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EastEnders: Series 2

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105 episodes · premiered Jan 2, 1986

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  1. Episode 1: 92 Jan 2, 1986 · 30m 1986 in Walford starts with the Fowlers taking a trip to Southend to find Mark. On finding him, one of the first thing he and Michelle realise is they're both now parents.
  2. Episode 2: 93 Jan 7, 1986 · 30m Den gets an early call from David in Ilford. Angie thinks it was Jan but is even more irritated when she learns that Den is up to his eyebrows in some dodgy goods again.
  3. Episode 3: 94 Jan 9, 1986 · 30m Angie is at the Walford nick giving her statement about the car accident and they telephone Den since she says she took the car without permission. He lies and tell them that he gave her…
  4. Episode 4: 95 Jan 14, 1986 · 30m Den and Kathy go to court with Angie leaving Debbie to take care of the pub lunches and Simon and Lofty to manage the bar. Debbie goes a bit overboard trying to fancy up the plates which…
  5. Episode 5: 96 Jan 16, 1986 · 30m Ali calls about the flat at 47B to arrange for a look. Sue is anxious to see it so it is agreed that they can see it the same day. Ali gets the key from Naima and they have a few…
  6. Episode 6: 97 Jan 21, 1986 · 30m Two blokes have been in the shop flexing muscles and threatening violence if Naima doesn't cough up protection money, and the old Bill don't much seem to care.
  7. Episode 7: 98 Jan 23, 1986 · 30m As Ali and Sue open the café before dawn, Beresford and Victor get out of their Merc and force their way in. Victor puts Ali's arm in a lock and Beresford calmly explains Mr Scanlon's…
  8. Episode 8: 99 Jan 28, 1986 · 30m Andy is surprised when Debbie brings Naima home followed by DS Quick who is lugging a Zed bed for the front room. He is quite upset when Debbie informs him that in order to help with the…
  9. Episode 9: 100 Jan 30, 1986 · 30m Beresford and Victor are waiting outside the café in Beresford's Mercedes when Ali and Sue open up. Victor goes in to collect the first weekly £10 protection money. Sue quickly gives him…
  10. Episode 10: 101 Feb 4, 1986 · 30m Den closes the bar early after Jan appears with the news that her dad died. As soon as Angie realises who the new arrival is she shoots upstairs and sits in the darkened kitchen. With all…
  11. Episode 11: 102 Feb 6, 1986 · 30m Sharon comes downstairs to the bar and just stares at Jan who tries to explain how her situation with Den happened. Sharon doesn't say anything but listens rather sympathetically. When Jan…
  12. Episode 12: 103 Feb 11, 1986 · 30m Lou tells Ethel that she gave Simon Albert's watch. Pauline overhears and is upset with Lou for giving the watch to Simon. Pauline claims it should have been given to her as she was the…
  13. Episode 13: 104 Feb 13, 1986 · 30m Some thugs show up in the Square looking for Simon. Angie hits up Dot for her sleeping pills to add to her collection. The café and shop are vandalised with red paint and most everyone…
  14. Episode 14: 105 Feb 18, 1986 · 30m Angie plumbs the depths of despair when Den tells her he's moving out. Wicksy's true motive for returning to the Square comes to light when he tries to con Pete into giving him a loan.
  15. Episode 15: 106 Feb 20, 1986 · 30m Ethel puts posters around the square trying to find her missing little Willie. Angie sends her off early from her cleaning at the pub so she can look for him.
  16. Episode 16: 107 Feb 25, 1986 · 30m Den returns early morning in a cab as Angie covers for him telling Sharon he is walking Roly. Sharon is in a bad mood and nasty to both of them. John Fisher comes by early on his day off…
  17. Episode 17: 108 Feb 27, 1986 · 30m Tony takes his laundry to the launderette and Dot tells him all about her date the night before with "a darky" who wined and dined her. Tony confronts her that he saw her in the "Burger…
  18. Episode 18: 109 Mar 4, 1986 · 30m Angie's slumped over the kitchen table at the Vic full of gin and pills. Time's moving on and it's the small hours when Den finds her.
  19. Episode 19: 110 Mar 6, 1986 · 30m
  20. Episode 20: 111 Mar 11, 1986 · 30m 'We were made for each other... you know that. Den and me. Made for each other. Whatever anybody says.'
  21. Episode 21: 112 Mar 13, 1986 · 30m Kath's getting wind of Angie's suicide attempt and it's worrying her. It's her day to watch out for Angie and she's pampering her with hot soup and heart-to-hearts.
  22. Episode 22: 113 Mar 18, 1986 · 30m Michelle begins to feel the pinch. She's feeling lonely and it's dawned on her that she's got the rest of her life and the baby to care for on her own.
  23. Episode 23: 114 Mar 20, 1986 · 30m Tony and Lofty are beginning to galvanise the Square into making preparations for the carnival. Kelvin and Ian have been delegated costume dying - and things go badly wrong.
  24. Episode 24: 115 Mar 25, 1986 · 30m In the Vic, the Melbourne Star promotion is in full swing. Lofty and Wicksy are fighting over customers and trying to spot the 'mystery guest' from the brewery.
  25. Episode 25: 116 Mar 27, 1986 · 30m Den and Michelle have one of their rare but revealing heart-to-hearts. Den's surprised she's behaving like an immature kid over the birth of their baby.
  26. Episode 26: 117 Apr 1, 1986 · 30m Carnival time in the Square and it goes with a real swing. Lofty's running round like a demented amateur director on the verge of a nervous breakdown.
  27. Episode 27: 118 Apr 3, 1986 · 30m Hannah and Cassie stayed the night at Tony's after, Hannah's boyfriend hit Cassie once again and Tony gave him a smack.
  28. Episode 28: 119 Apr 8, 1986 · 30m Kelvin tries to reason with Cassie that she needs to stop getting in the way all the time if she wants Hannah and Tony to get back to together.
  29. Episode 29: 120 Apr 10, 1986 · 30m Sue starts to lose her rag with everyone treating the café like a doss house. Pete tells Arthur about Michelle asking Lofty to marry her and it doesn't go down well. Later on in the Vic…
  30. Episode 30: 121 Apr 15, 1986 · 30m Arthur tells Michelle that Lofty has no prospects but Pauline agrees to stand by Michelle's decision to marry him. Tomy employs Arthur to help with the shops refurbishment. Debbie changes…
  31. Episode 31: 122 Apr 17, 1986 · 30m Dot's in a state and hot on the trail of Ethel, who's been telling her fortune. Pauline chooses a new carpet but Lou doesn’t like the final choice. Lofty starts reading palms and takes all…
  32. Episode 32: 123 Apr 22, 1986 · 30m Angie returns home and wants to know where Den is. Lofty asks Arthur for Michelle’s hand in marriage. Mary apologies to Andy for taking his rejection badly. Den returns home and after a…
  33. Episode 33: 124 Apr 24, 1986 · 30m Den provides Lofty with a big diamond engagement ring for Michelle. The day is full of engagement celebrations. The romance rubs off on Arthur and he buys Pauline a ring too. Lofty tells…
  34. Episode 34: 125 Apr 29, 1986 · 30m Nick tells Dot that Charlie is not coming back and gives her some cash. He annoys several residents and offers to be a pimp for Mary but she refuses and he says he knows a secret about…
  35. Episode 35: 126 May 1, 1986 · 30m In the middle of the night Andy sneaks into the the Vic through the back to go and see Angie to carry on their secret affair. The both of them thinking Simon is in bed, talk about there…
  36. Episode 36: 127 May 6, 1986 · 30m Dot is informed by the bank that someone she knows tried to cash her cheques but she can see none missing from her chequebook. Dot then wins £250 at bingo. Dot also visits Doctor Legg, who…
  37. Episode 37: 128 May 8, 1986 · 30m are missing after all and her bingo winnings are missing. Nick almost convinces Mary to get into prostitution, leading to a fight between Nick and Andy. Den attacks Andy over his affair…
  38. Episode 38: 129 May 13, 1986 · 30m Sharon is worried about the stranger in her home, while Den is nervous about all the police in Albert Square. DS Quick tells Andy the police heard there is a "villain" in the area and Ali…
  39. Episode 39: 130 May 15, 1986 · 30m The guest at the Vic monopolises the bathroom and when Angie knocks on the door to complain that she and Sharon need to use it, he invites her to join him in the bath!
  40. Episode 40: 131 May 20, 1986 · 30m Tony receives a letter from Cassie's school saying she is bullying another girl. After Sharon tells Den she is fed up of him and the Vic, Simon gives Den some home truths. Pauline calls a…
  41. Episode 41: 132 May 22, 1986 · 30m Ethel tells a reporter that Den got rid of the mob and several people thank Den for doing so. Ethel gives Den her husband's war medal because she thinks he is a hero. Tony is confused when…
  42. Episode 42: 133 May 27, 1986 · 30m Michelle goes into labour but Pauline is nowhere to be seen. Angie panics as she discovers Sharon is missing. Meanwhile, Mary has her first day's kitchen work in the hospital canteen.
  43. Episode 43: 134 May 29, 1986 · 30m Michelle speaks to a mother of four, Lizzie Burton, about how she would cope bringing up her children on her own, as she is thinking about it all the time. Sharon has been staying with…
  44. Episode 44: 135 Jun 3, 1986 · 30m ony tells Hannah they should stop their divorce before it is finalised but she says she is not sure about it yet. After reading Mary's Bible, Sharon talks to Dot about Jesus and God…
  45. Episode 45: 136 Jun 5, 1986 · 30m Doctor Legg and Dot both complain about the noise and dust created by Tony's work, while Arthur asks Tony to pay him cash-in-hand, for which Pete reprimands him. Dot starts smoking again…
  46. Episode 46: 137 Jun 10, 1986 · 30m Michelle brings Vicki home and Arthur is annoyed when Lofty takes charge of hosting visitors, leading to an argument. Den is also annoyed when Lofty makes comments about wanting to be…
  47. Episode 47: 138 Jun 12, 1986 · 30m Pat arrives in Walford to a mixed reception. Pete and Kathy have a fight with her in the pub, while Wicksy is worried that she's purely out to cause trouble around Albert Square.
  48. Episode 48: 139 Jun 17, 1986 · 30m Pat is intent on causing trouble for her ex-husband, Pete. So she tells Pauline exactly what she thinks of him, but Pauline loyal as ever and in defence of her brother, slaps Pat.
  49. Episode 49: 140 Jun 19, 1986 · 30m Den tells Pete he thinks Pat was lying about Wicksy not being Pete's son. During a band meeting upstairs in the Vic, Harry proposes that The Banned gets an additional member.
  50. Episode 50: 141 Jun 24, 1986 · 30m DS Quick is bitter when he sees Andy and Debbie kissing in the street. Arthur worries about paying for the wedding. Lofty says he has taken his £50 savings from the bank to go towards it.
  51. Episode 51: 142 Jun 26, 1986 · 30m Ian offers to make Lofty and Michelle's wedding cake for free and asks Naima for a part-time job in the shop. Lofty asks Simon to be his best man and Michelle asks Sharon to be her…
  52. Episode 52: 143 Jul 1, 1986 · 30m DS Quick questions the band members over the burglary because he associates being in a band with drug use. he also question Kelvin and Cassie, and Cassie cries over the interrogation…
  53. Episode 53: 144 Jul 3, 1986 · 30m DS Quick goes round to the Beales', making enquiries to the youngsters about the crime of the burglary in the surgery and Ethel's. Lou soon puts him right. Wicksy asks Naima to think about…
  54. Episode 54: 145 Jul 8, 1986 · 30m Ali feels he has failed at fatherhood and is depressed, later getting drunk and asked to leave the Vic. A drunk DS Quick tells Debbie he wants her back and that he cannot cope with the…
  55. Episode 55: 146 Jul 10, 1986 · 30m Doctor Legg compensates Ethel and Lofty for the burglary. DS Quick tells people he has quit and has a new job in security. Doctor Legg's car is stolen and he berates DS Quick for doing…
  56. Episode 56: 147 Jul 15, 1986 · 30m Ethel answers the phone in the Vic to a man asking if Michelle had her baby yet, leaving people wondering who it was, especially Den and Arthur. Mehmet has no alibi for when Doctor Legg's…
  57. Episode 57: 148 Jul 17, 1986 · 30m Cassie is bullying again and she accuses Hannah of not caring about her and just thinking about money. Kelvin tells Hannah she has spoilt Cassie recently and he will talk to her. Pete…
  58. Episode 58: 149 Jul 22, 1986 · 30m Sue wants to talk to Ali about IVF but he refuses to. Dot tries to apologise to Sue but Sue sends her away. Sue then confides in Michelle about her phantom pregnancy. Mark returns with his…
  59. Episode 59: 150 Jul 24, 1986 · 30m Arthur is forced to look after the café after Ali and Sue leave without warning and Ali later refuses to pay Arthur for his time. Mehmet invites Ali out to a dog race but Ali refuses to go…
  60. Episode 60: 151 Jul 29, 1986 · 30m Jan invites Den to New York in November and Den tells Angie. Angie stops Den seeing Jan that night by inviting Willmott-Brown to the Vic. Cassie hears Tony questioning Kelvin about drugs…
  61. Episode 61: 152 Jul 31, 1986 · 30m Today's the day for everyone to go to the community centre to give blood. Andy gets down on one knee and proposes to Debbie, who accepts. Ethel faints and causes quite a stir.
  62. Episode 62: 153 Aug 5, 1986 · 30m Pauline and Lofty talk about the events with Cassie and Pauline is furious with Mark and Owen. Hannah tries to reason with Naima on what to do with Cassie, Pauline bumps into them and…
  63. Episode 63: 154 Aug 7, 1986 · 30m Tony and Hannah consider sending Cassie to boarding school. Arthur confronts the Carpenters, telling them to sort out their own problems instead of blaming others as Cassie is also a…
  64. Episode 64: 155 Aug 12, 1986 · 30m Sharon wants to leave private school and just be a singer so Den tells Angie they will speak to her after the band's first gig. Tony agrees to give Naima until 4pm to raise the money for…
  65. Episode 65: 156 Aug 14, 1986 · 30m Hannah is adamant that Cassie is going to private school. Arthur upsets Dot after she offends him. Harry and Simon bicker, leading to the gig being cancelled. Andy saves a little boy, but…
  66. Episode 66: 157 Aug 19, 1986 · 30m Debbie gets some devastating news from the police. Arthur asks to call a truce with the Carpenters.
  67. Episode 67: 158 Aug 21, 1986 · 30m A reporter arrives to get information about Andy, puts words into Arthur's mouth, twists what Ethel says, angers Den and enters Debbie's home uninvited. Later Andy is front page news but…
  68. Episode 68: 159 Aug 26, 1986 · 30m Debbie leaves for Andy's funeral and Colin moves into Albert Square. Arthur follows Pauline to her class and sees them meditating, while community centre worker Tom Clements tells Arthur…
  69. Episode 69: 160 Aug 28, 1986 · 30m Everyone's thoughts are with Andy on the day of his funeral. Sharon and Angie go on holiday to Florida. The band agree to change their name to The Banned and enter a competition, for which…
  70. Episode 70: 161 Sep 2, 1986 · 30m Sue sees Michelle without Vicki and assumes that she cannot cope. She asks to adopt Vicki so Michelle slaps her hard and orders her out. Mary accuses Mehmet of spiking her drink but he…
  71. Episode 71: 162 Sep 4, 1986 · 30m Michelle has a fitting for her wedding dress and the family attend church to hear the banns being read out. Afterwards, Pauline tells Michelle that Den has offered them the Vic for the…
  72. Episode 72: 163 Sep 9, 1986 · 30m Arthur is angry when he sees Den paying Tom cash in hand. Pauline says the reception can be at the community centre if all the guests pay £5 towards it, but Arthur insists it is his…
  73. Episode 73: 164 Sep 11, 1986 · 30m After a rehearsal, Harry declares that Simon is no longer needed - they argue and Simon quits, taking his song with him. Mehmet invites Mary to the café at night while he is working the…
  74. Episode 74: 165 Sep 16, 1986 · 30m Simon writes a new song, Every Loser Wins, and plays it to himself on the Vic piano during afternoon closing. Arthur sneaks off for the day, missing the day at the cemetery on the 21st…
  75. Episode 75: 166 Sep 18, 1986 · 30m Pauline wins a Glamorous Grannies competition in the Vic. Afterwards, Arthur announces that he has paid for Michelle and Lofty's wedding in full as well as a honeymoon. He then admits to…
  76. Episode 76: 167 Sep 23, 1986 · 30m Pauline tells Arthur he could go to prison and she wants to cancel the wedding to pay the money back, but Arthur says it is too late and reminds Pauline they have until Christmas to get…
  77. Episode 77: 168 Sep 25, 1986 · 30m It is the day of Michelle and Lofty's wedding. Michelle tells Lou she feels "numb" and "frozen" but Lou says it is normal and she felt the same on her wedding day. Ethel reads Lofty's…
  78. Episode 78: 169 Sep 30, 1986 · 30m Den leaves the church early. Michelle tells Arthur she cannot go through with the wedding so he takes her home. Simon tries to cheer up Lofty when they get home but he wants to be left…
  79. Episode 79: 170 Oct 2, 1986 · 30m Michelle and Lofty sit alone in their respective rooms - Michelle is plagued by a series of well-meaning visitors, Lofty plays the tape of Wicksy's song continually. Pete turns up at the…
  80. Episode 80: 171 Oct 7, 1986 · 30m Angie gets test results from Doctor Legg - she has liver damage but it is reversible if she stops drinking, otherwise in six months it could be permanent. He recommends seeing a…
  81. Episode 81: 172 Oct 9, 1986 · 30m Den spends a frustrated morning trying to get Angie on her own to discuss Jan's ultimatum. Sensing his motive she thwarts him at every turn. Sharon announces she is leaving school early…
  82. Episode 82: 173 Oct 14, 1986 · 30m Den continues hounding Angie, but she evades him once more by saying she's going out. Den takes out his subsequent bad temper on Simon by sending him to search for an absent Lofty who has…
  83. Episode 83: 174 Oct 16, 1986 · 30m Den is ready to walk out on Angie and leave everything behind, including his successful like as a publican, but then some devastating news from his wife turns their love-hate relationship…
  84. Episode 84: 175 Oct 21, 1986 · 30m Kathy explains to Pete why she'd like to become a Samaritan. He's initially shocked, and rather hostile to the idea. Arthur is slowly falling into depression, spending most of the day sat…
  85. Episode 85: 176 Oct 23, 1986 · 30m It's finally The Banned's big competition night. Michelle and Angie go along to support Sharon, but Pete stays at home as he doesn't want to put Ian off. Simon joins him and together they…
  86. Episode 86: 177 Oct 28, 1986 · 30m Pauline starts a new cleaning job at Colin's flat. Arthur complains that she's taking on too many jobs. Lou warns Pat to leave Pete alone, and accuses her of a past affair with Pete's…
  87. Episode 87: 178 Oct 30, 1986 · 30m Kelvin and Eddie have a standoff with Harry in the community centre, and ask him to explain why he sabotaged The Banned's competition performance. Harry says the band was useless and had…
  88. Episode 88: 179 Nov 4, 1986 · 30m Pat starts working at the Queen Vic. Sharon goes to the job centre to find work and considers going on a Youth Training Scheme (YTS). Pete has a go at Den for allowing Pat to work at the…
  89. Episode 89: 180 Nov 6, 1986 · 30m Arthur tells everyone he is withdrawing the Christmas club money that day. At the end of the night, he invites Pete and Kathy back to their home but when they arrive, it appears that there…
  90. Episode 90: 181 Nov 7, 1986 · 30m DS West investigates the burglary. Arthur and Lou say the club money, the post office account book, jewellery and Lou's watch were taken. Later, Arthur tells Pauline that faking a burglary…
  91. Episode 91: 182 Nov 13, 1986 · 30m DS West questions Arthur at the police station. Pete tries to make things up with Simon, saying Simon is his son regardless but Simon is suspicious and tells Kathy he wants to know what is…
  92. Episode 92: 183 Nov 18, 1986 · 30m Colin makes morning coffee for his overnight guest, Barry, who is nursing a hangover from the disco they met at the night before. Later, in the Square, Colin re-encounters Barry while…
  93. Episode 93: 184 Nov 20, 1986 · 30m Den seeks out Jan in Venice. Back in Walford, Lofty and Dot visit Ethel in hospital. Dot advises Colin to remain single, while Barry watches Colin arriving home and jokingly steals his…
  94. Episode 94: 185 Nov 25, 1986 · 30m Den and Angie take a trip on the Orient Express. Ethel returns to Albert Square. The Fowlers have disappeared and no one knows where they have gone.
  95. Episode 95: 186 Nov 27, 1986 · 30m Michelle has moved in with Lofty. Colin tells Barry he likes him as a casual friend. Den and Angie return home and Den visits Jan to tell her the truth about Angie - he says he needs a…
  96. Episode 96: 187 Dec 2, 1986 · 30m Pete breaks with family tradition and plans to spend Christmas Day at the Vic with Den. Pat decides to stay in Albert Square and asks Doctor Legg to rent Ethel's flat.
  97. Episode 97: 188 Dec 4, 1986 · 30m Pete and Arthur have a fight. Charlie flirts with Pat. Ethel is upset that her room has gone. Den tells Angie she will get a big Christmas surprise and tells Colin he is divorcing Angie…
  98. Episode 98: 189 Dec 9, 1986 · 30m Arthur's depression gets the better of him, while Michelle and Lofty head off on their honeymoon.
  99. Episode 99: 190 Dec 11, 1986 · 30m Rezaul arrives but Naima insists she does not want him there, especially when he says he must be paid. She calls both their fathers but both insist that Rezaul stay and Naima accuses…
  100. Episode 100: 191 Dec 16, 1986 · 30m Mehmet introduces Pat to his friend while Wicksy conspires to throw a spanner in the works. Sharon tells Angie she is going out for the day and has a late shift, so will be home after 9pm…
  101. Episode 101: 192 Dec 18, 1986 · 30m Hannah disapproves of Kelvin's relationship with Carmel. Barry continues to annoy Colin in the flat so Colin asks him to move out. Pat and Mehmet make a plan and Pat takes Mary out with…
  102. Episode 102: 193 Dec 23, 1986 · 30m Dot learns of Charlie's intentions to leave her before Christmas. Kelvin informs his parents of his intention to move out - permanently. A severely depressed Arthur locks himself in the…
  103. Episode 103: 194 Dec 25, 1986 · 30m Christmas Day at the Vic has unexpected consequences for Angie after Den gives her an important letter. Pauline begins to suspect the identity of Vicki's father, while Christmas cracks…
  104. Episode 104: 195 Dec 25, 1986 · 30m Angie is left reeling about the divorce. Pete and Lou make amends. Arthur breaks down.
  105. Episode 105: 196 Dec 30, 1986 · 30m Angie and Sharon stay at Kathy and Pete's. Kathy tells Pauline to see Doctor Legg about Arthur. Pat urges Mary to talk to a man, Eamon, in the Vic, saying that she is likely to get her…