27/03/2014 - Part 1
It is a big day for Dot, but can those closest to her provide any support? Phil's actions cause trouble for himself and those around him, and Linda causes a rift with Johnny.
A lone crow sits on the railings outside Dot鈥檚 house. Inside, Dot鈥檚 sat beside the coffin, having been there all night. Ian struggles to write a eulogy for Nick. Dot tells Charlie Dotty has a cold so can鈥檛 attend the funeral. Fatboy worries that Andrew and Rose aren鈥檛 coming either. Sharon insists they鈥檒l make the day special for Dot. Ian brings food for the wake to the Vic, along with a photograph of Nick, and thanks Mick for hosting while the restaurant鈥檚 closed. Shirley doesn鈥檛 have high hopes for Ian鈥檚 speech.
As Linda helps Ian on with his coat, the speech falls from his pocket, unbeknownst to him. The hearse and funeral cars arrive on the Square with a 鈥榮on鈥� wreath of flowers. At the crematorium, the funeral turnout is sparse. Les Coker leads in the funeral procession. The service begins and Ian鈥檚 horrified to realise he鈥檚 lost his speech. There鈥檚 an awkward silence when Tim Stevens invites the mourners to share their memories of Nick. Jane steps in and reads a quote from the bible. Sharon rushes in late with Ian鈥檚 speech, having retrieved it from Linda. Ian makes a touching eulogy, celebrating Nick鈥檚 uniqueness. Charlie squeezes Dot鈥檚 hand as they watch the curtains draw around the coffin.
At the wake in the Vic, Jane and Sharon commend Ian for his eulogy. Ian鈥檚 chuffed, oblivious to Phil pulling the speech from his pocket. Charlie introduces himself to Ronnie. Jane complains her new boots are hurting. Dot listens to the inane chatter around her. A jeering Phil reveals Ian鈥檚 speech was taken from an internet website. As the other mourners round on Ian, Dot berates them - everyone鈥檚 forgotten about Nick already. Charlie supports her from the Vic, Dot stops to snatch the photograph of Nick from Cora. Outside, Charlie hugs Dot as she cries for her son.
Phil helps Sharon with an early delivery at the new bar. Sharon convinces Phil to attend Nick鈥檚 funeral by teasing she鈥檒l be wearing black stockings but is later detained by another delivery. Phil offers Shirley a lift to the funeral when he spots her standing alone. At the church, Phil sits next to Shirley. He admits he still thinks of Heather too, and squeezes her hand as she cries. Phil quickly drops Shirley鈥檚 hand when Sharon enters. Shirley thanks Phil for being a gent.
Max tries to talk to Ronnie about her visit to Stacey. Ronnie snaps Stacey didn鈥檛 mention him. Sonia wants Max to attend Nick鈥檚 funeral as Carol鈥檚 too ill. Max refuses 鈥� he doesn鈥檛 like funerals. As a frustrated Sonia exits, Max looks sadly at a photograph of Bradley.
Lucy鈥檚 annoyed Ian鈥檚 commandeered her laptop and won鈥檛 take the time to look at her webpage for LB Lettings. She shows the webpage to Lauren. Billy eavesdrops and asks to go into business with her. Lucy realises she can鈥檛 go it alone but would rather work with a girl. Peter grins 鈥� he knows just the person.
Patrick talks to Dexter about Paul. Patrick鈥檚 reluctant to let Cora accompany him to see Dot after her behaviour yesterday. Charlie accepts their flowers for Dot. Cora hijacks Dot鈥檚 grief and claims to know what it鈥檚 like to lose a child as she鈥檒l never see Rainie again. Patrick鈥檚 unimpressed. They bicker and Charlie tells them to go. Cora snaps they鈥檇 better make sure to put all of Nick in the ground. Patrick realises Dot鈥檚 witnessed everything from her window. As the funeral cars pull away, Dot refuses to look at Patrick, who feels terrible. Cora convinces Mick to serve her wine put aside for the wake and complains about the food. Patrick doesn鈥檛 attend the funeral and ignores Cora.
Johnny鈥檚 pleased when Linda tells him she鈥檚 cooking a family meal. Linda clocks Johnny chatting and laughing with a builder as he serves him at the bar, hauls him to one side and berates him for trying to pick up men at the wake. Later, Linda鈥檚 mortified to spot the builder kissing a girl. Johnny hands Linda a blank Mother鈥檚 Day card 鈥� he was saving it for Sunday but doesn鈥檛 know what to write anymore.
Jane鈥檚 avoiding Masood. She鈥檚 relieved when Masood swears being friends is enough for him and she doesn鈥檛 have to move out. But as Jane moves off, Masood鈥檚 face falls.
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Quick catch-up: Thursday 27th March part 1
Duration: 01:48
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David Guetta
Getting Over You
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Rudimental & Becky Hill
Powerless
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Gary Barlow & Elton John
Face to Face
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Bruce Springsteen
High Hopes
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Leona Lewis
Bleeding Love
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Rihanna
Diamonds
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Bruno Mars
Young Girls
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Shakira
Waka Waka
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Jacob Banks
Worthy
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Elbow
New York Morning
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The 1975
Settle Down
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Dot Branning | June Brown |
| Ian Beale | Adam Woodyatt |
| Denise Fox | Diane Parish |
| Jane Beale | Laurie Brett |
| Lucy Beale | Hetti Bywater |
| Peter Beale | Ben Hardy |
| Charlie Cotton | Declan Bennett |
| Les Coker | Roger Sloman |
| Linda Carter | Kellie Bright |
| Mick Carter | Danny Dyer |
| Johnny Carter | Sam Strike |
| Arthur 'Fatboy' Chubb | Ricky Norwood |
| Lauren Branning | Jacqueline Jossa |
| Dexter Hartman | Khali Best |
| Cora Cross | Ann Mitchell |
| Patrick Trueman | Rudolph Walker |
| Billy Mitchell | Perry Fenwick |
| Phil Mitchell | Steve McFadden |
| Sharon Rickman | Letitia Dean |
| Ronnie Mitchell | Samantha Womack |
| Shirley Carter | Linda Henry |
| Sonia Fowler | Natalie Cassidy |
| Masood Ahmed | Nitin Ganatra |
| Bobby Beale | Rory Stroud |
| Builder | Oliver Mott |
| Tim Stevens | Joe Claflin |
| Executive Producer | Dominic Treadwell-Collins |
| Director | John Greening |
| Writer | Jeff Povey |
Broadcasts
Thu 27 Mar 2014 19:30- Fri 28 Mar 2014 00:30