll see you later.
28:45Go, go.
28:46Go, go.
28:47Go, go, go, go.
28:48Go, go, go.
28:49You'll see you later.
28:51I'll see you later.
28:52Bye, go.
28:54Bye, go, go.
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