EASTENDERS - FRIDAY 30 MARCH 2012 (35 mins long) (SCRIPT)
RONNIE : SURPRISE! IT’S ME
ROXY : WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
RONNIE : I TOLD YOU DIDN’T I? I’M SURE I DID
ROXY : BUT YOU SAID YOU WERE COMING BACK IN A FEW WEEKS
RONNIE : WELL I HAD A GOOD BEHAVIOUR, THAT’S OBVIOUSLY WHY
(JACK COMES IN)
JACK : RON, RONNIE, IT’S YOU!!!!
RONNIE : YES, I’M BACK. FOR GOOD!
JACK : SURELY YOU WASN’T GOING TO COME BACK TODAY?
RONNIE : WELL I’M HERE AIN’T I?
JACK : COME ON, LET’S GO THROUGH
ROXY : DO YOU WANNA SEE AMY RONN?
BILLY : LOOK JULIE, ARE YOU SURE WE’RE GOING TODAY?
JULIE : YES, VERY SURE, SKIDMARK
LOLA : OH, HELLO, RIGHT, I THINK I’VE GOT ALL MY STUFF TOGETHER
JULIE : WELL YOU WANT TO BE SURE, WE ARE NOT COMING BACK ONCE WE’RE GONE
BILLY : SHE’S RIGHT YA KNOW
LOLA : OKAY, I’LL GO AND DOUBLE CHECK
(LOLA WALKS OUT OF THE ROOM)
JULIE : YOU DON’T HAVE TO COME IF YOU DON’T WANT TO
BILLY : BUT I WANT TO COME, THIS IS MY CHOICE, I WANT TO COME WITH YOU
JULIE : I JUST DON’T WANT YOU TO HAVE SECOND THOUGHTS
BILLY : I’M NOT GOING TO
JULIE : GOOD BECAUSE I WOULD HATE TO LOSE YOU AGAIN
BILLY: YOU WON’T LOSE ME
SIMON : WHO IS THIS MANDY GIRL ANYWAY?
BIANCA : SHE’S IAN’S FIANCEE, THEY SHOULD BE GETTING MARRIED SOON
(TIFFANY ENTERS THE SCENE)
TIFFANY : HI MUM, HELLO MY OTHER GRANDAD
SIMON : WHY ARE YOU CALLING ME OTHER GRANDAD?
BIANCA : IT’S BECAUSE SHE KEPT CALLING YA BROTHER GRANDAD
SIMON : TIFF, DO YOU EVEN KNOW ME?
TIFFANY : YES I DO INFACT. YOU’RE MY GRANDAD’S BROTHER
SIMON : BUT THAT DOESN’T MAKE ME YOUR OTHER GRANDAD DOES IT?
TIFFANY : I KNOW BUT I DON’T KNOW WHAT THE PROPER NAME IS FOR IT YOU SEE.
SIMON : I THINK IT’S CALLED ‘GREAT UNCLE’ BUT I’M NOT TO SURE...
BIANCA : HEY, SHALL WE GO AND WATCH BLOCKBUSTERS?
TIFFANY : WHAT’S BLOCKBUSTERS?
SIMON : IT’S AN OLD PROGRAM THAT USED TO BE ON TV WHEN I WAS A YOUNG (YOUNG) ADULT.
TIFFANY : I WAS THINKING , COULD WE HAVE A DAY OUT SOMETIME SOON?
BIANCA : WHERE THOUGH?
TIFFANY : I WAS THINKING OF BREAN LEISURE PARK IN SOMERSET. ALL OF US COULD GO INCLUDING UNCLE SIMON AND NANA CAROL
SIMON : OH YES, I KNOW SOME PEOPLE FROM THERE. MAYBE WE COULD MEET UP WITH THEM IF WE WENT THERE?
TIFFANY : YEAH!!!!
ZAINAB : MAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
MASOOD : WHAT ZEE?
ZAINAB : COULD YOU PICK UP KAMIL FROM BUSHRAS?
MASOOD : YES, WILL DO
ZAINAB : GO ON THEN, PICK HIM UP
MASOOD : EASY TIGER
ZAINAB : SKIDADDLE
BIANCA: LIAM COME HERE
(LIAM WALKS IN)
BIANCA : HOW MUCH MONEY DID YOU GET THIS WEEK?
LIAM : I GOT.... UMMMM £19.50 PLUS FREE FISH AND CHIPS FOR ALL OF YA INCLUDING SIMON
BIANCA : KIDS, SIMON, COME IN HERE, I’VE GOT SOME FISH AND CHIPS FOR YOU. COME ON
LIAM : REMEMBER, I WILL BE GOING SOON
BIANCA : WHY?
LIAM : I’M GOING TO WORK, REMEMBER?
BIANCA : OH YEAH, COURSE
AUNT SAL : CORA, SHOULD WE SELL THIS?
CORA : YEAH, GO ON THEN
AUNT SAL : THANK YOU
ROSE : WE SHOULD SELL SOMETHING TODAY, HOPEFULLY
BILLY : I’M COMING
(BILLY OPENS THE DOOR)
JAY : HI, CAN I COME IN?
BILLY : COME ON, YOU’RE ALWAYS WELCOME
JAY : AH, HOW NICE OF YOU. I DON’T WANT YOU TO GO, YOU’VE SEEMED LIKE A DAD TO ME, SINCE JASE DIED. BUT YOU SEEMED MORE LIKE A FAMILY MAN THAN PHIL EVER WAS.
BILLY : WELL THAT’S PHIL FOR YA
JAY : HEY, PHIL TOLD ME ONCE ABOUT THIS MAN CALLED JAMIE. DO YOU KNOW WHO HE WAS?
BILLY : YES, BUT WE DON’T REALLY TALK ABOUT HIM NOW THAT HE’S.....
JAY : HE’S WHAT?
BILLY : OH NOTHING, I DON’T KNOW WHAT I’M TALKING ABOUT
JAY: YOU TELL ME AND I WON’T ASK NO MORE
BILLY : OKAY, HE DIED, THAT’S ALL
JULIE : RIGHT, BILLY, SHALL I GO AND GET THE TRAIN TICKETS?
BILLY : I THOUGHT WE WERE GOING BY TAXI?
JULIE : WELL IT WOULD BE QUICKER BUT ALSO CHEAPER
BILLY: GO ON THEN BUT DON’T BE LONG
JULIE : I WON’T BE
BILLY : BYE
JULIE: BYE
BEN : SO WHO IS THE FATHER OF THIS BABY OF YOURS?
LOLA : UMMM.... I DON’T KNOW REALLY
BEN : YOU MUST KNOW
LOLA : WELL I DON’T
BEN: SO WHO DID YOU SLEEP WITH?
LOLA : YOU, JAY AND A STRANGER
BEN : IT COULD BE ANYONES, IT COULD BE MINE EVEN
LOLA : DID YOU WANT THAT TO HAPPEN?
BEN : WELL, IT DOESN’T REALLY MATTER NOW CAUSE YOU’RE LEAVING TODAY
LOLA : BUT STILL. DID YOU WANT THAT TO HAPPEN
BEN : YES
LOLA : OMG, I’M LEAVING
BEN: FINE
LOLA : AND DON’T FORGET TO WAVE ME OFF. LIKE YOU WILL WANT TO SAY GOODBYE TO ME ANYWAY.
RONNIE : I DECIDED TO FILE FOR DIVORCE FROM JACK
ROXY : GOOD, HE AIN’T WORTH IT. HIS BROTHER,DEREK, HAS BEEN PESTERING HIM EVER SINCE HE RETURNED TO WALFORD LAST NOVEMBER
RONNIE : HAVE YOU HEARD FROM AUNT SAL?
ROXY : OH YEAH AND ANOTHER THING – SHE’S MOVED INTO PHIL’S HOUSE
(DOOR CLOSES)
AUNT SAL : IT’S ONLY ME. I WANTED TO JOIN YA ROXY
ROXY : COME ON IN
(AUNT SAL WALKS IN)
AUNT SAL : RONNIE, HOW LOVELY TO SEE YOU, WHAT HAPPENED?
RONNIE : I WAS PUT IN PRISON, I TOOK KAT’S BABY BEFORE I STAYED WITH YOU FOR A WHILE LAST YEAR
AUNT SAL : AT LEAST, YOU’RE OKAY, AND YOU’RE BACK HOME
DOT : HERE WE GO, A NICE LOVELY DINNER
ROSE : LET ME GUESS WHAT THIS IS AGAIN, UMMM SHEPHERD’S PIE??
DOT : NAH, SOMETHING DIFFERENT
ROSE : OH I DON’T BELIEVE THIS
DOT : WE HAVEN’T HAD THIS BEFORE I DON’T THINK. IT’S DUMPLING’S WITH STEW
ROSE : HERE WE GO AGAIN
FATBOY : ACTUALLY I THINK THIS DINNER WILL GO DOWN A TREAT, MRS B
DOT : THANK YOU, ARTHUR
FATBOY : IT’S FATBOY, IT’S NOT YOUR FAULT, HONESTLY
JULIE : I’M HOME
BILLY : ALRIGHT COME IN
(JULIE WALKS IN)
JULIE : I’VE GOT THE TRAIN TICKETS, IT’S LEAVING AT 5.30PM SO WE DON’T HAVE LONG
BILLY : I’LL GO AND SEE SHIRL, TO TELL PHIL YA SEE
JULIE : GO ON THEN
SHIRLEY : WHERE ‘AVE YOU BEEN?
BEN : I HAD TO GO SOMEHERE, I DON’T WANNA TALK ABOUT IT
SHIRLEY : WELL, YOU ‘AVE TO SAY SOMMAT NOW BILLY’S HERE
BEN : BUT WHAT HAS THAT GOT TO DO WITH HIM
SHIRLEY : WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?
BEN : I WAS WITH LOLA IF THAT’S ALRIGHT WITH YOU
BILLY: HI SHIRL, THE DOOR WAS OPEN
SHIRLEY : WHAT DO YOU WANT?
BILLY : I JUST WANTED TO POP ROUND
SHIRLEY : RIGHT, WAIT A SEC. BEN, COULD YOU PLEASE LEAVE THE ROOM?
(BEN WALKS OUT)
BILLY : SO YEAH, ME, JULES AND LOLA ARE LEAVING TODAY TO GO TO SOMERSET. COULD YOU TELL PHIL WHEN YOU SEE HIM NEXT?
SHIRLEY : YEAH OF COURSE
BILLY : COULD YOU ALSO RING PEGGY AND GRANT FOR ME PLEASE?
SHIRLEY : LOOK BILLY, I’LL TRY MY BEST WHATEVER I DO
BILLY : THANK YOU
MASOOD : HI JANE, IT’S ME MASOOD, ARE WE ALRIGHT TO TALK?
(PHONE GETS HUNG UP)
MASOOD : OH SHE’S GONE
BILLY : SO WHAT IS THIS PLACE IN SOMERSET LIKE?
JULIE : I THINK IT’S VERY GOOD, A QUIET PLACE, MUCH BETTER THAN HERE, I MUST ADMIT
BILLY : RIGHT
JULIE : LEFT
(BILLY AND JULIE LAUGH)
JULIE : ARE YOU SURE YOU AND LOLA ARE READY FOR THIS? I KNOW YOU’VE BEEN HERE FOR A VERY LONG TIME. I JUST DON’T WANT TO UPSET YOUR FEELINGS AND THEN YOU ABANDON ME. I DON’T WANT THAT TO HAPPEN
BILLY : IT WON’T. I’VE TOLD YOU MANY TIMES BEFORE, I’M OKAY WITH THIS HAPPENING. IT’S ALRIGHT. DON’T WORRY
JULIE : GOOD CAUSE I HOPE EVERYTHING WILL BE FINE AND JUST FINE FOR YOU ME AND LOLA
RONNIE : RIGHT, SAL, WHERE ARE YOU STAYING?
AUNT SAL : IT’S AUNT SAL TO YOU
RONNIE : WELL SORRY
AUNT SAL : ANYWAY, I WAS STAYING AT SHIRLEY’S AND PHIL’S BUT IT’S NOT GOOD THERE
RONNIE: WELL YOU COULD STAY WITH US IF YOU WANT
AUNT SAL: HOW KIND ARE YOU RONNIE?
RONNIE: VERY KIND, ROX, IS IT ALRIGHT IF AUNT SAL STAYS HERE
(ROXY MUFFLES HER SPEECH)
ROXY : YEAH
AUNT SAL: THANK YOU FOR THIS
RONNIE : IT’S ALRIGHT, OUR PLACE IS BETTER THAN PHIL’S ANYWAY
AUNT SAL: PLEASE
RONNIE : PLEASE WHAT?
AUNT SAL : PLEASE DO NOT BRAG, IT’S NOT VERY NICE
RONNIE : BUT YOU WOULD KNOW ALL ABOUT THAT THOUGH WOULDN’T YOU?
AUNT SAL : WELL I SUPPOSE SO
BILLY : SHALL WE GO TO THE VIC TO SAY GOODBYE?
JULIE : YEAH I THINK THAT’S THE BEST IDEA
BILLY : COME ON THEN, LOLA!!!
LOLA : WHAT
BILLY : WE NEED TO GO SOMEWHERE NOW, COME ON
LOLA : ALRIGHT
SHARON : WHAT DO YA WANT LOV?
IAN : I’LL HAVE THE USUAL AND MANDY
MANDY : WHAT?
IAN : WHAT DO YOU WANT?
MANDY : OH I’LL JUST HAVE A WHITE WINE PLEASE SHARON
SHARON : ‘CHELLE, 1 GnT AND A WHITE WINE PLEASE
MICHELLE : COMING RIGHT UP
RONNIE : LET’S GO TO THE VIC
AUNT SAL: RIGHT OKAY
RONNIE: ME AND AUNT SAL ARE GOING TO THE VIC, ARE YOU COMING?
ROXY : OKAY (COMES FROM THE BATHROOM)
AUNT SAL : LET’S GO THEN, COME ON
SHARON : OH HELLO BILLY, WHAT DO YA WANT?
BILLY : WELL SHARON, I’VE COME TO ANNOUNCE SOMETHING
SHARON : OKAY. MICHELLE RING THE BELL PLEASE
MICHELLE : NO PROBLEMS (RINGS THE BELL)
(RONNIE, AUNT SAL AND ROXY COME IN)
ROXY : HI BILLY, DIDN’T KNOW YOU WERE COMING?
BILLY: SSH. RIGHT LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, SHARON, MICHELLE AND RONNIE AND FRIENDS. ME AND JULIE HAVE AN ANNOUNCEMENT TO MAKE. UMMM. WE’RE LEAVING SOON, SO WILL EVERYBODY RAISE A GLASS TO GOOD HEALTH!!
EVERYONE : GOOD HEALTH! (DRINKS)
BILLY: RONNIE, YOU’RE OUT
RONNIE : I CAME BACK YESTERDAY, BUT YOU ENJOY WHEREVER YOU GO, HAVE A NIC E LIFE!!!
BILLY: COURSE , WE’RE LOADED
JULIE : RIGHT EVERYBODY, WE’VE GOT TO GO NOW, WE’VE GOT A TRAIN TO CATCH
LOLA : EVERYBODY HAS BEEN VERY NICE TO US FOR MANY YEARS. THANK YOU!
BILLY, JULIE AND LOLA : BYE
EVERYONE : BYE!!!
MAX : RIGHT TAN, I NEED YOU TO DO A FAVOUR FOR ME
TANYA : WHAT??? YOU KNOW I’M NOT WELL TODAY
MAX : FORGET IT, I’LL JUST GO AND SEE DEREK AND ASK HIM. YOU’LL BE ALRIGHT WON’T YOU?
TANYA : WELL I’LL HAVE TO BE, WON’T I BUT I’VE GOT ABI, LAUREN AND OSCAR
MAX : RIGHT, I’M OFF
JULIE: READY?
BILLY : YEAH, CATCH UP LOLA
LOLA : OKAY OKAY
DEREK : ‘ELLO, WHAT DO YOU WANT MAX?
MAX : WELL I NEED YOU’RE HELP
DEREK : WITH WHAT THOUGH IS THE QUESTION
MAX : COULD YOU GET ME A PHONE FROM SOMEWHERE, FOR SOMETHING, MY CONTRACT’S RUNNING OUT SOON SO I NEED TO GET A NEW ONE. COULD YOU DO THAT?
DEREK : WELL YOU KNOW ME, I’LL TRY BUT CAN’T PROMISE ANYTHING
MAX : OKAY BYE
JULIE: ARE YOU SURE?
BILLY: YEAH
(THEY BOTH SMILE)
JULIE : COME ON LOLA
(ALL OF THEM WALK UP THE TRAIN STAIRS)
BILLY: I’LL NEVER REGRET THIS. NEVER.
(BILLY’S THEME STARTS PLAYING OUT)
(ALL OF THEM HUG EACH OTHER)
BILLY : SKIDMARK
(BILLY SMILES AND EPISODE ENDS ON HIM)
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