Despite Nick Cotton being one of the most repulsed men to ever step foot on the Square, the residents pull together for Dot's sake as the day of his funeral pulls around.
Paying their respects at the service, Ian loses his speech and panics as things look to be going pear-shaped, while Ronnie and Charlie hit it off after meeting for the first time.
Ronnie and Charlie take a shine to one another / Credit: BBCHeading back to the Vic, the locals have no trouble in airing their real views about Nick to one another now that Dot isn't on the scene.
Elsewhere, Lucy isn't convinced by Billy's pleas of joining her on her business venture, while Linda and Johnny fall out after she mistakes his friendliness with a customer for flirting.
Will Dot get to see Nick's body at the crematorium? / Credit: BBCLater on, Dot feels she needs to see her son's body at the crematorium before he's cremated, and demands Charlie take her there.
Lucy agrees to go into business with Lauren / Credit: BBCLucy is persuaded by Peter that going into business with Lauren would be her best bet, and Johnny's encouraged by his father Mick to reconcile with his mother.
Johnny and Linda make up following their fight / Credit: BBCRevealing the name of the bar to Phil, Sharon chastises him about what he and Shirley were getting up to at the wake, while Patrick is pushed too far by Cora, leading to him throwing her out and her having nowhere else to stay.
Cora pushes Patrick too far / Credit: BBCTonight's episode of EastEnders is a double, and airs at 7.30pm and 8.30pm on BBC One.
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