12/07/2016 EastEnders

Morning, darling.

Oh. Morning.

Why don't you stay here today?

We don't have to open the stall.

I'd like to keep busy.

We could head off somewhere, go up West, do some shopping.

It'll be all business soon enough, Paul.

Steven tells me that Ian's going to do alterations to his house.

Oh, yeah, Grandma. He's putting in a stud wall downstairs

and he's going to make a bedroom in the front.

Huh! He's going to put it back like it was before.

Lou, that was his granny, she used to sleep down there, that was

after Pauline and Arthur got married,

to give herself a bit of privacy.

I suppose Jane'll be sleeping in there, you know, after her accident.

It's funny that the hospital is letting her out so soon.

Well, she's refusing any treatment.

-What?

-She wants to leave, so...

I think they're debating whether she'd be better off at home.

Well, she's lucky to have you going to look after her.

I mean, you've become a very responsible girl, Lauren,

since you've had little Louie.

I'm very proud of you.

Ben's really keen on the idea...

you know, us living together and running the firm.

And isn't that what you want?

Yeah, completely, but...

Well, how do I know it's going to work?

Us being together 24/7?

What if I get on his nerves?

You couldn't get on anyone's nerves.

It's just going great between us, I don't want to ruin it.

Well, you don't have to run the business.

Where's this come from? Is this to do with the blackmail?

No! I'm just saying that I'll miss you.

I'd prefer you to come with us.

You'll be checking up on me all the time, and you know you will.

I'm not leaving Ben.

I really like him, Nan, I...

You love him.

And he loves you, doesn't he?

Tell him your fears and work through them...together.

You always know what to say, don't you?

You're the best nan in the world.

Er...obviously we're going to put a ramp out there.

This is going to become the bedroom.

We're going to put a stud wall here, following the line of the original wall,

and under the stairs, there's enough room for a wet room and a toilet.

So, when do you think she can come home?

Mr Beale, I only agreed to come because I wanted to assess your house.

You know how I feel about Jane leaving hospital.

Yeah, but she wants to come home, right? So she is going to come home.

I just need you to tell me everything I need to do.

Look, II need my wife back here and my mum lives here as well, so she can help out.

And me and my girlfriend are moving in, so, yeah, we'll be on hand.

You don't already have jobs?

-I help with Dad's businesses, but Lauren's here all day, aren't you, babe?

-Yeah.

Look, come in the kitchen, I need to know do I need to lower any of the work surface heights or anything.

Can I get any grants for that sort of thing?

We'll need to go through her exercise plan.

You OK?

I'm not just going to be in all day, you know.

I do have a life.

Right. But you are at home with Louie most of the time.

Yeah. With Louie. Doesn't mean I'm going to be nursing Jane.

I don't want to sound like a cow, but I agreed to move in

and I will do my bit, but I'm...I'm not going to be her carer.

-Boo!

-Oh!

-Made you jump.

-No, you didn't.

Why aren't you at work?

Well, I didn't have any motors booked in,

so I've given myself the day off.

Oh, very nice.

There won't be any days off when we're in business together.

-Just two coffees, er...takeaway, please, Marie.

-Sure.

Talking about business, I've been practising...

-DEEP VOICE:

-I'm deeply sorry for your loss.

What do you reckon?

Mm. Do the voice again.

Oh, yeah?

-DEEP VOICE:

-Do you like it?

Not here.

Not... Not here, or outside,

or at yours, or at mine.

Were you this difficult with Abi?

-That was different.

-Yeah.

The difference is that you're meant to be in love with me.

I'm getting there, all right?

Yeah, I know. Sorry. I just want to kiss you all the time.

How's your grandad, anyway?

OK, I think.

Look, we need... I need to talk to you about something.

Not having second thoughts, are you?

No, but...

Well, here's the thing...

I'm...I'm worried that if we work and live together, we'll row,

and I don't want to lose you.

Why would you lose me if we rowed?

Listen, my family are at each other every other day of the week,

all right, and we're all still together.

Confrontation is good, it clears the air.

I ain't going to get frightened off over a few arguments about mislaid bodies.

Mislaid bodies?

Yeah, I lose spanners all the time at work.

We'll be a good team.

We already are.

So what you worried about?

I wouldn't have suggested it if I didn't think it was a good idea.

All you need to focus on is you and me.

-Oh, morning.

-Morning.

Oh, Shirl. Had Mick on the phone from Prague first thing.

He's been out all night drinking, never been so hungover.

Still, that's stag dos for you. He said to say hello.

Course he did.

I bet he asked you how me and Buster were an' all.

You made your point yesterday.

So you're not planning on... going to see Phil in hospital, then?

-Shirley. Look, I just don't understand what it is you want!

-Then keep your nose out!

Do you want to get back with Phil? Is that it?

-Or are you saying you love him so you shouldn't be with Buster?

-I never said I loved him, all right?

No, right? It's not all right.

He's poison. He's no good for you!

Phil, Shirley - really?

See. See? Everyone thinks so.

I don't care what everybody else thinks. This is my life we're talking about here.

Yeah, and you're going to ruin it

if you throw away what you've got with Buster for Phil!

You are beautiful, you know?

Really? I think I look exhausted.

I'm still not sleeping.

Thinking of me?

Gavin.

Well, he can't hurt you any more.

Anyway, you don't need beauty sleep.

Charmer.

Well, I suppose you're right. He can't, can he?

No. Not any more.

Not any more.

All right. Thank you.

Hi. Anything take your fancy?

Hey... Are you OK?

Sorry.

Someone I know has just come out of hospital...

a friend. I want some flowers to take to him.

Yeah? So's my grandad. Hope your friend's OK.

Sorry.

I just got a bit overwhelmed.

I...I understand. How much do you want to spend?

Oh...£25?

Cool. Well, how about we start off with some carnations

and then some scented freesias?

They're quite nice.

Are you...close to your grandad?

Why do you ask?

Sorry. I was just thinking about my own grandad.

He's been dead 30 years but I still miss him.

Yeah, my nan brought me up.

What happened to your parents?

My dad died when I was little.

Did he?

I'm so sorry. That can't have been easy for you.

Still, you had your grandparents. And your mum?

Don't remember her. Nan said she didn't want me.

Um...chrysanthemums?

Don't!

Makes you feel like you've been naughty, don't it?

Being sent to the headmaster's office.

I was never naughty.

Sorry about that. I hope I haven't kept you waiting.

Chris Hancock, deputy head.

-Hi.

-And you know Janet's learning support assistant

Mia Raj, don't you?

Right, so could you tell us what all this is about, please?

Yes, of course.

It's about Jay, right?

Jay? No, we need to speak to you regarding Janet.

Right. What about her?

Well, um, as you know, Janet's been working with her Individual Education Plan.

-Yeah, we've been told she's doing really well.

-Yeah.

She was, but I'm afraid she's now falling behind.

Right, well, she always does her homework.

-We make sure of that, don't we, Billy?

-Yeah, yeah.

I'm sure you do, but the fact remains that she really is falling

way behind the rest of her class.

She needs even more extra learning support.

Oh, well, give it to her, then.

It's not as simple as that, Mr Mitchell.

We don't have the funding here to give her the support she needs.

All right.

So what you're saying is you reckon she'd be better off in a special school, is that it?

Well, a specialist school is certainly something we'd like you to consider.

Yeah, but she likes it here.

And we like having her,

but as I say, we just don't have the funding to...

So you're kicking her out because you're cutting costs, eh?

We pay our taxes, you know.

You're meant to look out for her, not pass her on!

We're not cutting costs.

We're just not able to fund the extra support that she needs.

Billy, it's not the school's fault.

I'm not having this. You find the money.

I noticed you got yourself a nice new bit of carpet in the corridor out there.

How much did that set you back, eh? You just want rid of her. Admit it.

That's not the case at all, Mr Mitchell.

You need to think about what's best for Janet.

Right. And so that's kicking her out of a school that she loves, yeah?

Brilliant(!)

What?

Nothing.

Do you ever wish you were still in the army?

No. Why?

You don't get bored with me, the way things are going, and...

Of course not.

Good.

Then I think there's something that could make it better.

Like what, like...like... in the bedroom,

you know, role play and all that?

No! No. I was...

I was thinking a holiday, or a dog, or a flat. Eat your pie.

We should think about modernising, you know - new website,

flyers. Oh, and we've got to do something about the shop.

It's dead creepy and Victorian.

Nah. Well, you see, that is where you're wrong.

Grandad says that when it comes to planning a funeral, people want

that traditional atmosphere, you know, it makes them feel secure.

If we go all hi-tech, people would think we weren't taking their grief seriously.

Oh, right.

In fact, the more Dickensian we can make it, the more custom we'll get.

# We love coughs and wheezes and diseases called incurable

# That's your funeral

# No-one else's funeral

BOTH: # That's your funeral! #

Yes, Linda. It's the.... funeral song from Oliver.

Right. Thanks for that. Grandad said...

Are we going to have a lot of "Grandad says"?

Ah. Sorry. Yeah, well, you know what, let's not talk about business.

I'd rather talk about sleeping arrangements.

Now, with Nan and Grandad selling the flat...

I don't care where we live, so long as we're together.

Got to say I don't really fancy Casa Mitchell much.

Well...

listen, there's this bloke, right, he brings his vans to the garage,

he owns flats round the back of George Street.

He's offered me one before.

I reckon I could get a good deal.

They're modern, you know, all glass and chrome.

Hm. What, so during the day we can be all traditional...?

And then when we get home and the lights go down, we become oh so modern.

-So very modern.

-Incredibly modern.

I'm not going to see Phil at the hospital,

so you can get off my case.

I don't know what I want.

Buster, you want Buster.

No, I don't know what I want to drink.

Sorry. It's only cos I care about you.

I know me and Phil aren't right for each other,

but me and Buster - there's no spark there any more.

Well, in that case we need to reignite it.

You know, make him take notice.

How?

We need to show him how... striking you are.

I'm thinking... I'm thinking makeover.

And I'm thinking...I'm thinking wind your neck in and get me a vodka and tonic, please.

They can't just kick her out.

Didn't you hear what he said, Billy?

We have to think about what is best for Janet.

Look, why don't you go back to work, eh?

There's no point in us both losing a day's wages.

What?

I quit my job.

What? Why?

Because... Because I was undervalued.

I don't want to talk about it. I'm not going back there.

-Since when?

-Yesterday.

-And you didn't think about telling me?

Look, I'll get another job, all right?

Yeah, cos they're hanging from trees around here(!)

No. Go back to Les and tell him you've changed your mind.

No, I can't. We...We had words and I'm not going crawling back.

Great(!) Great(!)

Fantastic attitude, Billy, you know, really, really fantastic.

Our daughter is falling behind at school. They don't think she is able to cope.

We are struggling as it is! I'm working all the hours at the Minute Mart

and you, you're too proud to go and make up with Les to put food on our table!

Brilliant(!)

Brilliant(!)

RADIO PLAYS Is This Love by Whitesnake

Got to have a bit of that! All right, missus?

Hey, best feeling in the world, ain't it, eh?

Love.

You all right?

If Ian wants someone there 24/7,

then he can put his hand in his pocket and pay somebody.

What? I...I do have things I need to be doing.

Oh, yeah, like what? Looking after Louie?

Come on, I thought you had a bit of ambition.

I do. What's your point?

Well, I overheard Paul talking to Ben, right?

Now, his grandparents are the undertakers and they were saying they want to modernise it a bit

and I thought, well, that's something that Lauren could do, cos you're creative, ain't you?

What? Interior design?

Well, I don't know,

but something about their website

and I thought you did something like that in New Zealand?

-Well, yeah, I did.

-There you go, then. There you go, then!

You've got options now, ain't you?

And I tell you what, if I had a baby, I'd spend all day with him,

wouldn't I? Yes, I would.

I want to... I really want to tell you somethi...

Yeah, you're right, you know? You're right.

I don't get women that are happy to just spend all day

singing nursery rhymes, you know?

I need some time for me. Thanks, Whit, you've inspired me!

Yeah. Yeah.

I wouldn't know where to start.

I don't think that there's much that I can really do.

Oh, come on, Stace, if anyone can work miracles, you can.

Do you mind?!

-Well, maybe I could restyle her hair.

-Yeah.

We could always put her in a dress?

Oh, n... That's it! I've changed my mind!

No, no, no... It's going to be amazing.

Let Stace work her magic and then, you'll see,

Buster won't be able to keep his hands off you.

I thought I heard voices. I thought you were at work.

Yeah, I was. We came back because we're giving Shirley a makeover.

Oh. I can see why it's important.

Well, I'll just go back upstairs

and attempt to dry your mum's hair after it's taken me

the best part of an hour to try and get her to have a bath.

Oh, she loves a bath. Thank you. Hey, put the ribbon in.

She loves that as well, yeah?

Hey, we could always put a ribbon in Shirley's hair?

Anyone comes near me with a ribbon,

they're going to get throttled by it!

What do you think?

Come on, I've got to get back to the stall some time today.

We're really going to do this, aren't we?

If it's really what you want.

DOORBELL RINGS

Coming.

You all right?

You like it, don't you?

It'll do.

I don't know why we went to all this effort.

He never does. He just comes in stinking of fish,

-and it lingers.

-Well, he should make the effort, cos you're worth making the effort for.

Oh, Buster. There he is. Buster! Wait a minute!

What?

Oh, we were just talking about you, weren't we, Shirley?

Yeah?

Well, Shirley was wondering how your day was going?

Was the trade good?

Yeah. Yeah. Well, same as always.

All right? See you later.

Didn't even notice, did he?

And on top of all that, he's resigned from his job.

Brilliant(!) Oh, he just gets me so angry, Jack!

Sorry. Sorry. I don't mean to dump it on you.

I came to see Ronnie, actually. How is she?

Well, no better.

Can I go and see her?

Yeah, course you can.

Oh! He just makes me so frustrated!

Actually, can I just sit here for a bit?

Course you can. Do you want a cup of tea?

Biscuit?

Thanks. Thanks. You're so kind.

Billy doesn't even remember it's not tea without a biscuit.

20 of my usual, please.

What you looking at?

This all for, er...him, then? Phil?

No, it...it suits you...you know, the hair and make-up, you know?

What you reading that trash for?

Well, I'm going for a workout with Kush, ain't I?

-Oh, yeah?

-What?

Shouldn't you be wearing one of them tight vests?

Oh, don't, pl... It's nothing like that.

Actually, you could come with us if you wanted.

As if.

Oh, it's all right. I understand, if you can't hack it...

It's not that I can't hack it. I just don't see the point.

Yeah, well, there's more point looking after yourself

than there is, you know, changing yourself for a bloke.

You're going to have to check to see

if we've got any of these handles left.

-I know Les was running low.

-DOOR OPENS

Right. Nige, why don't you check with Big Nige round the back?

Thank you.

I've not come to cause trouble.

These are for Les. I heard about his heart attack.

I hope he's OK.

I'm supposed to believe that you've come here for Les?

I only heard about the heart attack yesterday.

You know why I'm here.

I told you yesterday that you are not welcome here.

I've changed.

I've got a life of my own now, but a son who doesn't know me.

I'm...

I'm getting my life in order.

People have been controlling me my entire life - you,

the man I always end up with...

But I need to change, Pam.

It's been 20 years.

Haven't I suffered enough?

Well, look, you...you don't need to decide anything now.

That's my phone number.

How could you tell him I didn't want him?

You've spoken to him.

I didn't say who I was.

I told you to stay away!

And I have. For 20 years!

And for most of that time, he tells me Lawrie's been dead

-and you never told me!

-He's got nothing to do with you!

-Nothing!

-You can't bully me any more, Pam!

Why is there a ladder up...?

Jenny.

Ah, I can't wait to surprise Nan and Grandad.

Looks good.

-Happy?

-Yeah.

Take your flowers and get out!

Why did you lie to him?

So he'd grow up hating me?

No-one wanted him to hate you.

I thought at least you'd tell him the truth!

All these years, he thought I didn't want him.

What must that have done to him?

It did nothing to him, because he didn't need you.

He had us.

Get out, or so help me, I'll...

No. I'm not that frightened little mouse any more.

-Oh.

-Les?

It's nothing. It's just a twinge.

-Have you got your spray?

-Yeah.

See what you've done?

He's not a well man. He can't have stress!

I'm sorry. I'd never do anything to hurt you, Les, you know that.

You were always kind to me.

Get out! There's the door!

DOOR OPENS

Nan?

It's all right. There's nothing to worry yourself about.

Who is this?

You were at the stall earlier. Who are you?

I...

I need to go.

Hang on.

I know who you are.

You're the one who's been blackmailing us, aren't you?

Get out before I call the police.

You stay away from us, you hear?!

Make you feel big, does it? Hurting innocent, good people?

You're pathetic, you know that?

You make me sick!

Get out!

-Is it all going well at the restaurant?

-Yeah.

I suppose Ian will be back running things soon, won't he?

I guess so.

Give you some more time.

Maybe you could...you could help out with Jane.

You can feed her, help her go to the toilet,

that kind of thing.

All right. Point taken. So, what are you saying?

You don't want to move in here?

Yeah, I do. No, I think it's a good idea.

You know, we're not going to be paying rent

and we can save up for our own place.

I think it'll do Jane good as well, seeing Louie all the time.

Yeah. Yeah, it will.

I'll do my bit, you know, I'll help out when I can,

but most of my time is going to be taken up by something else.

What?

I'm glad you asked.

I am going to be setting up as a web-designer.

OK, give me a year and I'm going to be making more money than you,

a lot more.

That's not hard, babe.

You know I don't exactly have a paid job right now.

Yeah, but you will. I believe in you.

I believe in you, too.

Shut up and kiss me.

Ah, it's fantastic!

Yeah, well, I was excited about it

and then that woman ruined everything.

You mustn't think about her any more.

Besides, after that mouthful you gave her,

I doubt we'll be getting any more blackmail demands from her.

Nah, your nan's right. You don't want to let her spoil this moment.

Yeah, thanks for the help with the ladder.

Well, what do you reckon?

Ah, come here, you two.

You two have got something very special.

Don't let anyone take it away from you, you hear me?

-Yeah.

-Ah, thanks, Nan.

She won't be back, not after what Paul said to her.

Oh, yes, she will. I know she will...

and he'll never forgive me for what I did, will he?