10/05/2016 EastEnders

The amount of noise he was making!

Surprised we didn't wake up the whole street!

-I couldn't get the van started, could I?

-Keep it down, will ya?

I wouldn't worry. We had it on our toes pretty sharpish, to be fair.

-You said Belinda looked right at you.

-It was dark.

I don't think she recognised me.

Lee's right. We've got nothing to worry about.

No? So what's all this, then?

All right, treacle, you...

What the hell were you doing stealing fish, anyway?

You're fishmongers!

It's koi carp, it's different, you can't eat those.

We weren't stealing 'em.

We were just putting them back, that's all!

Yeah. So where's the crime in that?

Have you thought about if they've got your number plate?

-No point me taking my exam today.

-What are you talking about?

Course you're taking it, it's your final one! What's he talking about?

Can't have a legal career, can I? If I've got a criminal record.

Oh, great! Are you happy now? This is Johnny's future.

-Everything he's worked for!

-Dad...?

I don't think the police will get involved.

Honestly. Over a few fish?

-TRACEY:

-Mick! Someone here to see you.

I'm sending them up.

They're beautiful.

Just to say how much I love you,

and how much me and Amy are looking forward to moving in.

You can't.

What?

Move in. Not today.

I thought we agreed?

It's not convenient.

Look, Amy has got her heart set on it.

Maybe we're rushing things.

No! No, no, no! You can't do this, all right?

That girl's been messed up enough as it is.

Now, what can possibly have happened since yesterday?

DOOR CLUNKS

Don't forget...

BOTH: No comment.

Oh! I wasn't expecting a welcome party.

Belinda! This is lovely, ain't it?

Everyone, this is Belinda. Belinda, everyone.

Do you want to have a sit down? Have a little plot, or...?

No, no, no, I'm not stopping. I just popped in.

Wondered if you could help me out with something?

Erm... I can explain about that.

I over-ordered on my online shop. Enough food to sink a ship.

I wondered if you and Linda

wanted to come to the house for some dinner.

-Dinner?

-Oh, sounds lovely, that, babe, don't it?

Tell you what we'll do, we'll fix a date sometime...

How about today?

-Er... Oh.

-Oh.

-It's a bit short notice.

I was in the area, organising Stacey's hen.

-Oh.

-I've been meaning to invite you for some time.

Shall we say two o'clock?

We can make a day of it.

No need to give you the address.

You already know where I live.

That was a bit of a misunderstanding.

We had too much to drink.

We're murder when we've had a booze, we are, we're murder.

Yeah, you know what boys are like.

-I know that koi carp can fetch a pretty penny.

-Yeah.

We'd be delighted, L, wouldn't we, to go?

Good. Oh, don't forget your swimming costumes.

Er... Swi... Swimming costume?

For the hot tub!

Another one of Neville's little extravagances.

Don't be late.

-See you later.

-Bye.

-Bye.

See, boy? Told you, nothing to worry about, all right?

Now, get your head screwed on. Get down that exam hall.

-Yeah, go on, son! Good luck, boy!

-I'm so proud of you!

Go on, crack on, go on.

Aunt Sal wants to tell the whole family about the cancer.

But Peggy won't hear of it.

Does Phil know she's here?

No. And you can't say anything.

I won't.

It's just when he finds out...

I know.

But it's what Peggy wants, isn't it?

What're you going to tell Amy?

Oh, I'll make something up.

Tell her it was too much of an upheaval for Hercules.

SHE CHUCKLES

Anything I can do?

Yeah, can I borrow your car, later?

Cor! In like Flynn.

Can I ask why?

Peggy's got an appointment.

You can't go to the hospital on your own.

I'll be fine, all right? Anyway, we need the money.

I've only got revision today. I can come with you.

It's not like they'd have found anything, is it?

I mean, the lump's disappeared, anyway.

You know what hospitals are like.

You know, all that waiting about.

I'm going to get myself a magazine.

Catch up on the gossip.

Really, I'll be better on my own.

You'll text me? You know, if you change your mind?

I will, all right?

But I won't need to. I'm going to be fine!

Is it cos you think I can't cope?

I really don't need this.

I thought you and me were moving on, being a proper couple.

Why won't you let me be there for you?

Because this isn't about you, all right? This is about me.

And I'm saying I want to go and get the results on my own, OK?

BABY GURGLES

They put his hospital appointment back a few weeks, didn't they? So...

..that's a good thing.

Means they're not that worried.

Come here.

Oh, it's not just Ollie.

I mean, as for Stacey's wedding reception, I ain't even started.

-You've got plenty of time.

-Buster getting Lee in trouble.

Johnny's exams. Nancy hardly ever gets in touch.

You know what you need, don't you?

We ain't got time.

No, no...

Although...!

THEY CHUCKLE

No, a night out.

When was the last time me and you had a night out?

Exactly.

So I think this Belinda thing,

you know, could be a good thing for us.

Just imagine me and you sitting in a hot tub, glass of bubbly,

looking up at the night sky.

Be a beautiful thing, wouldn't it?

Hey?

Why have you got a flat full of toilets?

Oh, don't ask. I do love your dad -

but sometimes I get why your mum caught the bus

in the other direction.

He's not here?

No, he's gone out with Kyle.

Just in time, before I throttled the pair of them.

Was it important?

-Mum gets her results today.

-Oh!

I knew it was soon.

-How is she?

-She says she's fine. But...

What, you don't think she is?

She won't let anyone help her.

She won't let anyone go to the hospital with her, you know,

not even Tina.

I mean, is that normal?

Mm, well, I know I found it hard to accept help when I was ill.

But you still needed it?

Yeah, well, it's different. I was a danger to myself.

We don't even know if your mum's got anything wrong with her.

What if she has? What if she gets bad news?

She should have someone with her.

So, I was hoping maybe Dad could get through to her.

Yeah, I'll have a word with him when he gets home.

Look, your mum's a nurse. She knows what she's doing.

She'll be fine. All right? OK.

Thank you.

-See you later.

-See you later.

FOOTSTEPS

Auntie Peg!

Cor! At last...

A decent hairdo!

Instead of those rats tails you used to have.

SHE LAUGHS

I didn't know you were back.

Er, look, I...

I bought a present for Amy.

Would you mind giving it to her for me?

-Yeah, course I will, darling.

-Oh, thank you, thank you.

-PHONE RINGS Sorry.

-No, it's OK.

SHE HANGS UP

SHE COUGHS

I had a bit of trouble.

Me and Ronnie, we're not talking. But I'm going to sort it out,

I just... I need a little bit more time, you know? And Ronnie...

You know what she's like! Big sisters always know best.

Still treats me like I'm a kid.

Auntie Peggy, are you OK?

Come here.

Why don't you sort yourself out, eh?

Look at you.

You look like a lady. Why don't you start acting like one?

Oh, come here, you...

You naughty girl.

THEY LAUGH

PEGGY SIGHS

How long does it take to drink a cup of tea?

Don't knock it, love. It's business.

Do you know Buster's not been on his stall all morning?

-Maybe their campaign's running out of steam.

-Maybe.

Er, can I get a tea, please?

-Course you can, Stacey.

-Thanks.

Oh, Stace? Saw you coming in. Just wanted to say,

any time you want to pop over, talk about the reception...

Oh, I've been meaning to.

Just what time the food's arriving,

what your music requirements are, that sort of thing.

Me and...

Me and Mick're going to your Belinda's, later.

Thanks. Belinda's? What for?

Dinner! Asked us, out of the blue.

It's a bit...random, actually.

I think she just gets a bit lonely.

-She's always asking me and Martin.

-Oh. Right.

Well, look, like I said, you know,

any time, just pop over and we'll sort out the details.

All right. OK.

-RONNIE:

-Oh, it's lucky you caught me.

-AUNT SAL: It's Peggy. PHIL:

-She's... She's missing.

Er... OK, yeah, come through, I'm just going to hang this up.

I'm worried sick. Have you seen her?

No. No, sorry.

We've tried everywhere, you know.

Instead of being round her family, dealing with the situation, she's...

she's gone missing.

Her cancer's back.

I'm...sorry to hear that.

I'd recognise that smell anywhere.

They're freesias, Aunt Sal. Jack bought them for me.

You sure you ain't heard anything? Phone call? Text?

No, I already told you. Nothing.

She's a sick woman. Where else would she go?

I thought you had a hospital appointment today?

Oh, this is more important.

No, nothing is more important than your health, Phil.

Seriously, go to the hospital.

Look, I'll call you if I hear anything, OK?

Go, I'll call you!

-You all right here?

-Yeah.

When I told you Peggy's cancer was back,

you didn't seem very surprised.

I was in shock.

I'll tell you something about Peggy, shall I?

She's had to fight the whole of her life to keep the show on the road.

Every time a problem presented itself, she'd put on her slap,

a big smile,

and work that bar as though she didn't have a care in the world.

Peggy Mitchell.

Taking on the world single-handedly.

Only this time, she doesn't have to,

cos we're her family.

We're here for her.

This is her last fight!

She shouldn't have to go through it on her own.

INSISTENTLY: I know she's here.

I'd recognise my sister's perfume anywhere!

-SIGHS:

-You always was an interfering old cow!

And you've always been a stubborn old goat!

Now, are you ready to come home?

I AM home.

Why don't I leave the two of you alone?

SHE SIGHS

Hey, Whit, can I have some change, please?

Ah, here we are. Here we are, look, over 500 followers already!

Hashtag Save Bridge Street! There you go.

Johnny reckons that's how Obama got in.

I tell you, Mick, that is a brave new world, that is.

Oh, yeah, yeah, hark at him. Know how to use it, do you?

-Ain't got a didgeri.

-MICK CHUCKLES

-Whoa!

-Oh-ho, here he is!

Go on, son, go on. How did you get on?

-Didn't screw up, I don't think.

-Eyy!

-Bet you did brilliantly!

-SHIRLEY:

-Whit, get the boy a drink!

-LEE: All my coaching paid off, then?

-Yeah, something like that!

You are a legend, all right?

And if me and your mother have to do you a favour

by going and sitting in a hot tub all afternoon, then we will.

And it'll be a 'mare, L, really, let's be fair.

Let's all have a booze, eh? Let's all have a booze.

CHEERS

I'm going to the hospital.

-Yeah, I know. Bex told me. I'm coming with you.

-What?

-Well, you were there for me when I was ill.

-I'm not ill.

What you going to do? Throw me out the cab?

Walford General, please, mate.

You ready to go?

What we going to talk about?

Don't matter.

Just smile, and we bunny,

and remember this is for Johnny.

-I know.

-Right.

Let's do this.

MUSIC FROM HOUSE

-SHOUTS:

-You're a selfish, filthy, pig of a man...

-And there's why you love me!

-..who ALWAYS has to ruin everything!

Love?! You're having a laugh, ain't you?

Fun? I'll tell you what, mate,

the fun left my life the day I married you!

Mick. Linda.

So glad you could make it.

Come in.

Welcome to our humble abode.

All right.

Do you want us to take our shoes off?

Oh, no, don't be silly, I've got a maid. Filipino.

No, all you have to do is relax.

Mick!

My husband, Neville.

Long-suffering.

No, really, she's a diamond.

-And you must be Linda.

-Yes.

-Oh!

-Delighted.

Well, I'm just mixing cocktails.

You seem like a Tequila Sunrise kind of a girl to me!

-It's a bit early...

-Come through. Mick? Bloody Mary?

Er, more of a bitter man.

You always seem so sweet.

How 'bout a Dirty Martini?

I'm driving, babe.

Well, one Virgin Pina Colada coming right up.

Here, Linda, get yourself over here.

-Have a look at my ice dispenser. Does crushed AND cubed!

-Oh!

I just want to say thank you, you know,

for understanding about last night.

I'm flattered.

Coming out all this way just to get your hands on my koi carp.

How are the fish? Cushty?

It's all forgotten.

Let's move on, shall we?

Mick.

It's a lovely house, Belinda.

Leave the girls to have a chat, shall we?

You and me. Outside?

Let's go upstairs, shall we?

-Show you a bit more of my naughty knickers collection?

-Oh!

SHE GIGGLES

So I was just apologising to Belinda about last night, because...

it's terrible behaviour.

Forget about it, Mick. Belinda gets these crushes.

I turn a blind eye.

Now have a look at this baby.

Here...

What do you think?

-HOT TUB WHIRS AND BUBBLES

-21 hydro-massage jets.

Spiral action massage.

-Really hits the spot, know what I mean?

-Yeah!

-Want to give it a go?

-Erm...

I've left my bit of clobber back in the gaff.

We're all adults here. No need to be shy, Mick.

Girls'll be out in a bit.

All right, I'll be a couple of minutes.

I'll be waiting.

Cushty. Yeah.

I thought the last place you'd want to spend an afternoon

would be in a hospital.

Oh, I dunno. It's quite comforting, in a way.

I hate them.

They do say nurses make the worst patients.

It's cos we know too much.

Look, whatever the results,

you just have to find a way to deal with it.

I'm 31, I shouldn't have to even think about it!

But you've got this gene, Son, whether you like it or not.

It's like me. Sometimes I have good days, and, you know,

and everything feels like it's under control. And I think...

I think maybe they gave me the wrong diagnosis.

Maybe my bipolar's magically disappeared.

But it ain't going to, is it?

It's not going to just disappear, it's part of me.

Hm.

It just feels like...

It feels like if I start thinking about it...

..I'm going to set something off. I'm going to make it happen.

It's like that scene in Ghostbusters.

-What, the new one?

-No, the original one.

The one where Ray thinks about the Marshmallow Man.

And then all of a sudden, he's there,

a force to destroy the world.

So, if you think about it, it... might happen.

I don't think cancer works like that, Son. But, then again,

I ain't the one who's medically trained.

Bianca didn't get the gene.

Mum dodged the bullet. Just.

Someone's got to be unlucky.

Who's left?

You and Roxy...

I don't even know where she is these days.

I'll go and see how long we've got to wait.

Excuse me, thanks.

Hi, we had an appointment booked at 1:30...

-I'll just check for you.

-Thank you.

COUGHING

Here, take a pair.

I'll write them off as damaged goods, won't cost me a penny.

Oh! No, it's...

not really my thing.

It's Mick I'm thinking of.

Oh!

Oh, wow!

Oh, this is what I've always wanted.

This house, a hot tub... You're a very lucky lady.

Luck doesn't come into it.

It's all down to hard work.

Sacrifice.

See you've already got the old budgie smugglers on?

Nah. Gone commando for years.

When you live with Belinda,

you have to fight for every tiny amount of freedom you can get.

Commando?

I can see why she likes you.

You're handsome. Fit. Yeah, sexy.

-And married...

-Chillax, Mick. It's not a come on.

I'm not saying I haven't dabbled.

Experimented enough to know what floats my boat.

But I am firmly a ladies' man.

Now, take your Linda. THAT is one good looking woman.

"She" - and, er, easy.

Why, it would be a shame if we didn't all...

..mix it up a bit.

What do you mean, mix it up?

Mick. You're a man of the world.

So, let's start by me getting you a proper drink.

Hey! Ooh, nah, you sit yourself down.

-No need. Er...

-HE CHUCKLES

Nev. Nev, Nev, Nev.

Now, don't get me wrong.

I have...absolutely no problem with, you know, your sort of people.

But me and my L, it ain't a bit of us.

So, no disrespect,

but I think we've got our wires severely crossed.

Man has the right to protect his property, don't you agree?

That's why I installed CCTV.

Trained right over the koi carp pond.

Well...

you can never be too careful, can you?

No.

No.

Party's just getting started, Mickey Boy.

Be a shame to go and spoil it.

DOOR OPENS

Sorry about that.

I have your results.

It's not good news, I'm afraid.

It's good news.

The results of the test were normal.

I'm sorry to tell you that there's been no response

to your recent chemotherapy.

Your recent scan also revealed...

..the cancer's spread to your brain.

Which would explain the dizziness and the headaches.

There ARE a range of treatment options we can try.

Drugs, to help relieve the pain.

A different line of chemotherapy, radiotherapy. But...

..at this stage, I have to tell you,

they will only prolong the inevitable.

And there are side effects.

Most, not very pleasant.

How long?

Well, it's hard to say...

..but given the amount and sizes of the brain lesions,

I'd say months.

Which is why it might be time for you to decide, Mrs Mitchell...

..if more treatment's what you really want.