Tuesday, June 24th, 2025 on BBC One at 7:30pm
Kat visits Phil and suggests he needs extra support to care for Nigel, but he refuses. Later, Nigel offers to help Lexi write a story for school but as they talk about the past, Nigel struggles to cope. Phil is troubled when he finds Nigel with Lexi who he has confused with Claire. Meanwhile, Kat is annoyed when Jean questions why she’s spending so much time at Phil’s place, but she insists it’s nothing but platonic concern. As Phil tries to manage the fallout of Nigel and Lexi’s conversation, Kat insists that he must get help.
Nicola hits upon the idea of resurrecting their family ‘Half Christmas’ tradition, where they celebrate in June. She hopes it’ll cheer Barney up, but Harry is scathing. Later, Zack is floored when Harry invites him along, lying that Barney wants him there. As Nicola goes all out to decorate, Teddy delivers some brutal home truths causing her to trash the room as Barney and Harry arrive.
Yolande asks Jean to keep Patrick distracted while they make the party arrangements. Over a drink at The Vic, Patrick counsels Jean on the situation with Kat and advises her to make amends. George warns Elaine his new solicitor says he’s got a claim on The Vic. Joel is annoyed when his attempts to chat up Amy are thwarted.
Cast
- Alice Haig as Vicki Fowler
- Angela Wynter as Yolande Trueman
- Charlie Suff as Johnny Carter
- Colin Salmon as George Knight
- Diane Parish as Denise Fox
- Elijah Holloway as Harry Mitchell
- Ellie Dadd as Amy Mitchell
- Frankie Day as Ricky Branning
- Gillian Wright as Jean Slater
- Harriet Thorpe as Elaine Knight
- Isabella Brown as Lexi Pearce
- James Farrar as Zack Hudson
- Jessie Wallace as Kat Moon
- Kellie Bright as Linda Carter
- Kitty Castledine as Penny Branning
- Laura Doddington as Nicola Mitchell
- Lewis Bridgeman as Barney Mitchell
- Max Murray as Joel Marshall
- Paul Bradley as Nigel Bates
- Perry Fenwick as Billy Mitchell
- Roland Manookian as Teddy Mitchell
- Rudolph Walker as Patrick Trueman
- Sonny Kendall as Tommy Moon
- Steve McFadden as Phil Mitchell