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EastEnders (1986)
No. of episodes	105
Release
Original network	BBC1
Original release	2 January (1986-01-02) – 30 December 1986 (1986-12-30)
Season chronology

EastEnders is a British soap opera, examining the domestic and professional lives of working class people who live in the fictitious London Borough of Walford in the East End of London. The show entered its second year of broadcast on 2 January 1986 with its 92nd episode, with show co-creator Julia Smith continuing the role of executive producer. EastEnders aired 105 episodes in 1986, with the the typical week comprising two half-hour episodes on BBC1, in a time slot of 7:30 pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Characters that were introduced in 1986 included Jan Hammond (Jane How), Brad Williams (Jonathan Stratt), Charlie Cotton (Christopher Hancock), James Willmott-Brown (William Boyde), Carmel Roberts (Judith Jacob), Harry Reynolds (Gareth Potter), Pat Wicks (Pam St. Clement), Eddie Hunter (Simon Henderson), Colin Russell (Michael Cashman), Tom Clements (Donald Tandy), Dr Singh (Amerjit Deu), Barry Clark (Gary Hailes) and Rezaul Kabir (Tanveer Ghani). Dave Dale, Josephine Melville and Katherine Parr guest starred throughout the year as John Fisher, Tessa Parker and Irene respectively. David Scarboro made guest returns throughout the year as Mark Fowler. Characters that left the series in 1986 included DS Roy Quick (Douglas Fielding), Andy O'Brien (Ross Davidson) and Cassie Carpenter (Delanie Forbes).

Cast and characters

Cast in 1986

Pam St. Clement (pictured in 2016) joined the cast as Pat Wicks.

Michael Cashman (pictured in 2010) joined the cast as Colin Russell.

Marino Masè (pictured in 1965) guest starred in two episodes as Dario Chimisso.

John Altman (pictured in 2014) made recurring appearances as Nick Cotton.

Linda Davidson (pictured in 2011) continued her role of Mary Smith.

For a list of characters who made their first appearance in 1986, see List of EastEnders characters (1986).

For a list of characters who made their last appearance in 1986, see List of former EastEnders characters § Last appeared in 1986.

The first character to be introduced in 1986 was Jan Hammond (Jane How), the long-term mistress of Den Watts (Leslie Grantham). Jonathan Stratt was introduced as Brad Williams, a mobster heavy for gangster organisation The Firm. Nick Cotton's (John Altman) father and Dot Cotton's (June Brown) bigamous husband Charlie Cotton was introduced in March, with Christopher Hancock cast in the role. William Boyde also joined the cast in March as brewery area manager, James Willmott-Brown. A prominent storyline of 1985 was Michelle Fowler's (Susan Tully) teenage pregnancy and in May 1986, Michelle gave birth to a daughter, Vicki Fowler (Emma Henry). Following Vicki's birth, Judith Jacob was cast as Michelle's health worker, Carmel Roberts, but when the character proved popular she was introduced on a regular basis. Show bosses decided in 1986 to tackle "an important and complicated story about the ups and downs of a pop group" and thus The Banned, a fictional band within the show, which included some of the show's teenage characters, was created. For the storyline, three new characters were introduced: Harry Reynolds (Gareth Potter), Tessa Parker (Josephine Melville) and Eddie Hunter (Simon Henderson). Irene (Katherine Parr) was introduced in July as a long-term recurring character, the aunt of Lofty Holloway (Tom Watt). The show's first homosexual characters, Colin Russell and Barry Clark was introduced in August and November, with the roles cast to Michael Cashman and Gary Hailes respectively. Donald Tandy joined the show's cast in August as an elderly army war veteran, Tom Clements. A love interest for Naima Jeffery (Shreela Ghosh) was introduced in November in the form of Dr Singh (Amerjit Deu), whilst Naima's cousin, Rezaul Kabir joined the show in December, played by Tanveer Ghani. David Scarboro made several guest returns as Mark Fowler throughout the year, following his departure in April 1985.

The first character to leave the series in 1986 was recurring police officer, DS Roy Quick (Douglas Fielding), in July. Andy O'Brien became the first regular character in the series' history to be killed off in August 1986; actor Ross Davidson was axed following an altercation with show producer, Julia Smith, in which she threatened to write out his character and Davidson told her to kill him off. Delanie Forbes was written out from her role as 11-year-old Cassie Carpenter and having not received a on-screen exit, Cassie last appeared in December 1986. She was officially written out of the show, off-screen, the following year.

The following is a full list of the EastEnders 1986 cast. From episode 183, the majority of characters are credited without their surnames.

Regular cast

• Nick Berry as Simon Wicks (99 episodes)
• Leslie Grantham as Den Watts (95 episodes)
• Wendy Richard as Pauline Fowler (95 episodes)
• Bill Treacher as Arthur Fowler (95 episodes)
• Gillian Taylforth as Kathy Beale (90 episodes)
• Peter Dean as Pete Beale (89 episodes)
• Anita Dobson as Angie Watts (88 episodes)
• Susan Tully as Michelle Fowler (88 episodes)
• Tom Watt as Lofty Holloway (88 episodes)
• Paul J. Medford as Kelvin Carpenter (85 episodes)
• Nejdet Salih as Ali Osman (83 episodes)
• Letitia Dean as Sharon Watts (81 episodes)
• Sandy Ratcliff as Sue Osman (78 episodes)
• Adam Woodyatt as Ian Beale (77 episodes)
• Shirley Cheriton as Debbie Wilkins (75 episodes)
• June Brown as Dot Cotton (74 episodes)
• Oscar James as Tony Carpenter (74 episodes)
• Shreela Ghosh as Naima Jeffery (70 episodes)
• Linda Davidson as Mary Smith (68 episodes)
• Anna Wing as Lou Beale (68 episodes)
• Gretchen Franklin as Ethel Skinner (65 episodes)
• Ross Davidson as Andy O'Brien (51 episodes)
• Haluk Bilginer as Mehmet Osman (49 episodes)
• Leonard Fenton as Dr Harold Legg (48 episodes)
• Sally Sagoe as Hannah Carpenter (47 episodes)
• Douglas Fielding as DS Roy Quick (40 episodes)
• Michael Cashman as Colin Russell (33 episodes)
• Donald Tandy as Tom Clements (24 episodes)
• William Boyde as James Willmott-Brown (23 episodes)
• Pam St Clement as Pat Wicks (23 episodes)
• Gary Hailes as Barry Clark (12 episodes)

Recurring and guest cast

• Roly as Roly (84 episodes)
• Willy as Willy (56 episodes)
• Jon Peyton-Price as Martin Fowler (40 episodes)
• Jenna Alembick, Zara Posener and Samantha Crown as Annie Smith (39 episodes)
• Emma Herry as Vicki Fowler (33 episodes)
• Gareth Potter as Harry Reynolds (31 episodes)
• Delanie Forbes as Cassie Carpenter (26 episodes)
• Jane How as Jan Hammond (24 episodes)
• Simon Henderson as Eddie Hunter (23 episodes)
• Judith Jacob as Carmel Roberts (14 episodes)
• Dave Dale as John Fisher (8 episodes)
• Christopher Hancock as Charlie Cotton (8 episodes)
• Josephine Melville as Tessa Parker (8 episodes)
• David Scarboro as Mark Fowler (8 episodes)
• Elaine Donnelly as WPC Alison Howard (7 episodes)
• John Altman as Nick Cotton (5 episodes)
• Katherine Parr as Irene (5 episodes)
• Philip Brook as Owen Hughes (4 episodes)
• Jennie Lee as Mrs Woods (4 episodes)
• Ishia Bennison as Guizin Osman (3 episodes)
• Peter Corey as Vic (3 episodes)
• Winston Crooke as Beresford (3 episodes)
• Garry Freer as reporter (3 episodes)
• George Irving as Trevor Smith (3 episodes)
• Judy Liebert as Ruth Lyons (3 episodes)
• Jonathan Stratt as Brad Williams (3 episodes)
• Unknown as Wilf (3 episodes)
• Sydney Arnold as Mr Pavasars (2 episodes)
• Graeme Eton as Mr Grant (2 episodes)
• Leonard Gregory as DS West (2 episodes)
• Carol Harrison as Sam's mother (2 episodes)
• Marino Masé as Dario Chimisso (2 episodes)
• Albert Welling as PC Gifford (2 episodes)
• Unknown as Mr Barry (2 episodes)
• Sharon Baylis as dog owner (1 episode)
• Joanne Brookes as pet shop assistant (1 episode)
• Gordon Case as Neville Agard (1 episode)
• Sharon D. Clarke as Lizzie Burton (1 episode)
• Amerjit Deu as Dr Singh (1 episode)
• Charlotte Edwards as Gina (1 episode)
• Beth Ellis as Jill (1 episode)
• Sally Faulkner as Ingrid (1 episode)
• Alan Ford as Sam Sangers (1 episode)
• Érin Geraghty as Sandra Marsh (1 episode)
• Yvonne Gilan as Mrs McCabe (1 episode)
• John Grillo as Mr Makepeace (1 episode)
• Aaron Harris as Eamon (1 episode)
• Mark Jordon as youth (1 episode)
• Paul Kelly as social worker (1 episode)
• Lisa Lancashire as Adele (1 episode)
• Leonard Maguire as Uncle (1 episode)
• Natasha Matalon as little girl (1 episode)
• Daniel Andre Pageon as barman (1 episode)
• Charles Rea as Monty Kreitman (1 episode)
• Anthony Short as John (1 episode)
• Vanessa Short as Melanie (1 episode)
• Unknown as Sam (1 episode)
• Ulric Browne as Winston
• Michael Leader as Michael
• Martha Ross as Martha
• Jane Slaughter as Tracey
• Ron Tarr as Big Ron
• Doreen Taylor as Maude
• Jeannie Taylor as Lil

List of episodes

During 1986, EastEnders aired two half-hour episodes every week, typically in a time slot of 7:30 pm on Tuesday and Thursday. An extra episode was shown on 25 December. The episodes were broadcast on BBC1. A weekly omnibus edition was also broadcast on Sundays. Every episode was executively produced by the show's creator Julia Smith since the first episode. Excluding episode 97, the episodes were repeated on Drama from October to December 2018.

All official ratings are taken from the Broadcasters' Audience Research Board (BARB), which were published in the The Listener and Broadcast, and are combined with each respective week's omnibus edition. Airdates and credits are taken from BBC Genome and the book EastEnders: The First 10 Years: A Celebration.

• January (9 episodes)
• February (8 episodes)
• March (8 episodes)
• April (9 episodes)
• May (9 episodes)
• June (8 episodes)
• July (10 episodes)
• August (8 episodes)
• September (9 episodes)
• October (9 episodes)
• November (8 episodes)
• December (10 episodes)

January

#	No. in year	Original air date	Directed by	Written by	Viewers (millions)
92	1	2 January 1986 (1986-01-02)	Julia Smith	Bill Lyons	22.75
Pauline, Arthur and Michelle are still in Southend-on-Sea, looking for Mark; Michelle finds him and meets his girlfriend, Ingrid, and her children, John and Melanie, who call Mark "daddy"; the family reunite and Pauline accepts that Mark has a new life but explains how she felt when he went missing and he apologises; she says she will be there if he needs her. Following her mugging, Debbie receives flowers from DS Quick. Tony tells his daughter, Cassie, that her mother, Hannah, wants her to live with her and her partner, Neville; Cassie says she will think about it. Kathy urges her stepson Simon to contact his mother as he has not done so since he arrived in Albert Square. Ian tries to learn to dance from Kelvin when Sharon says she will take him to a disco. This episode continues directly from the previous episode, episode 91. It is the fifth episode to end with Julia's theme, which plays over the scene of Pauline and Mark talking on the beach.
93	2	7 January 1986 (1986-01-07)	Sue Butterworth	Bev Doyle	21.95
Newly single Naima opens the shop on her own for the first time but the stocks are low and has to turn customers away, but later finds out some stock is hidden behind the counter. Angie tries to find out why her adopted daughter, Sharon, stole money from The Queen Victoria pub (the Vic) where they live. Angie's husband, pub landlord Den, makes a deal with a friend to sell stolen coats; after Angie sneaks out of the house, Den cancels the deal when the police have found out. A little girl leaves a dog in the launderette where Pauline works and she is forced to look after it. DS Quick meets Debbie and she thanks him for his flowers. Pregnant Michelle has a tough time at school. Kathy is annoyed when Den changes her shifts in the Vic. Ali is frustrated that he is still impotent.
94	3	9 January 1986 (1986-01-09)	Sue Butterworth	Peter Batt	21.85
Angie admits to the police that she was responsible for taking Den's car (see December 1985) Den claims he knew about Angie taking the car; DS Quick then tells Den that lying is perjury so he tells WPC Alison Howard that Angie did steal his car. Mark visits Lou while his parents and sister are out but sneaks out when they arrive; Lou tells Pauline and Arthur that that lied to Mark that Lou was on her death bed and that she is still angry she was not taken to Southend to find Mark. Pauline overhears Mary talking about being a stripper, a job she wanted to keep secret. Simon offers to help Naima go to the cash and carry as she has no transport and she offers to make him a curry. Kelvin tells Tony he should stand up to Neville for the abuse Cassie suffered.
95	4	14 January 1986 (1986-01-14)	Mike Lloyd	Juliet Ace	19.80
96	5	16 January 1986 (1986-01-16)	Mike Lloyd	Jane Hollowood	21.20
Ali and Sue put in an offer for Naima's old flat but it is rejected; Ali tells Sue they cannot afford to offer more and during an argument, says that he is only impotent when he is with her, so she accuses him of having an affair, which he denies. Angie's court appearance is in the local newspaper and Angie worries they will be sacked by the brewery's new area manager, James Willmott-Brown. Pauline and Arthur are visited by the dog's owner and although Pauline offers to keep the dog, Arthur insists that he is returned. Debbie invites DS Quick to dinner with her and Andy to thank him. Michelle discovers she will be removed from school when her baby is due. Cassie shows off an expensive coat that Neville bought her. Dot asks Lou's social worker, Ruth Lyons, to see if she can help her be moved to Albert Square.
97	6	21 January 1986 (1986-01-21)	Robert Gabriel	Rosemary Mason	20.50
Angie hears Den on the phone to Jan, his mistress; Den tells Angie and Sharon that following Angie's criminal conviction, they have to appear as a happy family in front of the customers and do nothing wrong; Angie tells Sharon she will do it to keep Den from going back to Jan. Naima is visited by Beresford and Vic, two members of The Firm, offering protection; Naima is scared and calls the police but nothing happens. Quick goes to dinner with Debbie and Andy; Andy brings Naima and he is annoyed when Debbie agrees with everything Quick says and sabotages Debbie's dessert; Debbie angrily calls off their engagement but Andy refuses to help when she cuts her hand. Sue leaves the darts team because of Angie's criminal record so Ethel assumes she will replace her. This episode is believed to be missing from the BBC Archives as it was unavailable for Drama to broadcast when they started showing repeats in 2018.
98	7	23 January 1986 (1986-01-23)	Robert Gabriel	Michael Robartes	21.60
Beresford and Vic visit Ali and Sue, saying that Mr Jesper Scannell is offering protection to ethnic minority tradespeople for £10 a week; Sue and Ali agree to do it for fear of violence; Sue later hears that Naima was visited as well. Quick invites Debbie and Andy for dinner but Andy says he is busy and Debbie says she will go anyway. Ethel is terrible at darts, so Sue agrees to return to the team; Ethel quits anyway but the team still lose. Everyone in the Vic keeps Den away from the phone and he later tells Pete that Jan has not called and she is probably upset. Cassie has a broken arm and tells Tony she fell but admits to Kelvin that Neville pushed her; when Tony threatens violence against Neville, Cassie goes back to saying it was an accident. Lou has a bell installed in her room.
99	8	28 January 1986 (1986-01-28)	Sue Butterworth	Bill Lyons	22.90
The café window is smashed; Sue says they need to pay the protection money but Ali says they should do nothing; when Tony finds out that Naima was also threatened, he makes Kelvin quit his job at the shop. Debbie announces that Naima is moving in without consulting Andy first. Den refuses to attend marriage guidance so Angie says she will go on her own; Den hears from Jan: her father is in hospital but Den cannot be with her. The Beales and Fowlers surprise Mary with a birthday party for her her daughter, Annie. Tony meets Neville, who insists that Cassie was injured in a fall; Cassie admits that she slipped while trying to get away from being smacked. Arthur plants an apple tree on his allotment. Simon tells Ian that he is annoyed that Kathy and his father, Pete, are asking him about seeing his mother.
100	9	30 January 1986 (1986-01-30)	Sue Butterworth	Guido Casale	23.25
Beresford and Vic take money from Sue and Ali and then Beresford visits Tony; Tony realises he is being given no choice so punches Beresford and assumes they will not return but Sue receives a message for Tony that Mr Scannell is concerned for Tony's health. John Fisher performs a drag act at the Vic, during which Jan arrives; Den is shocked to see her. Debbie has a rash on her legs because her kittens are infested with fleas. Ruth tells Lou that her home help will not return because she mistreated her and Pauline will have to do extra work. Dot speculates that Dr Legg and Ruth are in an improper relationship and wants to complain. Arthur is accepted as a talent scout for Walford Town Football Club.

February

#	No. in year	Original air date	Directed by	Written by	Viewers (millions)
101	10	4 February 1986	Mike Lloyd	Jane Hollowood	21.90
Den clears everyone from the Vic, while Angie disappears upstairs. Den and Jan talk; she reveals her father died and he says he wishes he had not got someone else pregnant. Angie assures Sharon that she and Den will not split up; Angie later meets Jan and tells her she has caused a lot of problems and that she knows she will continue to see Den, but she would not be able to handle it if she were to replace Angie in the Vic; Angie says she does not hate Jan, just the situation; Jan cries, regretting that she came to the Vic. Michelle cries when she hears that Jan has arrived, but Pauline tells her to go to bed. Ali agrees to try for a baby with Sue. Simon tells Lofty he left home because of debts and Lofty realises that Michelle will struggle as a single mother.
102	11	6 February 1986	Mike Lloyd	David Hopkins	23.05
Jan talks to Sharon and the next day, Angie agrees to meet Jan; Angie attends marriage guidance alone and then meets Jan, where Jan says she went to the Vic on impulse and they wonder if Den knows what love really is. After talking to John about his job as a kissogram, Sharon tells Lofty and Simon they should all go into business together. John meets Mary, revealing that he knows her from the strip club and talks openly about it in front of Dot and Lofty. Dot tells Ethel she has signed up to a dating agency. Lou tells Ruth that everything is fine but Pauline tells Lou that she is being blamed for everything. Lou gives Simon a pocket watch that belonged to her husband, Albert. Lofty asks Michelle to marry him as they both need someone to look after them. This is the sixth episode to end with Julia's theme; it plays over the end of Lofty's proposal.
103	12	11 February 1986	Matthew Robinson	Bill Lyons	23.40
Sharon tells Den to do something about Angie's state of mind, while Sue gives Angie her leftover sleeping pills; after Den and Jan talk, Den tells Sharon that Jan is sorry that Sharon is in the middle of things; Sharon has trouble concentrating at school and tells Michelle her parents do not see her point of view, so Michelle tells Den that he does not want things to change but he has to make a choice. Michelle tells Pauline that Lofty proposed but she has not answered him yet. Ali and Sue move into Naima's old flat. Lofty is curious when he sees Simon with two men. Pauline is upset when she discovers that Lou gave Simon Albert's watch, as she believes it should be passed to her. Dot insists to Dr Legg that she only joined a dating agency to find friends.
104	13	13 February 1986	Matthew Robinson	Charlie Humphreys	23.70
The café and shop are vandalised with paint. Lou is visited by a man known as Uncle, and after he leaves, she asks to speak to Simon; she reveals to him that the man is a pawnbroker who recognised Albert's watch and returned it to her, and asks Simon why he pawned it; Simon says he owes £3000 to a loan shark and two men tracked him down; Lou wonders how Pete will feel when he finds out the real reason Simon came to Walford. Angie demands to know what Jan has to offer Den that she cannot, gets more sleeping pills from Dot and tells Pauline that she loves Den and does not know what to do. Sharon, Lofty and Ian come up with ways to expand their kissogram idea. Dr Legg puts and end to speculation by telling Pauline that Ruth is a lesbian.
105	14	18 February 1986	Sue Butterworth	Michael Robartes	22.75
Den tells Angie and Sharon he should move out to give them space but insists he will not live with Jan; Angie does not believe him. Sharon talks to Kelvin and then Tony about relationships, wondering if any couple is ever happy. Ian and Kathy insist on Pete buying a new car and he agrees, saying he can afford a deposit. Lou tells Simon to tell Pete about his debts, so he does so; Pete offers to loan him half the money and says he will speak to Den about the rest. Simon, Ian, Lofty, Kelvin and Sharon see their advert for "Hellogram" but they give the Vic's phone number, so Den hangs up on several callers. Ethel's dog, Willy, escapes the launderette and runs away; Ethel cannot find him and cries to Angie.
106	15	20 February 1986	Sue Butterworth	Liane Aukin	22.45
Ethel puts up posters and looks everywhere for Willy, to no avail. Naima suggests to Debbie that they become business partners in the shop, but Debbie does not get the chance to tell Andy. Den refuses to give Angie his new address; the evening goes well between them but he sneaks out later; an upset Angie has a lot to drink and John advises her not to take any sleeping pills. Pete tells Den about Simon's debt, while Kathy tells Simon they are getting a new car. Ali's father arranges a birthday party for Ali's brother, Mehmet, and books a "sexy" Hellogram; afterwards, Ali tells Sharon, Ian and Kelvin how angry that Sharon turned up half-naked and ruined the atmosphere with her "out of tune" singing. Dot moans that a man she met through the dating agency was Muslim.
107	16	25 February 1986	Mike Lloyd	Rosemary Mason	24.35
Den's arrival home in a taxi prompts several comments from his neighbours; Angie wonders how he will cope in a bedsit on his own but realises she has to wait for him; she is pleased that he is not seeing Jan but Den meets Jan and it is revealed that he has moved in with her. Ethel cries over Willy. Kathy applies for a provisional driving licence but is upset when she finds out Pete has cleared Simon's debt and they can no longer afford a car. Sharon explains the singing telegram business to Den but he asks if it is even registered and legal. Debbie starts work in the shop and Andy is annoyed when Quick ogles her. Dot misses a date because she got stuck in a lift. Andy and Mary start a friendship when he helps with Annie's breathing difficulties.
108	17	27 February 1986	Mike Lloyd	Julia Schofield	23.70
Angie finds Jan's bracelet in Den's pocket but he says it has been there a long time; Jan sneaks into the Vic to see Angie and, not knowing Den has lied, reveals that he is living with her; Angie later takes an overdose of sleeping pills with gin. Ethel holds a séance to find Willy, where Andy concludes that Willy must be fine. Mary asks Andy to look at a letter for her and later reveals she is illiterate and asks him to teach her to read. Naima says she should move out of Debbie and Andy's flat but Debbie says their relationship problems started before Naima moved in. Tony speaks to Dot about her date, revealing that he saw her on her own and knows she has been lying; Tony agrees not to tell anyone and says they should both join a dating agency for real.

March

#	No. in year	Original air date	Directed by	Written by	Viewers (millions)
109	18	4 March 1986	Matthew Robinson	Glen McCoy	23.75
When Den refuses to talk about Angie, Jan makes him return to the Vic; he finds Angie unconscious and he calls an ambulance; she recovers in hospital and returns home; Den tells Angie he will move back in and end things with Jan; they hide Angie's overdose from everyone but Sharon hears Den telling Jan on the phone that Angie overdosed and would be dead if he had not gone back. Andy talks to Mary about adult literacy classes but she insists that he should teach her to read. Ethel thinks Willy has gone for good and Tony raises money to replace him. Naima cooks a curry for Simon and they enjoy their time together. Brad Williams from The Firm takes money from the café and shop and threatens Tony and his children. Tony helps Dot move into Ali and Sue's old flat.
110	19	6 March 1986	Matthew Robinson	Bill Lyons	22.40
Den tells Lou about Angie's suicide attempt, so Lou gathers the female locals and asks them to keep an eye on Angie. Angie tells Tony her overdose was a cry for attention from Den that did not work. Dot's estranged husband, Charlie, arrives, claiming to be starting a new business; he borrows the last of Dot's cash, promising to return it later, but does not return. Quick sees a pug in a pet shop so brings Ethel to the shop to see if it is Willy but the dog is not there and the shop assistant says he was probably sold. Simon and Naima spend more time together but she says she needs to make sure any man is worth it before making a commitment. Debbie goes out to a jazz night with Quick, and though Andy acts unbothered, when alone, he smashes a cup in frustration.
111	20	11 March 1986	Peter Moffatt	Tony McHale	23.45
Twins Pete and Pauline suspect everyone has forgotten their birthday but later, everyone surprises them with a party in the Vic and Pauline is thrilled when Mark arrives. Ali's family fill the café and Mehmet tells him that Sue should be pregnant by now; Ali angrily tells him that they will start a family when they want. Tony measures up the shop for an extension. Quick sees a man, Mr Pavasars, with a pug he thinks is Willy and tells Debbie he has found him. Mary decides to have Annie immunised against whooping cough and Pauline considers doing the same for Martin. Andy helps Mary babysit Martin and says her punk look can make her seem unapproachable. Dr Legg makes Angie promise if she feels suicidal again to call him. Ian is accepted into catering college.
112	21	13 March 1986	Peter Moffatt	Jane Hollowood	23.35
Mark tells Pauline he and Ingrid have split, he has left Southend and he will leave again that day. Kathy becomes concerned for Angie's welfare; Den visits Jill, the marriage counsellor, and explains what has happened and says he does not want to stay with Angie but the threat of suicide is stopping him from leaving. Naima calls Debbie "bitchy" for flirting with Quick while living with Andy. Den is angry when Naima says she wants to start selling alcohol in the shop. Quick, Ethel and Lou retrieve Willy from Mr Pavasars, though Lou has to pay him. Sue wants herself and Ali to be checked over to see if there are any problems preventing her from becoming pregnant. Michelle gives Mary a natural makeover following Andy's advice.
113	22	18 March 1986	Tony Virgo	John Oakden	22.80
Den pays Angie more attention and gives her compliments, and tells Pete that he has ended his relationship with Jan, saying he wants his marriage to work; Sue talks to Angie about wanting to kill herself when her son, Hassan Osman (Michael Evangelou), died (see June 1985), so Angie asks Den if anybody else knows but he says only himself and Dr Legg know, then takes her to bed. Michelle attends a clinic to talk about the delivery of her baby; when she returns, she apologises to Lofty for not answering his proposal and says he is sweet for caring about her. Pete is annoyed about having to answer Ian's "hellogram" calls so Ian says he will stay in to answer them. Tony, Kelvin and Ian start making plans for the forthcoming carnival. Simon asks Naima to dinner.
114	23	20 March 1986	Tony Virgo	Rosemary Mason	22.75
The Vic has a stocktake but the brewery's area manager, James Willmott-Brown, finds evidence that Den is buying non-brewery alcohol; Den denies this and the boxes that were the evidence have disappeared; Lofty says they were his for the carnival and he found them by another pub, so Willmott-Brown apologises. Den tells Angie he only saved her life because Jan kicked him out of the car, and Angie finds out Simon never came back to the Vic that night. Sue and Ali see a doctor about her not being able to get pregnant. Simon takes Naima to see his mother so she can see he is doing well. Kelvin and Ian attempt to dye some sheets in the launderette for the carnival but they end up spilling dye everywhere. Michelle tells her parents she wants to give birth at home.
115	24	25 March 1986	Kay Patrick	Tony McHale	21.40
Lofty promises to pay Dr Legg his rent that day and asks Den for a wage advance and then wins a till competition against Simon when Simon rings up a sale in the wrong till. Naima is annoyed when Simon insists that he pay for her drinks while she wants to pay for herself. Sue is annoyed when Ali pawns some jewellery to pay the rent, saying they will never be able to buy it back. Pete cancels the "hellogram" advert so Kelvin says they should give it up. Ethel and Dot make costumes for the carnival but they both make mistakes. Debbie tells Andy that Mary is infatuated with him; Ian and Kelvin notice Mary's makeover and decide to compete to ask her out. Dr Legg tells Michelle her home is too crowded for a home birth so Sharon tells Den that Michelle could have the baby in the Vic.
116	25	27 March 1986	Kay Patrick	Bev Doyle	20.70
Debbie tells Quick about her financial problems so he suggests gambling and it pays off; he asks her to marry him so he can help her better but she declines as she wants to be independent. Mary asks Andy to see a film and afterwards, he says he thinks she wants to be more than friends and says he does not want that; she accuses him of leading her on and says she is not good enough for him despite changing her look and ends their reading lessons, then puts her makeup back on in frustration. When Ian and Kelvin hear that Mary is going out, they are confused that it is not with one of them. After speaking to Den, Michelle agrees to a hospital birth. The carnival preparations are vandalised and Tony suspects The Firm are behind it.

April

#	No. in year	Original air date	Directed by	Written by	Viewers (millions)
117	26	1 April 1986	Tony Virgo	Jane Hollowood	22.10
Walford carnival is a success. Debbie tells Andy that Quick proposed and asks for his advice; he gives none and later tells Angie that he is jealous and annoyed that he is still paying for the engagement ring he bought Debbie that was stolen; he also reveals he heard about Angie's overdose through hospital gossip. Mary is jealous when Sharon says she is looking for a boyfriend and might ask Andy. Den thinks Sharon is stealing alcohol from the Vic. Hannah and Cassie arrive in tears; Hannah says she stopped Neville hitting Cassie with a riding crop and Cassie reveals he has hit her with one before; Tony misses the carnival and returns with Hannah and Cassie's belongings and a cut on his lip. Michelle tells Lou she still contacts her baby's father and has grown fond of him.
118	27	3 April 1986	Tony Virgo	Gilly Fraser	21.90
Following a suggestion from Sharon, Angie books a holiday to Ibiza for her and Den. Ethel gives Den two bottles of brandy, revealing she broke some while cleaning and saved up to replace them. Ali tries to get more cab customers by listening in to another firm's radio but he ends up being punched by another cab driver. Ian and Kelvin end up having a physical fight in the café over Mary. Debbie decides to decorate Naima's room so she can charge more rent. Andy gets drunk and tells Angie that Quick does not really want Debbie and says he wonders what would have happened if he met Angie before she met Den. Sharon reads a self-help book on relationships and Pauline tells Michelle she should continue her education after the baby is born.
119	28	8 April 1986	Peter Moffatt	Bill Lyons	22.20
Sharon rates the men of Walford and tells Michelle that Ian rated highest but he has to ask her out. Ian and Kelvin make up and he asks Sharon out after Michelle tells him to; he gets advice from various people and cooks dinner for Sharon but things get awkward when he does not know what to say, but she smiles when he gives her a peck on the cheek. Michelle is down about Sharon and Ian's date and other people in happy relationships and reveals to Pauline that the father of her baby is married; Michelle talks to Lofty, who tells her how he would be a good father one day but nobody would want to marry him, and she says that she would. Kelvin and Cassie allow Hannah and Tony to spend time alone in the hope they will reunite romantically. This is the seventh episode to end with Julia's theme, which plays over Michelle and Lofty's conversation.
120	29	10 April 1986	Peter Moffatt	John Barrington	22.95
Arthur is the last person to hear about Michelle and Lofty's engagement and assumes that Lofty is the father of Michelle's baby so plans to confront him, while Pauline reminds Michelle that she needs her parents' permission to marry as she is 16; Arthur threatens Lofty but Lofty announces that he loves Michelle and nobody can change that. Sue receives a letter stating that she cannot have fertility tests for another six months. Kelvin and Cassie's bickering leads to one of Hannah's ornaments being broken. Kathy receives a phone call from Angie, who says that she argued with Den and he came back home. Quick tells Debbie he is considering a different job in the police force so he can have a better home life with her.
121	30	15 April 1986	Kay Patrick	Michael Robartes	20.00
Arthur tells Michelle that Lofty has no prospects but Pauline agrees to stand by Michelle's decision to marry him. Tomy employs Arthur to help with the shops refurbishment. Debbie changes the living arrangements, putting Naima in the master bedroom, so Andy sarcastically calls it the "bridal suite" and he and Debbie end up shouting at each other. Quick tells Debbie he would have a better chance of promotion if he were married. Mary is back to her punk look and tells Andy she was never interested in him. Kathy tells Dot that her smoking is antisocial, which upsets her; Ethel later reads Dot's fortune and sees a lot of love and marriage, but as Dot is already married, Dot assumes it means Charlie will come back.
122	31	17 April 1986	Matthew Robinson	Tony McHale	21.20
Dot tries to give up smoking, while Ethel teaches Lofty how to read palms; Ethel is annoyed when he takes all her customers, including Dot. Hannah dislikes the wallpaper Tony wants to put up but does not tell him until after he has put it up so he is forced to strip the walls again. Andy makes a cleaning rota but Naima and Debbie claim they are too busy to clean and Andy is annoyed as Debbie used to be fussy about cleanliness. Lofty and Michelle inadvertently let Lou think that he is the father of her baby; later, Michelle and Lofty share their first kiss. Pauline selects a new carpet from salesman Nigel Dean though Lou hates it and Arthur thinks it is too expensive; Nigel is later ejected from the Vic for illegal gambling and trying to con Ali. Sharon thinks she saw Den but Kathy insists he is still in Ibiza. This is the eighth episode to end with Julia's theme, which plays over Lofty and Michelle's kiss.
123	32	22 April 1986	Peter Moffatt	Peter Batt	19.50
Lofty asks Arthur for permission to marry Michelle; Arthur gives his blessing and then the whole family celebrate the engagement. Hannah tells Tony she is having trouble getting money from Neville for the house; later Cassie and Kelvin interrupt their cuddling. Dot is annoyed that Ethel's prediction about Charlie has not come true and Ethel sacks Lofty from palmistry because he attracts too much attention. Angie returns and wonders where Den is and tells Kathy how the holiday went wrong; Den arrives like nothing has happened and later tells Angie he is going out to see Jan, so Angie turns to drink again. Andy brings Mary more books to read and she apologises for how she spoke to him. Debbie tells Andy she is being investigated by the DHSS to see if she and Andy are cohabiting.
124	33	24 April 1986	Peter Moffatt	Tony Bilbow	20.00
The Fowlers' new carpet is laid but then they hear that Arthur has been made redundant. Mary gets upset while talking to Andy and he goes to kiss her but she stops him; she explains that everyone sees her as a prostitute as she was propositioned by a pimp but Andy says he was just trying his luck. Den gives Lofty an engagement ring for Michelle so he proposes properly with it and announces their engagement officially in the Vic. Den accuses Angie of faking her suicide attempt and she ends up spending the night with Andy while Den is with Jan. Den tries to split up Ian and Sharon but Sharon is undeterred. Ethel tells Dot she may have made a mistake and maybe she saw someone like Charlie; Dot calls her a fraud but is then shocked to see Nick.
125	34	29 April 1986	Tony Virgo	Liane Aukin	18.95
Nick tells Dot that Charlie is not coming back and gives her some cash; he annoys several residents and offers to be a pimp for Mary but she refuses and he says he knows a secret about her. Dot has Ethel read Nick's fortune and she says she sees money. Simon sees Andy and Angie kissing in the morning and finds Andy's watch; Angie says he stayed because he was drunk; Den visits Jan in the daytime so Angie has Andy over while he is supposed to be meeting Mary; Simon sees him leaving. The Fowlers realise they cannot afford much and Pauline says she will get another job but Arthur says it should be down to him. Sue tells Ali she thinks she is pregnant.

May

#	No. in year	Original air date	Directed by	Written by	Viewers (millions)
126	35	1 May 1986	Tony Virgo	Jane Hollowood	18.00
Ali's cab breaks down and Lofty recommends scrapping it. Sure that she is pregnant, Sue tells Ethel and later she and Ali celebrate with Mehmet, his wife Guizin, and all their friends. Angie tells Kathy she is having an affair with Andy to make Den jealous; Kathy is against it so quits her barmaid job; Pete warns Simon not to get involved but Simon confronts Andy and says Sharon will end up hurt but Andy accuses Simon of being jealous, to which Simon says he already turned Angie down. Mary tells Andy that she is desperate for money and is tempted to take up prostitution. Nick threatens Dot when she wakes him up because she is in pain. Nick tells Ali about a scheme where he steals cheques from someone's chequebook; Ali says he wants nothing to do with it; someone then steals Dot's cheques.
127	36	6 May 1986	Chris Clough	Bill Lyons	19.60
Dot is informed by the bank that someone she knows tried to cash her cheques but she can see none missing from her chequebook; Dot then wins £250 at bingo. Dot also visits Dr Legg, who says she may be approaching the menopause. Nick tells Mary they are both outsiders and should stick together. Naima is visited by Mr Gill from The Firm, who takes cash from her till; Mr Gill then goes to the Vic looking for Den but he is not there. Quick asks Nick for help finding information on a bank raid. Den catches Angie and Andy together so she says now he knows how she feels but he says it is totally different to what he has with Jan. Den receives a phone call, then tells Simon and Lofty to leave the Vic until further notice and tells Angie they have a "special visitor" coming to stay.
128	37	8 May 1986	Chris Clough	Guido Casale	19.65
Nick steals cash from Dot; her bank manager, Mr Makepeace, describes Nick when describing the man who cashed her cheques; Dot realises cheques are missing after all and her bingo winnings are missing; Nick claims Ethel or Lofty could have taken them. Nick almost convinces Mary to get into prostitution, leading to a fight between Nick and Andy. Den attacks Andy over his affair with Angie. Kathy and Angie make amends. Den is on edge due to a high police presence on Albert Square and the imminent arrival of his guest; Trevor arrives just before closing time. Mr Gill takes more money from Sue despite her thinking Jesper had stopped asking. Michelle tells Lou that she fells smothered by Lofty; Lou advises talking about her feelings. Kelvin talks about his new friends, Harry and Tessa.
129	38	13 May 1986	Ron Craddock	Charlie Humphreys	18.30
Sharon is worried about the stranger in her home, while Den is nervous about all the police in Albert Square; Quick tells Andy the police heard there is a "villain" in the area and Ali worries about two men he sees. Pete and Kathy worry that Sharon will be a bad influence on Ian, while Simon tells them that Sharon is unhappy and needs a friend. Mehmet tells Ali he wants them to start their own cabbing business. Dr Legg worries about Pauline when she forgets things and he tells Arthur she should speak to Lou's social worker. Andy tells Mary about a job in the hospital canteen but Dot thinks they are talking about prostitution. Lofty tells Michelle the job of traffic warden he has applied for will be a job for life but Dr Legg tells him that following his medical, he had to say that Lofty is not fit for the job.
130	39	15 May 1986	Ron Craddock	Peter Batt	20.15
Den places a bet for Trevor before Brad and Wilf from the Firm arrive, posing as gas men; Trevor swaps into Wilf's uniform allowing him to leave the Vic; Den tells Ali and Tony that the Firm will not be calling on them for a while and Ali tells Den his bet won, so Den keeps Trevor's winnings; Lofty then tells Den that the gas men went upstairs but the Vic has no gas upstairs. Sharon has had enough of Den and Angie's arguing so stays with Ian. Kelvin gets drunk and calls Tony a "bum", which makes Tony very angry. As Pauline is covering Dot's shifts, Dr Legg asks Dot to consider Pauline's health but Dot says she is also sick and refuses to work until after her holiday. Mary tells Dot she misheard her and Andy's conversation. Angie offers Debbie a job behind the bar at the Vic.
131	40	20 May 1986	Mike Gibbon	Michael Robartes	19.50
Tony receives a letter from Cassie's school saying she is bullying another girl but Cassie denies this. Pete and Kathy warn Ian that Sharon could be a bad influence but he refuses to listen; Sharon tells Den she is fed up of him and the Vic and would rather stay at Ian's. Social worker Mrs Woods tells Michelle to make sure Pauline does not take over parenting her baby. Pauline calls a family meeting to say she needs more help and that there have been times she has thought about walking out on her family. Quick asks Debbie for an answer to his proposal but she says she needs more time. Mary thanks Andy because she got the canteen job. Ethel is mugged for her handbag; Lofty asks Den if he can use his connections to do anything but he denies having connections.
132	41	22 May 1986	Mike Gibbon	Rosemary Mason	18.80
Ethel tells a reporter that Den got rid of the mob and several other people thank Den for doing so, while Den reads in the newspaper that Trevor was arrested in Basingstoke following a tip-off, which Quick says came from Walford. Ethel gives Den her husband's war medal because she thinks he is a hero. Tony is confused when Hannah says she wants to buy the flat above his. Simon worries the Vic is too dangerous and considers leaving. Den tells Michelle it was a coincidence that the Firm left the area after he was asked to deal with them. Sharon witnesses Den treating Michelle more favourably than herself so she steals money from the till and sneaks out in the night. A frustrated Pauline walks out of the house, leaving Arthur shouting for her as he does not know where she has gone.
133	42	27 May 1986	Garth Tucker	Jane Hollowood	19.25
Michelle goes into labour and Pauline returns just in time, telling her family she needed a break; she accompanies Michelle to the hospital. Den hears that Michelle has given birth to a girl, and with Sharon missing, he visits Jan with the news but Jan says he has not considered her feelings. Michelle calls the Vic but Angie hangs up on her, thinking it is Jan; Den then visits Michelle and holds his daughter, Vicki, knowing it will be his only chance to do so. Ali sells his broken down car for scrap and he and Mehmet discuss their new business, Oz Cabs; Mehmet says he can get a new car cheaply. Debbie and Mary both start their new jobs.
134	43	29 May 1986	Garth Tucker	Al Hunter	20.20
Michelle speaks to mother of four, Lizzie Burton, about how she would cope bringing up her children on her own, as she is thinking about it all the time. Sharon has been staying with Mary; Ethel sees Ian visiting her. Angie and Den report Sharon missing to WPC Howard. Ethel visits Sharon and advises her to visit Michelle; Ethel then advises Angie to do the same. Angie and Sharon reunite in the hospital and Angie vows to put Sharon first from now on; when they get back, Den is out visiting Jan but Angie makes up an excuse; Den then returns and tells Sharon he was out looking for her. Quick tells Debbie he needs an answer to his proposal but Debbie says she needs a long time to think as it is too soon in their relationship and she has to consider Andy.

June

#	No. in year	Original air date	Directed by	Written by	Viewers (millions)
135	44	3 June 1986	Ron Craddock	Tony McHale	17.10
Tony tells Hannah they should stop their divorce before it is finalised but she says she is not sure about it yet. After reading Mary's Bible, Sharon talks to Dot about Jesus and God. Ozcabs is up and running but Mehmet tells Ali their father wants to buy it; Ali is against his getting involved. Michelle sits an exam in hospital, and Lofty later visits Michelle, talking about schools, family allowance and teaching Vicki to read; Michelle later refuses to take a call from Lofty and cries in bed. Angie invites Andy back but he turns her down; Angie tells Kathy she still wants Den and will make sure she gets him. Debbie still refuses to give Quick an answer; Debbie tells Andy they need to talk when he asks if she is marrying Quick.
136	45	5 June 1986	Ron Craddock	Bill Lyons	17.50
Mehmet agrees not to sell Ozcabs to his and Ali's father. Arthur tells Lofty about a potential job with Ozcabs, which Mary also applies for; Lofty then applies for it and when Arthur finds out, he accuses Lofty of stealing his job and says he does not want a son-in-law that he cannot trust. Dr Legg and Dot both complain about the noise and dust created by Tony's work, while Arthur asks Tony to pay him cash-in-hand, for which Pete reprimands him. Dot starts smoking again, then tells Ethel about a church social, which interests Ethel because of the free tea and biscuits; Sharon also asks Dot if she can come. Sharon tells Ian she cannot see him that night, which causes a row. Andy gives Angie a leaflet on alcoholism but she tells Sharon she does not need it as she is not an alcoholic.
137	46	10 June 1986	Mike Gibbon	Michael Robartes	16.35
Michelle brings Vicki home and Arthur is annoyed when Lofty takes charge of hosting visitors, leading to an argument. Den is also annoyed when Lofty makes comments about wanting to be Vicki's real father and Den having no children of his own. Debbie tells Andy they need to show they are not cohabiting as partners and she finally answers Quick's proposal by ending their relationship. Den offers Ali and Mehmet a car for £700. Kelvin, Sharon and Simon decide to form a band; Dot tells Sharon that she has given up on God already; the three friends meet Harry and Tessa and Harry says he can get access to equipment to start the band. Hannah tells Tony to talk to Kelvin as she thinks Harry is a bad influence on him.
138	47	12 June 1986	Mike Gibbon	Juliet Ace	17.80
Den mocks Angie for reading about alcohol limits and generally in a bad mood. Kelvin, Sharon, Ian, Simon, Harry and Tessa start practising as a band but they only have a drum kit. Pauline is unhappy with Michelle's choices for Vicki, such as using disposable nappies; Michelle talks to the health visitor, Carmel, about breast feeding and she cries when she goes to bed. Angie sacks Debbie when she sees her kissing Andy instead of working and gives Kathy her job back; Debbie blames Kathy for her getting sacked. Simon's mother and Pete's former wife, Pat, arrives and tells Pete she is entitled to money from him but he disagrees; she spends the evening with Angie and admits to having affairs when she was married to Pete, while Den tells Simon that Pat was "fanciable" back then. Broadcast at 9:30 pm due to Grandstand's coverage of the 1986 FIFA World Cup.
139	48	17 June 1986	Garth Tucker	Liane Aukin	17.10
Debbie is visited by Mr Adcock from the DHSS so see if she is eligible for Social Security; she says she is not working and no longer cohabiting with Andy; he asks several questions and when Andy arrives, Mr Adcock sees a shop uniform and remembers seeing Debbie in the shop earlier. Ali confronts Den about the car he sold as it has broken down and will cost £400, so Den suggests getting Lofty to repair it for £200. Arthur and Lofty are not speaking because of the cab firm job, and when Pauline finds out Arthur has applied, she is against him working nights. Pat reunites with her enemy, Pauline, who slaps Pat across the face. Pat asks Pete for £500 so she can leave her husband and tells Pete that Simon is not his son.
140	49	19 June 1986	Garth Tucker	Gerry Huxham	18.45
Pete is down about what Pat said about Simon but both Den and Lou tell him not to believe it; Lou especially is sure that Simon is Pete's son. The band members take a vote on whether they should replace a member or add a new member, choosing to add someone. Naima tells Andy and Debbie she will move out if her new shop is a success; Den, Ali and Sue are angry that Naima will be selling alcohol, hot drinks and convenience food. Lofty and Michelle pick a date for their wedding in September, but Pauline asks them to tell Lou it seven days later, the same date she married Albert. Lofty tells Arthur that Arthur should have the first chance of getting the cab office job, so Arthur is happy to have Lofty as his son-in-law again.
141	50	24 June 1986	Matthew Robinson	Susan Boyd	16.10
Quick is bitter when he sees Andy and Debbie kissing in the street. Arthur worries about paying for the wedding; Lofty says he has taken his £50 savings from the bank to go towards it, but Dr Legg later tells Lofty that the surgery, Ethel's flat and Lofty's flat have all been burgled and his money has gone. The band hold auditions for a new member; Simon calls his friend, Eddie, who turns up to audition, but Kelvin argues that Tessa should join the band, even though Tessa says she does not want to. Quick tells Ethel and Angie that Naima's new shop will encourage teenagers to drink alcohol during the daytime. Pete tells Simon he wants to make up for all the years he did not see him and be a proper father.
142	51	26 June 1986	Matthew Robinson	Allan Swift	16.10
Ian offers to make Lofty and Michelle's wedding cake for free and asks Naima for a part-time job in the shop. Lofty asks Simon to be his best man and Michelle asks Sharon to be her bridesmaid. Dr Legg tells Quick he left a window open allowing the burglars in and they took drugs including diamorphine; Tony changes the locks. Kelvin brings Tessa for dinner but Hannah does not approve of her; Michelle tells Kelvin he and Tessa have nothing in common. Kathy and Pauline decide to take creative expression classes, for which Pete mocks them. The band agree to vote on whether Eddie should be allowed to join. Mehmet asks Mary out for a drink and she insists to Michelle it is just as friends, but as she is leaving, he gropes her and refuses to stop, so she knees him in the groin in front of the pub crowd.

July

#	No. in year	Original air date	Directed by	Written by	Viewers (millions)
143	52	1 July 1986	Mike Gibbon	Bill Lyons	13.90
Quick and questions the band members over the burglary because he associates being in a band with drug use; he also question Kelvin and Cassie, and Cassie cries over the interrogation; Kelvin and Harry confront Quick in the pub, claiming he is using the burglary as an excuse to hound groups he dislikes, namely students and black people, and Kelvin tells Quick to stop hiding behind his job because it is personal. Mehmet apologises to Mary and she accepts; they eat lunch together as friends. Pauline and Kathy go to their first creative expression class and tell Pete and Arthur they drew a nude male model, which outrages them both, but it is just a wind-up; Kathy tells Pauline she does not want to go again but Pauline will continue to attend. Den tells Angie he has got them a new car.
144	53	3 July 1986	Mike Gibbon	Rob Gittins	15.10
Lofty and Michelle visit his aunt Irene, who says she will give them £200 towards their wedding reception. Kelvin tells Hannah to forget about Quick, while Quick visits Lou and Arthur, wondering if Mark was involved in the burglary. Den also tells Quick that Naima's off-licence will cause drunken fights and he should do something about it. Hannah tells Angie she wants Tony to be himself instead of always showing his best side to impress her. Simon suggest to Naima that they become flatmates but she is against it. Kelvin ends his relationship with Tessa but refuses to say why. Sue receives news from her doctor and then tells Mehmet she is not pregnant.
145	54	8 July 1986	Garth Tucker	Peter Batt	16.25
Ali feels he has failed at fatherhood and is depressed, later getting drunk and asked to leave the Vic. A drunk Quick tells Debbie he wants her back and that he cannot cope with the hatred from the locals and he wants to quit the police force; she says he brought the hatred on himself and orders him to stay away from Albert Square. Simon asks Naima to borrow money from her parents to lend him for the band, but she refuses. Kathy worries that Den will buy Sharon a bridesmaid's dress that will outshine Michelle's wedding dress, so tells Sharon to tell Den not to buy one as she will make one. Arthur is left to babysit three children and gets down about his life and situation. Dot feels extremely ill so Pauline and Ethel tell her to go back to Dr Legg; Dr Legg says he will change her medication.
146	55	10 July 1986	Garth Tucker	Tony McHale	16.95
Dr Legg compensates Ethel and Lofty for the burglary. Quick tells people he has quit and has a new job in security; Dr Legg's car is stolen and he berates Quick for doing nothing about it and says the crime rate did not drop since he arrived; Quick rants about the locals before leaving permanently. Mehmet asks Ian and Simon for advice on how to win Mary round. Sharon tells Den that Arthur should be paying for her bridesmaid's dress and he should not get involved in the wedding. Arthur accuses Pauline of having an affair with her art teacher when she shows an interest in going to an art exhibition for the first time and forbids her from going, but she goes anyway. Mehmet invites Ali to late night poker and the next day, WPC Howard visits Sue, saying Ali may know something about Dr Legg's stolen car.
147	56	15 July 1986	William Slater	Liane Aukin	16.30
Ethel answers the phone in the Vic to a man asking if Michelle had her baby yet, leaving people wondering who it was, especially Den and Arthur. Mehmet has no alibi for when Dr Legg's car was taken and admits to Ali he was with a friend who is an illegal immigrant and does not want his name mentioned. Sue gets upset when Naima and Hannah both talk about her being pregnant and has to go home where she cries to Ali that she cannot tell anyone what happened. Den takes Dr Legg to collect his car, which has been found, but when they get there, it has no wheels. Kathy wants to take a family holiday but Ian tells his band mates he will not go if they need him; the band contemplate what kind of music to play. Cassie steals Pauline's fruit for her still life practice.
148	57	17 July 1986	William Slater	Gilly Fraser	16.60
Cassie is bullying again and she accuses Hannah of not caring about her and just thinking about money; Kelvin tells Hannah she has spoilt Cassie recently and he will talk to her. Pete books a holiday but Ian says the band need him so Simon convinces Kathy to let Ian stay behind. Naima is fed up of living with Debbie and Andy, who constantly annoy her. Kathy worries that Dr Legg is forgetting things due to being overworked. Dot guesses that Sue had a phantom pregnancy but when she tries to offer support, Sue tells her to get out and cries. Arthur tells Pauline he had a "crazy" thought she might be having an affair but knows she would never do it; Pauline is angry at Arthur's assumptions. Mehmet tells Mary he needs conversation that he does not get from his wife, so she asks what his wife needs.
149	58	22 July 1986	Matthew Robinson	Gerry Huxham	15.35
Sue wants to talk to Ali about IVF but he refuses to; Dot tries to apologise to Sue but Sue sends her away; Sue then confides in Michelle about her phantom pregnancy. Mark returns with his Welsh friend, Owen, who Arthur finds fascinating because of his random comments about marrows. Tony offers Arthur more work, while Pete asks him to mind the stall while he is on holiday but Ian protests that he should be doing it. Roly is sick and Sharon finds out from the vet that he has eaten rat poison. Naima reveals the new name for her shop, First Til Last, and Andy says he will not see much of Debbie when she starts her new hours in the shop. Michelle asks Lofty to tell Den they do not want his money for the dresses, which angers Den and he refuses to cash Lofty's cheque. Broadcast at 7:50 pm due to a broadcast of The Royal Wedding: Andrew and Sarah: Our Lives Together. This is the ninth episode to end with Julia's theme; it plays at the end of Sue and Michelle's scene.
150	59	24 July 1986	Matthew Robinson	Jack Lewis	18.90
Arthur is forced to look after the café after Ali and Sue leave without warning and Ali later refuses to pay Arthur for his time. Mehmet invites Ali out to a dog race but Ali refuses to go when he sees Mary in the car; Ali then pays Arthur, but Arthur and Pauline's night is already ruined. Naima stocks pornographic magazines in the shop, causing outrage from Dot. Den wants revenge on whoever poisoned Roly, and Debbie later realises it is her fault from putting down rat poison in the shop; she and Naima agree to keep quiet but Dot sees them talking; Angie and Den then receive a note saying the shop poisoned Roly. Ian and Kelvin spend time with Mark and Owen, and Simon suspects they are high on cannabis; Tony later confronts Owen over the drug taking, telling him to go back home. Broadcast at 9:30 pm due to coverage of the 1982 Commonwealth Games opening ceremony.
151	60	29 July 1986	Alan Wareing	Tony McHale	16.05
Jan invites Den to New York in November and Den tells Angie; Angie stops Den seeing Jan that night by inviting Willmott-Brown to the Vic. Cassie hears Tony questioning Kelvin about drugs and then Tony and Hannah talking about divorcing in two weeks; Cassie tells Kelvin but later, Hannah and Tony confirm they have called off the divorce. Den sends Naima an anonymous letter to get payment for Roly's vet fees and Naima accuses Dot of sending it; Owen sees Dot upset and offers her a "different brand" of cigarettes but Mark stops her smoking it when Tony arrives. Naima confronts Den and refuses to pay because he should not let Roly roam free. Ali asks Arthur to work the cab office's night shift. The band members decide on the name Dog Market.
152	61	31 July 1986	Alan Wareing	Peter Batt	18.80
Andy proposes to Debbie and she accepts. Debbie admits to Den that Roly's poisoning was her fault and offers to pay the vet's bill. Den plans to take Jan to the theatre but she has plans with a man called Dario, so he invites Angie but she has plans with Sharon; Den scuppers the plans by getting Sharon to babysit Vicki, giving Lofty and Michelle the theatre tickets. Ali and Mehmet realise they cannot afford to employ Arthur so tell him this, leaving Arthur raging. Cassie takes cannabis from Owen's coat and smokes it at home; Tony and Hannah catch her and she says she got it from Owen, so Pete warns Owen and Mark that Tony is on the rampage and they leave without saying goodbye to Mark's family. Dot cries to Andy that she feels she is losing her mind. Lofty asks Den for a loan for his honeymoon.

August

#	No. in year	Original air date	Directed by	Written by	Viewers (millions)
153	62	5 August 1986	William Slater	Julia Schofield	15.50
Arthur works out they are £1,000 short for Michelle and Lofty's wedding, and Lofty tells Michelle that Den is lending them money for a honeymoon, so Michelle says she does not want one and will get married in a register office; Lofty then gets a pay rise from Den. Hannah and Tony stop Cassie's pocket money as punishment and Hannah snubs Pauline so Arthur tells her off because Mark did not supply the cannabis and now he has run away from home again; Hannah accuses the Fowlers of having no morals. Colin Russell arrives in Walford, viewing one of Tony's flats. Arthur joins Mehmet's poker game but gets drunk and depressed, leaving early; he admits to Michelle that he lost some of the wedding fund to gambling so she calls him a "berk".
154	63	7 August 1986	William Slater	Bill Lyons	16.85
Tony and Hannah consider sending Cassie to boarding school; Arthur confronts the Carpenters, telling them to sort out their own problems instead of blaming others as Cassie is also a bully; Arthur thinks Tony will never employ him again. A youth attempts to mug Arthur but Andy stops it and the youth is arrested; Andy is hailed a hero. Colin tells Tony he wants the flat but Hannah says Naima should put in an offer first. Sharon tells Michelle they are drifting apart but Michelle says they will always be friends. Michelle walks out when Lofty wants to discuss contraception for when they are married. Mehmet gives Mary a necklace and they kiss; Simon warns Mary that Mehmet is using her. Kathy and Pete's passports have expired, putting their holiday in jeopardy. Lou is worried about Dot's health.
155	64	12 August 1986	Bren Simson	Liane Aukin	17.15
Sharon wants to leave private school and just be a singer so Den tells Angie they will speak to her after the band's first gig. Tony agrees to give Naima until 4 pm to raise the money for the flat, which her father agrees to give her. Cassie visits Michelle but tells her parents she was with Kelvin, however, Hannah realises the truth and decides Albert Square is full of bad influences. Michelle tells Pauline she makes her own decisions independent of her family; Pauline is hurt by Michelle's comments. Ethel gets a pay rise from Den but Angie tells Den to consult her about business decisions. Andy gives Debbie an engagement ring and tells her they will marry in November. Pete and Kathy leave for their holiday.
156	65	14 August 1986	Bren Simson	Tony Bilbow	18.10
The gig is cancelled due to Harry and Simon's arguing. Tony offer the flat to Naima but when Colin offers £1,000 on top of the asking price, Hannah accepts and says it can pay for private school. Arthur accuses Michelle of not caring about her parents' feelings and he also upsets Dot, calling her a "stupid old woman", so Michelle tells him he is not the kind man he was; they argue but Lou lectures them about family loyalty. Sue mentions Mary to Guizin but Guizin already knows about her and says what Mehmet is doing is accepted in the Turkish community. Andy agrees to lend Simon £100, causing an argument between Andy and Debbie, at the end of which Debbie tells Andy to "drop dead"; on Andy's way to work, he saves a boy, Sam, from being hit by a lorry but is knocked over and killed.
157	66	19 August 1986	Alan Wareing	Rosemary Mason	18.00
Debbie is out when the police arrive; eventually she returns and is told that Andy was killed saving a child. Arthur discovers this and informs his family. Hannah accuses the Fowlers of being responsible for the police presence but is apologetic when she hears the truth; Arthur asks to call a truce with the Carpenters. Tony sees Hannah upset and confronts the Fowlers before hearing about Andy's death. The news spreads around the locals. Sam's mother visits Debbie and explains how tired she is as a single parent of two with a full-time job. Debbie worries she will not be allowed to see Andy's body as they were not married; Andy's colleague, Sandra Marsh, visits, saying Andy saved another life by being an organ donor; Debbie blames Sam's mother for Andy's death and finally cries, in Arthur's arms.
158	67	21 August 1986	Alan Wareing	Bev Doyle	18.90
A reporter arrives to get information about Andy, puts words into Arthur's mouth, twists what Ethel says, angers Den and enters Debbie's home uninvited; later Andy is front page news but the article is full of inaccuracies. Mr Barry, the driver who struck Andy, visits Debbie but she gets angry and then breaks down in tears. Harry and Simon reconcile and Dog Market is back; Sharon agrees to go back to school as long as Den allows the band to play in the Vic. Tony and Hannah find out they are too late to put Cassie into the school they want; Kelvin says private school will not prepare her for life in Walford but agrees to think about it. Arthur convinces Michelle to have a church wedding.
159	68	26 August 1986	William Slater	Tony McHale	19.35
Debbie leaves for Andy's funeral and Colin moves into Albert Square. Arthur follows Pauline to her class and sees them meditating, while community centre worker Tom Clements tells Arthur that strange things go on in the class. Pete and Kathy return from holiday and find the flat messy; Lofty inadvertently reveals that Ian got Lou to work on the stall, so Ian is in even more trouble. Dog Market perform their first gig in the Vic though Den refuses to support Sharon; there are several delays and Dot thinks the gig is disrespectful to Andy, revealing his death to Kathy and Pete. While the band perform "Venus", their amplifier causes a power cut in the Vic so Den throws them out, telling them they are banned. Lofty finds an old toy train and thinks it could be worth some money.
160	69	28 August 1986	William Slater	Christopher Mattocks	16.85
Everyone's thoughts are with Andy on the day of his funeral. Sharon and Angie go on holiday to Florida. The band agree to change their name to The Banned and enter a competition, for which Simon will write a song. Pauline is not speaking to Arthur but she later shows him some of her art; they kiss and go home together. Mehmet takes Mary out for a drink, though she insists on soft drinks; he puts vodka in her drinks and they kiss and she asks him to stay the night at her flat but she then passes out in the pub. Lofty decorates his flat for Michelle but she hates the wallpaper so he agrees to paint it. Cassie tells her parents that going to boarding school will make her privileged and brainwashed, so they realise Harry has been influencing her and they ban him from their home.

September

#	No. in year	Original air date	Directed by	Written by	Viewers (millions)
161	70	2 September 1986	Romey Allison	Billy Hamon	18.10
Sue sees Michelle without Vicki and assumes that she cannot cope; she asks to adopt Vicki so Michelle slaps her hard and orders her out. Mary accuses Mehmet of spiking her drink but he says he wanted her to relax and nothing sexual happened. The band practice with Harry's sequencer and they improvise; everyone likes Simon's playing apart from Harry. Dr Legg sees Pauline's art and thinks it is "aggressive" but Pauline does not know what her art means. Pauline decides to enter the Vic's "glamorous granny" competition. Den employs Tom as a potman and offers to hold Michelle and Lofty's wedding reception for free. Tony repairs the damp in Debbie's house; when she returns, she asks where her cats, Starsky and Hutch, are, unaware Tony has accidentally trapped them under the floorboards.
162	71	4 September 1986	Romey Allison	Bill Lyons	16.85
Michelle has a fitting for her wedding dress and the family attend church to hear the banns being read out; afterwards, Pauline tells Michelle that Den has offered them the Vic for the reception; Michelle refuses to enter the Vic on the wedding day, saying it is not fair on Lofty as he works there. Dot tells Dr Legg she was caught shoplifting and has been arrested. Debbie gives Starsky to Sue and is almost conned by a man, Sam Sangers, out of Andy's belongings until Pauline intervenes; Dr Legg encourages Debbie to release her grief and she says she cannot be happy for Michelle and Lofty. Mehmet tells Ali he will win their bet over Mary, and Mary invites Mehmet over, having decided she will have sex with him, but he is far too tired. Arthur reads that his muggers pleaded guilty and were sentenced.
163	72	9 September 1986	Alan Wareing	Gilly Fraser	18.50
Arthur is angry when he sees Den paying Tom cash in hand. Pauline says the reception can be a the the community centre if all the guests pay £5 towards it, but Arthur insists it is his responsibility to pay for everything; Arthur later breaks down in tears, telling Pauline he is no use to anyone. Simon plays "Something Outa Nothing" to his bandmates; everyone apart from Harry likes it. Dr Legg tells Dot he will get her a solicitor, Monty Kreitman, and advises her to plead not guilty and he will be a witness to get her off on medical grounds. Den considers ending his marriage to Angie but Willmott-Brown mentions that he thinks the landlady is the person who brings in the punters. Sue asks Mehmet if she could adopt a child from one of his relatives in Cyprus but he says it would not work.
164	73	11 September 1986	Alan Wareing	Jane Hollowood	18.70
After a rehearsal, Harry declares that Simon is no longer needed; they argue and Simon quits, taking his song with him. Mehmet invites Mary to the café at night while he is working the cab radio but they are interrupted by Sue and Ali; the next day, Mehmet tells Sue that he likes variety so Sue says maybe some variety would help her to get pregnant and it would be okay if it was kept in the family. Arthur, fed up of Michelle and Lofty receiving expensive gifts, declares that if he does not get a job soon he will go mad. Den tells Jan he wants to divorce Angie, move away and run a pub with Jan; Jan is introduced to Willmott-Brown and Den accuses her of flirting; she thinks he is trying to escape a problem, perhaps his baby, but he denies that the baby is in London; Jan agrees to the proposal.
165	74	16 September 1986	Mike Lloyd	Michael Robartes	19.45
Arthur is missing from a family commemoration of 21 years since Albert Beale's death but returns later and explains that he went for a job where he worked before his redundancy and waited all day to be told they wanted to employ a younger man; Lou says he lets everything slip through his fingers and that he spoilt the day by not being there; Arthur says he knows he is useless so they can stop hiding the fact and says he should have been there so he could have climbed in Albert's grave with him. Angie and Sharon return; Den mostly ignores Angie, while Sharon practices with the band. Simon writes a new song, "Every Loser Wins". Tony finds out that Cassie has run away from school. Dot meets Kreitman for legal advice. Ali is furious when Mehmet tells him that Sue turned to him to get pregnant. The theme tune at the end of this episode does not feature the usual drum beats.
166	75	18 September 1986	Mike Lloyd	Bill Lyons	18.40
Pauline wins a Glamorous Grannies competition in the Vic; afterwards, Arthur announces that he has paid for Michelle and Lofty's wedding in full as well as a honeymoon; he then admits to Pauline he used the Christmas Club money that he has been collection all year and promises to pay it back. Willmott-Brown mentions Den wanting to run a second pub to Angie. Cassie arrives home and says she hates her school but Kelvin says she should get a good education so she can look after herself as their parents have forgotten what they need. Mary ends things with Mehmet. Sharon ends her relationship with Ian and is annoyed when he says she is not mature enough for him; she tells her parents she will leave school immediately and asks them to listen to her in future.
167	76	23 September 1986	Antonia Bird	Bill Lyons	18.65
Pauline tells Arthur he could go to prison and she wants to cancel the wedding to pay the money back, but Arthur says it is too late and reminds Pauline they have until Christmas to get the money; after people assume Arthur took out a loan, Pauline suggests telling people that Arthur borrowed it from a cousin and says if they cannot get out of the mess, the whole family will go down. Michelle and Lofty have their hen and stag parties; Pete makes sure Lofty gets very drunk and Michelle and Kathy both berate Pete for it after Lofty has to be carried upstairs in the Vic; Den wishes Michelle good luck for her wedding and the future. Simon allows The Banned to play "Something Outa Nothing". Debbie considers selling her house and Kelvin is looking for an employer to sponsor his degree. This is the 10th episode to end with Julia's theme, which plays at the end of the scene of Den wishing Michelle good luck.
168	77	25 September 1986	Antonia Bird	David Ashton	21.70
It is the day of Michelle and Lofty's wedding. Michelle tells Lou she feels "numb" and "frozen" but Lou says it is normal and she felt the same on her wedding day. Ethel reads Lofty's fortune, saying she sees "someone making a right decision". Den visits Michelle; she says she loves him and Vicki will always be his child but she is doing something for herself now, unless Den has an alternative, but he shakes his head; Michelle says they should let each other go and she will only see him as a father figure from now on; he gives her a necklace and asks if she will go through with the wedding. Lofty is pleased to see his aunt Irene at the wedding. When Michelle and Arthur arrive, Michelle and Sharon get the giggles and then Michelle says she is ready as "Here Comes the Bride" is played. On-location filming took place at the chapel on the grounds of Shenley Hospital in Hertfordshire.
169	78	30 September 1986	Mike Gibbon	Tony McHale	22.35
Den leaves the church early; Michelle tells Arthur she cannot go through with the wedding so he takes her home. Simon tries to cheer up Lofty when they get home but he wants to be left alone and breaks down in tears. Michelle apologises to Pauline and tells her that she loves Vicki's father and will not marry anyone if she cannot marry him. Kathy worries about Arthur's debt; Pete says they cannot help because business is down on the stall. Den takes Roly out and Roly and two other dogs trample one of the allotments. Den, unaware that Michelle did not get married, is surprised to see her at home; she tells him and says she has hurt people and she hates herself; he leaves when Michelle starts crying. Angie tells Kathy about Den wanting another pub and Kathy tries to help Angie cut down on alcohol.

October

#	No. in year	Original air date	Directed by	Written by	Viewers (millions)
170	79	2 October 1986	Mike Gibbon	Gerry Huxham	21.30
Lofty plays "Every Loser Wins" on loop; Ethel notices he is not eating; Tony gives Ethel an avocado to prepare for Lofty, which she does upstairs at the Vic but she falls on the stairs and is hospitalised with a bone fracture. Michelle tells Lou that she cannot face Lofty but Lou says she needs to speak to him even if it hurts them both. Tom accuses Arthur of destroying his leeks; Arthur does not enter the local vegetable competition so Tom uses Arthur's leeks and wins; Arthur is happy when he finds out. Kathy tells Pete she wants to knit jumpers and sell them on the market and asks Arthur for her Christmas Club money, forcing Pauline to tell Arthur she will pawn her eternity ring. Debbie's house goes on sale. Den tells Jan he is going to leave Walford but does not know how or when to tell Angie.
171	80	7 October 1986	Mike Lloyd	Michael Robartes	21.10
Angie gets test results from Dr Legg: she has liver damage but it is reversible if she stops drinking, otherwise in six months it could be permanent; he recommends seeing a counsellor; Angie tells Den she needs more tests from a specialist. Michelle and Lofty finally talk; she says she was ready to marry him but when she arrived she realised she does not want to marry anyone and needs her independence; he explains how he feels and says he thinks Vicki's father also had something to do with it. Jan gives Den two weeks to leave Angie or it is over between them. Pauline takes Ethel's cleaning jobs at the surgery and Vic while she is in hospital. Mary agrees to have sex with Mehmet but cannot find a babysitter. Kathy discovers a market stall is available. Willmott-Brown sees Debbie and is attracted to her.
172	81	9 October 1986	Mike Lloyd	Bill Lyons	21.40
Angie meets psychiatrist Mr Grant and explains why she drinks and how she sees herself. Sharon insists on leaving school; Jan advises Den to allow her, as long as he is there for her when it goes wrong. Kelvin asks Sharon to use Harry's attraction towards her to get what they want for the band. Irene tells Lofty to work out what he wants and face up to life; Lofty returns to work. Mehmet tells Ali he won the bet but Mary hears and calls Mehmet a "creep" and smashes his car windscreen; Mehmet tells Ali he cannot get the police involved as Guizin would find out what he did. Dot receives a date for her court hearing. Angie tells Colin about a gay couple who were regular customers. Simon has a sing-along in the Vic and Ian asks him to perform "Every Loser Wins"; Lofty walks out and Michelle calls after him.
173	82	14 October 1986	Antonia Bird	Liane Aukin	21.45
Lofty has an asthma attack and cannot find his inhaler; Simon eventually finds him and he is taken to hospital; Michelle wonders if she is to blame but Dr Legg says it could have happened at any time. Kathy opens her knitting stall and thinks about the daughter she had at 14 (see November 1986); Dr Legg suggests Kathy volunteer for the Samaritans. Naima shows interest in Ethel's flat, assuming she will go into sheltered accommodation. Ian fights with Harry over Sharon but Sharon reminds Ian that she is only using Harry to win the competition. Angie meets Jan to find out what is going on with Den but lets Den think she is seeing a specialist; Jan tells Angie about her ultimatum. Den asks Dr Legg about Angie; he says she is killing herself and needs help, but Den later tells Pete that he will leave Angie.
174	83	16 October 1986	Antonia Bird	Jane Hollowood	22.40
A two-hander between Den and Angie. Den tries to tell Angie that he wants to leave her and get divorced and be with Jan; she stalls but he states his case and says he will leave Walford and she can keep the pub as he is getting another pub through a deal with Willmott-Brown and Jan will do the books. Angie is shocked and for a moment defeated and then tells him she is not well and has only six months to live. Den does not believe her but she tells him the details. She says he can keep to his plans but he promises to stay to help her through it and she says he will have everything when he is a widower. He threatens to kill her if he finds out she is lying but immediately apologises for that and everything he has ever done and promises her a second honeymoon. When he leaves, Angie smiles at having successfully manipulated him. This episode was repeated on 22 May 2016 on BBC Four in tribute to its director.
175	84	21 October 1986	Mike Gibbon	Gilly Fraser	20.70
Pete is against Kathy volunteering for the Samaritans. Pat returns after being kicked out by her husband for having an affair. Simon and Harry fight when Harry insults "Every Loser Wins" and again before The Banned's final rehearsal of "Something Outa Nothing"; after they rehearse, someone swaps the tape containing the backing track. Michelle thinks she has lost her friends in Albert Square because of Lofty's asthma attack. Den tells Jan their relationship is over. Mary hoax calls Ozcabs with fake addresses meaning Ali cannot receive an important call about his father's health; Guizin confronts Mary, telling her off for affecting the family and threatening to get Annie taken into care. Dot is given probation and Tom asks her on a date but she turns him down as she respects her marriage vows.
176	85	23 October 1986	Mike Gibbon	Bill Lyons	20.45
The Banned perform with the wrong drum track and lose the competition; Simon, Harry and Ian all get accused of swapping the tape and Sharon decides to quit the band and find a job. Pat stays at the Vic so Simon asks Pauline to see if Lou can get rid of Pat. Arthur thinks Michelle is her family for granted but she promises to get a job and pay for the wedding herself; Sharon tells Michelle not to wait for a man who will never come back, referring to Vicki's father, and if Lofty was second best, it is better than nothing. Colin invites Naima to view some of his art and asks Pauline to work for him, cleaning his flat. Mehmet confronts Mary at her flat late at night and she admits to the hoax calls, then screams loudly when Mehmet does not leave; Dot calls the police and WPC Howard gets Mehmet to leave.
177	86	28 October 1986	Mike Lloyd	Charlie Humphreys	21.35
Sue speaks to Mary, saying she does not care what Mary does to Mehmet as long as it does not affect her and Ali and asks for it to end; Mary agrees and says she has left her job at the hospital because a promotion meant she needed to read menus and she now has to wait six weeks for benefits. Having visited Colin, Naima advises Debbie to befriend him; he shows sensitivity and Pauline later comments on his flat's "woman's touch". Lou tells Pat to stay away from Pete as he has a good life and accuses her of lying to marry Pete as she was pregnant, not by Pete but by his brother, Kenny Beale (Michael Attwell). Harry decides The Banned is over and Simon says Harry must have switched the tapes. Angie tells Mr Grant she got what she wants because she lied that she is dying but now wishes she was.
178	87	30 October 1986	Mike Lloyd	Michael Robartes	22.15
The café receives a number of unwanted deliveries and a sex worker so Ali begs Mary to stop and she agrees and he apologises for the bet. Simon moves out of the Vic to escape Pat; Pat listens as Simon tells Sharon he cannot take Pat being there. Having overheard Pat and Lou, Pauline tells Arthur that Simon is not Pete's son. Carmel visits the Fowlers and reveals she is looking to move to the area. Colin invites Debbie to dinner; afterwards, she breaks down while remembering Andy; Colin comforts her and she goes to kiss him but he stops her, saying grief makes people do things they might regret. Harry admits to swapping the tape to show the others up; Kelvin and Eddie shun him. Tom is jealous when he sees Willmott-Brown and Pat laughing together, calling Pat a "magnificent woman".

November

#	No. in year	Original air date	Directed by	Written by	Viewers (millions)
179	88	4 November 1986	Antonia Bird	Gilly Fraser	21.40
Several people want to withdraw their Christmas Club money early; Pauline tells Arthur she can save up if they tell people they cannot withdraw before Christmas Eve but Arthur concludes that he will be going to prison. Hannah dislikes the number of men and women Colin has visiting but Tony tells her it is Colin's business. Pat proves popular in the Vic when she shows cleavage and flirts with male customers but Willmott-Brown catches her smoking behind the bar; Pete tries to convince Den to stop Pat working there but he says Pat makes Angie happy so Pete decides to boycott the Vic. Pat realises that Simon is embarrassed by her so she says they can pretend she is not his mother and hopefully they can become friends. Willmott-Brown tells Den he is leaving the brewery to run a pub of his own.
180	89	6 November 1986	Antonia Bird	Tony McHale	21.90
Arthur tells everyone he is withdrawing the Christmas Club money that day; at the end of the night, he invites Pete and Kathy back to their home but when they arrive, it appears that there has been a burglary. Dr Legg interviews Dr Singh as a locum and Carmel tells Dr Legg that Ethel can return home soon but Dr Legg says nobody is there to care for her. Sue and Ali meet a social worker about fostering and he recommends long-term fostering or adoption but they need to be vetted first; Sue tells people they will be adopting. Kelvin invites Ian over to meet two girls, Adele and Gina, but Tony catches Ian and Gina kissing in his kitchen. Pete accuses Pat of lying that Simon is not his son because Lou told him Pat did not have an affair, but Pauline tells Pete that Lou lied and Pat had an affair with Kenny.
181	90	11 November 1986	Mike Gibbon	Jane Hollowood	21.05
DS West investigates the burglary; Arthur and Lou say the club money, the Post Office account book, jewellery and Lou's watch were taken; later, Arthur tells Pauline that faking a burglary was the only way he could see out of the situation with the Christmas Club money but insists he did not take Lou's watch; he cries, telling Pauline he is frightened of the consequences. Hannah receives an offer for Tony's last flat but Kelvin complains that he will have no space with the four of them in one flat. Willmott-Brown views Debbie's house and decides to put in an offer for it. Pete asks Simon for the money he owes so Kathy asks why he is treating Simon like this; Pete says that Pauline told him that Simon is Kenny's son but he does not want Simon to be told. Kathy is interviewed by Mrs McCabe for the Samaritans.
182	91	13 November 1986	Mike Gibbon	Bill Lyons	21.45
DS West questions Arthur at the police station, saying that the money was withdrawn nearly two months before Arthur said; Arthur lies to cover this but West then says the investigation shows the window was broken after the door was opened; Arthur realises that West already knows the truth and admits to taking the money; West arrests Arthur. Pete tries to make things up with Simon, saying Simon is his son regardless but Simon is suspicious and tells Kathy he wants to know what is going on. Sharon meets Jan to make sure she will not be seeing Den again; Jan confirms this and explains her life as a mistress and her ultimatum, which was a gamble that she lost. Kelvin moves into Tony's basement flat and Debbie cooks dinner for Willmott-Brown.
183	92	18 November 1986	Julia Smith	Tony Holland	22.50
Arthur is home; he retrieves the hidden jewellery as news of his confession spreads across the square; in the Vic, Arthur acknowledges that what he did was wrong and apologises for it. Lofty returns from hospital and Michelle invites him to her home to talk. Den and Angie travel to Venice and Angie says it is romantic, but Jan and her old lover, Dario, are there coincidentally and Den and Jan are shocked to see each other. Barry stayed at Colin's flat, having met at a disco the night before and later, Colin is surprised to see Barry covering on Kathy's stall. Pat advises Mary to use men to her advantage. Kelvin has hosted Carmel and invites her over again, as they already know each other. Simon is overworked in the Vic. The first of three episodes with on-location filming at various locations in Venice, including San Giorgio Maggiore and the Bridge of Sighs. The filming in Venice for the three episodes was the first time EastEnders was not filmed on videotape, as a union rule at the time prevented producers taking a video crew abroad and a film crew had to be used instead.
184	93	20 November 1986	Julia Smith	Tony Holland	23.80
Den and Jan meet and Jan explains she is in Venice for the wedding of Dario's sister and that Jan and Dario used to be lovers; Den later gives Angie cash to go shopping while he goes sightseeing with Jan, and Angie is shocked to later see Den with Jan where Den had promised to take Angie. Lofty and Dot visit Ethel in hospital; Lofty tries to convince her to go into sheltered housing. Dot advises Colin to remain single, while Barry watches Colin arriving home and jokingly steals his bicycle, angering Colin. Dot tells Arthur he has her support as it took courage to apologise. Naima passes her driving test. Tony asks Mehmet for a driving job. Kathy is accepted for Samaritans training. The Fowlers receive a letter saying that Mark is in a detention centre for burglary. The second of three episodes with on-location filming at various locations in Venice, including Torcello Cathedral and Piazza San Marco.
185	94	25 November 1986	Julia Smith	Tony Holland	23.45
Den takes Angie on the Orient Express from Venice; she confronts him over Jan but he says he did not know she would be there and they only went for a coffee; Angie gets drink and tells a barman she has told Den a terrible lie that she regrets, unaware that Den has heard her. Ethel returns to Albert Square in a wheelchair and moves in with Dot; Dr Legg asks Naima if she is interested in Ethel's flat. Charlie returns and Dot is surprised but happy to see him; she tells him about her shoplifting. Colin tells Barry a relationship cannot work because their ages are too far apart but Barry thinks it is more to do with class. Pauline does not turn up to work and the Fowlers are missing all day; later, they arrive in the Vic and Lofty announces that he and Michelle have married. The last of three episodes with on-location filming in Venice. The Orient Express scenes were filmed in Elstree Studios with effects to give the impression the train was in motion. The theme tune at the end of this episode does not feature the usual drum beats.
186	95	27 November 1986	Tony Virgo	Gilly Fraser	23.15
Pauline gets emotional as Michelle has moved in with Lofty. Colin tells Barry he likes him as a casual friend, and Barry befriends Kelvin, though Hannah worries that Kelvin is spending too much time with Colin; Barry makes friends and says he will change his regular pub to the Vic but Colin tells him to stop acting as if they are a couple; Barry calls him a frightened hypocrite and says not to call him again. Den and Angie return home and Den visits Jan to tell her the truth about Angie; he says he needs a good lawyer so he can divorce Angie and marry Jan. Ethel worries that Charlie is taking advantage of Dot's good nature and stealing money from her. Willmott-Brown tells Debbie he must decrease his offer on her house because the damp was not properly repaired. Naima declines Dr Legg's offer.

December

#	No. in year	Original air date	Directed by	Written by	Viewers (millions)
187	96	2 December 1986	Nicholas Prosser	Charlie Humphreys	22.40
Irene gives Lofty and Michelle money for a honeymoon; Lou recommends Southend but Pete scoffs at this and Lofty is also against it so Arthur shouts at them and at Kathy and Michelle for seemingly no reason; Pete and Kathy leave and Arthur wonders what he did wrong. Den invites several people to have Christmas dinner with him and Angie; although the Beales and Fowlers are always together at Christmas, Pete accepts after Arthur's outburst. Ethel tells Dot that Charlie has taken money from her purse but Charlie convinces Dot that she did it. Pat decides to stay in Albert Square and asks Dr Legg to rent Ethel's flat. Tony tells Kelvin he has too many visits from Carmel; Kelvin realises that Tony is attracted to Carmel. Ian is extremely tired and tells Kathy he has two night jobs to pay for his training.
188	97	4 December 1986	Nicholas Prosser	Michael Robartes	23.55
Pete tells Arthur he is fed up with his attitude so Arthur goes to attack him; Pete and Kathy announce they will spend Christmas with the Wattses and Arthur wonders what is wrong with himself as he never got violent before; Lou and Pauline convince Arthur to apologise. Dot catches Charlie with her purse and says he tricked her and she will never forgive him, however, he convinces her that he wants to change so she relents and gives him cash; Charlie flirts with Pat. Dr Legg offers Ethel's flat to Pat despite Simon's protests, and Ethel is upset that her room has gone. Den tells Angie she will get a big Christmas surprise and tells Colin he is divorcing Angie. Kelvin tells Hannah that he loves Carmel and wants her to move in with him. Barry unexpectedly tells Colin that he is moving in with him.
189	98	9 December 1986	Garth Tucker	Liane Aukin	22.15
Arthur spends the day on a 1000-piece jigsaw puzzle and Pauline tells Kathy she feels alone; Arthur later shouts at Pauline for helping with the puzzle and throws is in the air. Debbie decides to sell some of her furniture with the house. Naima receives a letter saying her cousin, Rezaul, will be coming to protect her as her family are worried due to a number of attacks on women in Walford that have been reported. Charlie visits Pat but hides when Dot arrives; Dot sees him and calls Pat a harlot; Dot then hides in the launderette and tells Colin that she knows Charlie does not love her but she cannot let him go as they are married; Charlie finds Dot and she begs him to leave her but he says he will always come back. Barry brings his things to Colin's flat, though Colin is worried about getting close to someone.
190	99	11 December 1986	Garth Tucker	Gerry Huxham	21.80
Rezaul arrives but Naima insists she does not want him there, especially when he says he must be paid; she calls both their fathers but both insist that Rezaul stay and Naima accuses Rezaul of wanting to steal her hard-earned business but he insists he can help her make a profit. Arthur watches children's TV and tells Pauline to leave him alone. Pete decides he can please his family and Den by convincing Pauline to have a late Christmas dinner so he can have two, so he tries to sweeten her up with cash and cocktails, but Pauline refuses to not eat during the Royal Christmas Message and tells Pete to "bugger off". Mehmet meets Pat with a view to employing her without saying what the job is and he tells Ali it is to do with security. Colin gets annoyed by Barry's presence while he is trying to work.
191	100	16 December 1986	Tony Virgo	Tony McHale	21.90
Hannah confronts Kelvin about spending the night with Carmel because she is 10 years his elder, however, Kathy tells Hannah that what Kelvin is doing is normal. Mehmet arranges a meeting between Pat and a man, so Simon confronts Mehmet, leading to Mehmet threatening Simon. Den receives merchandise to sell and is asked by PC Gifford to look out for people selling stolen or fake goods. Den tells Jan that they can run the Vic together once he is divorced but Jan is reluctant to give up her career. Tom looks for someone to play Father Christmas at a Christmas party but decides not to ask Rezaul after he accuses Tom of looking at Naima. Colin is annoyed when Barry fills his flat in Christmas decorations. Arthur continues to watch television and not respond to people.
192	101	18 December 1986	Tony Virgo	Billy Hamon	24.30
Hannah is angry that Carmel stayed with Kelvin and Tony berates Carmel for "seducing a 17 year old", while Kelvin accuses Tony of being jealous. Barry continues to annoy Colin in the flat so Colin asks him to move out; Barry cleans up and leaves after telling Colin he is scared of having a relationship. Michelle puts her motorbike up for sale and gets a job at a hairdresser's. Pauline and Michelle ask Arthur to come to the Vic and he reluctantly agrees, but he fails to turn up; Lou tells him his behaviour is tearing his family apart. Pat and Mehmet make a plan and Pat takes Mary out with two strange men; Pete accuses Pat of trying to corrupt Mary and then tells Den to get rid of Pat but Den says she is a good barmaid. Sue works late and walks home alone; she rushes when she thinks she is being followed.
193	102	23 December 1986	Nicholas Prosser	Bill Lyons	23.90
Charlie sells Den's merchandise and then tells Dot he is leaving again, upsetting her that he will not be there for Christmas; Pat says Dot is not Charlie's type of woman and Dot slaps Pat. Tony and Hannah try to impose rules on Kelvin about Carmel visiting so he decides to move out immediately. A severely depressed Arthur locks himself in the allotment shed until Pete forces him out. Ali and Sue are turned down for fostering. Angie receives a solicitor's letter about the divorce but Den hides it so he can pick his moment to give it to her. Pete, Kathy and Simon try to reason with Pat and ask her not to attend the Vic's Christmas dinner but she says she will be there as she was invited. Debbie invites Willmott-Brown to have Christmas dinner with her. A nativity play and children's Christmas party take place. The theme tune at the end of this episode does not feature the usual drum beats.
194	103	25 December 1986	Julia Smith	Tony Holland	29.55
Ian is thrilled to get a motorbike and accessories for Christmas. Arthur unexpectedly emerges for the Fowlers' Christmas dinner and afterwards, Pauline thanks him although she knows he put on an act; Arthur says he could not ruin everyone's day. Colin spends Christmas on his own, choosing to work. Hannah and Tony realise they have to let Kelvin do what he wants so they invite Kelvin and Carmel to Christmas dinner. Den, Angie, Sharon, Ethel, Tom, Simon, Pete, Kathy and Pat have dinner in the Vic but Simon leaves when Pat makes comments about her first Christmas married to Pete, and he goes to the Fowlers'. Later, everyone apart from Arthur gathers in the Vic to celebrate and Den and Angie dance, but privately, Angie says she is feeling weak and cannot keep up the performance all the time; Den agrees, revealing he heard her tell the barman on the Orient Express about her "big black lie", calls it the "sickest joke" she has ever played and reveals the letter saying he has filed for divorce. Broadcast at 6:35 pm due to the Christmas Day schedule.
195	104	25 December 1986	Julia Smith	Tony Holland	30.15
Angie tells Kathy about the divorce and Kathy says she can stay with her and Pete; Angie drinks and then tells Sharon about the divorce, so Sharon accuses Den of pretending everything was fine and says he is not her father; Angie says Den will hear from her solicitor and she and Sharon leave the Vic via the bar where everyone can see them going. Pete and Lou make amends when Pete says he will always spend Christmas with her in future. Kelvin leaves the party in the Vic to be alone with Carmel but Hannah sends Cassie, Ian and Mary to Kelvin's flat. Pauline briefly checks on Arthur but he says he is fine; he puts the children to bed and Michelle visits with the cash she got for her motorbike; he asks about Vicki's father and her reasons for marrying Lofty; she says Lofty's love is real while Vicki's father was a fantasy; when Arthur is alone, he becomes frustrated and trashes the room, then breaks down. Pauline sees Den giving Michelle an envelope of cash and realises he is Vicki's father. Broadcast at 10:00 pm as an extra episode for Christmas Day.
196	105	30 December 1986	Garth Tucker	Gilly Fraser	22.75
Angie and Sharon stay at Kathy and Pete's; Angie finally breaks down crying while Sharon collects things from the Vic, ignoring Den; Den passes some cash to Angie via Pete, and later, Pat advises Angie to empty their joint bank account before Den does. Kathy tells her to see Dr Legg about Arthur; Dr Legg tells Pauline to get Arthur to his surgery so she tells Arthur to collect Lou's medicine but Arthur walks away when he gets to the surgery and when Pauline talks to him at home, he just goes upstairs. Pauline tells Kathy she thinks she knows who Vicki's father is. Pat urges Mary to talk to a man, Eamon, in the Vic, saying that she is likely to get her dinner paid for; Pat is right and Eamon gives Mary cash before he leaves. Mehmet tells Kathy a friend is willing to sell one of her jumper designs if she can make them within four weeks; Pete works out that Kathy can make £400 but she will have to get some help and Kathy thinks she will be overworked.

See also

• 1986 in British television

Bibliography

• Smith, Julia; Holland, Tony (1987). EastEnders – The Inside Story. Book Club Associates. ISBN 978-0-563-20601-9.
• Brake, Colin (1994). EastEnders – The First 10 Years. BBC Books. ISBN 978-0-563-37057-4.

External links

• EastEnders episodes (1986) at BBC Genome
• EastEnders episodes (1986) at the Internet Movie Database

1986 EastEnders