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Two residents prepare to tie the knot - but with secrets rife, will all go to plan? One resident finds themselves in an impossible situation, but what will they decide to do?

Carmel jokingly brands Shabnam and Kush blas茅 as they return from the Registry Office 鈥搕hey鈥檙e both adamant that later is the main event. Carmel remarks on Stacey not being present; Shabnam plays it down. Martin tells a grumpy Stacey that she needs to leave bed for Shabnam and Kush鈥檚 wedding; they鈥檒l never forgive them otherwise. Carmel arrives with headache pills and reminds Stacey that Shabnam and Kush both need her. Back at the Masood鈥檚, Shabnam fills Kush in 鈥� Stacey鈥檚 baby isn鈥檛 Martin鈥檚 and Martin doesn鈥檛 know it. Cogs whir when Shabnam states that it was from a one night stand before Martin and Stacey got together 鈥� he questions for details but Shabnam claims that Stacey was being cagey.

Kush desperately tries to assure Shabnam that they don鈥檛 need to persuade Stacey to tell Martin just yet. As Fatima arrives to help set up, Kush heads off with purpose. Kush arrives at Stacey鈥檚 and demands to know if what Shabnam鈥檚 told him is true. Stacey claims that the baby isn鈥檛 Kush鈥檚 鈥� it was the result of a one night stand, but Kush is disbelieving. Stacey鈥檚 face gives the game away; the baby鈥檚 his. Kush is in disbelief that Stacey鈥檚 planning to continue the lie. Kush riles as Stacey tells Kush to pretend as if he never found out and to not let himself get attached. Stacey reminds Kush that if they come clean, it鈥檒l destroy both Martin and Shabnam. As Stacey heads back to hers, Shabnam admits to Stacey that she鈥檚 told Kush about Stacey鈥檚 baby not being Martin鈥檚. Fiona Payne arrives at the Masood鈥檚 - Tamwar assures her that Shabnam will be around soon. When Tamwar鈥檚 family dress Nancy in a sari, she privately admits to Tamwar that she feels there鈥檚 a whole side of him that she doesn鈥檛 know. Tamwar warmly tells her that she can ask him anything. Shabnam and Kush arrive 鈥� Shabnam鈥檚 eager to speak to Fiona. Fiona informs the pair that a date has been set for the hearing at the family court, regarding Jade. Shabnam can barely contain her excitement 鈥� Kush is less forthcoming. Masood arrives home with a surprise; Kamil.

Kush takes Carmel outside, claiming he needs a breather. Kush struggles as Carmel tells him how she thinks he鈥檒l be a brilliant dad one day 鈥� it鈥檚 too much for him when Stacey passes. In Stacey鈥檚 flat, Kush struggles to accept that Stacey wants him to walk away 鈥� he firmly states that he鈥檚 going to tell Shabnam the truth. Stacey begs Kush to keep the secret. The atmosphere in the Masood鈥檚 is wonderful as the wedding guests arrive. Masood admits to Carmel that the reason Zainab isn鈥檛 present is because she took it badly that he wanted to bring Kamil home for the wedding. Stacey nervously watches on as Kush rushes over to the Masood鈥檚 and asks to speak to Shabnam.

Kush tells Shabnam that he鈥檚 been speaking to Stacey about Martin not being the baby鈥檚 dad 鈥� he鈥檚 halted when Shabnam jumps in and assumes he鈥檚 worried about not being Jade鈥檚 real dad. When Shabnam emotionally tells Kush that she felt a phantom kick from Zaair today, Kush is unable to spill the truth. As Kush takes Shabnam鈥檚 hand, the Imam enters and asks the pair of they鈥檙e ready. The Imam conducts Shabnam and Kush鈥檚 ceremony and announces the pair husband and wife in the eyes of Allah. As Shabnam and Kush head off for their honeymoon, Stacey tells Kush that he鈥檚 done the right thing by keeping quiet. Shabnam and Kush leave in a taxi as Stacey looks on, fraught from the weight of her huge secret...

Kim assures Donna that she鈥檚 happy without Vincent, but later, she leaves Shabnam and Kush鈥檚 wedding in tears. Denise assures her that she鈥檒l find someone who鈥檚 right for her and reminds Kim that in the mean-time, she鈥檚 here for her.

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30 minutes

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Music Played

  • Martin Solveig & Good Times Ahead

    Intoxicated

  • The Skints

    Eyes In the Back of My Head

  • ANWAR RAFI

    Dulhan Raani Parhi Liki Hai

  • Disclosure

    Omen (feat. Sam Smith)

  • S.M. SADIQ

    Rang Yeh Mehndi Ka

  • HUMERA CHANA

    Doli Ayee

  • HUMERA CHANA

    Mehndi Re Mehndi Ka

  • Jassi Gill

    Gal sun Lai

  • Axwell 螞 Ingrosso

    Sun Is Shining

Credits

Role Contributor
Stacey Branning Lacey Turner
Martin Fowler James Bye
Kush Kazemi Davood Ghadami
Shabnam Masood Rakhee Thakrar
Carmel Kazemi Bonnie Langford
Masood Ahmed Nitin Ganatra
Tamwar Masood Himesh Patel
Nancy Carter Maddy Hill
Donna Yates Lisa Hammond
Arthur 'Fatboy' Chubb Ricky Norwood
Denise Fox Diane Parish
Kim Fox-Hubbard Tameka Empson
Kamil Masood Arian Chikhlia
Fatima Inzamam Anu Hasan
Fiona Payne Sandra James-Young
Imam Ali Emilio Doorgasingh
Writer Lauren Klee
Director Sophie Lifschutz
Executive Producer Dominic Treadwell-Collins

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