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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
05:03do you know oh no no no no oh no no no oh no no no no oh no oh
05:17no no there we go
05:17oh there we go all right is that gold? It used to be called mothering Sunday oh three eight so
05:23I'm up
05:25Servants used to take the day off to visit their mothers and take the flowers and they'd start off.
05:29Oh, hear that? Where's my flowers and stuff?
05:32The roast lamb is looking fantastic. Veg is all prepped and I'm about to start on your veggie patties.
05:39Nice you're doing a cooking for a change. Give Aunt Nick half the day off.
05:42Oh, you make it sound like I had a choice. No, I got told it's my day. I'm not going
05:47anywhere near the cooker.
05:48Yeah, it's too true. Here, come here. Do you want me to take you?
05:51Come on. Lauren's taking her time.
05:53No, no, she'll be here in a minute.
05:54Yeah. Well, 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'll just get her to do them.
06:11That car was insured, Lauren. We're going to lose money.
06:13Is that all you care about, the money?
06:15No, of course not.
06:19It may be all right, OK? Maybe I've been a bit heavy-handed with the business.
06:25So how about it? 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,
06:38no, 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.
07:13Oh, all 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 and 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 because my daughter's in prison and...
07:58Darling.
08:05I know he weren't invited, but 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, your 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.
08:28Hi, Lauren.
08:29You're surprised.
08:32Oh.
08:34Oh.
08:35Oh, Nan!
08:36I'm bursting for the loaf.
08:39Oh, thank God.
08:39Cass, is it her freak?
08:41Yeah, yeah.
08:43Oh, Peter.
08:45Tanya said, thanks for the invite, but she couldn't make it,
08:49so I'm here instead.
08:51Huh.
08:52Here's Tanya again.
08:54Here's the old woman.
08:55No idea.
08:56Right, so let me get this straight, Peter, yeah?
08:58You've invited my ex-missus and 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 walking around the square bumping into Tanya?
09:07Do me a favour.
09:07I invited Tanya because it's Mother's Day,
09:09and I thought it might be a nice idea for 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.
09:24I've just got to get over it and move on, ain't I?
09:27You will.
09:28You've got the right spirit.
09:29And besides, lightning don't strike twice, does it?
09:48I broke a bottle that honey was saving, so I was thinking that I could peel the label off
09:53and stick it on this one and no-one will notice.
09:56What are your secrets say from me?
10:00No.
10:01Sir, it's been declined.
10:03Oh, 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 as soon as I've got a job.
10:13Oh, bet you got lots of cars today, did you?
10:17A few.
10:19Nothing from Johnny.
10:19Oh, that's sad.
10:21Mother's Day's always been a bit of a weird time for me.
10:24Never had a good relationship with Mum.
10:26A very controlling, spiteful woman.
10:29And, of course, it's a sad reminder I never had a child.
10:32But I suppose I'll find some way of passing the time.
10:37I presume that you'll be spending it with the name.
10:41Oh, yeah.
10:41She's going to the VIP, you know, Mother's Day lunch.
10:44Oh, that sounds lovely.
10:49You're welcome to join us.
10:51I couldn't possibly.
10:54What time?
10:58This is a bit of all right, Lathy.
11:00Cheers.
11:01Cheers.
11:02Cheers.
11:03Cheers.
11:03Cheers, girl.
11:04How's little YJ getting 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 couldn't make it.
11:14Oh, yeah.
11:15Probably for the best.
11:17Seeing as how the 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 last night.
11:29Meaning he's in some poor idiot's bed.
11:34Anyway, your wedding.
11:36A bit of notice would have been nice.
11:39Uh, nobody had any notice.
11:41He said planned it and then sprung it upon us, didn't he?
11:44Sorry.
11:45You what?
11:46Oh, that's Cindy, my mum.
11:48Oh, yeah.
11:50Lauren told me about you.
11:52Everyone thought you was dead.
11:56Yeah, well, she ain't.
11:57You should be.
11:58If I was dead, mate, I'd come back to haunt you.
12:02Uh, talking about, um, Abby or AJ, I'd like to meet her one day.
12:07I'll have a word with Tanya.
12:09I suppose you've got your claws in Oscar, now.
12:12Yes, my son.
12:13You've only got Tanya's word for that.
12:17Muscles.
12:18Bubbles.
12:21So, Lauren, what are you doing with Jimmy while you're working?
12:25Because if you've got a spare room, I'll be drunk.
12:27No, they ain't.
12:27They ain't got any spare rooms there, right?
12:29Cindy'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?
12:41Hmm.
12:41That's right, our boss goes early.
12:44Does he still go both ways, Lauren?
12:46Yeah, he does, no.
12:48Yeah.
12:48He's got the right idea.
12:50If I have my time over,
12:53what I say is,
12:54whatever floats your boat is fine by me.
12:58Cheers to that.
12:59Julian,
13:01you used to pay my Rainey for a bit of afternoon delight.
13:05didn't you?
13:05Or am I to judge?
13:08That's all you ever do, judge.
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 in.
13:21Make a move.
13:22Nice catching up.
13:27Well done, Bora.
13:32Get out of here.
13:37All right, I'll take them.
13:40So, er,
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.
14:09You 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 positive attitude.
14:17Yes, thank you again, Alfie.
14:20I did promise myself
14:21that I would leave all my negativity at Lynn's,
14:23and 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.
14:31Oh.
14:32Yeah, 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.
14:42Anna.
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.
14:50I think it's worth a try.
14:53I reckon you'll be surprised.
14:58And finally,
15:00here is...
15:01Oh, yeah.
15:01...the meat gravy.
15:03That'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
15:14isn't just a time
15:16for mothers, is it?
15:18There's
15:19those of us
15:20who have lost
15:20mums.
15:22And as mums,
15:24we've lost children.
15:27Yeah, I...
15:28I had a daughter
15:28I never got to spend
15:30Mother's Day with.
15:31And
15:32you, Cindy,
15:33you've missed so many
15:34Mother's Days.
15:36I mean,
15:36Peter,
15:38Lucy,
15:39Stephen,
15:40and your girls.
15:41You know what,
15:41Gran,
15:41we're all...
15:42We're all here now,
15:43though.
15:43And that's what we need
15:44to focus on.
15:45I never thought I'd be sat down
15:46here with my gran,
15:48my mum,
15:48and my beautiful wife.
15:50Who, by the way,
15:51is the best mum in the world.
15:53Yeah.
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
16:21after lunch.
16:23I might, can we eat?
16:24I can eat.
16:25Yeah, I'll serve you now.
16:28Happy Mother's Day, Angel.
16:32I thought this was
16:33supposed to be my treat.
16:35She pretty much
16:36invited herself.
16:37Just be nice.
16:40Oh, 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
16:47many of them.
16:48Drink?
16:49Yeah, I'll have a small...
16:51No, let's go.
16:51Well, I'll have a large glass
16:53of dry white wine,
16:54preferably from the new world.
16:56Definitely not French.
16:57Too acidic.
16:59Right.
17:02Well, I'm cheap.
17:06Hey.
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.
17:22Alfie said you wanted a word.
17:25Oh.
17:26Um.
17:27Hmm.
17:28Yeah.
17:28Come through.
17:30Come through.
17:31Come through.
17:36Um, I do...
17:37I do have something
17:39to say to you.
17:41Um.
17:42I need you to acknowledge
17:44my pain in having
17:46absolutely no one believe me
17:49when I warned you all
17:50on many occasions
17:52about Jasmine.
17:54my feelings are just
17:56as valid as yours.
17:59Please.
18:02Okay.
18:03I guess that must have hurt a lot.
18:11And I am sorry
18:12for being
18:13so blinkered
18:15with my own feelings.
18:17I should have been
18:18more aware of the pain
18:19that all this
18:20would have caused you.
18:21And instead,
18:22I was
18:23focused on my own need
18:25for validation.
18:27It's a fault of mine.
18:28I am aware of it.
18:30I'm glad you're aware of it.
18:32Sorry.
18:36Let's face it.
18:38After everything
18:38she put me through,
18:40I can see why
18:41you'd want to call Jasmine out.
18:44But I need
18:45my daughter free.
18:52Um.
18:54Well, whether you've
18:56brought them up
18:56or only just found them,
18:59a mum is still a mum.
19:02I don't think
19:03I even have the right
19:03to call myself a mum.
19:08I've failed Jasmine.
19:10I've failed my son.
19:12Wherever he is
19:13in the world,
19:14I hope he never
19:15comes near me.
19:17Because he is
19:18better off
19:18without me
19:19in his life.
19:21I was kidding myself
19:23if I thought
19:23my kids needed me.
19:25The best thing
19:26I ever did
19:27was give them up
19:28at birth.
19:30I think that you know
19:32how bad a mum
19:33I was with Sean
19:34and Stacey
19:35over the years.
19:36I was focused
19:37on my own feelings
19:38for many reasons
19:39and, um,
19:41yeah, I regret that.
19:42No, no.
19:43My therapist said
19:44not to use the word
19:45regret.
19:45I acknowledge that.
19:47You've got a great
19:48relationship with Stacey now.
19:49Have I?
19:53Yeah, yeah.
19:55Yeah, yeah,
19:56I have.
19:58It's a heck of a lot
19:59of work, though.
20:02Maybe we could work
20:03on our friendship,
20:05relationship,
20:06you know.
20:06Not that there is one
20:07at the moment,
20:07but, um...
20:14I think you're wrong
20:17in not deserving
20:18to be a mum.
20:21You deserve a second chance
20:23with your children,
20:25like I had with Sean
20:26and Stacey,
20:27and it made all the difference.
20:31I could support you
20:32in that,
20:33you know,
20:33if you wanted me to.
20:34Yeah, you probably do.
20:39I like that.
20:50Hey, Shrimpy!
20:51Lovely to meet your mum
20:52for the first time.
20:53What do we call you,
20:54darling?
20:54Crabby?
20:55Enjoy.
20:56Cheers, mate.
20:58Do you know,
20:58if I'd ever been blessed
20:59enough to have children,
21:00I would have spoilt them rotten.
21:02I really spoilt 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.
21:10Is this supposed
21:10to take her mind off, Johnny?
21:12Not rub her nose, innit?
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.
21:33I'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 out for lunch
21:51very soon.
21:58Aw!
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 in, Louis.
22:10Let's get you upstairs
22:10to tidy that room
22:11you said you'd tidied.
22:14I'll take the conjuring.
22:16Come on, little man.
22:18Ooh!
22:19Come on, you can have it.
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
22:31out of the car lot, don't you?
22:32Yeah, I just need a few days
22:34to get my confidence back.
22:35Darling,
22:37listen,
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,
23:02but I've got kids now.
23:05Jimmy's accredit you.
23:06Louis the same.
23:08You're making excuses.
23:09I'm saying this
23:11because I know you
23:12and 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 unbelievable.
23:41It just doesn't feel
23:42like that sometimes.
23:43Well, it is.
23:45You're strong, Lauren.
23:46Stronger than most.
23:48Never forget that.
23:56Oh, my God.
24:02Oh, my God.
24:23Uh-oh.
24:31Oh, my God.
24:43I'll pay you back, I promise.
25:03Nan!
25:08Wait until I'm leaving to show your face. Sounds about right.
25:12I was with a friend.
25:14Stranger boy, Mike.
25:16Brunette? Blonde? Boy or girl?
25:20Boy. Blonde.
25:24Mike. Matt.
25:28Definitely blonde. And a boy.
25:33Do you still hate me?
25:34For your mate, almost firebombing your mum's house.
25:38He wasn't a mate.
25:40Well, that makes all the difference.
25:44As if I could hate him.
25:46He's a daft idiot.
25:50You need to find someone nice and settle down for a bit.
25:56How much do I love you?
25:58Too mean and bad.
26:04Don't you ever forget it?
26:09I know who you're thinking of right now.
26:13Yeah.
26:15Yeah, she was the best gran.
26:17Family was everything to her.
26:20Mother-in-law from hell, but...
26:22Yeah. 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 back 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,
26:47so you can pick up a bargain, and then you can mark it up.
26:52All right.
26:53Well, just let me know when you get a car in then, yeah?
26:56I got my eye on 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.
27:13I'll call you tomorrow.
27:26I'm here!
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