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Ronnie begins to talk, but does she know the truth about Roxy and Charlie? Aleks puts a plan into motion to show Roxy how much he loves her. Tamwar makes a shocking discovery.

At the hospital Roxy sits reading to Ronnie from a magazine. She tells Aleks that she is going to stay and he assumes that she is angry due to Marta being at Ineta鈥檚 party. Roxy dismisses him and goes back to her sister鈥檚 side and denies that they are having problems. After taking an 鈥榓dvance鈥 from the market office cash box, Aleks tells Charlie that he intends to show Roxy how he feels about her. At the hospital, Roxy鈥檚 phone rings and Ronnie sees Charlie鈥檚 name on the screen. Ronnie thanks her for looking after Charlie for her. Roxy is paranoid that she will find out what happened.

Aleks visits Phil and Sharon and asks for Roxy鈥檚 hand in marriage, producing an engagement ring. At the hospital, Roxy finds Charlie talking to the doctor and tells Charlie to be more positive. Sharon and Phil bring baby Matthew to see his mum. Roxy gets flustered when everyone praises how she stepped up to the mark to be there for Matthew; she tries to make Ronnie hold Matthew, but she can鈥檛. Roxy flees, upset, and Charlie pursues. Spotting them in an embrace, Aleks assumes it鈥檚 about Ronnie and takes Roxy in his arms. Sharon and Phil head home with Matthew and Roxy is left alone with Ronnie. Ronnie admits that she鈥檚 jealous of the way Roxy is with Matthew. Roxy assures her that he needs his mummy.

Meanwhile, Charlie鈥檚 stunned when Aleks shows him the engagement ring and later fills in Roxy. She鈥檚 shocked but tells Charlie his future is with Ronnie and hers is with Aleks - she wants to do the right thing. In the Minute Mart, Aleks overhears Shabnam critiquing Masood鈥檚 past love life - something that Shabnam says about women needing a shoulder to cry on makes gives Aleks food for thought. He heads home where he finds Roxy waiting. Nervous, she asks if he has something to ask her. Aleks produces the ring鈥 then asks Roxy how long she鈥檚 been sleeping with her sister鈥檚 husband?

Kush bumps into Tamwar in the market, he鈥檚 been left to hold the fort while Aleks deals with Roxy. Khush teases him about falling hard for Nancy. Back at the office, Tamwar finds Aleks counting a large amount of money, he has decided to give himself an advance of his wages and says that a record of it won鈥檛 be needed. At the Minute Mart, Masood shows Shabnam some possible partners for Tamwar on the laptop - Fatima鈥檚 sent some possible matches for an arranged marriage. Kush predicts that by the end of the month Tamwar will be with Nancy and later tells Nancy Tamwar鈥檚 looking for her. Shabnam disapproves. Tamwar鈥檚 pleased when Nancy visits him at the market office and he invites her home. Nancy rants to him about the situation with her family and he tells her that he is there for her if she ever needs anyone. As Tamwar studies Aleks鈥 records, he works out that Aleks has been taking an extra maintenance fee but there is no record of it on the council receipts - he鈥檚 been ripping off the market traders鈥

At the Vic, the Carters congregate in the living room with Billy and Pam to plan Stan鈥檚 funeral. Mick is convinced Shirley doesn鈥檛 care enough to be there but she arrives late with Buster, much to everyone鈥檚 surprise. Billy shows them the price estimate but they aren鈥檛 able to cover it. Buster offers to pay but Mick is reluctant to allow it. Pam frets that Billy鈥檚 arranged Jim and Stan鈥檚 funerals on the same day. Later, an upset Tina sits with Sonia who tells her that it鈥檚 not her responsibility to fix the family - she needs to grieve for her dad, not worry about everyone else. Tina gets an idea and heads out to flag down a cab.

Carol visits Max to talk about Jim鈥檚 funeral and Max offers to pay for the whole thing. As she leaves she comes across a customer of Max鈥檚; the hood of his car has smoke pouring out of it. At the Arches, Max takes orders Jay to fix it, batting of his concern about Jim鈥檚 death. Whilst working on the car Jay realises that the car, from the batch that Phil organised for Max, is stolen.

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30 minutes

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Music Played

  • Alesso

    Cool (feat. Roy English)

  • Rihanna, Ye & Paul McCartney

    FourFiveSeconds

  • 2 Chainz

    Used 2

  • 贬补谤诲鈥怓颈

    Suburban Knights

  • The Dandy Warhols

    Bohemian Like You

  • Marlon Roudette

    When The Beat Drops Out

  • Rough Copy

    Street Love

  • Jess Glynne

    Hold My Hand

  • Example

    Won鈥檛 Go Quietly

  • The Clash

    I Fought the Law

  • Maroon 5

    Sugar

  • Metronomy

    Reservoir

  • Delphic

    Doubt

Credits

Role Contributor
Roxy Mitchell Rita Simons
Aleks Shirovs Kristian Kiehling
Charlie Cotton Declan Bennett
Ronnie Mitchell Samantha Womack
Phil Mitchell Steve McFadden
Sharon Mitchell Letitia Dean
Ben Mitchell Harry Reid
Jay Brown Jamie Borthwick
Max Branning Jake Wood
Carol Jackson Lindsey Coulson
Sonia Fowler Natalie Cassidy
Tina Carter Luisa Bradshaw-White
Mick Carter Danny Dyer
Nancy Carter Maddy Hill
Shirley Carter Linda Henry
Andrew 'Buster' Briggs Karl Howman
Billy Mitchell Perry Fenwick
Pam Coker Lin Blakley
Kush Kazemi Davood Ghadami
Masood Ahmed Nitin Ganatra
Tamwar Masood Himesh Patel
Shabnam Masood Rakhee Thakrar
Kim Fox-Hubbard Tameka Empson
Ineta Shirovs Gledisa Osmani
Dr Margaret Badini Kim Vithana
Director Reza Moradi
Executive Producer Dominic Treadwell-Collins

Broadcasts