EastEnders 22.4.14 - The Darkest Hour (Merged)

dullire · 22/04/14 - 03:16

Tonight sees the fallout from Lucy's death continue as the rest of the Beales find out about her death. Adam Woodyatt has heralded it as 'one of the best in his 29 years on the show.' It promises to be a tearjerker so have your tissues at the ready, a frequent requirement for some.:p #WalfordNoir

EastEnders Episode 4842 | Tuesday 22nd April 2014 | Episode Discussion Thread

BBC One/BBC HD – 19:30
RTE One - 19:30
BBC Three - 22:30

Preview

Trailer

30 Minutes.

Director
Rebecca Gatward

Executive Producer
Dominic Treadwell-Collins

Writer
James Payne

STARRING: (25 regulars)

Peter 'Golden Boy' Beale
Ben 'makes dan' Hardy

Ian Beale one 'i'
Adam Woodyatt #legend

Lucifer Beale RIP
Hetti Bywater

St. Jane Beale
Leary Bratt

'What did' Dee Fox 'say'
Diane Parish

Alfie Mooner **sigh, slurp, slurp** #emptycup
Shane Richie

Kathleen Moon former dirty girl
Jessie Wallace

Bee 'RICKAAAY' Butcher
Patsy Palmer

Tel 'us more' Spraggan
Terry Alderton

Whiney Dean
Shona McGarty

Luscious Lauren Branning
Jacqueline Jossa

Dextaa 'innit' Hartman
Khali Best

Nancy 'Tom' Carter
Maddy Hill

Lee 'Soulja Boy' Carter
Danny-Boy Hatchard

Johnny 'Sausage' Carter
Sam Strike

Linda 'Wonderwoman' Carter
Kellie Bright

Mick 'Squinty' Carter
Danny Dyer

Stan's the man Carter
Timothy West

Surly Shirley Carter
Linda Henry

Tina 'Fanny Fiddler' Carter
Luisa Bradshaw-White

'I Got You' Babe Smith
Annette Badland

Naughty Nikki Spraggan
Rachel Wilde

Princess Sharon Rickman
Letitia Dean

Philthy Mitchell
Steve McFadden

Silly Billy Mitchell
Perry Fenwick

DC Emma Summerhayes
Anna Acton :cool:

DS Bryant
Glen Wallace

Coming up tonight:

Breaking News

The police believe that Lucy's death is the result of a random mugging that got out of hand. Ian is determined to see his daughter despite the advice of the police, so he goes to the morgue and faces the worst moment of his life as he is shown Lucy's body.

Later, Jane and Denise are back at the Beale house and they know something is wrong as the police have visited. When Ian arrives home and collapses, Jane is overcome with grief as the gravity of the situation is revealed. Jane then goes to get Bobby and Cindy so that Ian can let them know what has happened.

Not long afterwards, Ian collects Peter from The Vic. Outside the pub, Ian has to break the devastating news to Peter that his twin sister is dead. As Peter falls to his knees, the grief tears through both him and Ian.

Puppy Love

Lady Di goes into labour at The Vic and it's Shirley who steps in to deliver the puppies. When it seems that one puppy might not make it, an unlikely local steps in to save the day. Downstairs at The Vic, the punters toast each puppy's arrival.

What a Phirley baby would look like..

On This Day:

2011- Fallout from the baby swap reveal

2010- Rack, Chryed, Zasood, Chelsea & Amira

2008- Ronnie & Jack

2004- Sharon attends Mark's funeral

James Payne:

James has been an EastEnders writer since 2002 and written 71 episodes in that time including yesterday. Tonight will be his 72nd, these are the first episodes he has written for the show since May 2009. He has written for other shows including Ashes to Ashes, Hustle and Death In Paradise. He has written the deaths of Dennis, Kevin, Stella and Jase.

1st May 2003- Alfie continues to fall for Kat

4th September 2003

13th January 2004- Shannis

24th June 2004- Aftermath to the fairground disaster

3rd August 2004- Dennis/Den, Zoe/Kat

25th November 2004- Sharon/Zoe catfight

27th May 2005- Mo tries to get Kat to come home

6th September 2005- Sharon starts to get suspicious of Chrissie

13th October 2005- Peggy makes a stand against Chrissie for the Vic

3rd November 2005- Dennis breaks Stacey's alibi and makes peace with Grant

30th December 2005- Dennis' death

13th April 2006- Phil and Grant rehabilitate Jake

3rd August 2006- Kevin punches Owen

20th July 2007- Stella's death

31st December 2007- Kevin dies

28th August 2008- Jase dies

Xmas Day 2008- Amy's paternity reveal

IF ON TWITTER, WHY NOT GIVE THESE TWO A FOLLOW?
https://twitter.com/rebeccagatward
https://twitter.com/James_Payne_

EE Character Count 2014- Top 10 (up to and including 29th April)
no. of episodes aired: 70

1. Mick Carter- 55 episodes
2. Linda Carter- 52
3. Ian Beale- 49
4. Max Branning- 47
5. Bianca Butcher- 46
6. Johnny Carter- 45
7. Carol Jackson & Kat Moon- 44
9. Nancy Carter- 43
10. Masood Ahmed & Shirley Carter- 42

The Threadstarters Count 2014:

1. Harlowe- 5 threads
2/1, 28/1, 24/2, 10/3, 4/4.
2. TheRedHood- 4 threads
8/1, 3/2, 28/2, 27/3
= dan2008- 4 threads
15/1, 17/1, 24/3, 11/4.
= IanMandy- 4 threads
6/1, 4/3, 28/3, 18/4.
5. dancing.queen- 3 threads
3/1, 24/1, 14/3.
= CherryRose- 3 threads
20/1, 13/2, 13/3.
= SoapAddict101- 3 threads
10/1, 10/2, 18/3.
= Scrabbler- 3 threads
7/1, 18/2, 1/4.
= Cuishla- 3 threads
9/1, 14/2, 31/3.
= MutantX- 3 threads
11/2, 3/3, 10/4.
= Sez_babe- 3 threads
23/1, 7/4, 14/4.
= benbenalen- 3 threads
17/2, 11/3, 21/4.
= dullagj2- 3 threads
1/1, 20/3, 22/4.
14. lawsj123- 2 threads
14/1, 7/2.
= Leeah- 2 threads
16/1, 30/1.
= BubblysInFridge- 2 threads
4/2, 25/2.
= PrincessPerfect- 2 threads
31/1, 17/3.
= xTonix- 2 threads
21/1, 8/4.
= QueenAmy- 2 threads
27/1, 3/4.
= SMIDSYmk2- 2 threads
6/2, 25/3.
= ICON111- 2 threads
27/2, 15/4.
= EEFanatic- 2 threads
7/3, 17/4.
23. thejoyof_pat- 1 thread
13/1.
= Aaron1995- 1 thread
20/2.
= Mormon Girl- 1 thread
6/3.

British Soap Awards 2014:

Sexiest Female: Lola, Lauren or Whitney
Sexiest Male: Peter, Mick or Dexter
Villian of the Year: Carl, Sam or Janine
Best Actor: Ian, Mick or Masood
Best Actress: Stacey, Carol or Denise
Best Soap

http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/eastenders/posts/British-Soap-Awards-2014-have-your-say
VOTING CLOSES AT MIDDAY

The Beale Quiz:

1. Lou Beale was the show's first matriarch but what was her husband called?

Albert

2. Lou had 6 kids. By what names are the twins known?

Pete & Pauline

3. Lou had 2 great friends, who were they?

Dot & Ethel

4. Pauline gave birth to the show's first baby in July 1985, what did she name him?

Martin

5. Who did Pete marry when he was 16?

Pat Harris who became better known s Pat Butcher

6. Pete has two sons, both of which are currently on the show. Name them.

Ian & David

7. Ian has been married 4 times. Can you name all 4?

Cindy, Mel, Laura & Jane. Two deceased, two alive.

8. Which Walford hardman did Ian's mother have a marriage/son with?

Phil

9. What lie did Ian tell Mel to make her stay with him?

He falsely claimed that Lucy had cancer, lymphoma.

10. David also lost a daughter but what was her name and how did she die?

Karen and she died in a car accident in her early teens.

Links:

DS Enders

EastEnders Spoiler Thread

EastEnders Webcam Part 2

EE Character Count 2014

EE Duff Duff Count 2014

EastEnders - 2014 Writers Count

Who Killed Lucy? Poll

Plans for the summer

DTC talks Big Beale story

Radio trails

POTD: Ian identifies the body

Daybreak interview with Adam, Ben and Jacqueline

dullire · 22/04/14 - 03:20

10/10

https://twitter.com/bywaterhetti_

Lucy and her fraternal twin brother Peter are born in December 1993. Lucy has an unsettled childhood. Aged two, her mother Cindy has her father Ian shot, then flees the country with Lucy's brothers, Peter and Steven, after failing to retrieve Lucy before Ian does. For almost a year, Lucy is separated from her brothers before Ian gets them back. Lucy is reunited with Cindy when she returns to fight for custody of her children in 1997. Cindy is granted custody but she is arrested directly after the court case for the attempted murder of Ian. Cindy dies during childbirth in prison, but her baby, Cindy, survives and is given to Cindy's sister Gina. Lucy then grows up with various stepmothers, the first of whom, Melanie Healy, only marries Ian after Ian lies that Lucy has cancer; the marriage ends when Melanie discovers the lie. Second stepmother, Laura, provides Lucy with another half brother, Bobby, in 2003. By the time her third stepmother, Jane Collins, enters her life, Lucy is wary. She rejects Jane, but they eventually bond.

Progressing into her teens, Lucy begins to show signs of rebellion — stealing, smoking cigarettes, drinking alcohol, lying, playing truant from school, being surly to her parents, and taking a keen interest in boys. Things worsen when Ian employs 18-year-old Craig Dixon to work alongside Lucy in his chip shop. The pair are attracted to one another, and despite Craig being five years older than Lucy, they begin a secret relationship. Craig proves a bad influence on Lucy, and upon discovering their relationship, Ian warns Craig away. Lucy runs away with Craig, unperturbed that he carries a gun and has assaulted shopkeeper Patrick Trueman. However, when he tries to press her for sex, she panics, returns to Walford, and confesses to Ian that Craig assaulted Patrick. Craig is arrested for attempted murder; however Lucy keeps his gun, which he had stashed in her bag.

Lucy is contacted by a person claiming to be her mother, Cindy, in 2007. It transpires she has in fact been contacted by her brother Steven, posing as Cindy to terrorise and kidnap Ian, whom he blames for Cindy's death. Steven holds Ian hostage for weeks, while moving in with his frantic, but unsuspecting family. The situation culminates with Steven accidentally shooting Jane with Craig's gun. After Ian gets Steven psychiatric help, Ian allows him to live with them, to Lucy's delight. In March 2008, Ian and Lucy row over a party of Lucy's. Ian slaps Lucy and she runs away. The Beales search for Lucy for weeks, before it is revealed that Steven has been hiding her, turning her against her father and convincing her to move to France, so that he might usurp her place in Ian's affections. Ian discovers the truth and is able to convince Lucy to come home, banishing Steven from their lives.

Lucy's rebellion continues. She leaves home temporarily to move in with Jane's brother Christian Clarke, has a relationship with the older Olly Greenwood, decides to take the contraceptive pill and engages in blackmail to earn money. Leon Small takes Lucy's virginity in 2010, leaving her pregnant; unaware of this, Leon dumps Lucy for Zsa Zsa Carter. Not wanting to be a mother, Lucy asks Jane to adopt her baby and although Jane agrees, Ian is less keen. When Lucy realises she does not want to have the baby after all, Ian takes her to have an abortion, but deceives Jane by claiming Lucy miscarried — an act that contributes to their marital break-up.

Lucy receives stellar grades in her GCSE exams in 2010, having paid Adam Best to help her cheat. When Lucy's school question the authenticity of her exam results, she is forced to confess she cheated and is told to retake her final year. Lucy decides to quit school and leaves to stay with her grandmother in Devon.

Lucy returns to Walford in 2012 for the funeral of Pat Evans and is angry to discover Ian is engaged to Mandy Salter. Lucy dislikes Mandy and attempts to stop her marrying her father. She sabotages Mandy's wedding dress, sets her up, and tries to poison Bobby's mind against her, to no avail. Having noticed Whitney Dean's attraction to Tyler Moon, Lucy causes upset by seducing and almost having sex with Tyler. Lucy and Whitney are antagonistic to one another but eventually makes amends because of their shared friendship with Lauren Branning. On Mandy and Ian's wedding day, Lucy gives Ian an ultimatum: choose between her, or Mandy. She is distraught when he chooses Mandy and throws her out. Uncomfortable with this, Mandy admits she does not love Ian and leaves. Ian has a nervous breakdown and disappears without word, leaving Lucy alone with Bobby. Following her fathers absence Lucy struggles to keep his businesses afloat and runs into trouble with Derek Branning whom repeatedly steals money from her tills. Derek's son Joey tricks Derek into giving him money, which he pays back to Lucy. Joey and Lucy take a liking to each other and begin a relationship. Lucy decides she does not need Ian and renames the café "Cindy's". Lauren discovers that Ian is homeless but Lucy decides she does not want to see him. Lauren's parents bring Ian back to Walford, and when Lucy opens the door to him, she slams it in his face. However, Lucy later gives Ian another chance after his friend Sharon convinces her to, but on the condition that her name is transferred to all of his businesses and properties so that she would never be left in that situation again. He agrees and signs the agreement. Although Lucy struggles to maintain the businesses, she eventually allows Ian back to work and promises to be there for him. Joey kisses Whitney, angering her. Eventually, Lauren urges Whitney to tell Lucy, and Lucy breaks up with Joey. She then takes him back and insists they continue dating, even though Joey does not have feelings for her. Joey says that it will never work and leaves her. Lucy worries when she finds a lump in her breast, but it is benign.

Joey starts a relationship with his cousin Lauren. Lucy is jealous and eventually splits them up by spiking Lauren's drink with vodka, making Joey believe that Lauren is drinking excessively again. Lucy is opposed to Ian's plans to open a restaurant, worried he cannot cope. When Lauren applies for a job as a waitress, Lucy deliberately sets Joey up as Lauren's test customer, hoping she will fail the task. Although Whitney is chosen, she withdraws her application so that Lauren gets the job, much to Lucy's chagrin, though Lauren is soon sacked. Lucy provokes Lauren, who punches Lucy and smashes the café window. Lauren is arrested but Lucy later decides not to press charges. Ian steals cheques from Lucy's business account to pay for his new restaurant; Lucy believes that Janine Butcher supplied the extra money. When she discovers the truth, she has a vicious row with Ian which is interrupted by Peter's return to Walford.

Lucy gets upset when Joey tells her that he does not want a relationship with her. Ian takes advantage of her emotional state and manipulates Lucy into signing a contract to hand control of the businesses back to him. When Lucy discovers what has happened she and Ian have a row and she goes to work for Janine. Lucy develops a rivalry with her co-worker, Danny Pennant, and they both compete and use dirty tactics against each other to gain commission on their pay. However Lucy discovers that Danny is squatting in one of Janine's vacant flats as he is homeless. Danny pleads with Lucy not to tell, which she agrees to, but warns him that she now has power over him. Lucy is pleased when Ian invites his girlfriend, Denise Fox, to live with the family, but does not like it when Ian agrees to house her younger half-sister, Cindy Williams. Lucy and Lauren start up their own letting agents company, called LB Lettings. Lucy begins to act suspiciously in front of Lauren as she constantly receives texts from a mystery man. Lauren tries to get Lucy to not keep secrets from her as she thinks the mystery man is Jake Stone, however Lucy insists that nothing is going on. Lucy goes to a hotel room and it is revealed that the mystery man is Lauren's father, Max Branning.

While secretly sleeping with Max behind her best friend Lauren's back, Lucy has sex with newcomer Lee Carter. He wants to begin a relationship with her, but Lucy is more interested in her relationship with Max. Lucy and Max sleep together again, but when Lee complements her looks, Lucy realises that Lee is good for her and Max is just using her for sex. Lucy is devastated, however, when she enters The Queen Vic to find Lee kissing her friend, Whitney. Lucy is shaken when Max shows her photographs of the pair kissing and reveals that somebody posted them to him via e-mail. Lucy swears she knows nothing about the images. Ian begins to show how proud he is of Lucy and her new business, which infuriates Cindy. Lucy later spots Lee and Whitney kissing in the park, but decides to meet him in the new family restaurant to have sex. Lucy breaks down, however, leading to Lee comforting her. Unknown to Lee and Lucy, but Jake has seen them through the restaurant window. Cindy later tells Ian that he knows nothing about Lucy, revealing that she was arrested for shoplifting in Devon, and that she is hiding something in her jewellery box. A worried Ian forcefully opens the box with Jane, and to their horror, they find a bag of cocaine. After being chased out of the restaurant, Lucy angrily shouts at Ian, saying she wishes he wasn't her father. Ian admits to Lucy that she is his golden child but Peter overhears and he flees. Lucy follows but cannot find him. Shortly after, Lucy receives a mysterious text message and leaves. Afterwards, viewers see Lucy's lifeless body lying on Walford Common.

The grim reaper is no stranger to Walford and poor Lucy was the latest EastEnders character to meet her maker on Good Friday. Here's a look at Walford's best death exits!

Thread Schedule:

Thurs: dan2008
Fri: BubblysInFridge

Mon: CherryRose
Tues: Mattehhhftw
Thurs 1st: SoapAddict101
Fri 2nd: SMIDSYmk2

Mon 5th: Scrabbler
Tues 6th: TheRedHood
Thurs 8th: Harlowe
Fri 9th: Aaron1995

Mon 12th: EEFanatic
Tues 13th: IanMandy
Thurs 15th: [HIGHLIGHT]FREE[/HIGHLIGHT]
Fri 16th: Mormon Girl

Mon 19th: lawsj123
Tues 20th: Cuishla

DS ENDERS SERIES FIVE:

EPISODE 51:

- Its two months since the death of Poppy but the grief is still as raw as the day she died for klendathu.
- Sorcha’s friends pull together as she prepares to take the baby home but what has she called him?
- Zack’s interrupted mid-stream.
- Fishmonger O…O tries to sell Ian some red herring.

EPISODE 52:

- Zack’s left in an awkward position, what will he decide?
- IanMandy attempts to get rid of Jake once and for all, has he gone too far?
- Vaslav comes face to face with his tormentor once more.

EPISODE 53:

- IanMandy’s mental state is put into question as people try to get to the truth.
- Dullagj2 is tempted by drugs, will opening up to Janine help?
- The Pact Coffee stall causes a stir on the market but dan’s happy to finally find some work.

EPISODE 54:

- Gary’s frustrated that all his good, saintly work has come to nothing and resorts to his old ways unaware more than one person is waiting for him to trip up.
- Vaslav makes a discovery in Scrabbler’s bathroom.
- Vald organises fundraising for los.kav, will people be willing to contribute?
- Phil’s acting suspicious, what’s up with him?

Note: Carol doesn’t have cancer and Lucy isn’t going to die. DS Enders runs separately from the main show with some things intertwining. DSE is a separate entity and I don't want to re-thread Dom's work.

Hope everyone enjoys the show.

[Deleted User] · 22/04/14 - 03:41

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Thanks for the very descriptive thread, OP - and nice and early, lovely.

Interesting facts about the writer Payne, his first time writing in almost 5 years give or take and he could almost be termed as the 'death writer' with Lucy following in the esteemed footsteps of Dennis, Kevin, Stella and Jase. Must be good then and is well suited to that genre given his other experience - certainly enjoyed yesterday's episode except for the relentless comedy filler of the Pool matches.

Hello to everyone else on the thread - should say morning, not Good evening lol.

Should be another good one - with Anna Acton joining the cast! Big thumbs-up IMO!

[Deleted User] · 22/04/14 - 07:11

Thanks for the thread DJ . Adam is going to nail it tonight .

Once again .

big dan · 22/04/14 - 08:49

Thanks for the informative thread OP. Looking forward to this one, I'm sure all the key players will do it justice.

xTonix · 22/04/14 - 09:17

10/10

What a great thread.

Charenton · 22/04/14 - 09:53

dullagj2

What else did you do yesterday?:D

Keller · 22/04/14 - 10:08

10/10

Really nervous about watching it tonight, kind of because I think I'm going to cry all the way through it!

Ian Beale is the ultimate soap character for me, been there since the start and we've literally watched his entire life since he was 15, his marriages, his children, his ups and his downs. I think he's one of the few characters in any soap that I genuinely care about, it'll be difficult viewing tonight!

Well done to EastEnders on getting over 8 million viewers last night as well.

Sez_babe · 22/04/14 - 10:18

10/10

Thanks for the thread. Brilliant ratings last night

Sorcha_27 · 22/04/14 - 10:24

10/10

Fab thread dullagj! Cannot wait for tonight

bass55 · 22/04/14 - 10:30

Keller wrote: »

Really nervous about watching it tonight, kind of because I think I'm going to cry all the way through it!

Ian Beale is the ultimate soap character for me, been there since the start and we've literally watched his entire life since he was 15, his marriages, his children, his ups and his downs. I think he's one of the few characters in any soap that I genuinely care about, it'll be difficult viewing tonight!

Well done to EastEnders on getting over 8 million viewers last night as well.

I completely agree with this. When the police arrived at the Beales last night my heart was in my mouth. I actually felt anxious for Ian, because I knew what was about to happen, and it was horrible. I was surprised by how much I cared about a fictional character, but I suppose when you've watched a character literally grow up on screen you do have a genuine emotional investment in them.

Ian, along with Sharon, Janine and Phil, are the only characters in EastEnders that I actually care about. Tonight's episode is going to be a tough one.

Dan-Bevis · 22/04/14 - 10:34

10/10

I'm greatly looking forward to / dreading watching this episode after work tonight. I'll be

a fair bit for sure.

vald · 22/04/14 - 10:34

10/10

Leary Bratt

;-)

Can I say I'm looking forward to the Lady Di scenes tonight

:kitty:

Thanks for thread dj

Lion_60 · 22/04/14 - 10:41

10/10

Great thread opening.

cjsmummy · 22/04/14 - 10:57

I can't wait for this episode! Thanks for the trailer link, I hadn't seen it

Harlowe · 22/04/14 - 11:04

Cheers for the thread Dullagj, brill as always

How has Johnny been in 45 episode and last I look Jay hadn't even been in 10!

Is the 15th still free?

I think this is the episode everyone's been waiting for.

[Deleted User] · 22/04/14 - 12:23

Fantastic thread

tonight's going to be an emotional one

Haha Ben "makes Dan" Hardy

Ice dragon1 · 22/04/14 - 12:45

Great thread. Looking forward to tonight's episode although it looks like it's going to be really emotional

MissWalford · 22/04/14 - 13:09

What's this I hear about Phil in tonights episode? Saving Lady DI's puppies. Lol

0...0 · 22/04/14 - 13:16

Great thread and clips Dullagj2
I burst out laughing at you making me a fishmonger!

cylon6 · 22/04/14 - 13:49

This is the one! I will be watching tonight with no distractions.

dan2008 · 22/04/14 - 16:16

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(Shouts) STAY TUNED RIGHT AFTER THE CREDITS!!!

[Deleted User] · 22/04/14 - 16:19

dan2008 wrote: »

(Shouts) STAY TUNED RIGHT AFTER THE CREDITS!!!

(shouts) OKAY KING DAN!

dancing.queen · 22/04/14 - 16:20

10/10

Looking forward for tonight, I have a feeling yesterday was the calm to today's storm.

Dan-Bevis · 22/04/14 - 16:22

10/10

dan2008 wrote: »

(Shouts) STAY TUNED RIGHT AFTER THE CREDITS!!!

WILL HAVE TO FIND A LINK SOMEONE POSTS AFTER IT AIRS LIVE COS IM WORKING TONIGHT!

Harlowe · 22/04/14 - 16:22

dan2008 wrote: »

(Shouts) STAY TUNED RIGHT AFTER THE CREDITS!!!

You know something we don't Dan?

;-)

Hey there!

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