22/06/2012
Wedding bells are ringing for Michael and the heavily pregnant Janine as their big day dawns, but will everything run smoothly for the wickedest couple in Walford?
Fifteen minutes before the wedding, Michael stashes the pre-nup in his pocket and visits Janine. Janine鈥檚 in her wedding dress, but peers round the door and assures him she has no doubts. Jean stares out the window at Michael, astonished no-one else can see what he is. Gently, Kat tells Jean they think she鈥檚 ill and may need to go to hospital. Jean threatens to kill herself if she鈥檚 sectioned. Insisting Alfie stay with Jean, Kat finds Michael. She tells Michael about Jean鈥檚 threat but Michael continues to protest his innocence until Kat鈥檚 convinced. Tearful, Kat goes but, not wanting a woman鈥檚 blood on his hands, Michael shouts after her 鈥業 did it鈥�. Michael claims he always intended to pay the money back. He tells Kat he鈥檚 fond of Janine, but all he really needs is money. He scoffs when Kat claims the baby will change everything. The guests stare when Janine arrives at the marquee before Michael. Alfie and Jack locate Michael. Kat brands Alfie pathetic when he insists they鈥檒l talk later. Outside the marquee, Jean tells Janine her baby will never be loved and Kat says Janine might just deserve Michael. Janine looks troubled but goes ahead with the wedding. During Ricky鈥檚 reading, Michael leads Janine outside and confesses what he did to Jean. Janine admits she鈥檚 done worse. Janine stops Michael walking away. Janine eventually rips up the pre-nup to prove she loves and trusts Michael - he鈥檚 insisted he won鈥檛 marry her if she doesn鈥檛. Happy, they return to the marquee and are married. The locals enjoy the free reception food. Alfie looks on in disgust as Michael and Janine sign the register. When Michael thanks him for being best man, Alfie鈥檚 cold - after the wedding he鈥檚 going to finish Michael. As Michael and Janine dance, Janine suddenly freezes in shock, then collapses in pain. Michael鈥檚 shocked to see a large patch of blood on Janine鈥檚 wedding dress. As Janine鈥檚 carried into an ambulance, Michael hisses at Jean, she did this. Alfie insists on going to the hospital. Jean finds Janine鈥檚 blood stained wedding shoe. She opens her hand to reveal Michael鈥檚 St Christopher 鈥� she didn鈥檛 flush it. At the hospital, Janine has an immediate caesarean due to a placental abruption. Michael looks on in horror as the tiny premature baby is delivered and then resuscitated. Desperate, Janine asks why she can鈥檛 see her. Looking down at his daughter Michael asks himself 鈥榳hat have I done?鈥�
Alice鈥檚 upset; her mum knows she鈥檚 been seeing Derek. Dragging Lucy out of the chip shop, Derek forces her to apologise to Alice. Derek鈥檚 son, Joey, appears. He instructs Derek to let Lucy go then hits him. Derek gives Alice a necklace, but Joey knocks it to the ground. Derek begs Joey to give him a chance, Joey鈥檚 hostile insisting Derek won鈥檛 be seeing Alice again. Lucy fancies Joey.
Abi eventually tells Jay she鈥檚 going to Costa Rica. Picking up some car keys Max has dropped, Jay texts Abi asking her to meet him. He proposes borrowing a car and leaving. Abi鈥檚 adamant she wants to go on the trip assuring Jay she鈥檒l be back in two months. Jay insists if she goes the engagement鈥檚 off. Jay watches, heartbroken, as Abi gets into Tanya鈥檚 car. Before they drive away, Abi takes off her engagement ring.
Disgusted, Tanya tells Derek she knows what he鈥檚 done to Lucy. Derek asks her if she knows what Max got up to when he was away. Max feigns innocence but eventually tells Tanya he did some dodgy stuff, has some debts. During the reception, Max proposes.
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Catch-Up: Friday 22nd June 2012
Duration: 01:53
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On set with... David Witts
Duration: 02:59
Music Played
Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes
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Seal
Wishing On A Star
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Norah Jones
Don't Know Why
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Jamie Cullum
Twentysomething
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Rod Stewart
It Had To Be You
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Rod Stewart
Someone To Watch Over Me
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Rod Stewart
I Only Have Eyes For You
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Frank Sinatra
You Lucky People You
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Nina Simone
I Put A Spell On You
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Etta James
At Last
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Ludovico Einaudi
I Giorni (The Days)
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Ludovico Einaudi
Fly
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Ludovico Einaudi
Fairytale
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Olly Murs
Oh My Goodness
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Percy Sledge
When A Man Loves A Woman
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John Legend
Ordinary People
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The Flamingos
I Only Have Eyes For You
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Michael Moon | Steve John Shepherd |
| Janine Butcher | Charlie Brooks |
| Ricky Butcher | Sid Owen |
| Tiffany Butcher | Maisie Smith |
| Morgan Butcher | Devon Higgs |
| Whitney Dean | Shona McGarty |
| Alfie Moon | Shane Richie |
| Jean Slater | Gillian Wright |
| Kat Moon | Jessie Wallace |
| Mo Harris | Laila Morse |
| Tyler Moon | Tony Discipline |
| Alice Branning | Jasmyn Banks |
| Derek Branning | Jamie Foreman |
| Joey Branning | David Witts |
| Jack Branning | Scott Maslen |
| Max Branning | Jake Wood |
| Tanya Jessop | Jo Joyner |
| Lauren Branning | Jacqueline Jossa |
| Abi Branning | Lorna Fitzgerald |
| Cora Cross | Ann Mitchell |
| Jay Mitchell | Jamie Borthwick |
| Phil Mitchell | Steve McFadden |
| Billy Mitchell | Perry Fenwick |
| Lola Pearce | Danielle Harold |
| Shirley Carter | Linda Henry |
| Andrew Cotton | Ricky Grover |
| Director | Karl Neilson |
| Writer | Simon Ashdown |
| Kim Fox | Tameka Empson |
| Ray Dixon | Chucky Venn |
| Patrick Trueman | Rudolph Walker |
| Denise Fox | Diane Parish |
| Zainab Khan | Nina Wadia |
| Masood Ahmed | Nitin Ganatra |
| Tamwar Masood | Himesh Patel |
| Arthur 'Fat Boy' Chubb | Ricky Norwood |
| Lucy Beale | Hetti Bywater |
| Poppy Meadow | Rachel Bright |
Broadcasts
Fri 22 Jun 2012 19:30- Fri 22 Jun 2012 22:30