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1986 in Walford starts with the Fowlers taking a trip to Southend to find Mark. On finding...

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Den gets an early call from David in Ilford. Angie thinks it was Jan but is even more irri...

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Angie is at the Walford nick giving her statement about the car accident and they telephon...

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Den and Kathy go to court with Angie leaving Debbie to take care of the pub lunches and Si...

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Ali calls about the flat at 47B to arrange for a look. Sue is anxious to see it so it is a...

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Two blokes have been in the shop flexing muscles and threatening violence if Naima doesn't...

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As Ali and Sue open the café before dawn, Beresford and Victor get out of their Merc and f...

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Andy is surprised when Debbie brings Naima home followed by DS Quick who is lugging a Zed...

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Beresford and Victor are waiting outside the café in Beresford's Mercedes when Ali and Sue...

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Den closes the bar early after Jan appears with the news that her dad died. As soon as Ang...

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Sharon comes downstairs to the bar and just stares at Jan who tries to explain how her sit...

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Lou tells Ethel that she gave Simon Albert's watch. Pauline overhears and is upset with Lo...

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Some thugs show up in the Square looking for Simon. Angie hits up Dot for her sleeping pil...

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Angie plumbs the depths of despair when Den tells her he's moving out. Wicksy's true motiv...

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Ethel puts posters around the square trying to find her missing little Willie. Angie sends...

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Den returns early morning in a cab as Angie covers for him telling Sharon he is walking Ro...

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Tony takes his laundry to the launderette and Dot tells him all about her date the night b...

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Angie's slumped over the kitchen table at the Vic full of gin and pills. Time's moving on...

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'We were made for each other... you know that. Den and me. Made for each other. Whatever a...

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Kath's getting wind of Angie's suicide attempt and it's worrying her. It's her day to watc...

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Michelle begins to feel the pinch. She's feeling lonely and it's dawned on her that she's...

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Tony and Lofty are beginning to galvanise the Square into making preparations for the carn...

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In the Vic, the Melbourne Star promotion is in full swing. Lofty and Wicksy are fighting o...

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Den and Michelle have one of their rare but revealing heart-to-hearts. Den's surprised she...

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Carnival time in the Square and it goes with a real swing. Lofty's running round like a de...

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Hannah and Cassie stayed the night at Tony's after, Hannah's boyfriend hit Cassie once aga...

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Kelvin tries to reason with Cassie that she needs to stop getting in the way all the time...

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Sue starts to lose her rag with everyone treating the café like a doss house. Pete tells A...

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Arthur tells Michelle that Lofty has no prospects but Pauline agrees to stand by Michelle'...

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Dot's in a state and hot on the trail of Ethel, who's been telling her fortune. Pauline ch...

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Angie returns home and wants to know where Den is. Lofty asks Arthur for Michelle’s hand i...

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Den provides Lofty with a big diamond engagement ring for Michelle. The day is full of eng...

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Nick tells Dot that Charlie is not coming back and gives her some cash. He annoys several...

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In the middle of the night Andy sneaks into the the Vic through the back to go and see Ang...

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Dot is informed by the bank that someone she knows tried to cash her cheques but she can s...

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are missing after all and her bingo winnings are missing. Nick almost convinces Mary to ge...

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Sharon is worried about the stranger in her home, while Den is nervous about all the polic...

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The guest at the Vic monopolises the bathroom and when Angie knocks on the door to complai...

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Tony receives a letter from Cassie's school saying she is bullying another girl. After Sha...

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Ethel tells a reporter that Den got rid of the mob and several people thank Den for doing...

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Michelle goes into labour but Pauline is nowhere to be seen. Angie panics as she discovers...

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Michelle speaks to a mother of four, Lizzie Burton, about how she would cope bringing up h...

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ony tells Hannah they should stop their divorce before it is finalised but she says she is...

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Doctor Legg and Dot both complain about the noise and dust created by Tony's work, while A...

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Michelle brings Vicki home and Arthur is annoyed when Lofty takes charge of hosting visito...

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Pat arrives in Walford to a mixed reception. Pete and Kathy have a fight with her in the p...

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Pat is intent on causing trouble for her ex-husband, Pete. So she tells Pauline exactly wh...

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Den tells Pete he thinks Pat was lying about Wicksy not being Pete's son. During a band me...

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DS Quick is bitter when he sees Andy and Debbie kissing in the street. Arthur worries abou...

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Ian offers to make Lofty and Michelle's wedding cake for free and asks Naima for a part-ti...

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DS Quick questions the band members over the burglary because he associates being in a ban...

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DS Quick goes round to the Beales', making enquiries to the youngsters about the crime of...

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Ali feels he has failed at fatherhood and is depressed, later getting drunk and asked to l...

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Doctor Legg compensates Ethel and Lofty for the burglary. DS Quick tells people he has qui...

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Ethel answers the phone in the Vic to a man asking if Michelle had her baby yet, leaving p...

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Cassie is bullying again and she accuses Hannah of not caring about her and just thinking...

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Sue wants to talk to Ali about IVF but he refuses to. Dot tries to apologise to Sue but Su...

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Arthur is forced to look after the café after Ali and Sue leave without warning and Ali la...

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Jan invites Den to New York in November and Den tells Angie. Angie stops Den seeing Jan th...

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Today's the day for everyone to go to the community centre to give blood. Andy gets down o...

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Pauline and Lofty talk about the events with Cassie and Pauline is furious with Mark and O...

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Tony and Hannah consider sending Cassie to boarding school. Arthur confronts the Carpenter...

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Sharon wants to leave private school and just be a singer so Den tells Angie they will spe...

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Hannah is adamant that Cassie is going to private school. Arthur upsets Dot after she offe...

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Debbie gets some devastating news from the police. Arthur asks to call a truce with the Ca...

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A reporter arrives to get information about Andy, puts words into Arthur's mouth, twists w...

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Debbie leaves for Andy's funeral and Colin moves into Albert Square. Arthur follows Paulin...

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Everyone's thoughts are with Andy on the day of his funeral. Sharon and Angie go on holida...

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Sue sees Michelle without Vicki and assumes that she cannot cope. She asks to adopt Vicki...

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Michelle has a fitting for her wedding dress and the family attend church to hear the bann...

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Arthur is angry when he sees Den paying Tom cash in hand. Pauline says the reception can b...

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After a rehearsal, Harry declares that Simon is no longer needed - they argue and Simon qu...

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Simon writes a new song, Every Loser Wins, and plays it to himself on the Vic piano during...

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Pauline wins a Glamorous Grannies competition in the Vic. Afterwards, Arthur announces tha...

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Pauline tells Arthur he could go to prison and she wants to cancel the wedding to pay the...

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It is the day of Michelle and Lofty's wedding. Michelle tells Lou she feels "numb" and "fr...

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Den leaves the church early. Michelle tells Arthur she cannot go through with the wedding...

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Michelle and Lofty sit alone in their respective rooms - Michelle is plagued by a series o...

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Angie gets test results from Doctor Legg - she has liver damage but it is reversible if sh...

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Den spends a frustrated morning trying to get Angie on her own to discuss Jan's ultimatum....

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Den continues hounding Angie, but she evades him once more by saying she's going out. Den...

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Den is ready to walk out on Angie and leave everything behind, including his successful li...

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Kathy explains to Pete why she'd like to become a Samaritan. He's initially shocked, and r...

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It's finally The Banned's big competition night. Michelle and Angie go along to support Sh...

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Pauline starts a new cleaning job at Colin's flat. Arthur complains that she's taking on t...

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Kelvin and Eddie have a standoff with Harry in the community centre, and ask him to explai...

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Pat starts working at the Queen Vic. Sharon goes to the job centre to find work and consid...

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Arthur tells everyone he is withdrawing the Christmas club money that day. At the end of t...

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DS West investigates the burglary. Arthur and Lou say the club money, the post office acco...

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DS West questions Arthur at the police station. Pete tries to make things up with Simon, s...

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Colin makes morning coffee for his overnight guest, Barry, who is nursing a hangover from...

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Den seeks out Jan in Venice. Back in Walford, Lofty and Dot visit Ethel in hospital. Dot a...

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Den and Angie take a trip on the Orient Express. Ethel returns to Albert Square. The Fowle...

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Michelle has moved in with Lofty. Colin tells Barry he likes him as a casual friend. Den a...

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Pete breaks with family tradition and plans to spend Christmas Day at the Vic with Den. Pa...

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Pete and Arthur have a fight. Charlie flirts with Pat. Ethel is upset that her room has go...

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Arthur's depression gets the better of him, while Michelle and Lofty head off on their hon...

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Rezaul arrives but Naima insists she does not want him there, especially when he says he m...

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Mehmet introduces Pat to his friend while Wicksy conspires to throw a spanner in the works...

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Hannah disapproves of Kelvin's relationship with Carmel. Barry continues to annoy Colin in...

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Dot learns of Charlie's intentions to leave her before Christmas. Kelvin informs his paren...

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Christmas Day at the Vic has unexpected consequences for Angie after Den gives her an impo...

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Angie is left reeling about the divorce. Pete and Lou make amends. Arthur breaks down.

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Angie and Sharon stay at Kathy and Pete's. Kathy tells Pauline to see Doctor Legg about Ar...

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New Year's Day and Lofty is woken by Michelle typing. Michelle kicks out Ian and Wicksy, w...

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Den hears Sharon's screams and comes to her rescue. He insists on driving her over to the...

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Sharon hears that she can have another week off work. Angie tells her that they'll have to...

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Sharon and Angie move out of Pete and Kath's flat and into a hotel. They both have importa...

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It's Kelvin's eighteenth birthday; his parents give him an expensive designer watch and hi...

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It is the morning after the party. Tony suffers a fare-dodger who also adds insult to inju...

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Lofty spends the day planning a night out with his wife. He seeks advice on what to do and...

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Kathy and Michelle are working hard to try to complete Mehmet's knitting order - aided and...

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Trade at the Vic is still very bad. Den discovers Lofty's glass full of coins and insists...

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It is the day after Kathy was let down by Mehmet. All she wants is her jumpers back so she...

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Hannah is followed home at night and again in the morning. Rezaul offers to walk her home...

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Ali looks for witnesses to someone crashing into his cab the night before, unaware that it...

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Pat has a black eye, which Kathy says she deserves for being "evil". Mary tells Den that M...

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Simon realises that what Pat said about Naima was true and he tells Lou he no longer wants...

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Tony returns from a night's cabbing with blood on his hands. Wicksy comes home with scratc...

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Pete and Simon are released by the police but Pete must come up with an alibi as to his wh...

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Pete tells Pauline that everyone except for her thinks he is guilty, even Lou and Kathy. E...

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Pat tells a WPC that she saw her attacker and the officer asks if it is someone she knows....

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Trade is down in the Vic so Lofty suggests a party and Barry suggests making it a cross-dr...

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Carmel talks to Mary and they start to get along but Carmel assumes that Mary is going to...

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DS Todd questions people about the party and he finds out that Pete left early and why and...

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Pete returns home after hours of police questioning and worries he will be charged with th...

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Arthur visits Mary and says that prostitution is not the answer and he has worked out that...

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Pete is fed up of being constantly hounded by the police. Kathy visits Pat in hospital to...

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Den and Angie each receive their decree nisi, meaning they will be divorced in 42 days. Do...

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Dot attempts to avoid Colin and Barry. Sue tells Debbie about the lump in her breast and a...

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Angie and Sharon move into the B&B on Albert Square. During a home visit, Arthur asks Paul...

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Jan has it out with Den. Barry is fined £150 for the car crash and Colin is forced to lend...

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Sue is told her lump is not cancerous so she, Ali and Guizin celebrate. Simon and Sharon u...

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Mary asks Ethel to babysit for two hours. Nine hours later, Mary returns to find Michelle...

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Den is two months behind on his VAT payments and Angie tells him if he sells the car that...

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Mary is visited by Mr Atkinson, a court warrant officer, who orders her to pay £30 or be a...

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Kelvin studies for exams but when Ian cannot find him, he accuses him of spending the day...

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Sharon and Simon return from their weekend away. Barry and Colin discuss new hobby ideas t...

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Chris arrives following the accident at Mary's flat. Renovation work begins at The Dagmar....

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Arthur goes to court. Lofty talks about having a baby with Michelle. Sharon wants to move...

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Dot and Tom swap properties but Tom's belongings will not fit into the smaller flat so he...

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Pete is fined £200 for assaulting a police officer. Debbie and DS Rich hold their engageme...

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Ethel has started collecting odd coins she finds on the floor while cleaning at the Vic. M...

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Colin finds out Barry spent the night with another man but later apologises for his jealou...

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Lou and Pauline start to plan a joint birthday party for Vicki and belated wedding recepti...

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Pauline tells Michelle about agreeing to sell the meat for Den but Michelle advises agains...

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Walford is preparing for the general election. Ethel moves back into her old flat above th...

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Magda and Sharon return from a shopping trip together. Pauline talks to Michelle about Vic...

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Arthur tells Mary not to waste her vote in the general election. Barry eventually opens up...

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Barry continues to worry as he waits for the results of his blood test. Michelle tells Pau...

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Lofty asks Den for time off work whilst he and Michelle are interviewed by Social Services...

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Arthur and Tom get competitive over the London in Bloom contest. Den asks Ian to do the ca...

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The Vic and the Dagmar are decorated with flowers for the competition and Tom finds out th...

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Pauline is worried about Arthur being unemployed and he realises that people will think he...

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Carmel holds a jumble sale to raise money for the health centre and Willmott-Brown donates...

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Dot and Ethel look after baby Vicki and reminisce about their own childhoods.

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Den is furious when he discovers graffiti on the Vic. Simon and Sharon are unsure about th...

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Sue and Ali talk and he says he was never unfaithful to her, which she says was only becau...

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Ali and Sue are happy and in love again causing them to open the café late and close it ea...

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The fruit and veg stall trade is down, and Pete must talk to Lou if his plans for a seafoo...

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Angie and Sharon move into the flat above The Dagmar. Den has not been seen but Lofty find...

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Tom tries to get a confession from Arthur about sabotaging the Vic's flowers so Arthur acc...

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Arthur has stepped up the rigour and regularity of his football training sessions but stil...

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Lofty forgets that it is Michelle's 18th birthday. Kathy tells Pete that Ian made Tina tel...

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Den arrives back from his impromptu holiday to North Africa. Pat overhears his phone call...

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The pirate radio station is still operating from the café. Mary rings up her mum wanting A...

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Den kicks Simon out of the Vic and sacks him. Rod cleans The Dagmar for Mary. Michelle tak...

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Michelle and Den are in a reflective mood after their encounter. Magda decides she'd like...

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Dot has been stung by a wasp. Mary returns from Stockport. Den announces to Arthur that he...

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Darren is already taking advantage of Carmel and has left her with the children for the da...

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Tensions rise between Colin and Barry after the football match. Wicksy is feeling sorry fo...

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An unusual woman arrives in Walford. Colin and Barry end up in a row which leads to Colin...

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Barry is excited about his trial at The Dagmar. Naima shows Donna the ropes at the shop an...

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It's Kelvin's last day in Walford and Sharon, Barry and Ian are busy arranging a surprise...

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The Vic ladies' darts team sets off for the Isle of Dogs for the big match. Ali, meanwhile...

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Pat and Frank catch up on old times. Pauline and Derek get to know each other. Ethel, Dot...

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Naima moves into the Fowler's. Doctor Legg decides to take up jogging. Ethel is excited to...

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Rod and Carmel persuade Mary to allow her parents to inspect her flat. Darren hires Rod to...

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Michelle finds out from Doctor Legg that she isn't pregnant, and dreads telling Lofty. She...

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Lofty is still thinking about Michelle's ultimatum. Sue tells Arthur and Angie that she an...

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Guizin returns to help Ali out at the café. Ali tells her that Sue has gone to stay with h...

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Den crosses paths with Wicksy while walking Roly in the Square gardens, and makes amends f...

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Angie sneaks out of the Vic in the early morning, having spent the night with Den. Doctor...

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Doctor Legg reassures Pauline that Lou will be okay. Angie and Den appear to be getting on...

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Colin gets increasingly frustrated at Barry's messiness in the flat, and eventually goes o...

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Lou braces herself for a meeting with Uncle. Colin asks Barry to get Kathy to visit him at...

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Martin Hunter returns to the Square to make his TV documentary. Arthur has a surprise for...

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Colin receives a letter from his friend Ginny in New York telling him a friend of a friend...

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Colin finishes his portfolio and goes off to present his work. Naima is excited when she r...

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Barry's exercise bike has arrived, but Colin's too wrapped up in the brewery design job to...

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The Cotton family is settling down to life together under one roof. Nick and Charlie eye e...

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Junior tries to buy fireworks off Naima but she refuses to give him any. Sue accuses Naima...

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A graffiti artist is running wild all around Walford, and Junior gets the blame. Meanwhile...

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Lou talks to Pete about him and Pauline inheriting the stall when she's gone. Pete tells P...

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Mary is worried because today is the day the health visitor, social worker, and Doctor Leg...

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Ian is mugged in a dark alley and has his wallet stolen. At the same time, someone throws...

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Angie and Willmott-Brown go out, leaving Mary to look after the Dagmar until they return....

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Willmott-Brown is praised by several residents for assaulting the burglar. Barry continues...

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Mary refuses to leave Annie's side now that she has her back. Dot avoids Colin, blaming hi...

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Darren puts the tapes he has received into envelopes. Dot is adamant Charlie will not get...

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Darren receives another package from a friend. Sue hounds Ali to talk to Alan about his di...

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Darren takes another parcel into Carmel's flat and hides it behind her sofa. Magda asks Si...

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It's court day for Dot and Charlie. Dot is fined £90 and Charlie is fined £50. Angie is dr...

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Charlie and Dot's faces are on the front page of the newspapers and Dot is upset about it....

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Simon staggers home with a Christmas tree as a surprise for Magda. Christmas preparations...

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Mary starts a new job at the launderette following Dot being sacked after the paper publis...

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Mark makes a surprise visit to see his family on Christmas Day. Mary spends the day in the...

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Sharon is very nervous - she is due to meet Duncan and his mother for lunch and then plans...

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Angie has been missing for a couple of days since she stormed out of the Dagmar, leaving W...

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Angie puts a proposition to Den that she'll return to the Vic as a business partner, and t...

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Ethel says her goodbyes in Walford before she moves into sheltered housing. Sharon comes t...

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Pat is summoned by Lou to discuss a family matter. Colin intends to act on some helpful ad...

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Colin is feeling low due to Barry moving out of the flat. Pauline is considering taking on...

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Lofty continues to tell people about Michelle's pregnancy, whilst Michelle phones the hosp...

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Sharon and Duncan talk about Angie. He reassures her, and tells her, that her mother's dri...

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Michelle reaches a decision which stuns Lofty and her family and Arthur is confronted by t...

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Arthur and Pauline struggle with Michelle. Lou receives another letter from Kenny. Lofty r...

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Pauline yet again sees Den chatting to Michelle. Den hires Frank to help out at the Queen...

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Pete is being hounded by an unsatisfied customer, and he tells him to get lost. Rod is sti...

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Pete is nervous about his brother Kenny turning up after 23 years away. Dot gets worried w...

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Kathy receives a worrying call on Samaritan duty and believes it is someone from the Squar...

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Ethel returns to the Square to see Dot, having heard about Kenny's visit. Den gets fed up...

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Conversation about Kenny is rife among the Beale and Fowler family. Dot is excited to writ...

317

Pat is in a foul mood the day after seeing Kenny. Ashraf and Sufia are pleased with Arthur...

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Sue worries about the baby as she has not felt it kick. Darren wants to join Ian and Barry...

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Kenny and Pete want answers from Pat as to who the father of Simon is. Sue is worried that...

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It is Ian's 18th birthday and he receives an adult book from someone but he doesn't know w...

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Den is in a happy mood and visits Angie in the hospital. They talk about looking for a pub...

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Preparations are in full swing at the Vic for Angie's homecoming. Den is snappy, while Sha...

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Den tells Simon to get over Magda and move on with his life. Mary is angry with Rod. The B...

324

Magda searches for Willmott-Brown, desperate to know if her offer on his house has been ac...

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Elizabeth's presence in the Beales' flat causes tension between Ian, Kathy and Pete. Sue r...

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Wicksy arrives home from holiday and spends the day playing Magda and Donna off against ea...

327

Dot saves the day at the laundrette, and Den warns Pat that he's selling up. Sue busily cl...

328

Ian bails Arthur out of a tight spot, whilst Frank discusses the tenancy of the Queen Vic...

329

Den continues to get information on pubs to look at, and goes with Angie to see two in Epp...

330

The presence of Elizabeth at the Beales' flat continues to cause problems. Frank and Pat l...

331

Ali and Sue learn that Alan has bought Number 43 off Willmott-Brown and is converting it i...

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Donna continues to flirt with Ian, seeming to want to get at Simon. Kathy is not impressed...

333

Chris brings a JCB to the Square to renovate the old tyre site into his new business. Kath...

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Kathy tells a shocked Pete that Donna is her long-lost daughter. Lofty confronts Michelle...

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Residents complain about the party in the squat. Den starts a shady deal with the Firm. Su...

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Carmel is fed up with taking on everyone else's problems and wants some support herself. D...

337

It's the day of Tom's funeral, and Dot is sad at the lack of a congregation that includes...

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Angie talks to Duncan about Sharon. Pat hears something about her tenancy application for...

339

Carmel persuades Darren to take the children out for the night, so she can cook for her ne...

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Angie and Pat make up for their recent digs at each other. Guizin wonders where Sue is whe...

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Kathy is surprised by an expensive birthday present from Willmott-Brown. Sharon is surpris...

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Michelle and Sharon move into Number 43. Wicksy takes Mary out. Ian is still annoyed with...

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Sharon and Michelle have a house warming party. Some of Mary's friends bring some 'gear',...

344

Willmott-Brown is still making a nuisance of himself with Kathy, and Pete is getting jealo...

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It's a busy day ahead for Chris as it's the day of the opening of his new haulage business...

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Ian finds his loyalties split between family and friends over Donna's parentage. Charlie's...

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Den advises Frank on how to treat his customers. Darren has his ear to the ground for busi...

348

Willmott Brown shows too much interest in a certain rival business. Kathy meets up with Do...

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With Doctor Legg on his case, Ian has to decide where he is going to live. Colin asks for...

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Ali continues to find it difficult running the café without Sue, who is staying at home wi...

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Pauline kicks Ian out from the house when his disco set makes too much noise. Brad brings...

352

Wicksy asks Cindy to Den's opening night at the wine bar. Willmott-Brown is troubled that...

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Den and Joanne prepare to open their new-look wine bar with a champagne supper, while Pat...

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Detective West arrives at the Vic and questions Frank about money laundered during Den's t...

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Pete is put out by Kathy working two jobs. Pat continues to have problems adjusting to lif...

356

Michelle looks forward to her first day as a receptionist at the new-look surgery. Sue and...

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Lou is off to the seaside, but does not leave in a very good mood. Pete and Kathy are stil...

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Simon's birthday party continues. Michelle supports Kathy. Den seeks out revenge on Willmo...

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Kathy goes through an ordeal. Simon is mortified to find out what happened on the night of...

360

Willmott-Brown is interviewed by DI Gray about raping Kathy and is later arrested and char...

361

Barry tells Colin he's got a new job on a cruise ship via his new friend Trevor, who's swu...

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Lou continues doing her rounds around the Square, telling certain people a few home truths...

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It’s a sad day in Albert Square when Pauline discovers a deceased Lou in her bed, after th...

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The police are on patrol around the Square. The passing of Lou takes a toll on Pat. Frank...

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Dot's on the warpath to get some antibiotics that will wheel her away from her smoking add...

366

The Firm give Den an ultimatum, but Den has thought of a compromise. Kathy books herself a...

367

Roly goes missing. Guizin has her eye on a resident, keen to hire them to work at the café...

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Police swarm the Square and search Den's room in the B&B. Pete thinks Ian is being taken f...

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The day arrives for Simon to return to work at the Vic and Ian to start work at the café....

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Pauline is nervous about her first shift at the Vic. Sue wants change at the playground. R...