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Lola and Billy wait to hear whether Phil and Sharon can convince Social Services that they should foster Lexi. A knock at the door brings devastating news for Syed.

Lola and Billy attempt to make Phil鈥檚 house more welcoming with flowers and baking bread. Leaving a disgruntled Jack at home, Sharon arrives for the meeting wearing her engagement ring. Phil reveals they鈥檙e now applying to foster Lexi. Fostering Assessment Social Worker, Rick, arrives. He questions them about Lola, and asks Sharon about Dennis鈥檚 murder and her attitude towards Ben. Sharon defends Phil and when Rick asks Phil to speak he flees to the kitchen. Phil鈥檚 sure Rick鈥檚 already made his mind up and starts to doubt his own parenting abilities. Sharon talks him round and the interview resumes. Sharon asks Rick if he was expecting to meet perfect parents - they aren鈥檛 that but would go to the ends of the Earth for their kids. Phil finally speaks and the 鈥榗ouple鈥 affectionately start teasing one another. Later, in the Vic, Lola鈥檚 anxious to know how the meeting went. Discovering Jack knows Rick, Sharon persuades him to have a word. Jack鈥檚 not happy when Rick says Sharon and Phil seem well suited.

Syed fears Christian鈥檚 left Walford until Roxy admits he鈥檚 at the Beales鈥. Later, Syed leaves Christian a message, he鈥檚 been doing a lot of thinking. Amira arrives unexpectedly; she tells Syed she鈥檚 getting married again and wants Yasmin to live with her in Birmingham.

Zainab鈥檚 awkward around Masood. Zainab instructs Syed to fight for Christian, he accuses her of interfering. Zainab鈥檚 surprised to discover Tamwar鈥檚 taken her Minute Mart shifts and altered the displays, he reminds her things have changed. Worried the family hate her, Zainab makes a pact; no more meddling, interfering, secrets, nagging, judging, complaining or taking sides. Masood, Tamwar and AJ are amused.

After Lucy mentions an unexpected Environmental Health visit, Ian sees Kim leaving the B&B laden with bin bags full of out of date food.

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30 minutes

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Music Played

  • Wretch 32

    Forgiveness

    feat. Etta Bond

  • 补濒迟鈥怞

    Breezeblocks

  • Cheryl

    Under The Sun

  • Trey Songz

    Simply Amazing

  • Dot Rotten

    Keep It On The Low

  • The Specials

    Too Much Too Young

  • Roni Size / Reprazent

    Brown Paper Bag

  • Joss Stone

    While Youre Outlooking

  • Speech Debelle

    Studio Back pack Rap

  • Xcd 020

    Cryptid Fragments

  • Dot Rotten

    Overload

  • Roots Manuva

    Here We Go Again

    • Radio.
  • Nadeem Abaas

    Bismillah Karan

  • Coldplay

    Charlie Brown

  • Amy Winehouse

    Our Day Will Come

  • Red Hot Chili Peppers

    Look Around

Credits

Role Contributor
Jack Branning Scott Maslen
Sharon Rickman Letitia Dean
Phil Mitchell Steve McFadden
Billy Mitchell Perry Fenwick
Lola Pearce Danielle Harold
Jay Mitchell Jamie Borthwick
Roxy Mitchell Rita Simons
Syed Masood Marc Elliott
Zainab Khan Nina Wadia
Tamwar Masood Himesh Patel
Masood Ahmed Nitin Ganatra
Denise Fox Diane Parish
Kim Fox Tameka Empson
Ian Beale Adam Woodyatt
Lucy Beale Hetti Bywater
Kat Moon Jessie Wallace
Amira Masood Preeya Kalidas
Rick Gekowski Laurence Saunders
Executive Producer Lorraine Newman
Director John Howlett
Writer Rob Gittins

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