27/08/2015
Tina attempts to bring Mick and Shirley back together. Kush and Masood come to blows, but it's clear Shabnam has something else on her mind.
Kush and Shabnam look on in horror as they discover Carmel and Masood in bed together. Masood reminds Shabnam and Kush that he and Carmel can make their own choices, but Carmel bursts in and apologises. Carmel desperately tries to justify the situation, blaming alcohol. Kush prickles when Carmel states that Masood was buying her drinks. Masood鈥檚 put out when Carmel describes the situation as a 鈥榯errible mistake鈥�.
Mick finds a morose Masood in the Square Gardens and joins him 鈥� Masood purports that he鈥檚 ruined Kush鈥檚 stag. Mick tries his best to give advice, reassuring Masood that he鈥檒l meet the right woman someday. Masood arrives home to find Fatima in the kitchen, questioning why he called her over. Masood attempts to cover and thanks her for sorting out Shabnam鈥檚 dress 鈥� but Fatima presses for the real reason. Masood reminds Fatima how she once suggested that she married the wrong brother; there鈥檚 attraction in the air. As Shabnam returns home to fill Tamwar in on finding Masood in bed with Carmel, she is gobsmacked to walk into the kitchen to find Fatima and Masood kissing.
Masood chases out a fuming Shabnam. Kush clocks the pair鈥檚 argument and questions what鈥檚 wrong. As Carmel joins and hands Masood his phone, claiming he left it in the bed, Fatima approaches and overhears. Fatima blurts out that Masood tried to kiss her 鈥� Carmel and Kush reel. An angry Kush chases Masood around the Square Gardens, whilst a put out Fatima leaves. Whilst Masood hides in the house, Mick and Carmel persuade Kush to head back to the Vic to enjoy his stag do. Stacey鈥檚 surprised when Shabnam unexpectedly turns up at the flat and breaks down into tears. Stacey tells Shabnam that the drama is nothing more than a standard Walford stag do, but Shabnam is inconsolable.
Having calmed Shabnam down, Stacey questions whether Shabnam is really okay 鈥� especially when Shabnam suggests she wanted to use today as a distraction. In the park, Shabnam sits alone, holding her bump, an anxious expression on her face. Shabnam arrives home to Masood, questioning where she鈥檇 been. Masood apologises for ruining Shabnam鈥檚 day and is shocked when she breaks down in tears. Masood鈥檚 confused when Shabnam tells him that her upset has nothing to do with Carmel and Fatima. Through tears, Shabnam comes clean 鈥� she can鈥檛 feel her baby moving...
Mick questions Tina over how Shirley feels about the three of them scattering Stan鈥檚 ashes 鈥� Tina tries to cover but Mick guesses the truth; Shirley didn鈥檛 want to know. Sonia picks up on Tina鈥檚 bad mood - Tina fills her in on Shirley being resistant to reconciliation. Tina admits that she just wants them all to be a proper family again. When Tina states that she needs to find some common ground 鈥� the sound of Lady Di鈥檚 barks give Tina food for thought. Tina takes Lady Di over to Shirley鈥檚 and postulates that she is her last hope 鈥� she can鈥檛 stay at the Vic or at the Butchers鈥� 鈥� the dog hates Sonia.
When Shirley questions what Mick thinks about this idea, Tina lies that it was his idea. When Sonia questions how Mick took the news of Lady Di moving to Shirley鈥檚, she gathers that he鈥檚 yet to know and remarks that Tina should leave the pair of them to it. Lee begs Tina to help out in the Vic and so Sonia reluctantly agrees to take Lady Di鈥檚 things over to Shirley鈥檚. Shirley鈥檚 put out when Sonia arrives and blames her for putting her family through it 鈥� firmly telling Sonia it鈥檚 none of her business.
Stacey鈥檚 far from impressed when she receives a drunken picture message from Martin. Later, as Stacey watches Masood and Kush鈥檚 chase from the window, she鈥檚 disgusted to see Martin throwing up. A drunken Martin returns home from the stag do and promptly is sick in the bathroom 鈥� Stacey grimaces.
Lee鈥檚 put out when he offers to take Whitney out the following day, but she turns him down. Whitney states it鈥檚 because she鈥檚 working at the summer club; but Lee鈥檚 disappointed. Lee鈥檚 taken aback when Tina states that Whitney isn鈥檛 working tomorrow, she鈥檚 told Tina she was going to see Bianca; something doesn鈥檛 add up. Lee clocks Whitney鈥檚 distracted when he tries to talk to her about Masood and Kush鈥檚 fight and she continues to be blas茅 when he suggests taking her out another time.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Shabnam Masood | Rakhee Thakrar |
| Masood Ahmed | Nitin Ganatra |
| Kush Kazemi | Davood Ghadami |
| Tamwar Masood | Himesh Patel |
| Arthur 'Fatboy' Chubb | Ricky Norwood |
| Denise Fox | Diane Parish |
| Shirley Carter | Linda Henry |
| Mick Carter | Danny Dyer |
| Lee Carter | Danny-Boy Hatchard |
| Tina Carter | Luisa Bradshaw-White |
| Sonia Fowler | Natalie Cassidy |
| Whitney Dean | Shona McGarty |
| Martin Fowler | James Bye |
| Stacey Branning | Lacey Turner |
| Lily Branning | Aine Garvey |
| Carmel Kazemi | Bonnie Langford |
| Dickie Ticker | Geoff McGivern |
| Fatima Inzamam | Anu Hasan |
| Writer | Anya Reiss |
| Director | Sophie Lifschutz |
| Executive Producer | Dominic Treadwell-Collins |