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EastEnders - Season 42 - Episode 47: 24/03/2026
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00:10It's right. I mean, people always talk about the hot flushes, but half the problem, it's
00:14been like your head's on the wrong way around. Oh, darling. I know how you feel. I'm still
00:19feeling it now. Though you would have thought I'd be past it by now. I would have thought.
00:24You've got one really going through it, Sam. How are you feeling? It's like I've had a little stroll through
00:31Chernobyl and now I'm paying the price. I can't even put my bra on without wincing, but I can't not
00:37wear a bra because I'm too old to be a hippie. Oh, anyway, fun and games of being a woman,
00:43I suppose. At least we are the stronger sex. Yeah, life goes on, doesn't it? See you later, guys. See
00:50you, darling. See you later.
00:52Hey, you all right? Silly question. I have a two-hour's kit, I suppose. No more. It's just my heart.
00:59It's just a bit like buh-buh-buh-buh-buh-buh. Like Denise just said, that goes on. You managed
01:05to call the doctor?
01:07Just about to meet up with me and flourish in, so... Good luck with that one. They like to shoot
01:14you, Andy.
01:22Oh, and don't worry, by the way. I gave him my real number, so... Yeah, relax. Yeah. I'll call you.
01:30Just want to get my breakfast back and charge my dead phone first.
01:33Oh, my goodness. No. No. No.
01:43Who was that? Sneaking up on me. It's the postman.
01:48Postman? Yes. Come on, now. The bloke who posts the post in the post with the red top and the...
01:54So, where's the post, then? Well, he said he didn't have any for us today, all right? So, top service.
01:59Why? Listen, Oscar. I don't want Louis seeing your tarts trotting out of here on their walk of shame.
02:09Okay? You've been warned.
02:12No tarts trotting. Cross my heart.
02:27Hello, Richie. It's me. Sorry I missed your call yesterday. It's a manic here.
02:33But I've got my phone now, so call me back, yeah?
02:37Oh, sorry.
02:39Sorry. Are you okay?
02:41No. But you keep smiling.
02:43It's him. It's Hoesham.
02:46Hey, thank you.
02:55So sorry I'm late.
02:57Talk about a bad hair day.
02:59A bad hair fall.
03:01So, would you like some tea before we spill it?
03:04I think you need to move out.
03:06Sorry. Sorry. I shouldn't have blurted it out like that.
03:10Um, it's hard because you're my friend and we really appreciate you being around so much.
03:21This is about me overstepping with Will because if I've upset you or Billy, I really apologize.
03:26No, you haven't done anything wrong with me.
03:29It's me.
03:30Okay? It's, um, it's a perimenopause.
03:34Okay? I'm struggling and, um, you know, I just, I just need my own space to sort of adapt to,
03:42you know, what's going on.
03:44Well, you understand, don't you?
03:46Of course I do.
03:47Yeah. Of course I understand.
03:49But isn't this the time to keep your friends close?
03:53I mean, when you were away, I did everything I could to help.
03:56You know, I did the cooking and the cleaning and, you know, I can keep that up.
04:01No problem.
04:02And it would ease your load.
04:03Yeah, but I didn't ask you to do that, though, did I?
04:06And I never would.
04:08You've been amazing.
04:09You really have.
04:10But you knew this wasn't supposed to be a long-term thing, didn't you?
04:16So.
04:20You need to do what's best for you.
04:23Absolutely.
04:24Thanks.
04:25Um, listen, I've got to go.
04:29I've got to go.
04:29But I will...
04:31I'll catch you later.
04:32Okay.
04:37Jasmine, listen.
04:40She's not here.
04:41The CPS said you can't speak to each other and definitely not about the case, all right?
04:47Jasmine, it's me.
04:48I missed a call from Richie.
04:49I tried to call back.
04:50Are you okay?
04:51No.
04:52No, I'm not.
04:53I can't do this anymore.
04:55I can't handle it.
04:56I need to see you.
04:58She's hung up.
05:00Zoe, we're witnesses.
05:02They monitor these calls.
05:03She's putting her case at risk.
05:04She needs my help.
05:05I'm going to go see her.
05:06No.
05:06What she needs is for you to think straight.
05:09I know she's upset.
05:10She needs me.
05:11Look, my son don't want to know me.
05:13And whilst it breaks my heart, I don't blame him.
05:16But my daughter, she needs my help.
05:18So don't stand there and make out you wouldn't do the same, all right?
05:21Just don't.
05:22You know, you really did do the right thing yesterday.
05:25Send in the proverbial olive branch.
05:28I mean, it would have been good if a little bit of that branch was pointing towards Penny,
05:32but, you know, the baby slips.
05:35That actually wasn't meant as a pun.
05:38But a running baby.
05:39What?
05:40I mean, part Ben Copper, part Max with a little bit of Penny's running for good measure.
05:44Come on.
05:46Seriously, someone's got a sense of humour up there at least.
05:50Look, I know you might have your differences, but you've been a really good mum to Vinny.
05:55Yeah.
05:56And you're going to be a great nan to his baby.
05:57And I can't wait to start with that with your baby.
06:01Eve.
06:01Mum.
06:02Hey.
06:03Hey.
06:04Um, I appreciate the apology.
06:08I do.
06:09But we're going to be a family.
06:11We all need to get along as a family.
06:15So, we're having food at Jack's later.
06:18And we would love it if you both came.
06:21Just to put a line under things, you know.
06:26Yeah.
06:28Mine up.
06:29Great.
06:29I look forward to it.
06:30Okay.
06:31Bye.
06:31Nice.
06:33Nice.
06:44I'm going to sit on it or what?
06:47Don't worry.
06:48I'm not.
06:49That's by usual.
06:51She's looking a bit grim in here.
06:53Don't look at me.
06:54I didn't do it.
06:56It's in here on the tracking app that his phone's off.
07:00It's really not like him.
07:01Well, maybe he's met someone.
07:03You know, he's a handsome young man.
07:05And a handsome young man who's going to let off some birth mother's steam.
07:10What's that?
07:11Is that meant to...
07:11Surge party already?
07:12It's not even been 24 hours yet.
07:15Surge party?
07:16You couldn't need an ambulance in a minute.
07:17Come here.
07:18Where have you been?
07:18With a friend.
07:19A new friend.
07:21Sorry.
07:23Josh.
07:26Is that you?
07:29Sorry.
07:29Just not now.
07:30Okay.
07:31Look, they're going home.
07:32Yeah.
07:33Sorry.
07:35Josh, I'm sorry.
07:37I know you don't want to talk to me, but I need you to know that I am so sorry.
07:44I've had a good life.
07:46With a mum who wanted me, so you don't have to be sorry.
07:53If you want to talk, then let's talk.
07:59It is beautiful, can't you?
08:03I said the same thing.
08:04Oh, you deserve it.
08:06You both do.
08:07Oh, look at that, babe.
08:08I have to pop that on a wedding night.
08:10There's a crew joke in there somewhere.
08:13But I'm too much of a gentleman to like it.
08:16It's from all of us, all right?
08:17And second all.
08:19Sorry, I've got to shoot.
08:20But I will see you later.
08:22And thanks again.
08:23Welcome.
08:25Right.
08:25Better get a round in then, eh?
08:27What with the whole court case and the jasmine thing, you're just a bit brassic at the moment.
08:33But I think it's a shift, just keep me in.
08:35Yeah, yeah, of course.
08:36It's a bar name, Doddy's date, I'm struggling a bit.
08:38I get it.
08:39Alfie, what this is?
08:40Yeah, sweetie, can you sort it out, right?
08:42It's got to serve.
08:43Vix, what are you having done?
08:45Um, what a tonic, I can't.
08:47No worries.
08:47Please, please.
08:51You brewed that coffee yourself, yeah?
08:54Come on, mate, I need a hand here.
08:55Come on.
08:56Sorry, boss.
08:58I told you I'm still a party room from last night.
09:00Huh?
09:01Huh?
09:04No feeling like it is there, Pete.
09:07Passion.
09:08Tensity.
09:10You know what it's like, right?
09:11I mean, not my sister, obviously.
09:13It's disgusting, but...
09:16Insatiable.
09:17Is that the word?
09:19Skin on skin, rip your clothes off, grab it with two hands.
09:24Oh, Oscar.
09:25Hi.
09:26Kate, what do you think about P.T.?
09:30What?
09:31For my new brand name, P.T.
09:32It'd be like the nickname of Peter,
09:34so it'd be P.T. rather than P.B.
09:39Well...
09:43How's your tart?
09:46Yeah, I heard about the postman this morning.
09:50Look, I know you don't listen to me.
09:53And I don't want to seem pushy,
09:54but what I said about you opening up to find someone,
09:57I meant it.
09:58But you said it yourself.
09:59You've already tried getting under someone to get over them.
10:01I'm interrupting you.
10:03Right, I'm fine, sis.
10:05Okay?
10:06And you know what?
10:08Maybe I did listen to you for once.
10:11A bit.
10:13Maybe.
10:15Oh.
10:18I've just got to worry about who you'd open your big heart up to.
10:23Please be careful with it.
10:28Mum?
10:30This is Josh.
10:31Josh.
10:32Well, this is my mum.
10:36You are so handsome.
10:38I don't know what else to say.
10:40Join the club.
10:42Can I get you something?
10:43Tea, coffee?
10:44Something stronger?
10:45You're in the right place?
10:46Hair of the dog don't sound too bad, actually.
10:48Maybe later.
10:50Look, about yesterday, I'm so sorry.
10:52I didn't mean to...
10:53No, listen.
10:54Can I just actually say something?
10:58You know, Josh is the most important thing that has ever happened to me.
11:03And I made a choice that he was always going to know he was adopted.
11:06And I do not regret that choice.
11:09Even now.
11:11But when we...
11:12Well, when we read the news, I knew it was only a matter of time before he would want answers.
11:16So I tried to come here first to protect him.
11:19Yeah, but I don't need you to protect me, Mum.
11:21I don't need you to explain yourself, either.
11:23Look, I just need you to know how much you mean to me, and I've waited so long to meet
11:28you.
11:29I know, I know, but I've got the best mum in the world, okay?
11:31And I've told you that I've had a really good life, so I'm just here for my sister.
11:37Listen, she's tried everything to find you.
11:39Yeah, I'm sure, but how did my sister end up killing my birth dad?
11:46You sure about this?
11:48I'm not.
11:49I've had enough family drama going on.
11:51Oh, yeah, just make sure you've got your boys in blue on standby, Dad.
11:56Oh.
12:04Right, then.
12:05Here we are.
12:06Cool, all together.
12:07Yeah.
12:08Thanks for having us.
12:09You all right?
12:10Thanks.
12:11All right, very nice.
12:12We'll have that before the Chinese, eh?
12:14Oh, well, if you'd have told me, I'd have cooked something homemade.
12:19Only because, you know, takeaways, healthy eating, and now we've got a grandchild to think
12:26about, haven't we?
12:27We do love Chinese.
12:28Yeah, you know, Chinese would be great, thanks.
12:30Great.
12:31Yeah.
12:33Do you want to just go through?
12:34Yeah.
12:35Yeah.
12:44I'll keep looking for you, but there's nothing in your price range locally, I'm afraid.
12:47Not even an house share.
12:48Can they stop that?
12:50Excuse me, stop that, please.
12:52Did you hear me?
12:54I've called the police.
12:58Ouch!
13:00No!
13:01Everyone!
13:04Does that mean us too?
13:16That was nice.
13:19Shame about the prawn balls, but still...
13:21You sure you're still not hungry?
13:23No, good, thanks.
13:25I'm glad to see you're not averse to fueling up, eh?
13:29New baby on the way, stall to run.
13:32It's gonna be hard work.
13:34You know, I was raising a family and running multiple businesses myself when I was your age.
13:38It's gonna be tough.
13:40Well, you know, I've never been afraid of a bit of graft.
13:44So don't worry.
13:45In fact, I'm actually gonna have a lot more going on soon.
13:48I've got my eye on some potential shops to move into.
13:52Oh, big plans.
13:53I'll be a warmer working mum with a roof over my head, won't I?
13:56I never knew you were looking for places.
13:58Yeah.
14:00If it weren't for Jasmine, I wouldn't be sitting here now.
14:04She was defending me.
14:06And I can't tell you how sorry I am.
14:09I mean, Jasmine shouldn't be locked up. It's my fault.
14:12I just hope I haven't left it too late to fix it with both of you.
14:17Um...
14:19My dad died when I was a kid, and then I lost my sister.
14:25But I didn't stay up at night wondering about my birth parents.
14:28I sat up missing the people I knew, the people I loved.
14:31And I've always had my mum. She's all I've ever needed, so...
14:38I never stopped missing the other half of me, and now...
14:42She's on trial for her life, and I might never get her back.
14:46Well, I was meant to go visit, so you could come with me.
14:49Zoe?
14:50Well, maybe it ain't too late for you either.
14:53If she misses you half as much as I have...
14:55If she misses me, then that's the problem, right?
14:57I mean, it's been too late for a long time.
15:00Yeah, let's just, um...
15:02Let's just leave it at that, don't we?
15:04Come on.
15:05I wish I could turn back the clock.
15:08But now I know you've got a good mum looking after you.
15:11It's nowhere near as heartbreaking.
15:15So thank you.
15:18Maybe we could do this on better terms.
15:22With Ant and his family too.
15:24I just need a chance.
15:27Please.
15:32Erm, okay.
15:36Okay, let's go.
15:43Oh, come on.
15:56Sorry, time's up.
15:57No, my mum, she's coming, I swear.
16:13Sorry, have you got any preferences on boy, girl?
16:15Er, no.
16:16As long as they're happy and healthy.
16:18Girl.
16:18I hope.
16:19Boy's getting into too much trouble.
16:21Not if you keep an eye on him.
16:28What about names?
16:30Yeah, I'll just throw Jack in the hat from the beginning.
16:33Right, absolutely not.
16:35What about you?
16:36You gonna call it Vinny if it's a boy?
16:37Well, er...
16:38Well, his name's Bravindo, so no.
16:40Oh.
16:43That's a nice name.
16:47My mum was actually banking on having a boy because she wanted to name him after my grandad Steve.
16:51But then me and my sister came along and she just had to, like, improvise and ditch this.
16:58It could be worse.
16:59I mean, tell him the name you wanted if it was a girl.
17:01No, no, no, no.
17:02No, go on, don't be shy.
17:03Yeah, go on, yeah.
17:03Okay, okay.
17:06Erm...
17:06Arizona.
17:07What?
17:09It's a nice name, it's Rona, for sure.
17:12Is it?
17:12Yeah.
17:14It's lovely if you're gonna raise a tobacco-spitting misfit from the Midwest.
17:18I quite like Rona.
17:19Oh, yeah, brilliant.
17:20Name a child after a pandemic.
17:21If we have another one, watch.
17:23We've got smallpox.
17:25That's funny.
17:26That's funny.
17:27Oh, come on, Vin, don't pull that face.
17:30Oh.
17:30Do you know what I used to call him when he pulled that face as a child?
17:34He looked like a constipated elf.
17:36That is it.
17:36Oh, come on, it's cute.
17:40I like the name.
17:42I don't know.
17:43No.
17:43I used to call him.
17:45I don't know that.
17:46All right, let's stop there, yeah.
17:59So, what is it, the clean kill on Bambi?
18:04She'll be fine.
18:06Hopefully, um, things will be back to normal soon.
18:11Yeah.
18:13Well, as normal as they can be.
18:18So, what about this call to the doctor, then?
18:25Come on, babes.
18:27It's just a call.
18:29It's just a call.
18:31It's not just a call, though, is it?
18:35It's the start.
18:38I know I'm no spring chicken anymore.
18:43I've never felt old.
18:46And now, you just don't feel like me anymore.
18:55That's hard, feeling like this.
19:04And I know I've got to deal with it.
19:05I do.
19:06I know I've got to face it.
19:09But that call, it's not just a call, is it?
19:13It's like closing a chapter.
19:22Now, when you listen to me, all right?
19:30You...
19:34I don't...
19:35I don't care how old you get, I'm...
19:39Because you...
19:42You are the most beautiful woman I've ever met.
19:48You were right way back then.
19:51You are now.
19:54And you always will be.
19:59Every day...
20:01Every day I thank my lucky stars
20:04that you threw your lot in with
20:06a silly old fart like me.
20:11So...
20:14When you make that call, yeah?
20:19I'll be there.
20:21I'll be there with you every step of the way.
20:27It's not...
20:30It's not a chapter closing, none.
20:36It's a new one beginning.
20:40Hm?
20:41Come on.
20:48Yeah, yeah, I understand.
20:50Sweet.
20:52If any other work comes up, just let me know, please.
20:56All right, mate.
20:59You all right?
21:01Yeah.
21:02Already polished off them posh chocolates in that hamper.
21:08Listen, Zach, we're friends, yeah?
21:13I'd like to think that if you were in trouble,
21:15that you would come with me.
21:18So if you are in trouble,
21:19if, you know, sending money for Dolly's hard
21:21or having Barney at home, then, you know, I can help.
21:23I think, please, just...
21:24Can you just drop it?
21:28Surprise!
21:29What, mate?
21:30There you go.
21:31What do you reckon?
21:32Come on, Vic, get in.
21:33We're going to spin.
21:34To be continued, yeah?
21:40There you go.
21:41There you go, Ben!
21:43How's the job, mate?
21:45Here I have here.
21:54Josh.
21:54Josh is gorgeous.
21:56Sandra's lovely.
21:57All things considered, it went really well.
21:59Honestly, it did.
22:02So how's Zoe, then?
22:03Oh, she's going for a little kip.
22:04I'm so proud of her, you know.
22:06Yeah.
22:06I want to get that.
22:08Hello, mate. What can I get you?
22:13Hello?
22:14Where was she?
22:17Jasmine, listen.
22:18I asked her.
22:20I begged her to come.
22:22Yeah, listen, you don't understand.
22:24Yes, I do.
22:26She let me down, again.
22:29I needed her.
22:31And she let me down.
22:33Your brother came here.
22:36All right?
22:38Josh was here, and so was Sandra,
22:40and he wanted to talk,
22:41and he was telling me how much he misses you.
22:45Listen, you know that Zoe shouldn't come and see you, right?
22:48But she is coming to visit, and we'll organise another visit for tomorrow.
22:52But she wanted to bring Josh.
22:53Do you hear me?
22:54Do you understand?
22:57Yeah.
22:58Yeah, I understand.
23:00Give her a message from me, then, yeah?
23:03Ooh, a Chinese for lunch.
23:04That's the first.
23:05But I do appreciate it.
23:07Our pleasure.
23:08Next time you can cook, that way you might eat it.
23:10Yeah, that's true.
23:12Listen, there's no hard feelings, yeah?
23:15If Vinny's happy, then unhappy.
23:16As long as we don't call the baby Arizona.
23:18Exactly.
23:18Yeah.
23:19A pen, please leave it out.
23:20Oh, it's cute.
23:21See you later.
23:22Bye.
23:27Well done, you.
23:28You say it's not so hard to be nice, is it?
23:30Yeah.
23:31But it's so much more fun being nasty.
23:34She's safe for now.
23:36If she crosses my son, she's a dead woman.
23:40Ah.
23:44Hi, pal.
23:46What's that?
23:47I don't know. I had to sign for it.
23:49It was for you.
23:50That's not a bit ominous. What is it?
23:52Give it here. Don't worry. It's probably nothing.
23:54Come on.
23:55Ben's on toast.
23:56Yeah, all right. Let's leave.
23:58Come on.
24:09I can't live.
24:15Haha.
24:23Let's have to see.
24:23One Moreああ for her.
24:29Let's go.
24:30Hell what possibly want?
24:30No problem.
24:30Do you want.
24:31Let's move.
24:31I'm back.
24:32Oh I'm back.
24:34I am finished!
24:37Oh my.
24:55I just booked another visit for tomorrow.
24:57I told him it's a welfare visit so he won't get any grief.
25:00And I'm going to go and see Denise and Kim in the morning too.
25:02Look, I know you don't want me to see her, but I can't let her down again.
25:06What? What's wrong?
25:09She rang and she asked why you didn't show.
25:12I told her about Josh.
25:15And she gave me a message.
25:19She's pleading guilty.
25:26I'm sick of...
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