EPISODE DESCRIPTIONS

SERIES 23
Number in parentheses at end of program description is BBCWA library tape number.

# 1545 -Dalton offers Phil 5 grand to kill Kate. He refuses and stops another hitman from doing the job. Dalton's furious, and says Phil owes him a huge favour. Phil and Kate kiss.(2513)

#1546 -Dennis calls the police claiming that he's found the stash from the raid. Martin blames Gus for getting involved. Peggy jets off to Brazil to be with Grant, who's been injured in a car crash. (2514)

#1547 - In order to protect Vicki, Dennis tells Sharon he did the robbery. The police question him, and Sharon backs up his story although she's furious with him. Alfie hides his true feelings from Kat.(2515)

#1548 -Sharon buys Vicki expensive birthday presents, but learns that it was she, not Dennis, who carried out the robbery. Phil vows to deal with George, so Kate will be safe from harm. (2516)

#1549 - Vicki begs for another chance. Sharon blames Martin for involving Vicki in the robbery. She also offers Dennis a job at the club. Phil stitches up George, and he's arrested.(2517)

#1550 - Kate moves into Phil's, but worries that Peggy will disapprove. Paul helps Billy poison the mouse and a male stripper visits the Vic. (2518)

#1551 - On finding out that Billy killed the mouse, Little Mo packs her bags and storms off. All the locals turn out to join in the new family's party. (2519)

#1552 - Dan Ferreira welcomes his guests to 'Graceland'. Martin takes a fancy to Kareena, while Ronny chats to Zoë. Dan's volatile and turfs out Tariq, before turning on Adi. The party end in chaos.(2520)

#1553 - Kate's horrified to meet Dennis as they clearly have a past. Phil urges Sam to be friends with Kate. The Slaters are outraged by Adi and Kareena's market stall.(2521)

#1554 - Sharon's horrified when Dennis makes a move on her. Ricky admits that Gus wrote the poems and he's dumped. Joanne probes Kate about her past with Dennis. (2522)

#1555- Dennis invites himself back to Kate's for a drink while Phil's still away. The Ferreiras and the Slaters compete to attract customers. Vicki still can't get a job.(2523)

#1556 - Joanne makes sure that Phil arrives home when Dennis is there. He fumes with anger. Garry gets broody. Martin sneers at Derek's attempts to help. (2524)

#1557 - Phil punches Dennis. Kate breaks up the fight. She slaps him for not trusting her. She explains that her fling with Dennis ended long ago. Vicki begs not to be sent back to America.(2525)

#1558- Desperate to stay in England, Vicki pretends that she's pregnant. The stall wars escalate, and Kareena's also being blackmailed by Martin. Alfie's dates are a disaster as he languishes with desire for Kat. (2526)

#1559- Martin and Tariq plan to fleece the Ferreiras' stall. Ash threatens Martin with violence if he bothers Kareena again. Vicki's shocked to learn that she really is pregnant!(2527)

#1560- Martin tries to blackmail Derek, but Brian steps in. Kareena's grateful to Ash for getting Martin off her back. Ash thumps Tariq and warns him off. Vicki reveals that Spencer got her pregnant. (2528)

#1561- Spencer's an emotional wreck, and Alfie fumes at his carelessness. Dan makes peace with the Slaters over the stall wars. Spencer offers to marry Vicki, but she has other plans. (2529)

#1562- Lynne's stressed out because she can't conceive. Garry promises to steer clear of Laura. Kat finally realises that Alfie fancies her. Vicki feels pressurised to keep the baby.(2530)

#1563- Kat gets sloshed and declares her love for Alfie. Kelly and Zoë decide to move into a flat together. Derek catches Martin shoplifting. Vicki considers an abortion. (2531)

#1564- Kat and Alfie snog passionately. She asks whether he has a condom. He spends all night in a fruitless search. When he returns, Kat's fallen asleep after drinking too much! (2532)

#1565- Kat and Alfie are both embarrassed about the previous night. Finally, they're reconciled. Patrick returns home with news of a holiday romance. Sharon offers Vicki ten grand to keep the baby. (2533)

#1566- An exhausted Ant makes a deadly error at the hospital. Barry tries to convince Pat to settle out of court. Nana advises Alfie on his date with Kat. Sharon begs Vicki to keep the baby. (2534)

#1567- Sharon's excited about becoming an auntie. Vicki isn't at all thrilled. Dennis meets an old mate who's desperate for cash. Ash warns Tariq to stay away from his sister. Kareena visits her mum, who's not dead after all! (2535)

#1568- Ant's in the clear but he questions his medical career. Pushpa's disappointed in Kareena's choice of boyfriend. Dennis meets Dalton's sidekick Andy, and asks for a favour. (2536)

#1569 Vicki announces that she's had an abortion. Pat accepts Barry's offer in order to make peace. Alfie's shocked to hear about Kat's sexual history. Zoë finds Kelly snogging Ronny.(2537)

#1570 Kat cancels her date with Alfie and goes out with Zoë. A drunken Ant grabs Kat and kisses her. Martin resents doing his community service. Sharon and Vicki make up.(2538)

#1571 Alfie and Kat snog, but he's disturbed to find out that she kissed Ant the day before. A tearful Vicki leaves the Square. The Ferreira kids visit their mum in secret. (2539)

#1572- Kat and Alfie's date goes badly. Depressed Ant decides to leave his job and travel the world. Janine gets her hooks into Barry. (2540)

#1573- Patrick begs Ant not to throw his career away, but Ant won't listen and leaves the Square. Dennis asks Dalton for a reward for his past loyalty. Kat just wants to be friends with Alfie. (2541)

#1574- Dalton's men only gave Dennis two grand. He storms into Dalton's office and demands the full amount. Dan's desperate for a date for a family wedding. Janine snogs Paul passionately. (2542)

#1575- Janine flirts with Barry. Dan tries to chat up Pauline! Dalton hands over the 20 grand that Dennis demanded, but he intends to get even. He informs Phil that he owes him a favour. (2543)

#1576-Dalton forces Phil to choose between killing Dennis and the safety of his family. Paul agrees with Janine that Barry deserves to be ripped off. Tariq dishes the dirt about Kelly's past. (2544)

#1577- Phil holds Dennis at gunpoint. Dennis sees that he's nervous and offers to kill Dalton. That'll solve both their problems. Dennis forces Dalton to drive to the woods, where he shoots him. (2545)

#1578- Sharon and Kate are suspicious, but Dennis and Phil keep quiet. Lynne's furious when she catches Garry leaving Laura's flat. Zoë and Kelly fall out.(2546)

#1579- Garry refuses to choose between his marriage or his baby. Dalton's murder is headline news. Dennis is in a flap. Joanne tries to flirt with Phil, unaware that he's about to propose to Kate. (2547)

#1580- Garry helps Laura to the hospital, where she has a baby boy. DCI Marsden invites Phil to the station. Kate backs up his alibi. He's released and she agrees to marry him. (2548)

#1581- Dennis panics over evidence connecting him to the murder. Phil urges him to stay calm. Sharon confirms Dennis's alibi. Derek's fed up with covering for Martin. Laura's baby is unwell.(2549)

#1582- A blood test on Laura's baby makes her doubt that Garry's the father after all. No one will invest in Billy's business proposition. Little Mo applies for a job selling sex toys! (2550)

#1583- Kat's furious about Garry's neglect of Lynne. The Ferreiras are intrigued by Adi's mysterious 'girlfriend'. Joanne's still obsessed with Phil. Charlie lends Billy money. (2551)

#1584- Joanne gets hammered and offers her naked body to Phil. He declines. Little Mo and Kate bond over tequila. Garry and Laura agree to name the baby Bobby. (2552)

#1585- Andy puts pressure on Phil to grass up Dennis. Joanne's distraught when Phil sacks her. Kelly and Martin are uneasy around each other. Pauline asks Dot to return to the launderette. (2553)

#1586 Dennis admits that he bumped off Dalton, but it was personal. Andy lets Dennis off the hook. Janine convinces Barry to sign his divorce papers. (2554)

#1587 Laura's doctor confirms that Ian is the father of her baby after all. She's relieved as Garry's beginning to annoy her. Janine spends time with Paul, while Barry's busy with Nat and Jack. (2555)

#1588 Little Mo hosts a sexy undies party. Janine's horrified to discover that Nat's staying with Barry. Garry's keen to spend time with Bobby. Mickey delivers Martin's marijuana plants (2556)

#1589- Kat feels that her and Alfie have missed their chance. She catches Spencer watching the party video and goes ballistic. Little Mo's upset that she hasn't secured the party franchise. (2557)

#1590- Billy's gutted to realise that he's been fleeced. Martin talks to his hash plants to make them grow faster. Sasha agrees to be Adi's date for the wedding.(2558)

#1591- Paul and Janine are worried that Barry's getting too close to Nat. Dan invites Shirley to the wedding. Kelly's upset that Zoë's going with Ronny. (2559)

#1592- The Ferreiras' family wedding ends in chaos. Kareena admits to seeing Tariq, Adi's date is a prostitute and they all hate Elvis! Paul urges Janine to seduce Barry, before he's reconciled with Nat.(2560)

#1593- There's a punch-up at the Ferreiras' wedding. Dan rages at his kids. Ash acts as peacemaker. Martin frees a sunburned Spencer from the shed. (2561)

#1594 - eBarry snogs Janine in front of everyone. Pat sneers at him for falling for Janine's tricks. The Slaters try to get Garry and Lynne reunited, but he blows his chance. Kelly and Zoë fall out over Ronny.(2562)

#1595- Lynne demands that Garry choose between her and Laura. Janine gets grief for being shacked up with Barry. Nana goes missing. (2563)

#1596- Sharon leaves for America, leaving Dennis in charge. He disappears, leaving Billy to run the club! Charlie asks Billy for his loan back. Lynne's upset to see Garry and Laura together. (2564)

#1597- Nana's scatty behaviour alarms Alfie. Dot's overbearing management style infuriates Pauline. Phil tries to oust the Leroys from the Vicarage. (2565)

#1598- Garry makes himself at home with Laura. She isn't so keen. Billy's desperate for cash and fakes a break-in at the club. Dot resigns as manageress of the launderette. (2566)

#1599- Martin's marijuana scam's rumbled, but Derek gets arrested. Billy invents a cock and bull story about the robbery. Laura registers Ian as her baby's father, but she doesn't inform Garry. (2567)

#1600- Andy knows that Billy faked the robbery. Billy's upset that Phil wants Minty to be his Best Man. Laura's fed up with Garry hanging around. Pauline rages at Martin's stupidity.(2568)

#1601- Pauline's furious at Martin as he panics at the prospect of going to prison. Barry fancies a dirty weekend away with Janine, but she makes an excuse. Billy warns Kat about Andy. (2569)

#1602- It's Barry's birthday. Paul saves Janine from his romantic advances. Derek takes the rap for Martin's drugs charge. Kat has a secret admirer. 2570)

#1603- Andy showers gifts on Kat. She tries to remain unimpressed. Ronny seduces Zoë. Noisy neighbour Gavin terrorises Shirley. Phil asks Kate to consider adopting Louise. (2571)

#1604- Kate's dad arrives in Walford. He disapproves of the marriage and gets horribly drunk. Billy thumps him. Best man Minty ends up on a truck to Scotland. (2572)

#1605- Kate's alcoholic dad continues to cause mayhem. Phil refuses to be upset, and the marriage goes ahead. He gets a massive shock when Lisa turns up at the reception. (2573)

#1606 Phil's convinced that Lisa intends to snatch Lou. Shirley's cat has disappeared. Pauline despairs of Martin's attitude. Sonia helps a road accident victim. (2574)

#1607- Alfie and Spencer struggle to keep Nana's condition a secret. Zoë snogs Ronny. Andy gets to Kat by impressing Zoë.(2575)

#1608- Nana's examined by the doctor. Alfie vows not to put her in a home. Lisa tries to make friends with Kate. Shirley apologises to Gavin. (2576)

#1609 Lisa's reunited with her daughter. Phil's suspicious. Andy asks Kat out on a date. Shirley's distraught to find that her cat's been killed. (2577)

#1610- Lisa contacts a hitman. Shirley's upset over the death of her cat Boots. Nana shows more signs of forgetfulness. Billy confesses his theft to Little Mo. (2578)

#1611 Patrick's shocked when Yolande turns up at the B&B. Lisa does a deal with a hitman. Andy butters up Kat's family. Phil vows to get even with Dennis. (2579)

#1612- Phil has Dennis beaten up by some thugs. Alfie's preoccupied with Nana, and ignores Kat. (2580)

#1613- John delivers Lisa's gun. Phil and Sharon argue about Dennis, and he slaps her. Little Mo urges Billy to come clean about the money. (2581)

#1614- Sharon doesn't want to hear Dennis's crazy theories about Den. Kate convinces Phil that Lisa can be trusted. Patrick has a fine time with Yolande. (2582)

#1615-  Dennis and Vicki discuss the possibility of Den still being alive. Kat refuses to admit that she's in love with Alfie, not Andy. Billy's lies land him in deep trouble. (2583)

#1616- Alfie's upset that Kat's going on holiday to New York with his love rival, Andy. Vicki goes missing. Lisa starts target practice. Billy gets the sack. (2584)

#1617- Dennis assures Sharon that Den's still alive, but he later back-tracks. Alfie and Kat say an awkward goodbye. Lisa wants to kill Phil soon. (2585)

#1618- Dennis declares his love for Sharon and they fall into bed. At the club, Vicki turns up with a surprise for Sharon - her dad's still alive! Den steps out of the shadows. (2586)

#1619- Sharon can't believe that her dad's still alive. Den does his best to explain where he's been. Sharon's torn between delight and anger. (2587)

#1620- Den meets the son he never knew. Dennis admits that he killed Dalton. Everyone's annoyed with Vicki. (2588)

#1621- Sharon's distraught and pushes Dennis away. He vents his anger on Vicki. Gangland Andy assures Den that he bears no grudge. Finally, the family is reunited.(2589)

#1622- Dennis refuses his dad's offers of revenge against Phil. Dot, Pauline, Pat and Ian are amazed to see that Den's back! (2590)

#1623- Den quizzes Lisa about Phil. Sharon and Phil agree on the need to keep the peace. Dennis still lusts after Sharon. Den's arrested. (2591)

#1624- Lisa loads her gun and sets off to meet Phil. Sharon fails to stop her. Den's released from police custody and winds up Phil. (2592)

#1625- Den frees Sharon from Lisa's flat. He intercepts Lisa and persuades her not to kill Phil. Patrick's had enough of Yolande's attempts to organise his life. Martin snogs Kelly. (2593)

#1626- Den sells Lisa's gun back to the hitman. He promises that they'll get even with Phil. Martin's rude to Kelly. Dennis feels sidelined from the Watts family and leaves Walford. (2594)

#1627- Dennis returns to Walford in time to help his dad sort out some bother in the club. A tearful Yolande prepares to leave the Square. Pauline catches Martin nicking some money. (2595)

#1628- A stubborn Patrick waits to the last minute to declare his love for Yolande. Alfie vows to ask Kat to marry him. Den wants to buy Phil's house for the Watts. Martin leaves home.(2596)

#1629- Alfie's gutted when Kat reveals that she's engaged to Andy. Den investigates Phil's criminal past. Tariq encourages Ronny to cheat on Zoë. Shirley's having trouble selling her flat. (2597)

#1630 Gavin taunts Ash and Shirley with racist and sexist remarks. Pauline quizzes Derek about his past. Alfie pretends to be happy for Kat. Dot and Jim spend their first night in a double bed! (2598)

#1631 Lisa's drunk again and pesters Den about Phil. Den takes charge of the club for Sharon's party. He ends up snogging Sam. Kelly sees Ronny with a blonde girl. (2599)

#1632-  Lisa snogs Dennis and implores him to finish off Phil. Sharon has a pop at Den for flirting with Sam. Janine moans about sleeping with Barry. Kelly feels awkward as Zoë and Ronny are all over each other. (2600)

#1633-Den warns Lisa to stop shooting her mouth off. Lisa tries to convince Dennis to kill Phil. Zoë thinks that Kelly's trying to split her and Ronny up. The Ferreiras go to war with Gavin. Kelly collapses. (2601)

#1634- Derek admits that he used to be married with kids. Kelly returns from hospital. Den sacks Sam on false pretences as he doesn't want any Mitchells around him. Lisa won't stop boozing(2602)

#1635- Den finds out that Tariq supplied Kelly with the drugs. He thumps him and warns him never to come near his club or his family. Barry pulls out all the stops for Janine's birthday. (2603)

#1636- Den's sick of Lisa's drinking and moaning. Back at her flat, Lisa's suicidal. Janine and Paul are nearly caught in bed. Ash plans to release a rat in Gavin's flat. (2604)

#1637- Den saves Lisa from committing suicide. Barry proposes to Janine. Ronny's livid that Tariq's lost him his girlfriend. Gavin approaches the Ferreiras and suggests a truce. (2605)

#1638 Phil's furious to learn that Sam's been sacked, and vows revenge on the Watts. Kat falls out with Alfie. He's preoccupied by Nana's worsening condition. Pauline tries to trace Derek's relatives. (2606)

#1639 Phil plant drugs in Angie's Den and tips off the police. Den smells a rat and finds the drugs in time. Nana turns hysterical and is comforted by Kat. Janine agrees to marry Barry. (2607)

#1640 Martin returns to the Square and ends up kissing Sonia! Barry announces his engagement in the Vic, while Lynne tells Garry she wants a divorce. (2608)

#1641 Den swears to get even with Phil, but in his own time. He offers to buy the Vic. Phil says it's not for sale until he realises what Den's prepared to pay. Nan's diagnosed with hydrocephalus, 'water on the brain'. (2609)

#1642- Alfie makes a toast to Kat, and reduces her to tears. Little Mo's first shift at the Vic gets off to a bad start. Lynne and Garry end up in bed, but she insists it doesn't mean anything and he returns to Laura. (2610)

#1643- Belinda causes a scene at Kat's hen night. Kat visits Nana and weeps that she really loves Alfie. Dan finds Ash at a Gamblers Anonymous meeting. (2611)

#1644- The Slater girls give a grumpy Kat her wedding presents. She opens up to Little Mo about her feelings for Alfie. At the last minute, Alfie gets Ian to drive him to the church. Kat and Andy are already at the altar. (2612)

#1645 Alfie causes a hullabaloo at the church. He bursts in and pronounces his love for Kat. Andy's furious but Kat realises he can't go ahead. Kat and Alfie leave the church hand in hand, as mayhem breaks out among the guests. (2613)

#1646 Alfie and Kat wake up together. Andy demands his expensive engagement ring back. Ash has spent the night with Shirley. Sharon's worried that Den's up to no good, plotting something with Phil. (2614)

#1647 Garry gets it on with Belinda in the Arches. Yolande's husband Victor turns up at the B&B, and begs for her to come back. Kat urges Alfie to find out if he's still married to his first wife! (2615)

#1648 Victor offers Patrick fifteen grand to ditch Yolande. Phil's horrified when Den wants Dennis in on the job, but he agrees. Garry's seeing three women at once! (2616)Thursday 20 November 2003