EastEnders 7th May 2025-n
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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.
17:34SIREN
17:46SIREN
17:46Russ, what is it?
17:57the whole circle of trust thing
18:02I thought this was genuinely our new start
18:05after all the mess with the loan sharks and that
18:07I thought we was getting somewhere today
18:10Oi
18:13does our relationship mean anything to you?
18:18of course it does
18:19so what is going on?
18:25he's my boy
18:26Vic
18:27I mean
18:29I love you
18:31but he's my baby boy
18:34and it's what you do for your kids innit
18:38why are you getting it?
18:46there was never any loan sharks
18:48I lied about why we left Australia
18:52hey Linda
18:59he's just got to the hospital
19:02and update is imminent
19:04I'll tell you now right
19:05I'm not going to stop this party
19:06just give them the news
19:08hey come on
19:10scrape no jokes off the queen
19:12Vic before you know
19:13just got to give them time
19:13you think
19:14yes I do think
19:15they're all in waste and strays
19:16they miss the Vic more than they realise
19:18oh and that includes
19:19come on
19:22bring it in
19:22you'll be fine
19:23I love this song
19:23everyone
19:24do you want to have the baby?
19:26oh
19:27finally
19:28finally
19:29what is it?
19:30what is it?
19:31it's a boy
19:32oh
19:33it was going to be a boy
19:35yes
19:36yes
19:37yes
19:38yes
19:39Chelsea put on the other pages
19:40that we talked about
19:41yeah?
19:42head shoot
19:42head shoot
19:43it started off with him watching
19:56some normal
19:57online lad stuff
19:59but then
20:03something happened with a girl
20:05he
20:06took a picture up her skirt
20:08and she didn't want him to
20:09what?
20:10and then he sent it to all of his mates
20:12so 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
20:18instead you paid some dirty hush money
20:20well Sharon did
20:21what listen
20:22listen Vic
20:23I wanted to tell you alright
20:24but I was scared I was going to lose you
20:25but you didn't think you'd lose me by lying
20:29you've been so good to me and Joel right
20:31I just couldn't stand there
20:32and just dumped more stress onto you
20:34that is as bad as it got
20:36he ain't done nothing bad since he's been here
20:39no
20:40no he's not
20:41look
20:45he's learning
20:47alright
20:48he's young
20:49and he's stupid
20:51but I can't do this on my own
20:53so
20:54please babe
20:56we
20:57just give me space
20:58is everything okay?
21:10he's very content
21:12sleeping soundly
21:14so no crying
21:16no pain
21:17well he's a baby
21:18there is a bit of crying I'm afraid
21:19but he's in no pain Lauren
21:21functioning well
21:22at the moment he's showing no signs of withdrawal
21:24but we'll keep a close eye okay?
21:26for now
21:30cuddle him
21:34you might want to start feeding him too
21:40well we should probably tell you his name
21:50shouldn't we?
21:51yeah
21:52jimmy
21:56jimmy beal
21:57after my grandad jim
21:59oh that's a good strong name
22:01yeah
22:02his name's jimmy
22:03yeah
22:05that's a lovely name
22:07really suits him
22:09gave us a bit of a fight earlier didn't he Lauren
22:13so glad I could be here for him
22:17yeah thank you for um
22:19for being here with Lauren mum
22:21we do appreciate it
22:25so when did this become a thing?
22:27no dad don't
22:28what she just happens to be here for the birth?
22:30happens to be?
22:32i was the one that brought him to the hospital Ian
22:34nothing's changed
22:36has it?
22:37oh come on
22:40no
22:42what?
22:43no that's right mum nothing's changed
22:45you can't you can't be here
22:47not around Lauren and the kids
22:48oh come on Peter please
22:49you're too destructive mum
22:51you shot dad
22:52you know why i shot him?
22:54because i was petrified for my life
22:56and i was shouted from the rooftops
22:58i've got nothing left to lose
23:01you can't be here mum
23:03oh
23:04Lauren a bit of fresh start
23:09sorry mum
23:10Peter please
23:11no
23:14mum
23:15don't be scared
23:25everything's gonna be okay
23:27everything's gonna be okay
23:32Romero runs the tavern
23:33in the city
23:35for the bed
23:37um
23:38where'd you go?
23:39lucky for you just for a walk
23:40not to call Sharon to tell her what i just learnt
23:42what's she learnt dad?
23:43everything
23:44everything
23:46what happened in Australia
23:47and what we did with the money
23:48Sharon's money
23:50and now you're under my family roof
23:52and now i know the truth
23:53you will do everything i say
23:56first things first i'm moving you to a boys school
23:58what? no i like walford i
23:59yeah so do all the girls there
24:01they don't want some pervert in their class
24:04i've actually got mates there
24:05who's there?
24:06Tommy and...
24:07yeah you'll find new mates
24:08hopefully learn to respect women
24:18thanks for not selling Sharon
24:20i ain't doing this for you
24:22or him
24:24i just
24:25i've just got to get my head around this
24:26i've just got to get my head around this
24:40you are like something that won't flush
24:41look they don't want you seeing the baby
24:44oh i'm not waiting for jimmy
24:46so
24:48i can't have my family
24:50what 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 are going to stay afloat
25:01once everyone finds out about your little gun stun
25:03oh and what you did to the vic
25:05oh i don't care what they say
25:07the police know reese 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 kathy
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
25:25bill's heels
25:28the chippy
25:30and the house
25:32i want what i'm due
25:34what?
25:36why are you doing this?
25:38i am not running away
25:40or hiding or scared anymore
25:42i just want what i'm due
25:44and if not
25:46let's just see what those witnesses have to say about your confession earlier
25:50shall we?
25:52do you reckon your new family are back you then?
25:53i will push you then
25:56in
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26:01in
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