EastEnders - Series 3

Run Time: 30 mins
Air Date: Thu, 1 Jan 1987
Average Rating: ⭐ 4.1 (215 votes)
BBC One107 Episodes

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Season 3 - Episode 1
New Year's Day and Lofty is woken by Michelle typing. Michelle kicks out Ian and Wicksy, who both crashed out at the flat, and prepares to d...

198
Season 3 - Episode 2
Den hears Sharon's screams and comes to her rescue. He insists on driving her over to the Estate. Over at No. 45, Pauline is waiting up for ...

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Season 3 - Episode 3
Sharon hears that she can have another week off work. Angie tells her that they'll have to move out from Pete and Kath's flat to a hotel and...

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Season 3 - Episode 4
Sharon and Angie move out of Pete and Kath's flat and into a hotel. They both have important interviews today. Angie sees her solicitor, Mr ...

201
Season 3 - Episode 5
It's Kelvin's eighteenth birthday; his parents give him an expensive designer watch and his younger sister Cassie sends him hair beads.

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Season 3 - Episode 6
It is the morning after the party. Tony suffers a fare-dodger who also adds insult to injury by throwing up in his cab. At Lofty and Michell...

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Season 3 - Episode 7
Lofty spends the day planning a night out with his wife. He seeks advice on what to do and where to go, but gets lots of different suggestio...

204
Season 3 - Episode 8
Kathy and Michelle are working hard to try to complete Mehmet's knitting order - aided and supported by Ian, Pete and Lofty.

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Season 3 - Episode 9
Trade at the Vic is still very bad. Den discovers Lofty's glass full of coins and insists that Lofty stops his scheme to subsidise the punte...

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Season 3 - Episode 10
It is the day after Kathy was let down by Mehmet. All she wants is her jumpers back so she can sell them, but Sue tells her they've been sol...

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Season 3 - Episode 11

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Season 3 - Episode 12
Hannah is followed home at night and again in the morning. Rezaul offers to walk her home later, angering Tony and Mehmet gets rid of Rezaul...

209
Season 3 - Episode 13
Ali looks for witnesses to someone crashing into his cab the night before, unaware that it was Barry and Nick in Barry's friend's father's c...

210
Season 3 - Episode 14
Pat has a black eye, which Kathy says she deserves for being "evil". Mary tells Den that Mehmet knew the deal with Kathy was a scam so Den, ...

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Season 3 - Episode 15
Simon realises that what Pat said about Naima was true and he tells Lou he no longer wants to see his mother. Pete later says he will no lon...

212
Season 3 - Episode 16
Tony returns from a night's cabbing with blood on his hands. Wicksy comes home with scratches on his face and Pete seems to have disappeared...

213
Season 3 - Episode 17
Pete and Simon are released by the police but Pete must come up with an alibi as to his whereabouts in regards to the recent spate of attack...

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Season 3 - Episode 18
Pete tells Pauline that everyone except for her thinks he is guilty, even Lou and Kathy. Emine and Rayif go missing but are later found by L...

215
Season 3 - Episode 19
Pat tells a WPC that she saw her attacker and the officer asks if it is someone she knows. Arthur returns to Albert Square but realises he i...

216
Season 3 - Episode 20
Trade is down in the Vic so Lofty suggests a party and Barry suggests making it a cross-dressing party, which Den agrees to. Ian comes up wi...

217
Season 3 - Episode 21
Carmel talks to Mary and they start to get along but Carmel assumes that Mary is going to leave Annie on her own again. Mary says she wants ...

218
Season 3 - Episode 22
DS Todd questions people about the party and he finds out that Pete left early and why and later asks Pete to answer more questions at the p...

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Season 3 - Episode 23
Pete returns home after hours of police questioning and worries he will be charged with the attacks. Kathy says she will visit Pat and find ...

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Season 3 - Episode 24
Arthur visits Mary and says that prostitution is not the answer and he has worked out that everyone is on their own in the world and he will...

221
Season 3 - Episode 25
Pete is fed up of being constantly hounded by the police. Kathy visits Pat in hospital to get her to confirm that Pete did not attack her bu...

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Season 3 - Episode 26
Den and Angie each receive their decree nisi, meaning they will be divorced in 42 days. Dot finds out that Colin and Barry are a gay couple ...

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Season 3 - Episode 27
Dot attempts to avoid Colin and Barry. Sue tells Debbie about the lump in her breast and admits she is scared to see a doctor about it. Mark...

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Season 3 - Episode 28
Angie and Sharon move into the B&B on Albert Square. During a home visit, Arthur asks Pauline if he can sleep back in the marital bed again ...

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Season 3 - Episode 29
Jan has it out with Den. Barry is fined £150 for the car crash and Colin is forced to lend him the money. The past is raked up for Kathy whe...

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Season 3 - Episode 30
Sue is told her lump is not cancerous so she, Ali and Guizin celebrate. Simon and Sharon use Mary's flat for sex but find Annie there alone ...

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Season 3 - Episode 31
Mary asks Ethel to babysit for two hours. Nine hours later, Mary returns to find Michelle looking for clean clothes for Annie, who has vomit...

228
Season 3 - Episode 32
Den is two months behind on his VAT payments and Angie tells him if he sells the car that she should get half. Simon books a hotel room for ...

229
Season 3 - Episode 33
Mary is visited by Mr Atkinson, a court warrant officer, who orders her to pay £30 or be arrested. Dot and Ethel help and later Mary works i...

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Season 3 - Episode 34
Kelvin studies for exams but when Ian cannot find him, he accuses him of spending the day with Tina until he finds out Tina was at home with...

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Season 3 - Episode 35
Sharon and Simon return from their weekend away. Barry and Colin discuss new hobby ideas that will allow them to spend more time together. D...

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Season 3 - Episode 36
Chris arrives following the accident at Mary's flat. Renovation work begins at The Dagmar. Sharon gets fed up of Angie being drunk all the t...

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Season 3 - Episode 37
Arthur goes to court. Lofty talks about having a baby with Michelle. Sharon wants to move back into the Vic.

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Season 3 - Episode 38
Dot and Tom swap properties but Tom's belongings will not fit into the smaller flat so he insists that Dot store them in her hall! Dot refus...

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Season 3 - Episode 39
Pete is fined £200 for assaulting a police officer. Debbie and DS Rich hold their engagement party in the Vic. Angie vows to sort her life o...

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Season 3 - Episode 40
Ethel has started collecting odd coins she finds on the floor while cleaning at the Vic. Mary is arrested and taken to the Magistrate's Cour...

237
Season 3 - Episode 41
Colin finds out Barry spent the night with another man but later apologises for his jealousy as they have an open relationship. Den and Angi...

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Season 3 - Episode 42
Lou and Pauline start to plan a joint birthday party for Vicki and belated wedding reception for Michelle and Lofty.

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Season 3 - Episode 43
Pauline tells Michelle about agreeing to sell the meat for Den but Michelle advises against it so Pauline agrees not to do it. Michelle and ...

240
Season 3 - Episode 44
Walford is preparing for the general election. Ethel moves back into her old flat above the surgery as Pat moves back into the Vic. Naima is...

241
Season 3 - Episode 45
Magda and Sharon return from a shopping trip together. Pauline talks to Michelle about Vicki's father having rights and maybe wanting custod...

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Season 3 - Episode 46
Arthur tells Mary not to waste her vote in the general election. Barry eventually opens up to Colin about his health worries. Sue talks with...

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Season 3 - Episode 47
Barry continues to worry as he waits for the results of his blood test. Michelle tells Pauline that she and Lofty are going to adopt Vicki. ...

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Season 3 - Episode 48
Lofty asks Den for time off work whilst he and Michelle are interviewed by Social Services over Vicki's adoption. Pat flirts with Ali and as...

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Season 3 - Episode 49
Arthur and Tom get competitive over the London in Bloom contest. Den asks Ian to do the catering in the Vic, unaware that Magda wants Ian to...

246
Season 3 - Episode 50
The Vic and the Dagmar are decorated with flowers for the competition and Tom finds out the judges will be visiting the next day. Mary has a...

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Season 3 - Episode 51
Pauline is worried about Arthur being unemployed and he realises that people will think he could have another nervous breakdown if he is une...

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Season 3 - Episode 52
Carmel holds a jumble sale to raise money for the health centre and Willmott-Brown donates a honey-glazed ham for a raffle. After Magda and ...

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Season 3 - Episode 53
Dot and Ethel look after baby Vicki and reminisce about their own childhoods.

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Season 3 - Episode 54
Den is furious when he discovers graffiti on the Vic. Simon and Sharon are unsure about their relationship and ask people what they think of...

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Season 3 - Episode 55
Sue and Ali talk and he says he was never unfaithful to her, which she says was only because he is all talk. He admits he wanted company wit...

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Season 3 - Episode 56
Ali and Sue are happy and in love again causing them to open the café late and close it early. Farrukh and Naima say they will miss each oth...

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Season 3 - Episode 57
The fruit and veg stall trade is down, and Pete must talk to Lou if his plans for a seafood stall can come off. After Arthur's talk with Doc...

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Season 3 - Episode 58
Angie and Sharon move into the flat above The Dagmar. Den has not been seen but Lofty finds the envelope - it is for Simon from Den with the...

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Season 3 - Episode 59
Tom tries to get a confession from Arthur about sabotaging the Vic's flowers so Arthur accuses Tom of sabotaging the Dagmar's. Arthur then f...

256
Season 3 - Episode 60
Arthur has stepped up the rigour and regularity of his football training sessions but still has an attendance problem. Sharon tells Michelle...

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Season 3 - Episode 61
Lofty forgets that it is Michelle's 18th birthday. Kathy tells Pete that Ian made Tina tell Naima about the missing money. Later, the punk g...

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Season 3 - Episode 62
Den arrives back from his impromptu holiday to North Africa. Pat overhears his phone call and susses the real reason behind his trip. Carmel...

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Season 3 - Episode 63
The pirate radio station is still operating from the café. Mary rings up her mum wanting Annie back, but when her mum refuses Mary tries to ...

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Season 3 - Episode 64
Den kicks Simon out of the Vic and sacks him. Rod cleans The Dagmar for Mary. Michelle takes on the task of looking after both Martin and Vi...

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Season 3 - Episode 65
Michelle and Den are in a reflective mood after their encounter. Magda decides she'd like to move to Walford permanently. Den brings a lady ...

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Season 3 - Episode 66
Dot has been stung by a wasp. Mary returns from Stockport. Den announces to Arthur that he is taking over as manager and coach of the Queen ...

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Season 3 - Episode 67
Darren is already taking advantage of Carmel and has left her with the children for the day. Her mother can't help out and she has to take t...

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Season 3 - Episode 68
Tensions rise between Colin and Barry after the football match. Wicksy is feeling sorry for himself after Den kicking him at the match, Angi...

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Season 3 - Episode 69
An unusual woman arrives in Walford. Colin and Barry end up in a row which leads to Colin putting down his foot about rent issues in which B...

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Season 3 - Episode 70
Barry is excited about his trial at The Dagmar. Naima shows Donna the ropes at the shop and Donna lands herself another job at the Vic. Mary...

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Season 3 - Episode 71
It's Kelvin's last day in Walford and Sharon, Barry and Ian are busy arranging a surprise party for him that evening. Everyone is excited ab...

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Season 3 - Episode 72
The Vic ladies' darts team sets off for the Isle of Dogs for the big match. Ali, meanwhile, is fixing up a poker game for the men later that...

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Season 3 - Episode 73
Pat and Frank catch up on old times. Pauline and Derek get to know each other. Ethel, Dot and the rest of the team go on a river trip. Tina'...

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Season 3 - Episode 74
Naima moves into the Fowler's. Doctor Legg decides to take up jogging. Ethel is excited to hear of Willmott-Brown's upcoming Mardi-Gras part...

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Season 3 - Episode 75
Rod and Carmel persuade Mary to allow her parents to inspect her flat. Darren hires Rod to paint the surgery for him, and then disappears. T...

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Season 3 - Episode 76
Michelle finds out from Doctor Legg that she isn't pregnant, and dreads telling Lofty. She spends the whole day talking it through with Kath...

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Season 3 - Episode 77
Lofty is still thinking about Michelle's ultimatum. Sue tells Arthur and Angie that she and Ali are thinking of moving away from the grime a...

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Season 3 - Episode 78
Guizin returns to help Ali out at the café. Ali tells her that Sue has gone to stay with her father, but later, Sue phones the café and Guiz...

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Season 3 - Episode 79
Den crosses paths with Wicksy while walking Roly in the Square gardens, and makes amends following the scrap over Magda and Wicky's sacking....

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Season 3 - Episode 80
Angie sneaks out of the Vic in the early morning, having spent the night with Den. Doctor Singh is still trying to track down Darren to fini...

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Season 3 - Episode 81
Doctor Legg reassures Pauline that Lou will be okay. Angie and Den appear to be getting on well again. Guizin asks Barry to cover a shift on...

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Season 3 - Episode 82
Colin gets increasingly frustrated at Barry's messiness in the flat, and eventually goes on cleaning strike. Mary cleans her flat from top t...

279
Season 3 - Episode 83
Lou braces herself for a meeting with Uncle. Colin asks Barry to get Kathy to visit him at their flat. Mary resists her parents sweet talk, ...

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Season 3 - Episode 84
Martin Hunter returns to the Square to make his TV documentary. Arthur has a surprise for Pauline. Sharon seeks solace in a church, alone, w...

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Season 3 - Episode 85
Colin receives a letter from his friend Ginny in New York telling him a friend of a friend has died of AIDS. It's Sharon's 18th birthday. Do...

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Season 3 - Episode 86
Colin finishes his portfolio and goes off to present his work. Naima is excited when she receives a letter announcing an imminent visit by h...

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Season 3 - Episode 87
Barry's exercise bike has arrived, but Colin's too wrapped up in the brewery design job to take much notice. Barry and Donna arrange to meet...

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Season 3 - Episode 88
The Cotton family is settling down to life together under one roof. Nick and Charlie eye each other suspiciously. Nick talks to Darren about...

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Season 3 - Episode 89
Junior tries to buy fireworks off Naima but she refuses to give him any. Sue accuses Naima of selling fireworks to underage children again b...

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Season 3 - Episode 90
A graffiti artist is running wild all around Walford, and Junior gets the blame. Meanwhile, nearly the whole of Albert Square has got food p...

287
Season 3 - Episode 91
Lou talks to Pete about him and Pauline inheriting the stall when she's gone. Pete tells Pauline they should just sell it and split the proc...

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Season 3 - Episode 92
Mary is worried because today is the day the health visitor, social worker, and Doctor Legg are going to discuss her case. Naima's cousin Fa...

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Season 3 - Episode 93
Ian is mugged in a dark alley and has his wallet stolen. At the same time, someone throws a brick through Ali and Sue's window. Ian starts t...

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Season 3 - Episode 94
Angie and Willmott-Brown go out, leaving Mary to look after the Dagmar until they return. Once they have gone, Rod arrives and tells Mary th...

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Season 3 - Episode 95
Willmott-Brown is praised by several residents for assaulting the burglar. Barry continues to search for sponsors for the charity night at t...

292
Season 3 - Episode 96
Mary refuses to leave Annie's side now that she has her back. Dot avoids Colin, blaming him for her arrest. Den asks Sharon to spend Christm...

293
Season 3 - Episode 97
Darren puts the tapes he has received into envelopes. Dot is adamant Charlie will not get a penny out of her as she is saving for Christmas,...

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Season 3 - Episode 98
Darren receives another package from a friend. Sue hounds Ali to talk to Alan about his disrespect towards them. Pauline searches for an old...

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Season 3 - Episode 99
Darren takes another parcel into Carmel's flat and hides it behind her sofa. Magda asks Simon to help her bag a contract with a big firm in ...

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Season 3 - Episode 100
It's court day for Dot and Charlie. Dot is fined £90 and Charlie is fined £50. Angie is dreading Christmas, meanwhile the police continue th...

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Season 3 - Episode 101
Charlie and Dot's faces are on the front page of the newspapers and Dot is upset about it. Pat reassures Simon there are no hard feelings fo...

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Season 3 - Episode 102
Simon staggers home with a Christmas tree as a surprise for Magda. Christmas preparations are in full swing for the Beales and Fowlers. Ethe...

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Season 3 - Episode 103
Mary starts a new job at the launderette following Dot being sacked after the paper published news of her recent court appearance. Darren is...

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Season 3 - Episode 104
Mark makes a surprise visit to see his family on Christmas Day. Mary spends the day in the hospital with Annie who has been under observatio...

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Season 3 - Episode 105
Sharon is very nervous - she is due to meet Duncan and his mother for lunch and then plans to formally introduce Duncan to Angie and Den dur...

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Season 3 - Episode 106
Angie has been missing for a couple of days since she stormed out of the Dagmar, leaving Wicksy in charge, who employs some temporary help. ...

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Season 3 - Episode 107
Angie puts a proposition to Den that she'll return to the Vic as a business partner, and they will split the profits 50/50. Doctor Singh tel...