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Tanya is left panicked when she discovers Lauren has been missing all night, while Cora makes an alarming discovery about Abi. Jack takes drastic action when the police arrive.

Tanya wakes to an earful from Abi, still upset that her mum won’t buy her new shoes. Abi reveals that Lauren didn’t come home last night, making the whole family panic. Cora takes control, ordering Tanya to work and Rainie to search for Lauren. At Booty Tanya is distracted, Carol and Jack’s interference adding to her stress. The family fear the worst as a police car arrives but it’s not about Lauren, Abi has been arrested for shoplifting. Lauren wakes up in a stranger’s bed with no memory of how she got there. Arriving at the hospital Lauren is shocked to learn Tanya has been missing her treatment. Back in Walford, Cora finds Lola’s pregnancy test in Abi’s bag and assumes its Abi’s. Tanya launches into her daughter for being a ‘criminal and a tart,’ their heated exchange interrupted by Max, back to sort his family out.
Billy is worried about Lola’s pregnancy. He asks Pat to speak to Lola; sure any advice would be better coming from a woman. Pat gets the wrong end of the stick and suggests to Lola that an abortion is an option, much to Lola’s disgust. Billy catches Jay giving Lola £20 and wrongly insinuates to Abi that there may be something going on between them. Abi is devastated to find Jay and Lola in an innocent but compromising position, telling them to both go to hell.
Dot find’s Rose’s passport with a surname she doesn’t recognise. Carol attempts to play peacemaker between Rose and Dot but Dot explains she doesn’t know who her sister is anymore. In the laundrette Rose opens up about a violent ex, admitting that’s why she changed her name. Rose admits she needs someone to look after her, Dot agrees to let her sister stay.

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30 minutes

Audio described

Music Played

Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes

  • Ray Parker

    Ghost Busters

  • Al Bowlly

    Heart And Soul

  • Plain White T’s

    T's Hey There Delilah

  • Rastamouse

    Hot Hot Hot

  • Ne-Yo

    Miss Independent

  • Rizzle Kicks

    Down With The Trumpets

  • Roll Deep

    Take Control (feat Alesha Dixon)

  • Percy Sledge

    Put A Little Loving On Me

  • The Stranglers

    Golden Brown

  • Professor Green

    At Your Convenience

Credits

Role Contributor
Max Branning Jake Wood
Tanya Jessop Jo Joyner
Lauren Branning Jacqueline Jossa
Abi Branning Lorna Fitzgerald
Cora Cross Ann Mitchell
Rainie Cross Tanya Franks
Lola Pearce Danielle Harold
Billy Mitchell Perry Fenwick
Pat Evans Pam St Clement
Jay Mitchell Jamie Borthwick
Dot Branning June Brown
Rose Cotton Polly Perkins
Carol Jackson Lindsey Coulson
Jack Branning Scott Maslen
Mandy Salter Nicola Stapleton
Ben Mitchell Joshua Pascoe
Tiffany Butcher Maisie Smith
Sam Babatunde Aleshe
Executive Producer Bryan Kirkwood
Director Nic Phillips
Writer Patrick Homes

Broadcasts