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Eastenders 16th March 2026
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00:10to the best mum in the solar system entire solar system which is approximately three light years
00:16across what's a light year so the biggest thing in our solar system is the sun but if it were
00:24a
00:24football pitch the Sun would only be a ball measuring 1.69 centimeters in diameter sitting on the goal
00:32line if you guys have any more questions I'll be off on my own Louie don't wait Jimmy
00:48all right yes it's okay if you know you've been through a very traumatic experience I told you
00:55already anyways stop fussing Peter I'm excited I mean I'm really looking forward to lunch at your
01:03grands good got a nice little surprise coming for you oh what hmm you're gonna have to wait and see
01:27come here you good to see you I've missed you all so much listen I spoke to Kat yesterday
01:34she said the reason why she's staying at Lynn's is to do with the dog I mean that's got to
01:39be a wind
01:39up right oh don't get me started about that flipping dog I said to Kat it's mother's day you have
01:44to go
01:45back for the kids but you know what Lynn's like so it's just me that's come back for her kids
01:49even
01:50though I haven't heard anything from Sean or Stacey probably too busy eating salsa or dancing salsa or
01:55whatever it is they're doing in Brazil that makes them forget about me and then oh do you know what
02:01Jean stop it I have got a positive outlook on everything now yeah I've worked through a lot of
02:09therapy I'm rested do you know I'm sleeping better than I have in years I've taken pills more pills
02:15more therapy more pills and here I am so no more talk of anyone's killer daughter
02:25welcome home
02:30there's a florist by the cemetery it'd be open on mum's day wouldn't it yeah hopefully they'll have
02:34pink roses do you know I realized I don't think Ricky would know what to lay on my growth
02:42thought the cancer was gone yeah hopefully I don't know I'm just really missing mum
02:49and the older that Ricky gets you know the more I want to be around for him you will be
02:56no I had something really funny the other day and it's stuck someone said that you died twice
03:02you know once when you actually die and and once when people stop thinking about you
03:07yeah well thank you Mitchell ain't dying anytime soon but neither are you all right
03:13how long have I got to hang around for today Vic all day it's lovely finally you have time it's
03:19over mum said that house was always full wheels and fowlers sitting around the table together on a
03:25Sunday proper family time fine listen it would do you good to spend some time with your family
03:32instead of that other company you've been keeping I told you that's all over now yeah just don't take
03:37me for a mug yeah I won't Vic I'll be in in a minute okay Sonny give me the news
03:53what no
03:56that's nowhere near enough I need a lot more than that well do your job and find someone who'll pay
04:02proper money for him oh Peter will you take them over there potential sale on a Sunday very nice
04:18hi can I help you hey do you work here I was just looking at this car I know it's
04:24a Sunday yeah
04:24we're not open today so there's no way I could get a test drive how about first thing tomorrow we're
04:31not really doing test drives at the moment I'm not gonna buy a car without test driving it it was
04:35just the way it is
04:43you okay
04:46Laura not now dad
05:01oh
05:02no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no
05:17no no oh no no no no no no no no no there we go
05:17see there we go there we go hey it is a goal it used to be called mothering Sunday oh
05:22three eight
05:23So, I'm up there.
05:25Servants used to take the day off to visit their mothers
05:27and take the flowers and stuff.
05:29Hear that? Where's my flowers and stuff?
05:32The roast lamb is looking fantastic.
05:36Veg is all prepped, and I'm about to start on your veggie patties.
05:39Nice you're doing a cooking for a change.
05:41Give Aunty Kaff the day off.
05:42Oh, you make it sound like I had a choice.
05:44No, I got told it's my day. I'm not going anywhere near the cooker.
05:48Yeah, it's too true.
05:49Come here, do you want me to take you?
05:51Come on.
05:52Lauren's taking her time.
05:52No, no, she'll be here in a minute.
05:54Yeah.
05:54Well, she better be, otherwise the surprise will be her own.
05:59How am I supposed to sell cars when I can't even face getting in them?
06:04Well, Priya starts tomorrow, so we just get her to do them.
06:10That car was insured, Lauren. I'm going to lose money.
06:13Is that all you care about, the money?
06:15No, of course not.
06:19It may be all right, okay?
06:21Maybe I've been a bit heavy-handed with the business.
06:25So how about you ain't got to run every purchase past me anymore?
06:31If all that would make you happy.
06:34I don't even know if I'm cut out for this job anymore.
06:36Before you say anything, no, I'm not overreacting.
06:42What if Mark weren't there?
06:45Or that bloke, he could have had a knife.
06:49What would Jimmy or Louie do without me?
06:58You do know you own a washing machine, don't you?
07:00Yeah.
07:00I mean, if Kat had come back and found all these different piles of washing,
07:03I mean, doesn't Zoe do any housework?
07:06Jean. Jean, come on. She's had it tough, all right?
07:09And you coming in and calling her daughter out as soon as you get home doesn't help.
07:14Oh, right.
07:17I'll apologise.
07:19Has Aunty Lynn's dog died yet?
07:22Not yet, darling, but it's on its last legs.
07:24Lynn won't stop crying.
07:26Where's Ernie?
07:27On the bog? Do you want me to take you to them?
07:29No, I'm all right, mate.
07:31OK, got to go.
07:32Hold on. Not even happy Mother's Day.
07:34Happy Mother's Day, Mum.
07:36Oh, Zoe.
07:39It means the world to me.
07:40Oh, don't go all soppy on me now.
07:43It's only been over 40 years.
07:46Jean, get back OK?
07:47Yeah, and she keeps going on about Stacey and Sean
07:49and how much she misses them
07:51and how Mother's Day ain't gonna be the same without them
07:53and I just want to shake her
07:54because my daughter's in prison
07:57and...
07:58darling.
08:05I know he weren't invited,
08:07but Oscar's gone back to bed,
08:08so I thought he could take his space.
08:11Cheers.
08:12Go on, then.
08:12Keep the conversation polite for your sake.
08:15And Jack's not here.
08:16So, with a bit of luck,
08:17your dad won't be throwing any punches
08:19like he did last Christmas.
08:21I'm glad that bruise has gone down.
08:23I'm sorry that happened to you.
08:25It's all right.
08:26It's all right.
08:27It's all right.
08:28All right, Lauren, you're surprised.
08:32Oh!
08:34Oh!
08:35Oh, Nan!
08:36I'm bursting for the loaf.
08:39Oh, thank God.
08:39Cass, isn't that a freak?
08:41Oh, yeah, yeah.
08:43Oh, Peter.
08:45Tanya said,
08:46thanks for the invite,
08:48but she couldn't make it,
08:49so I'm here instead.
08:51Huh?
08:52Where's Tanya again?
08:54It's the old woman.
08:55No idea.
08:56Right, so let me get this straight,
08:57Peter, yeah?
08:58You've invited my ex-missus
08:59and her mum.
09:01Oh.
09:02What?
09:02What's into you?
09:03It's all right you were invited.
09:04What, you think all of you
09:05walking around the square
09:06bumping into Tanya?
09:07Do me a favour.
09:07I invited Tanya
09:08because it's Mother's Day
09:09and I thought it might be a nice idea
09:10for Lauren after the carjacking.
09:11Dad, can you just play nice?
09:13Yeah?
09:14I ain't seen none in ages.
09:19How are you feeling today?
09:22Oh, could be better.
09:24Just got to get over it
09:26and move on, ain't I?
09:27You will.
09:28You've got the right spirit.
09:29And besides,
09:30lightning don't strike twice,
09:31does it?
09:39It's not like,
09:40it's a thing to be.
09:42Well, I'm sure.
09:43Probably not.
09:44It's not.
09:48I broke a bottle
09:49that Honey was saving.
09:51So I was thinking
09:52that I could peel the label off
09:53and stick it on this one
09:55and no one will notice.
09:56Will your secret save from me?
10:00No.
10:01Sir, it's been declined.
10:02Oh, no, no, no.
10:04Oh, put it on my card.
10:05Oh, I couldn't.
10:07It's fine.
10:07And it's for Honey, yeah?
10:08Oh, Linda, thank you so much.
10:10I'll pay you back
10:11as soon as I've got a job.
10:13Oh,
10:14I bet you got lots of cards today,
10:16did you?
10:17Of you.
10:19Nothing from Johnny.
10:20Oh, that's sad.
10:21Mother's Day's always been
10:22a bit of a weird time for me.
10:24Never had a good relationship
10:25with Mum.
10:26A very controlling,
10:28spiteful woman.
10:29And of course,
10:30it's a sad reminder
10:31I never had a child.
10:33I suppose I'll find some way
10:35of passing the time.
10:37I presume that you'll be
10:39spending it with the name.
10:41Oh, yeah.
10:42She's going to the Vic,
10:42you know, Mother's Day lunch.
10:44Oh, that sounds lovely.
10:49You're welcome to join us.
10:52I couldn't possibly.
10:54What time?
10:58This is a bit of
10:59all right, Lathy.
11:00Cheers.
11:01Cheers.
11:02Cheers.
11:03Cheers.
11:03Cheers, man.
11:04How's little YJ
11:05getting on?
11:06Is she all right?
11:06Little Abby?
11:07Yeah.
11:09No thanks to you.
11:10Where was I, darling?
11:11Uh, your daughter
11:13couldn't make it.
11:14Oh, yeah.
11:15Probably for the best.
11:17Seeing as I have
11:18the walking groin is here.
11:20So I decided to come down,
11:23see you and Oscar.
11:25Are you coming over?
11:26Um, Oscar didn't come home
11:28last night.
11:29Meaning he's in
11:30some poor idiot's bed.
11:34Anyway, your wedding.
11:36A bit of notice
11:38would have been nice.
11:39Uh, nobody had any notice.
11:41He said I planned it
11:42and then, uh,
11:43sprung it upon us,
11:43didn't you?
11:44Sorry.
11:45You what?
11:46Oh, that's Cindy,
11:47my mum.
11:48Oh, yeah.
11:50Lauren told me about you.
11:52Everyone thought
11:53she was dead.
11:56Yeah, well, she ain't.
11:57You should be.
11:58If I was dead, mate,
12:00I'd come back to haunt you.
12:02Uh, talking about, um,
12:05Abby or OJ,
12:06I'd like to meet her one day.
12:07I'll have a word with Tanya.
12:09I suppose you've got your claws
12:11in Oscar, no?
12:12Yeah, he's my son.
12:13You've only got Tanya's word
12:15for that.
12:17Muscles.
12:18Bubbles.
12:21So, Lauren,
12:22what are you doing with Jimmy
12:23while you're working?
12:25Because if you've got a spare room,
12:26I'll be drunk.
12:27No, they ain't.
12:27They ain't got any spare rooms there,
12:28right?
12:28Cindy's there, Oscar's there.
12:30There's nothing there.
12:31Why can't she look after the baby?
12:33Ain't she the maternal type?
12:36I work.
12:37I run my own LGBTQ ball.
12:40Really?
12:41That's right.
12:42Our boss goes early.
12:44Does he still go both ways, Lauren?
12:47Yeah, he does, no.
12:48He's got the right idea.
12:50If I have my time over,
12:53what I say is,
12:54whatever floats your boat
12:56is fine by me.
12:58Cheers to that.
12:59Fuck you, Ian.
13:01You used to pay my Rainey
13:03for a bit of afternoon delight,
13:05didn't you?
13:06Like my mind's a judge.
13:07It's all you ever do,
13:09judge.
13:10That and drive people away.
13:11Dad.
13:12Max, I think you'd better go.
13:13I'm sorry, Lauren.
13:14Your dad's ruining everything.
13:16What if I don't?
13:18Yeah, probably right, Ian.
13:21Make a move.
13:22Nice catching up.
13:27Well done, Bora.
13:37All right, I'll take them.
13:40So, uh,
13:42have you spoken to Zoe?
13:43No.
13:44All right.
13:45I heard her talking to Kat
13:47and she was, well, nearly crying,
13:49so I felt worse.
13:51Not that it's my fault that she's upset.
13:53I mean, I called Jasmine out from the get-go
13:55and I told you numerous times,
13:57over and over,
13:58but you wouldn't listen.
13:59No one listened.
14:00Okay, Jean, Jean, yeah, I get it.
14:01Okay, you were right about Jasmine, all right?
14:04I wasn't on a blue Peter badge.
14:07Zoe's been through the ringer, Jane.
14:08And, you know, she needs our support.
14:10She doesn't want to keep being reminded
14:11about what happened.
14:13You know, I don't get it.
14:14I thought you were coming back
14:15with this sort of positive attitude.
14:17Yes, thank you again, Alfie.
14:19I did promise myself
14:21that I would leave all my negativity at Lynn's
14:22and what do I do?
14:23I arrive here, open my mouth
14:24and offend everyone.
14:25No, Kat, not everyone.
14:27Oh, Kat and Zoe were talking about Mother's Day.
14:31Yeah, I did feel for her.
14:34I mean, I miss...
14:36I miss Stacy and the kids
14:38ever such a lot.
14:40I really, really miss them.
14:43I know.
14:45I'll talk to Zoe.
14:47Well, at least I'll try.
14:49I mean, she probably won't want to talk to me.
14:50Well, I think it's worth a try.
14:53I don't think you'll be surprised.
14:58And finally, here is...
15:01Oh, yeah.
15:01...the meat gravy.
15:02That's right.
15:04Hang on, just before we tuck in,
15:06a few words, if you don't mind.
15:09Speech.
15:09Thank you, Harvey.
15:11I just want to say,
15:13Mother's Day isn't just a time for mothers, is it?
15:19There's those of us who have lost mums.
15:22And as mums,
15:25we've lost children.
15:27Yeah, I had a daughter
15:28I never got to spend Mother's Day with.
15:31And you, Cindy,
15:33you've missed so many Mother's Days.
15:36I mean, Peter,
15:38Lucy,
15:39Stephen,
15:40and your girls.
15:41You know what, Gran?
15:41We're all...
15:42We're all here now, though.
15:43And that's what we need to focus on.
15:45I never thought I'd be sat down here with...
15:47my gran, my mum,
15:48and my beautiful wife.
15:50Who, by the way,
15:51is the best mum in the world.
15:53Here, here, here.
15:54Yeah, here, here.
15:54To Lauren.
15:55To my mum.
15:57To all the mums.
15:58To all the mums.
15:59To Lauren and all mums.
16:06You know what, Lauren?
16:08I might have some work
16:09to put your way.
16:10I'm exploring an opportunity
16:11to sell some high-end cars
16:12and thought
16:13maybe we could do a tie-in.
16:15That'd be great.
16:16You see?
16:17Family helping family.
16:18And that
16:19is what it's all about.
16:21Yeah, we could talk after lunch.
16:23Da.
16:23Right, can we eat?
16:24Come on, we can eat.
16:25Yeah, you can't.
16:26I'll serve you now.
16:27Time to help.
16:28Happy Mother's Day, Angel.
16:32I thought this was supposed to be my treat.
16:35She pretty much invited herself.
16:37Just be nice.
16:39Oh, Bea.
16:41How lovely that you could come.
16:43Well, I couldn't pass off
16:44such a lovely invitation.
16:46Don't suppose you'll get many of them.
16:48Drink?
16:49Yeah, I'll have a small...
16:51No, let's go wild.
16:52I'll have a large glass of dry white wine,
16:54preferably from the New World.
16:56Definitely not French.
16:57Too acidic.
16:59Right.
17:07You're welcome to join us
17:08if you want.
17:09I'm treating Mum.
17:11Johnny's still not talking to me.
17:13I mean, it's the first year ever.
17:14He's not even sent me...
17:15Yeah, not now, Linda.
17:16Okay.
17:18You've got family hassles, isn't it?
17:22Alfie said you wanted a word.
17:26Oh, um...
17:27Hmm.
17:28Yeah, come through.
17:30Come through.
17:36Um, I do...
17:37I do have something to say to you.
17:41Um...
17:42I need you to acknowledge...
17:44my pain in having absolutely no one believe me
17:49when I warned you all on many occasions
17:52about Jasmine.
17:54My feelings are just as valid as yours.
17:59Please.
18:01Okay.
18:03I guess that must have hurt a lot.
18:11And I am sorry for being so blinkered with my own feelings.
18:17I should have been more aware of the pain
18:19that all this would have caused you.
18:21And instead, I was focused on my own need for validation.
18:27It's a fault of mine.
18:28I am aware of it.
18:30I'm glad you're aware of it.
18:32I'm glad you're aware of it.
18:36Let's face it.
18:38After everything she put me through,
18:40I can see why you'd want to call Jasmine out.
18:44But I need my daughter free.
18:54Um...
18:54Well, whether you've brought them up
18:56or only just found them,
18:59a mum is still a mum.
19:02I don't think I even have the right
19:03to call myself a mum.
19:08I've found Jasmine.
19:10I've found my son.
19:12Wherever he is in the world,
19:14I hope he never comes near me.
19:17Because he is better off without me in his life.
19:21I was kidding myself
19:23if I thought my kids needed me.
19:25The best thing I ever did
19:27was give them up at birth.
19:30I think that you know
19:32how bad a mum I was
19:34with Sean and Stacey over the years.
19:36I was focused on my own feelings
19:38for many reasons,
19:39and, um...
19:41Yeah, I regret that.
19:42No, no.
19:43My therapist said not to use the word regret.
19:45I acknowledge that.
19:47You've got a great relationship with Stacey now.
19:49Have I?
19:53Yeah, yeah.
19:55Yeah, yeah, I have.
19:58It's a heck of a lot of work, though.
20:02Maybe we could work on
20:03our friendship relationship,
20:06you know?
20:06Not that there is one at the moment,
20:07but, um...
20:14I think you're wrong
20:17in not deserving to be a mum.
20:21You deserve a second chance
20:23with your children.
20:25Like I had with Sean and Stacey,
20:27and it made all the difference.
20:31I could support you in that.
20:33You know, if you wanted me to.
20:34Yeah, you probably do.
20:39I like that.
20:50Hey, Shrimpy!
20:51Lovely to meet your mum for the first time.
20:53What do we call you, darling?
20:54Crabby.
20:55Enjoy.
20:56Cheers, mate.
20:58Do you know,
20:58if I'd ever been blessed enough
20:59to have children,
21:00I would have spoiled them rotten.
21:02I really spoiled Johnny.
21:04Well, I mean,
21:05we nearly lost him
21:06after he was born.
21:07It was touch and go.
21:08Made him all the way precious.
21:10This is supposed to take
21:11her mind off, Johnny.
21:12Not rub her nose in it.
21:13It's fine.
21:15Oh!
21:16Somebody loves me.
21:18Oh, look at that.
21:19Isn't that lovely?
21:21Honey's posted a photo
21:22of the four of them
21:23with last day blues.
21:25Oh, they're coming home tomorrow.
21:28Right.
21:29Where are you going?
21:30Oh, well,
21:30I want to make the house
21:31all lovely and nice for them.
21:33We've got lots to do.
21:34Ah, to keep it all sparkly.
21:35So they don't mind you staying on
21:37when you freeload off them.
21:39Freeload?
21:40It's nice if you have a job, is it?
21:41Linda did mention
21:42that she's paying for your lunch.
21:44I really don't mind.
21:45I've actually got plenty of money.
21:47But thank you for your concern.
21:49I'll be sure to take you both
21:51out for lunch very soon.
21:57Aw!
22:01He's gorgeous.
22:03And this one,
22:05you're going to be
22:05Prime Minister one day, aren't you?
22:08All right, come on then, Louis.
22:10Let's get you upstairs
22:10to tidy that room
22:11you said you'd tidied.
22:14I'll take a call, Jane.
22:16Go on, little man.
22:18Ooh!
22:19Go on, you can hear.
22:21Now I've got you
22:24alone,
22:27why didn't you
22:28bite Mussel's hand off?
22:30You want to make a go
22:31of the car lot, don't you?
22:32Yeah, I just need a few days
22:34to get my confidence back.
22:35Darling, listen.
22:38You better knock.
22:40It happens.
22:41But you've got to move on.
22:45What?
22:46Am I supposed to tiptoe around?
22:49Pampering you
22:50like everyone else?
22:53I've got too much
22:54respect for you.
22:57You, my girl,
22:59have always been
23:00the fearless one.
23:02I know, but I've
23:03got kids now.
23:05Jimmy's accredited you.
23:06Louis the same.
23:08You're making excuses.
23:10I'm saying this
23:11because I know you.
23:13And I don't want
23:14your confidence slipping.
23:18life is full of challenges.
23:22I know.
23:24Look how you
23:25you sorted Oscar out.
23:28Neither of your parents
23:29could have done that.
23:31Your mum's so proud of you.
23:32Me too.
23:34The strength
23:36you've got inside
23:39is unbeatable.
23:41It just doesn't feel
23:42like that sometimes.
23:43Well, it is.
23:44You're strong, Lauren.
23:46Stronger than most.
23:48Never forget that.
23:56Oh, my God.
24:32I'll paint you.
24:43I'll pay you back, I promise.
25:03Nan!
25:07Wait until I'm leaving to show your face? Sounds about right.
25:13I was with a friend.
25:14Stranger boy, Mike. Brunette? Blonde? Boy or girl?
25:20Boy. Blonde. Mike. Matt.
25:26Yeah. Definitely blonde. And a boy.
25:33Do you still hate me?
25:34For your mate, almost firebombing your mum's house.
25:39He wasn't a mate.
25:40Well, that makes all the difference.
25:44As if I could hate him. He's a daft idiot.
25:50You need to find someone nice and settle down for a bit.
25:56How much do I love you?
25:59Too mean and bad.
26:04Don't you ever forget it?
26:09I know who you're thinking of right now.
26:13Yeah. Yeah, she was the best gran.
26:17Family was everything to her.
26:19Yeah. Mother-in-law from hell, but...
26:22Mm.
26:23Yeah. Fantastic gran.
26:26She would have loved today.
26:29Happy Mother's Day.
26:32Love you, Mum.
26:33Love you.
26:36I dabbled a bit.
26:37Back in Florida.
26:39You know?
26:41Executive fleet cars from businesses.
26:43They always need upgrading.
26:45And it's a tax write-off for them, so you can pick up a bargain and then you can mark
26:50it up.
26:52All right.
26:53Well, just let me know when you get a car in then, yeah?
26:56I got my own one already.
26:58All being well, I reckon I can get it to you tomorrow morning.
27:03Okay.
27:04Yeah, great.
27:06Ain't you got to ask your dad first?
27:08No.
27:10It's my business.
27:11Good.
27:12I'll call you tomorrow.
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