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EastEnders 18th December 2025
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00:00you you stole the money the money that we all donated well you didn't you didn't did you
00:13can you let me explain please explain how you loved from a charity your explanation
00:20has got to be great babe there was this operation and it was meant to help with jimmy's sight
00:26they they sort of just lured me in and it was all a con
00:31i was gonna give the money back i swear i swear to god i was gonna get all the money and i was
00:38gonna give it back it was it was meant to be for jimmy it had nothing to do with the fire
00:45but ian he was just helping me out wait you you knew about this and all
00:53you don't give up do you i am i just wanted to see how you was
01:09i was asleep but i'm not now am i look can i come in okay can we just talk please
01:17i'm not already then we i've said everything i wanted to say so um
01:22yeah just leave me alone okay
01:25why is everyone having a go at me i was just trying to help that's a first bet there's something in it
01:37for him what's he got to do with you you've only just got here with your big hair oh jealous oh look
01:42listen for once is not the bad guy you're all right so just everybody back off
01:47why didn't you come to me lauren all right i'm your dad i'm her husband once again i'm an afterthought
01:53ain't i yeah please jimmy don't need help you need your mum and dad on the same page
01:58look i'm gonna pay the money back all right so you can all stop staring
02:11lauren made a mistake but she did it for her kid
02:15she's a better mum than i ever was a dad to her
02:19i've done worse all right a lot worse
02:23so if you want to point a finger at anyone in this family point it at me
02:27so that's it all right go on move on show's over
02:32i'm sorry all right if you'd have told me if the damage is done dad just leave it
02:52are you just gonna sit there and pickle in fury or do you want to talk
03:07i didn't ask for the pamphlet phil the doctor gave it to me and why would you do that
03:15i told you not to say anything and now look he's worried and that's your fault
03:19with that if you think the director look lit you need to see the writers fit mr bates
03:25or very handsome sweetheart that's what we call premier pop and lucky tied to boot
03:33now all we need to do is convince the except producer to dress up
03:37no way i'm wearing a penguin suit oh what about a normal suit or have you worn the seams out of all
03:44your court ones you look good night no i don't i can't find my cufflinks my favorite ones
03:51don't worry sweetheart we'll uh we'll get you a shirt with button cuffs hey
03:55what do they look like we'll find them green i think um claire gave me them i think
04:00listen don't worry mate we'll all look for them right yeah come on
04:07i'm an idiot okay i know i am mad it's not the first time i've messed up is it and it's definitely
04:32not gonna be the last that's just a load of rubbish in your line your vows you're saying
04:39you're happy that we're all you needed what are you going on about no it's not a load of rubbish at
04:46all we're supposed to be on the same side right i am who i am i can do my best to be spontaneous
04:54and and not be like my dad for you i would do anything you know that but jimmy
05:01there's no cure there's no easy fix for him he can't change who he is i don't want him to change
05:11at all i was just trying to help him peter i love jimmy for who he is and i love you for who you are
05:18i know you love jimmy but if you loved me you would have come to me before you took the money
05:24we're meant to be on the same team lauren you said you were happy like that we're all you need
05:31just us just us as we are as a family all you had to do was come and talk it through with me but
05:38you didn't did you how can we carry on together when we ain't even in it together
05:43yeah we are we are on the same team we're not we are we're not otherwise you want to get me in the
05:50dark if you can't trust me what are we doing here what are we doing we're just going to keep
05:56fighting against each other if we do maybe we shouldn't maybe we shouldn't be together
06:03maybe that's what's best for jimmy
06:13we could take her to the salon pre-christmas prezzy
06:31she'd look just like her mum as a blonde what it would take the edge off while he's lodging with
06:36us and i can always do with a bigger blow dry you want me to dye my daughter's hair to hide her
06:41from max put a hat on then i'm just trying to help yeah well don't all right
06:44all that back at the pub i mean he sounded serious but
06:51you know i've always told myself that i was keeping it secret for her
06:59am i the mix gone wrong max is here
07:08and if he has turned a corner then maybe it's time they both knew the truth
07:15listen annie's got a mum that is worth way more than any of those absent fathers in the world
07:22she doesn't need max or mick
07:28she's got you
07:31whatever you decide that'll be the best thing for her
07:39do you really hate me that much
08:04this isn't your fault for once just drop it yeah
08:11peter's right we ain't on the same page
08:22he thinks that i don't trust him and he's not gonna trust me after this is he
08:27maybe jimmy is better off with us apart he's gotta be better than us just fighting all the time
08:33i can't believe that i fell for it
08:40i just wanted to give jimmy the best start
08:43be as happy as he can be you know
08:46but everyone warned me peter
08:51ian
08:52they all warned me
08:55i just didn't want to hear it
08:58because i know deep down
09:02i'm always going to be the one that lets you meet down
09:05i am
09:06so yeah i think i might have done it a little bit more for me than for him
09:13and now peter knows he's never going to forgive me for this dad
09:16cheers
09:23but you've done it for jimmy lauren right because being a mum is where you're best at
09:30which is why you do take after tanya not me
09:37i bet i bet you need to stay on your side
09:42because i do wish i'd stayed on your mum's
09:50have another cup of tea
09:54i know your dad sort things out for once yeah
09:57yeah
09:59i bet you the old bill don't even turn the face over right then
10:12just shut up keep looking
10:13here we go finders keepers and all that
10:16you all right mum
10:20yeah of course i am
10:21i'm just getting old aren't i
10:23are you sure you ever had them here
10:25had what what do you mean
10:27the cufflinks yeah i know
10:29they were here
10:31yeah you could always go and buy another set in the same colour
10:33if he says they were here
10:35they're here sir
10:36everyone keep looking yeah
10:37maybe somebody stole them
10:39why would anybody steal cufflinks
10:42i don't know okay but they were here i know they were
10:45we just
10:46ah
10:46margill
10:48lexi quick go and get some ice
10:51you okay
11:02i'm just waiting on a call
11:05sophie and the kids
11:08i um i tried to call them earlier on you know to find out if they got the christmas money i sent
11:18they're um probably busy christmas parties stuff like that
11:24if you sent it i'm sure they've got it
11:27um you're my son and i love you but the way you talked about zoe it worries me and when sophie finally got through to me on the phone
11:49she sounded scared
11:54what have you done to her son
11:58and be honest please
12:02i loved her too much
12:07let me guess
12:11chelsea's been in your ear
12:13see
12:15that new family of yours
12:17they don't trust me
12:19but i'm your son
12:22and you should
12:25i don't hurt people dad
12:31i'm the one who gets hurt
12:36dad
12:53you know what just just leave it will you please
12:58oh brilliant she sent her dad around
13:00you know how much i hated dad
13:02so get a beers in boy
13:05it just ain't gonna be fun for anyone
13:07biting off more than we can chew again are we
13:25just leave it i'm fine all right
13:31just leave it i'm fine all right
13:33i'm sorry it's just that stupid cow
13:37are you all right
13:41let me buy you a drink
13:44because it looks like we could both do with one
13:46listen mate all right i ain't gonna pretend that i'm a good teammate or a good person
14:02yeah say that again
14:04but lauren is a good person
14:08and she made a mistake all right but she done it so that little boy is as happy and as healthy as he could be
14:14i'm telling you all right
14:16i'm telling you all right you could line up all the doctors in the world yeah they could all tell her that jimmy's condition weren't nothing to do with her and she will always carry that guilt with her
14:24and so would you mate if you're on a team
14:26listen you don't break up a good team for one mistake all right and you guys are a team
14:32that's why jimmy needs you both all right in this corner together
14:36mate she's in the cafe all right and she's hurting
14:44she don't want ian she don't want me she wants you
14:48by her side so if you have grown up to be all the things that me and her mate
14:56if you are on her team
14:59prove it
15:03so
15:08christmas
15:11you spending it with family
15:12no
15:13mum dad brother sisters
15:16no
15:17well what about oscar you spending it with him
15:20i doubt it
15:21um not exactly flavor of the month at the minute so
15:26look i know we don't know each other well
15:29and us slaters all doing a runner from the albert
15:31weren't exactly a good start but i know what it's like around here
15:36people talk and i know there are two sides to every story
15:41so i'm letting you know i see it firmly on the fence
15:46i mean must be hard for you you broke up and then he becomes hero of the square
15:51but the truth is you're stunning and saving my life aside he's punching well above his weight
15:59he gets that from his dad
16:05i get it when i was your age i used to think the world was against me
16:08nor did i realize how much worse it was going to get
16:12but i see something in you and i think you're going to be all right
16:16i'm serious
16:18you've got something about you
16:20and behind that bravado i see a good kid
16:25and i like to think that good things happen to good people
16:28how do you know i'm a good kid
16:32you remind me of myself a bit
16:36and i like to think i'm a good person
16:40despite what people say
16:42so hopefully things will work out for both of us
16:46and apparently we're doing a
16:51come all christmas day so
16:53if you find yourself at a loose end
16:54you can be an honorary slater for the day
16:57lucky you eh
16:58do you have any
17:02kids
17:03i never wanted any
17:08got enough trouble looking after myself
17:10and on that note
17:13let me get you another drink
17:14hi sorry
17:17hello
17:18another two white wines please trace
17:20white wine
17:20sure
17:20i'll just get those
17:22what is this
17:30just listen to it
17:33learn
17:33i was going to wait till christmas
17:40i feel like now is the best time to
17:44try on our christmas trumpets
17:46lauren you made a mistake
17:51i've made plenty of myself
17:52but we are
17:54undeniably stronger together
17:56as a team
17:58side by side
17:59your dad's kindly going to pay the money
18:04and we're going to pay him back as soon as we can
18:05but for now
18:07lauren
18:07let's
18:07let's try these on
18:09and just
18:11push on through
18:13together
18:14all right
18:24i'm going to um
18:26quit while i'm here
18:27i'm just going to go and check on your brother
18:29all right
18:30thank you dad
18:31you know i never got the max factor or his motives yeah
18:44but when he stood up there with that heartfelt speech i can't tell you any lie babe
18:48i mean i felt a little foxy flutter
18:50honey knows what i mean
18:51no she doesn't
18:53honey can read men like max like she reads her mills and boone books right
18:57i actually thought he was quite genuine i mean he made some good points
19:01see
19:03flutter
19:04i used to fill them with howie
19:07yeah
19:09yeah now it's just like being hit with an ick stick
19:13so what does kimmy spy with her mad pie eye
19:20little bling for the christmas bling
19:22she's a lucky girl eh
19:24that's nobody bill nobody you know
19:25come on now don't be shy
19:27you know for an expensive bit of bling you know i can leave you something in my stomach
19:31oh please leave him alone gentleman never tells tells what
19:36oh wow she's more special than chocolates then
19:42yeah
19:44can we talk
19:58i wonder who this could be about
20:02yeah
20:03me and oscar and uncle jack we ain't gonna say nothing
20:07just so you know
20:07thank you
20:09maybe you should
20:11i know who my dad is i know what he's like
20:17i made one of the biggest mistakes of my life and he's been back what ten minutes
20:22he's already exposed it to the whole square
20:25but he fixed it
20:29and he never fixes anything
20:31well once while i don't make a summer
20:33no
20:34i know but
20:35it was like he actually really cared
20:37i think he's just trying to right some wrongs
20:40annie is your kid and
20:44it's your call
20:46and if my dad finds out that we all knew about this then he's gonna be broken so can you
20:50you just leave us out of here
20:54but do you not think he deserves to know that he could actually have have a go at doing things right this time
21:00he lost abby
21:03he lost bradley
21:04and if you think about it he's lost annie without even knowing that he's got her
21:10you know
21:11if he's gonna stick around then he's gonna find out sooner or later
21:16i think it should come from you
21:19how gorgeous is that
21:29listen
21:31if she don't give you more than a peck under the mistletoe after this then she's getting a lump of coal next year
21:36let me guess then come on
21:39i'm betting
21:41it's an instagram influencer
21:44stunning
21:45obviously
21:46come on
21:49tell me
21:50what's she like
21:51blonde
21:53can't carry a conversation
21:55can carry a tray of drinks on her bum
21:57she's
21:58okay she's funny
22:01and
22:01strong and kind
22:03and we get on really well
22:05not really well
22:08the stars are staying light yet
22:12but hopefully one day they will
22:15she's special
22:20suits you
22:24um
22:33as you say
22:40maybe one day when the uh
22:44when the stars align
22:45for now i think um
22:50yeah i'll be
22:52i'll be happy with the chocolates you know
22:54hi
23:02hi
23:03hi
23:04cool
23:04i'll see you later then
23:10how you doing
23:18how you doing
23:27oh
23:29i played hockey at school so i've had worse
23:32well he didn't mean it but uh
23:34well that don't make it go away
23:37does it
23:37so i know
23:40i know that he's getting worse right i just don't i don't want him to know
23:44and i suppose i don't
23:45i don't want to admit it to myself either
23:48but i'm sorry and
23:50yeah i couldn't do this
23:53without you
23:54hopefully tomorrow
23:56hopefully tomorrow he'll forget about the cufflinks and settle down a bit and
23:59i've been there lately yeah because he'll probably forget about that and all
24:02maybe we need to look at it
24:05well the other week it was
24:11his tie and
24:13today his cufflinks and a black eye and tomorrow it could be
24:16it could be something worse it could be something dangerous
24:20i mean never mind me but he could hurt himself phil you know that don't you
24:24listen we ain't sticking him in our home
24:27it's not like
24:30we couldn't be there every day
24:32it's help
24:34it's specialized proper help
24:39i've looked it up it's nice it's nothing like you think
24:44it's it's nice phil it's
24:47it's safe
24:49and maybe he would be happy and he would be safer if he
24:55he's staying with us in the conversation i know it's hard but
24:59we look after him yeah together
25:02and that's how it's gonna stay
25:04okay
25:06okay
25:11okay
25:14I don't know.
25:44I don't know.
26:14It's not a curfew, is it?
26:21It's not that late.
26:26Look, I've had a really long day, all right?
26:27So if this is you changing your mind about me staying there,
26:29can you wait till the morning to kick me out, please?
26:31Because my head's banging.
26:32Is this the real thing, then?
26:35What do you mean?
26:36All this good guy stuff, you know, the little speech in the pub earlier?
26:43Is it real?
26:44Yeah, I would have stood up for my kids in my scumbag prime.
26:47Look, I'm serious.
26:49Is it real?
26:51Yeah.
26:51Yeah, I do.
26:56I want to be there for my kids.
26:58And my grandkids, because I was never there, was I?
27:02I ain't been good enough if I was.
27:07So if I don't start now, then it's going to be too late,
27:09if it ain't too late already.
27:11So I don't know.
27:12Yeah.
27:14Yeah, I'm trying.
27:15And yeah, it's real.
27:22Right, I'm going to go have my curry.
27:26I'll see you in the morning.
27:28Don't worry about a wake-up call.
27:31Unless one of my two need a fire putting out or saving from.
27:35I've got three kids, Max.
27:42What do you mean?
27:45And he's your daughter.
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