EastEnders 7th May 2025
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00:00I bet you had, like, six kids or something. Don't go fainting on me now.
00:11Well, is it a penny in?
00:12No!
00:14Right, we need to call the midwife. Do you want to sit down? I'll call Peter.
00:18I don't need you or Peter. I need any doctor or an ambulance or something.
00:22There could be something wrong with the baby.
00:24I'll call an ambulance.
00:30Look, I should never have brought her back into her lives.
00:32But you did, Dad. You did.
00:36And can I just walk away from her?
00:38Yeah, for Lauren and the kids, you must.
00:40Son, I've...
00:41Look, I've been suckered in by that woman more times than I can remember,
00:45and it's the last time for all of us, all right?
00:49Look, this new baby is going to need all the care and attention
00:52and to be kept as far away as possible from that witch.
01:00She's early, I think.
01:0138 weeks.
01:0238 weeks.
01:04Yes, I know that is technically full term,
01:07but the mother, she's had her own issues,
01:11and she's on methadone.
01:13I'm high risk.
01:14It's a high risk pregnancy.
01:15She just needs reassurance.
01:18What?
01:19An hour for an ambulance?
01:22No, no, no, it's all right.
01:24Right, I'm going to get you a cab, OK?
01:27Just wait.
01:27All right?
01:29All right.
01:30Oh!
01:39Right, shall we dig in?
01:40Where's Joel?
01:41Knives and falls.
01:42He's doing something fancy with the napkins.
01:51How can you be so stupid again?
01:55Come on.
01:58Where's the taxi when you need on?
01:59This is London.
02:00Oh, you're back.
02:03You're here with the party.
02:04Is it finished?
02:04Do I really want to clear up?
02:05No.
02:06Peter's still in there.
02:07Lauren's just about to have a baby.
02:09What?
02:09Actually, tell Peter to come straight to the hospital.
02:13Come on, we'll just have a drink.
02:14It's time to go home, though, innit?
02:14What are you going home for?
02:16Come on, it's late.
02:16Oh, Chelsea, Chelsea, Chelsea.
02:18You'll come out for a little drink of poo with me, innit?
02:20Because boring one here thinks that a night out finishes after the tiramisu.
02:24And the Irish coffee.
02:25I have got to tell Pete that Lauren's having the baby.
02:27What?
02:28Oh, sorry.
02:29Now, that is a reason to have a drink.
02:32Kim.
02:33What do you mean?
02:34Look, it takes a village to raise a kid, Harry.
02:37The child ain't even been born yet, Kim.
02:39Exactly.
02:40So while we wait, we have a drink.
02:42Yeah?
02:45Felix, it's Kim.
02:47Kim!
02:48Now, how do you fancy a little, er, what the baby said?
02:53Does it really matter who's the baby?
02:56I mean, the drink's a drink, innit?
02:57You are both proper young and she clearly has no idea that she's being filmed.
03:03Of course she knew.
03:04What's her idea?
03:05I want some pub.
03:07Who have you sent this to?
03:09No one.
03:10I'm serious, Joel.
03:11I need to know.
03:11No, I haven't.
03:12Because it is really, really bad if you have.
03:16Because she is young.
03:18You'll end up on the sex offenders register.
03:21Now, delete it.
03:30It's gone.
03:31And no one's been sent it.
03:32You sure?
03:33Yeah, I'm sure.
03:33Like, gone, gone.
03:34Permanent.
03:35Why does it take to fall some vacuum?
03:37It's coming.
03:38Gone.
03:38Go and sit out at the table.
03:43Is everything all right?
03:45Yeah.
03:45Everything's fine, babe.
03:53Oh, I thought it was only wine and beer allowed at this party.
03:56Tab's closed.
03:57Don't get any ideas.
03:58We were leaving anyway.
04:00Peter!
04:01Peter, you need to get to the hospital right now.
04:02Lauren's having the baby.
04:04What?
04:04Yeah, she's on her way right now with your mum.
04:06Ruth?
04:06Cindy!
04:08Dad, where's your keys?
04:10Peter, you can't.
04:11I'm going to go get a glass of water.
04:15You want mine?
04:16I'm going to go get a glass of water.
04:28You want mine?
04:29Yes, please.
04:30It's your dad.
04:43It's Kwame.
04:44Huh?
04:46Oh.
04:46Hey, are you all right, Dad?
04:50Mum's where?
04:52Peter, you've had way too much.
04:53No, I'm all right.
04:54I drive.
04:54No, you're not, Ian.
04:55Listen, Kat's cabs haven't got anything for another hour.
04:58Neither has the place on the high street.
04:59Well, everyone uses apps these days, don't they?
05:01Come on, Ian.
05:02Make yourself useful.
05:02Got your phone now.
05:03Come on, Ian.
05:06I cannot believe Gina didn't keep track of the tab.
05:09I told her to.
05:10Well, she had a rough night, didn't I?
05:12Yeah, but Ian left strict instructions about what he wanted to pay for.
05:15Actually, Ian told Gina that he would fund whatever we all wanted for the rest of the night.
05:21He left his credit card here, didn't he?
05:24Yes.
05:25Yes.
05:25And you know how stubborn he is about his hosting, and how he's got a new grandchild on the way.
05:31He'd want us all to celebrate.
05:33Fair enough.
05:34If we're extending the invite out, Auntie Kim wanted a place to drink earlier.
05:38Well, she's definitely a source of entertainment.
05:41He didn't say that, did he?
05:43Well, he's put us through since Christmas.
05:46Yes.
05:49Welcome.
05:50Cheers.
05:51Cheers.
05:53Oh, wow.
05:54There's a lot of people in here.
05:57Yeah, they're all waiting in here because they know that something's going to be wrong with the baby.
06:01Lauren?
06:02You okay, lovely?
06:05Oh, my God.
06:07Oh, I'm so glad it's you.
06:09Have they brought you in specifically because they know that something's going to be wrong with the baby's ill?
06:13No, no, no, I'm just doing an extra shift for my sins.
06:17I know we talked through all the worst-case possibilities earlier, but please don't let that worry you now.
06:21We're all prepared.
06:22But am I... I'm too early, and I...
06:2438 weeks is a very healthy term.
06:27You've carried this baby as best you could, and now you're going to deliver this baby as best you can.
06:31Right, I'll check on you in a bit, but for now, try and relax.
06:35I'll leave you with...
06:36Mother-in-law.
06:38Look, I'm going to see if I can get a hold of Peter, okay?
06:41No, please, please, don't go.
06:42Don't leave me.
06:43Oh, look, Lauren's gone into labour.
06:56That Kim Foxx has added me to the community WhatsApp group.
06:59Oh, poor Cash, you'll be in for a night of pain.
07:04Bit like me.
07:06Dad, can I have my phone?
07:08Nope.
07:10Maybe just give him a break. Give him back his phone.
07:12No.
07:12Well, it's kind of funny what happened earlier.
07:15I make the rules, okay?
07:16What is wrong with you?
07:23Right.
07:24I have bought this nice Chinese takeaway, so I'm going to enjoy it, okay?
07:28But then someone is going to tell me what the hell is going on.
07:32How do you feel? Is it coming?
07:34Maybe.
07:36Right, I'll go and get them into what I say.
07:38No, I don't... I don't want to push.
07:39I just want to try and slow it down a little bit, yeah.
07:42Because I'm so sorry. I ain't ready.
07:43No, look, Lauren, Lauren, however you feel in, this baby is going to come out.
07:48And you are going to be its mother, however hard that's going to be, okay?
07:51But we're not all completely incompetent at being mums, you know.
07:54No, no, you're not.
07:55But what you did, I did to this little one inside, don't do a me and continue making mistakes when they're on the outside.
08:07I had six chances. I pretty much screwed them all up.
08:10Oh, what is this? Mucked-up mother's anonymous?
08:13I saw my birth so pretty much okay, you know.
08:16In the end, Cindy Junie's was probably the worst.
08:20But having a baby in prison is not the best thing.
08:23Plus, I was scared and paranoid and sad.
08:27Sad because I knew they were going to take her away from me.
08:31But do you know why? She was probably the happiest out of all of them.
08:34At least messed up.
08:35Don't speak for the poor girl.
08:37Because she never really knew me, did she?
08:39And who really needs a nightmare mother from hell, eh?
08:43Not saying you're in my league yet, Lauren.
08:46I mean, you didn't try and kill Ian Beal, did you? Twice.
08:51What?
08:52When was the second time?
08:54When I found out it was Kathy who tried to kill me.
08:56That's when things started to go, um, really bad.
09:02Lauren, I swear, the only reason I did what I did to Ian was because of the fear.
09:09Fear for my life.
09:11It was like the old days when the fools were around.
09:13I'm not saying that the fear was an excuse for being a bad mum,
09:17but it just seems to be the general thing for when things go wrong in my life.
09:21All I'm saying, Lauren, is do not let fear ruin it for this little thing.
09:26Okay.
09:30There we are.
09:32Oh, yes, thank you.
09:35Welcome, welcome, welcome.
09:36You okay? Yep, you okay?
09:38Now, what do we reckon?
09:39Is it going to be a boy or is it going to be a girl?
09:42I personally think it's going to be a girl.
09:44Oh, yeah?
09:45It's the way that Lauren was carrying, you know?
09:47Yeah, we really sense these sort of things.
09:50Yeah.
09:52Hey, um, Georgie, Georgie, any news from the Budmine?
09:54Yeah, Pete's stuck in traffic.
09:56Isn't Cindy with her, like, down the Whistler thing again?
09:59I don't know.
10:00I ain't ringing her.
10:01Yeah, Lauren's not texting me back.
10:03So much for live updates, guys.
10:05I might have explicit.
10:06Well, when I had Paul, at least I kept my neighbours and family in point.
10:11Yeah, but wasn't that because you had her on my toilet floor?
10:14No, Lorraine.
10:15It's a lie.
10:17No, you didn't.
10:18She did.
10:19True fact.
10:20Tell everybody how you had Michael, aren't you, Kim?
10:23You know, I don't like to make anything about me.
10:26Let's just say Phil Mitchell was very well informed about that one.
10:29What?
10:31Yes, his bald head was the first thing that Micah saw.
10:35Wait, Phil delivered your kids.
10:37Haven't you seen that haunted look?
10:38Micah's got a brain.
10:39Talking about bald heads, Anna's birth was the reason I lost all my age.
10:44Anna's birth?
10:45Yeah.
10:46Gina was a breeze, believe it or not, but Anna, she put her mum through some serious pain.
10:51Poor thing.
10:53She was a proper trooper that day.
10:56Is it, um, to Cindy in your bed books?
10:59Yeah.
11:00I just...
11:02You know.
11:02Anyway, to all of you, growing kids and squeezing them out, whatever weird way it happens, to mum's, to Lauren's.
11:14To Lauren's.
11:15To Lauren's.
11:16Yay.
11:20I probably didn't help.
11:23I knew how scared you was after Christmas.
11:25I should have told you that I saw you there lying in the snow.
11:28We were just protecting ourselves.
11:30Everyone was.
11:32You know, I was actually completely convinced that it was me.
11:35With absolutely no knowledge.
11:37I was just off my face.
11:39You must have been relieved then when you found out it was Kathy.
11:43So relieved you were happy for her to start knitting little cardies for this one.
11:47Oh, trust me.
11:48Neither of you Bill women are on top of my list for Godmother.
11:52Oh, no.
11:53Breathe, breathe.
11:53It's OK.
11:57I'm really sorry for everything I've done, Lauren.
12:00And if I could make a fresh start for this little one.
12:04I know now what makes me do bad things.
12:06I think you've got that self-destruct button too, Lauren, haven't you?
12:09And you feel like you're losing.
12:12From what I hear, Lucy had the same thing too.
12:15Maybe that's why you two were good friends, eh?
12:17Oh, I just wish she was here so badly.
12:22No, no, no.
12:23You are going to do this on your own.
12:25You're going to get through this, the birth and everything that comes after you, OK?
12:29I don't know, but what if the baby's not well?
12:32If they're in pain, what if they need help?
12:34You can do this on your own, Lauren, OK?
12:37You.
12:38Not the scared you, not the self-destruct of you, but you.
12:43Do you hear me?
12:45Now, don't screw up, eh?
12:48You ready?
12:56Here she comes.
12:58Cake, cake, cake, cake, cake, cake.
12:59No, no, no, no.
13:00You have it, don't you?
13:01You have it.
13:02My sausage was early.
13:04Oh, really?
13:05Yeah, he was in an incubator with all them monitors for a week.
13:09Bless him.
13:10And do you know what?
13:13When he first came out, he was so small and wrinkled
13:15that when the midwife showed us his bits,
13:18we weren't sure what we were looking at.
13:20Wow.
13:21Mick was convinced we'd had another girl.
13:24We'd have had to put him right.
13:25Sonia's little baby was early, too, and I delivered it.
13:29Excuse me, what?
13:29Hold on.
13:30When you say early, don't you mean that Sonia had no idea she was even coming?
13:34What in the Braxton hits are you chatting about?
13:37You delivered Sonia's baby.
13:38What if her is Laura and Bianca?
13:40No.
13:41Bex was Martin's girl.
13:43Oh.
13:43What?
13:44I think we've officially topped Cindy and Phil Mitchell as worst birthing part of people.
13:50Oi.
13:50I was good.
13:51Yeah, but they didn't ask you back for the second time, though, did they?
13:56Oh.
13:56Smashing through these tonight.
13:58Yeah, well, we're celebrating Lauren, aren't we?
14:01New life.
14:02The future look one's in a square.
14:04Missing Dolly.
14:06Yeah, I am, Chels.
14:08Oh.
14:10Peach and all.
14:12Sorry, Sam.
14:13Oh, don't be silly.
14:14It is what it is.
14:16Oh, Martin would have loved this.
14:18When you sat here at the bar with me, smashing back pints.
14:21Yeah, we would.
14:27I just can't get used to it, Chels.
14:30It's still so raw.
14:32Of course.
14:34But I want you to be smiling, enjoying yourself.
14:38Yeah.
14:41Andy would want you to be home over tomorrow and I'll say cheers.
14:45Cheers.
14:50Hey, Linda.
14:51Linda, come here a sec.
14:52Come here.
14:53So, right.
14:54I was just telling George here, like,
14:57dudes, you know, like, this don't really belong in this gaff.
15:00It's like, no wrong with this place.
15:01I like it here, you know.
15:02Beer and food and all that.
15:03But I think it belongs in the Vic.
15:05You know what I mean?
15:06Because that's like the, you know, the heart of the square.
15:09Absolutely.
15:10Yeah.
15:11Well, maybe it's a good time to announce
15:14that the Vic will be reopening this week.
15:16Come on, Vic!
15:18Come on!
15:19On VE Day.
15:20Oh, nice.
15:21Back with a bang.
15:22Yeah.
15:23Well, a bang, obviously.
15:27Like I said, me and the traders won't step a foot in there.
15:33No.
15:34No offence, ma'am.
15:36No, no.
15:37Of course.
15:38I love the Vic.
15:39I just probably need a bit more time, too.
15:41Yeah, no, I get that.
15:42It's just...
15:42Mum.
15:43Yeah, she's...
15:44She's so excited.
15:45I mean, she's desperate to get back in there.
15:47Yeah, desperate.
15:48Right, so I'll tell my story now
15:50about my little Linda's birth.
15:52Oh, yeah.
15:52So, obviously, my husband was off somewhere,
15:57so it was just me,
15:59and my wonderful male midwife, Miguel.
16:04What?
16:05Yes.
16:05And I had all the drugs.
16:07We had such a laugh.
16:09I forgot to take me tight, so...
16:10Mum makes a lot of sense now.
16:13Yeah.
16:14I can hear you.
16:16No, Mum.
16:16Sorry.
16:17You're doing really well.
16:20Have you got everything ready
16:21just in case the baby needs help?
16:23Of course.
16:24So, the head's out.
16:25Can you feel another contraction?
16:26No.
16:31That's really good.
16:32One more push,
16:33and baby will be here.
16:34No.
16:34They're out.
16:43Oh, God.
16:46Is it OK?
16:48Just giving them a little rub.
16:51Can I see it?
16:52What's happening?
16:53Can I see it?
16:54I want to see my baby now, please.
16:55I want to see my baby now.
16:59What?
17:01He's fine.
17:04He's a beautiful baby boy.
17:07Pa.
17:14Do you not need to do any more tests or anything?
17:16We will.
17:17But for now, he just needs his mama.
17:29It's a boy, Peter.
17:31He's OK.
17:34He's OK.
17:44He's OK.
17:45He's OK.
17:46He's OK.
17:47He's OK.
17:56Russ, what is it?
17:57The whole circle of trust thing.
18:03I thought this was genuinely our new start after all the mess with the loan sharks and that.
18:08I thought we was getting somewhere today.
18:13Oi.
18:16Does our relationship mean anything to you?
18:18Oh, of course it does.
18:20So what is going on?
18:25He's my boy.
18:26Yeah, Vic.
18:28I mean, I love you.
18:32But he's my baby boy.
18:36And it's what you do for your kids, innit?
18:40Why are you getting it?
18:46There was never any loan sharks.
18:50I lied about why we left Australia.
18:54Bye!
18:55Hey, Linda, Linda.
19:01Ian's just gone to the hospital and update is imminent.
19:04I'll tell you now, right?
19:05I'm not going to stop this party.
19:07Just give them the news.
19:09Hey, come on.
19:10Scrape them junks off the Queen, Vic, before you know.
19:13Just got to give them time, yeah?
19:14You think?
19:14Yes, I do think.
19:15More than waste and strays.
19:17They missed a bit more than they realise.
19:18Oh, and that includes...
19:20Come on.
19:22Bring it in.
19:22You'll be fine.
19:23I love this song.
19:23Everyone!
19:24Take a look.
19:26Lauren, have the baby.
19:26Finally!
19:27Finally!
19:29Finally, what is it?
19:30Whoa, whoa, whoa.
19:31It's a boy.
19:33Yay!
19:33I thought it was going to be a boy.
19:38Chelsea, put on the other paint, it's like we talked about, yeah?
19:42Head chute!
19:42Head chute!
19:43Two, one!
19:44It started off with him watching some normal online lad stuff.
20:02But then something happened with a girl.
20:06He took a picture up her skirt and she didn't want him to.
20:10What?
20:11And then he sent it to all of his mates.
20:13So I had to pay the family off, didn't I?
20:15What?
20:16I couldn't risk getting the police involved.
20:17Of course you should have!
20:19Instead, you paid some dirty hush money.
20:21Well, Sharon did.
20:22What, listen, listen, Vic.
20:23I wanted to tell you, all right?
20:24But I was scared I was going to lose you.
20:26But you didn't think you'd lose me by lying?
20:30You've been so good to me and Joel, right?
20:32I just couldn't stand there and just dump more stress onto you.
20:35That is as bad as it got.
20:37He ain't done nothing bad since he's been here.
20:40No, no, he's not.
20:42Um, look, he's learning, all right?
20:49He's young and he's stupid.
20:52But I can't do this on my own, so...
20:55Please, babe, we...
20:57Right, just give me space.
21:05Is everything okay?
21:11He's very content.
21:12Sleeping soundly.
21:13So, no crying, no pain?
21:17Well, he's a baby.
21:18There is a bit of crying, I'm afraid.
21:20But he's in no pain, Lauren.
21:22Functioning well.
21:23At the moment, he's showing no signs of withdrawal,
21:25but we'll keep a close eye, okay?
21:26For now...
21:33Cuddle him.
21:39You might want to start feeding him, too.
21:40Well, we should probably tell you his name, shouldn't we?
21:51Yeah.
21:55Jimmy.
21:57Jimmy Beal.
21:58After my granddad, Jim.
21:59Oh, I said, that's a good, strong name.
22:03His name's Jimmy.
22:05Yeah.
22:07That's a lovely name.
22:09Really suits him.
22:11Gave us a bit of a fight earlier, didn't he, Lauren?
22:15So glad I could be here for him.
22:18Yeah, thank you for, um, for being here with Lauren, Mum.
22:21We do appreciate it.
22:23So when did this become a thing?
22:27No, Dad, don't.
22:28What, she just happens to be here for the birth?
22:31Happens to be?
22:32I was the one that brought him to the hospital, Ian.
22:35Nothing's changed.
22:36Has it?
22:37Oh, come on.
22:40No.
22:42What?
22:44No, Dad's right, Mum.
22:45Nothing's changed.
22:46You can't be here.
22:47Not around Lauren and the kids.
22:48Oh, come on, Peter, please.
22:50You're too destructive, Mum.
22:51You shot Dad.
22:53Do you know why I shot him?
22:55Because I was petrified for my life
22:57and I was shouted from the rooftops.
22:59I've got nothing left to lose.
23:01You can't be here, Mum.
23:03Oh, Lauren, I've got a fresh start.
23:10Sorry, Mum.
23:11Peter, please.
23:11No.
23:14Mum.
23:23Don't be scared.
23:27Everything's going to be okay.
23:38Um, where'd you go?
23:39Lucky for you, just for a walk.
23:41Not to call Sharon to tell her what I just learnt.
23:43Well, what's she learnt, Dad?
23:44Everything.
23:46What happened in Australia
23:47and what we did for the money.
23:49Sharon's money.
23:51And now you're under my family roof
23:52and now I know the truth,
23:54you will do everything I say.
23:57First things first, I'm moving you to a boys' school.
23:59What?
23:59No, I like Walford High.
24:00Yeah, so do all the girls there.
24:02They don't want some pervert in their class.
24:04I've actually got mates there.
24:06Tommy and...
24:06Yeah, you'll find new mates.
24:08Hopefully learn to respect women.
24:18Thanks for not selling Sharon.
24:21I ain't doing this for you.
24:23Or him.
24:24I just...
24:25I've just got to get my head around this.
24:34You are like something that won't flush.
24:42Look, they don't want you seeing the baby.
24:44Oh, I'm not waiting for Jimmy.
24:47So, I can't have my family.
24:51What about all the businesses I've worked hard for?
24:53I want what I'm due here.
24:56What?
24:58What, and you think those businesses
24:59are going to stay afloat
25:00once everyone finds out about your little gun's done?
25:03Oh, and what you did to the Vic?
25:05Oh, I don't care what they say.
25:07The police know Rhys was speeding that night
25:09and all about your shrapnel wound.
25:11You can't change your story and threaten me in.
25:14Now, you, Cathy,
25:16your little crime is still an open case.
25:19I'm sure the police would love to re-interview you.
25:24So, I want
25:26Beelzeels,
25:29the Chippy
25:30and the house.
25:32I want
25:33I want
25:33what I'm due.
25:35What?
25:37Why are you doing this?
25:38I am not running away
25:39or hiding
25:40or scared
25:41anymore.
25:42I just want
25:43what I'm due.
25:45And if not,
25:46let's just see
25:47what those witnesses have to say
25:49about your confession earlier,
25:50shall we?
25:51Do you reckon
25:52your new family
25:53are back here then?
25:54the church
26:01who's not
26:14the police
26:15who's not
26:15eating