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Lauren pushes Tanya and the family to breaking point, but will she crack? Peter decides to do the right thing as he hands the letter Lucy found back to Bianca.

Max鈥檚 keen for Lauren to move in with him and Kirsty but Tanya isn鈥檛. Abi escapes to revise at Dot鈥檚 but seeing Tanya鈥檚 distress offers to spend a girly day with her and Lauren. The girls bond but while Tanya鈥檚 out picking up Oscar Lauren escapes and buys vodka in the Minute Mart. When Lauren returns, Abi grabs the vodka and pours what鈥檚 left down the sink. Lauren locks Abi out of the kitchen and destroys her revision notes. Tanya walks into an argument and explains Oscar fell asleep at school because he was so tired. Unable to cope, Tanya throws Lauren out of the house - Max and Kirsty can sort her out.

Kat counsels a heartbroken Alice only to discover Michael鈥檚 the cause. Kat gives Michael a piece of her mind. The nursery call, wanting to know where Scarlett is and when Jack leaves Amy with Michael, Michael misses his daughter more than ever. Michael brags to Joey that he slept with Alice, provoking Joey to punch him. Jack breaks the fight up and leaves the pub with Joey.

Sharon鈥檚 struggling to hold things together; she throws Phil out when he tells her she鈥檚 a mess. Sharon tells Dot she doesn鈥檛 have time to organise the club night, admitting she鈥檚 struggling. Dot advises her to take a break and Sharon decides to take Dennis to visit Michelle. Jack comes to say goodbye, telling Sharon if he could make things better for her and Dennis he would.

Lucy shows Peter the letter for Carol that Ian鈥檚 been hiding; Peter confronts Ian who claims Lucy told him to keep hold of it. Fed up of the one-upmanship, Peter tells Ian and Lucy he鈥檚 never going to pick a side. He gives the letter to Bianca, who realises it鈥檚 from David.

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  • Music Played

    • Suede

      It starts and ends with you

    • Rizzle Kicks

      Down With The Trumpets

    • Stereophonics

      Graffiti on the Train

    • Sheba

      Love this Lifetime

    • Jessie Ware

      Wildest Moments

    • Wilson Phillips

      Hold On

    • Strokes

      All the Time

    • Usher

      Guilty

    • Professor Green

      Monster

    • Usher

      Guilty

    • JAY-Z & Ye

      No church in the Wild

    • Sam Sparro

      Black and Gold

    • Paloma Faith

      Blood, Sweat and Tears

Credits

Role Contributor
Tanya Cross Jo Joyner
Lauren Branning Jacqueline Jossa
Abi Branning Lorna Fitzgerald
Cora Cross Ann Mitchell
Max Branning Jake Wood
Kirsty Branning Kierston Wareing
Michael Moon Steve John Shepherd
Joey Branning David Witts
Kat Moon Jessie Wallace
Alice Branning Jasmyn Banks
Jack Branning Scott Maslen
Sharon Rickman Letitia Dean
Dot Branning June Brown
Ian Beale Adam Woodyatt
Peter Beale Ben Hardy
Lucy Beale Hetti Bywater
Bianca Butcher Patsy Palmer
Phil Mitchell Steve McFadden
Shirley Carter Linda Henry
Tyler Moon Tony Discipline
Dennis Rickman Harry Hickles
Oscar Branning Charlie Hall
Oscar Branning Neo Hall
Executive Producer Lorraine Newman
Director Alex Kalymnios
Writer Katie Douglas

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