The BEST episodes of EastEnders season 15
Every episode of EastEnders season 15, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of EastEnders season 15!
The everyday lives of working-class inhabitants of Albert Square, a traditional Victorian square of terrace houses surrounding a park in the East End of London's Walford borough.
#1 - 1999-09-20
Season 15 - Episode 119 - Aired 9/20/1999
Matthew goes into solitary after being beaten up. Kathy arrives back in the Square and there is a mysterious young man looking for the Hillses.
#2 - 1999-08-31
Season 15 - Episode 109 - Aired 8/31/1999
Phil and Grant are alarmed when the drugs are returned to them in an anonymous package. Grant can't contain his rage. Nina questions Grant about the police raid on E20. Nina is dismayed when Grant denies everything. Phil plots a slow, sweet revenge on Beppe. Lilly mistakenly lets it slip to Lisa that Mark has AIDS. The atmosphere is strained between Mark and Lisa. She bites the bullet and asks him to tell her the truth. Mark explains his HIV status. Lisa listens and tells Mark she's there for him.
#3 - 1999-09-02
Season 15 - Episode 110 - Aired 9/2/1999
Dan watches as Ricky and Bianca pack the removal van. He struggles to contain his feelings. Dan pleads with Bianca to stay. He shows her his photo of their time together, trying to change her mind. An angry Bianca rips up the photo. She throws the pieces in the bin and storms out. Mark confronts Lilly. He warns her never to mention his HIV status to anyone else. Angry at her betraya
#4 - 1999-09-05
Season 15 - Episode 111 - Aired 9/5/1999
Carol numbly holds the picture of Dan with Bianca. Shocked, she demands to know the truth. Dan claims he had a fling with Bianca but insists that it's all in the past. Carol doesn't believe him; his absences and strange behaviour begin to make more sense. Dan panics. He tries to salvage their relationship with an extravagant pack of lies. He ends by swearing on the life of their unborn child that he's telling the truth. Distraught, Carol flees to the Vic to confront Bianca. Alone and distraught, Carol finds solace in a bottle of vodka. She begins downing pills. Bianca frantically enters the Vic, looking for Ricky. Robbie, Sonia and Peggy make it plain she's not welcome. Restless, Dan lets himself in the house. He finds Carol slumped on the bathroom floor. Carol comes to and vomits the pills up. Dan tries to console her, urging her to be strong for the baby. Carol resolves to terminate it.
#5 - 1999-09-06
Season 15 - Episode 112 - Aired 9/6/1999
Carol lies alone as gossip spreads around the Square. Try as she might Sonia can't console her. Bianca turns events over in her mind. Pat refuses to intervene with Ricky on her behalf. Bianca decides to visit Carol. Phil can't believe his ears when Dan resolves to visit Carol and patch things up. Bianca arrives to find the locks have been changed. Sonia tells her she's no longer a part of the family. Robbie panics when he can't get in the house. His shouting rouses Carol whose hurt is plain for all to see. Dan tries to gain entrance. Sonia screams abuse as he persists. Carol's anxiety heightens.
#6 - 1999-09-07
Season 15 - Episode 113 - Aired 9/7/1999
Ricky starts divorce proceedings against Bianca. Bianca tries to talk Carol out of an abortion. Meanwhile, Teresa hands out invites for her party.
#7 - 1999-09-09
Season 15 - Episode 114 - Aired 9/9/1999
Carol decides to tell Dan the truth, knowing that he will be enraged. Dan threatens Bianca, but Ricky has the final say.
#8 - 1999-09-10
Season 15 - Episode 115 - Aired 9/10/1999
Dan confesses his true feelings about Bianca to Phil. Bianca prepares to leave Albert Square, but both Ricky and Dan still want to win her back.
#9 - 1999-09-13
Season 15 - Episode 116 - Aired 9/13/1999
Teresa is upset because she thinks Beppe and Gianni have forgotten her birthday. Grant leaves flowers on the railings outside the Vic on what would have been Tiffany's birthday.
#10 - 1999-09-14
Season 15 - Episode 117 - Aired 9/14/1999
Lisa wakes up on Phil's sofa and is late for work. Sam is upset about what happened between Grant and Beppe. Teresa is trying to juggle work on the stall and in the restaurant.
#11 - 1999-09-16
Season 15 - Episode 118 - Aired 9/16/1999
Phil's life is in turmoil as past comes back to haunt him. Meanwhile, Matthew faces danger in prison.
#12 - 1999-08-30
Season 15 - Episode 108 - Aired 8/30/1999
Beppe prepares to open E20. His former police colleague Gary offers to act as security. Phil plots Beppe's downfall. He briefs hired thugs Damien and Glen on what they've got to do. Damien and Glen cause mayhem at the club. Beppe keeps a watchful eye on them. Phil moves his plan forward with an anonymous phone call to the police. The Jacksons are stunned when Ricky and Bianca announce they're leaving for Manchester. Sonia can't hide her anger. Pat questions Bianca's intentions. Bianca assures her she's put the past behind her. Ricky and Bianca toast their future in E20. Bianca flees when Carol arrives with Dan. Ricky's doubts begin to surface.
#13 - 1999-09-21
Season 15 - Episode 120 - Aired 9/21/1999
Love is in the air for Grant and Nina. Kathy's return puts a strain on Phil's new romance.
#14 - 1999-09-23
Season 15 - Episode 121 - Aired 9/23/1999
Melanie hands Steve's jacket over to the police. Jackie coolly asks Melanie whether she'll testify in the murder trial. Melanie insists she doesn't want to get involved. Jackie visits Steve and tells him about her exchange with Melanie. Steve begins to lose his cool and nearly lets slip the truth about Valentine's night. Jamie visits Matthew and tells him about the jacket. Matthew's spirits soar - he's confident he won't be found guilty.
#15 - 1999-09-27
Season 15 - Episode 122 - Aired 9/27/1999
Grant gets up early and Kathy says at least they were careful and they should forget last night happened. Nina has written a letter to Grant and she goes out to post it and sees Grant leaving Kathy's doing up his shirt and tucking it into his trousers! Phil asks Grant what he was doing all night, and Beppe asks Nina the same. She says she was walking around thinking and found out whom Grant runs to for comfort - he just spent the night with Kathy. Grant tells Phil he found out Nina was a whore and was just walking around all night. Phil says he thought a lot about Kathy and he would like to get back together. Grant discourages him. He goes to see Kathy and she tells him she has now decided to go back to South Africa this week. Phil begs for more time. Lisa goes to see Phil and he tells her she's not welcome when he's with Ben, and she asks exactly where she stands. Phil says he needs time to himself.
#16 - 1999-09-28
Season 15 - Episode 123 - Aired 9/28/1999
Ian tells Melanie he isn't coming to court as it's to do with her and Steve. Peggy shows Frank another letter from the brewery about another offer which is a lot of money. Frank says they must be deadly serious. Peggy tells Grant that it wasn't fair to tell the entire Square about Nina and asks if he would like everyone to know his secrets.
#17 - 1999-09-30
Season 15 - Episode 124 - Aired 9/30/1999
Melanie comes to get the keys and Ian asks her to come in and apologises to her. She says she only wants him, and they kiss and make up. Kathy says looks like she'll have to buy a new hat after all. Kathy sees Natalie who tells her that Barry wants to get married on New Year's Eve, then Natalie dashes off. Kathy frowns. Ian gets the wedding invite proofs, and phones to say they're okay and he will confirm later.
#18 - 1999-10-04
Season 15 - Episode 125 - Aired 10/4/1999
Sonia's all dressed up to go to school because Enrico's there and Carol says she looks lovely. She lies in wait until Enrico leaves Pauline's and pretends not to see him until he asks her if she'd like to walk to school together. Nicky and Kim go to a model try-out and Enrico tells Sonia that beauty is only skin deep and they carry on chatting and discover a shared love for jazz and playing the trumpet. Nicky is envious and tries to attract Enrico's attention.
#19 - 1999-10-05
Season 15 - Episode 126 - Aired 10/5/1999
Grant is asleep on the sofa in front of a large array of beer bottles. Phil offers him coffee and asks if everything is okay. Grant goes to see Phil later and says he's done something stupid - he borrowed money from loan sharks, and now they're more than doubling the repayments.
#20 - 1999-10-07
Season 15 - Episode 127 - Aired 10/7/1999
Kathy tells Pauline that she thinks Melanie is on a par with Cindy and then Jeff and Melanie come past and Pauline is very brusque with them. They go to the café and Carol is crying. She tells Sonia that Derek has phoned to say her nan is in hospital and it looks bad. Sonia says not to be upset because she's always been happy.
#21 - 1999-10-08
Season 15 - Episode 128 - Aired 10/8/1999
It's the morning of the verdict and Steve's lawyer tells him to give lots of apologetic looks for his dramatic outburst yesterday. Teresa gives her evidence that Steve threatened her and Matthew and hit her, but they managed to escape and run away and Matthew came back to confess to Beppe, who is an ex-policeman. Steve's barrister asks her exactly why Beppe is no longer a policeman and she admits it was for destroying evidence in a murder case. Matthew's barrister asks for new evidence to be admitted and he again questions the doctor who gave evidence saying that Steve could not have delivered the fatal blow to Saskia from that angle. He points out that the last trial that doctor gave evidence to convicted a man who was later released on appeal because his medical evidence was totally discredited.
#22 - 1999-10-11
Season 15 - Episode 129 - Aired 10/11/1999
Steve is at home with Jackie and she says he hasn't been out all weekend and it's obvious he's hiding. Michael goes to see Matthew's barrister, Mr Wolf, who says he's launching an appeal. Teresa asks Beppe how long Matthew will be in prison for his 7 years' sentence. Beppe says he could get out earlier but no-one knows how much. He tells Teresa not to go to Steve's as that could make things worse for Matthew. Steve finally goes out. Sam sees, and asks Beppe if Steve is stupid. She asks Beppe out tonight, but he says he can't with Steve hanging around - either Steve will empty the safe or a lynch mob will come and trash the place. Sam says she only asks once.
#23 - 1999-08-08
Season 15 - Episode 98 - Aired 8/8/1999
Melanie's suspicions are aroused when she sees Ian engrossed on his mobile phone. Melanie confronts him. Ian breaks off hurriedly before reminding her about dinner at Pauline's. Lisa asks Melanie out for a drink. Melanie accepts. Steve's brief arrives in Walford to question locals about the murder. She receives short shrift from Pat. The brief turns her attention to Melanie. She refuses Steve's request to visit him but unwittingly implicates herself in the murder case.
#24 - 1999-07-15
Season 15 - Episode 88 - Aired 7/15/1999
Dan asks Carol an important question. Ricky and Carol plan a big surprise for Bianca which goes horribly wrong.
#25 - 1999-07-19
Season 15 - Episode 89 - Aired 7/19/1999
Frank consoles Ricky over in the Vic. Carol greets Bianca's apology coolly. Bianca flees as Dan enters. Bianca's torn when Dan asks her to meet him. Bianca confronts Ricky in the Arches. Bianca collapses in tears. Ricky doesn't know what to do.