The BEST episodes written by Simon Ashdown

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4 votes

#1 - 14/08/2024

EastEnders - Season 40 - Episode 130

Gina faces rejection, Cindy plays a dangerous game, and Freddie tries to do the right thing.

5.25

4 votes

#2 - 22/02/2023

EastEnders - Season 39 - Episode 32

Denise can’t resist temptation, while Keanu’s behaviour catches up with him. Not wanting to make the wrong decision, Linda seeks advice.

4.67

3 votes

#3 - 10/10/2024

EastEnders - Season 40 - Episode 163

Junior seeks romantic advice, Cindy is spinning a lot of plates, and Ian looks to the future.

4.33

3 votes

#4 - 15/08/2024

EastEnders - Season 40 - Episode 131

George has his say, Phil makes a demand, and time is ticking for Reiss.

4.33

3 votes

#5 - 09/10/2024

EastEnders - Season 40 - Episode 162

It’s party time at The Vic for one Walford couple, Denise is on a family mission, and Kat tries to get Tommy in line.

4.00

2 votes

#6 - 23/02/2023

EastEnders - Season 39 - Episode 33

Denise plays with fire, but at what cost? Nish continues to scheme to get what he wants. Sharon takes matters into her own hands and makes her feelings known.

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#7 - 2009-12-10

EastEnders - Season 25 - Episode 196

Tony's trial descends into chaos. Bradley makes a huge admission to Stacey, and Max's world begins to crumble.

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#8 - 2009-12-11

EastEnders - Season 25 - Episode 197

What will Tanya do when confronted with more of Max's deceit? Whitney is finally forced to face what Tony did to her, and Bradley has to make a tough decision.

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#9 - 2009-12-25

EastEnders - Season 25 - Episode 205

The Mitchells have all taken shelter in different houses around the Square. Peggy leaves Dot’s house and arrives at Shirley’s flat and sees a drunk Phil and Shirley kissing. Enraged, she tells Phil how ashamed of him she is, he should have dealt with Archie when she asked him to. Phil tries to sober up announcing to Shirley that he is going to kill Archie. Roxy and Amy have spent the night at Jack’s, and Archie turns up with a sack full of Christmas presents for Amy. Jack is angry at Archie’s presence and heads off to visit Ronnie. Archie requests Roxy comes over to the Vic later. Afterwards, Archie visits Ronnie in hospital and an enraged Ronnie is unable to make eye contact with him. Jack arrives and forces Archie out. Jack tries to support Ronnie while she paces the hospital ward in a frenzied state. Ronnie declares she wants Archie dead. Later, Jack returns to the hospital ward with a doctor to find Ronnie has disappeared. At Pat’s house, the Jackson children are keen to open their presents and Bianca eventually relents. Janine calls round asking what time the family will be at the Vic for Christmas lunch. When Ricky states they will actually be having dinner at Pat’s, Janine is furious telling Ricky that she will not forgive him. As she leaves, Janine sees Ryan who announces he has quit his job at the Vic. The Jackson family enjoy their Christmas day with an unusual Christmas dinner, it swiftly develops into a food fight! Bianca tells Ricky that he does not have to move out before blurting out a confession of her love and proposes marriage. But they are soon interrupted… Abi lays the table for herself and Max to eat the Christmas dinner she has prepared. Their home is empty of possessions and people. After finishing their meal, Max and Abi hear the doorbell ring. Expectantly Abi answers the front door hoping to see her mother. It is, however, not Tanya but Bradley, Stacey, Mo, Jean, Charlie, Jim and Dot. After visiting the Branning’s resid

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#10 - 2009-12-26

EastEnders - Season 25 - Episode 206

Worried about Ronnie, Roxy runs across the square to the Vic. Inside she finds her sister cradling her father on the floor. Archie has an injury to the head. ‘I’m sorry’, he stutters, before dying in Ronnie’s arms. A horrified Roxy backs away. She leaves the Vic and hysterically tells the carol singers that she thinks her dad is dead. Jack enters the Vic with Roxy to see Ronnie sat on a bar stool, numb with shock. Jack feels for a pulse on Archie but finds nothing. Ronnie says she found him but did not call an ambulance because he was trying to say something, Jack says he will call the police and paramedics. PC Adams and PC Young enter the Vic and Ronnie explains she found the body. PC Adams questions Ronnie more intensely and she begins to feel the pressure. Ronnie says that she did not kill Archie but returned to see him because she was upset. She becomes more and more agitated. In the Slaters’ lounge, the Jacksons are visiting and everyone wants to know what’s happened at the Vic with Archie and Jack confirms he is dead. Outside, the carol singers toast to Bianca and Ricky who revel in happiness. In the car lot office, Ryan finds Janine and tells her that Archie is dead. She seems stunned. Janine paces the car lot office and Ryan asks if she killed him which she denies. Janine declares that she had genuine feelings for Archie. Janine heads out. Peggy returns to the Brannings’ house and pulls out the divorce papers from under her coat. As the Vic is cordoned off, the two PCs burst out of the Vic with Ronnie handcuffed, and under arrest. The residents of Albert Square watch as she is driven away.

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#11 - 24/11/2011

EastEnders - Season 27 - Episode 187

Max tries to get to the bottom of Tanya's problems, but only makes her more agitated - and she finally snaps when Lauren interrogates her about the missed hospital appointments. Meanwhile, Max's brother Derek sets about making his presence felt in Walford, but both Pat and Carol are far from pleased to see him. Jamie Foreman (Layer Cake) joins the cast

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#12 - 25/11/2011

EastEnders - Season 27 - Episode 188

Max is faced with a difficult decision after Lauren tells him the truth about Tanya's illness - but there are still more shocks in store for the Brannings and the Crosses. Meanwhile, Derek visits some more old acquaintances

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#13 - 01/01/2012

EastEnders - Season 28 - Episode 1

Extended episode. Pat's friends and family gather as her condition deteriorates rapidly. She reflects on life in Albert Square with Dot, Ian and her children - but the person she wants to see most of all, her son David, is not there, and Janine still refuses to believe her stepmother is as ill as she claims. Derek is also unmoved by Pat's plight and continues to taunt her, while Bianca notices a peculiar tension between Ricky and Mandy

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#14 - 13/01/2012

EastEnders - Season 28 - Episode 9

Pat's relatives struggle to keep their emotions under control as the residents of Albert Square gather for her funeral. Kat and Jack pay an emotional visit to the grave where baby James is buried, and Ian tells Bianca about Mandy and Ricky's secret - leading her to question the future of her marriage. Meanwhile, Tanya and Max are forced to take action after Lauren's behaviour gets out of control

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#15 - 07/12/2017

EastEnders - Season 33 - Episode 194

Tensions simmer among the Branning family and just when Max tries to sort things out, more lies are exposed.

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#16 - 25/12/2017

EastEnders - Season 33 - Episode 205

It is Christmas Day in Albert Square, and things are set to explode in catastrophic style for Max. Mick and Linda prepare for their vow renewal, but Mick's day is thrown into turmoil when Aidan plays a very dangerous game.