Julie returns determined to take Nigel back to Scotland with her in EastEnders

But will Phil allow that to happen?

 12-18 JULY

Nigel gets emotional when Lexi sees a photo of him and Julie on their wedding day and Jay is shocked to discover the reason that he’s no longer in touch with her.

Despite Phil insisting that Jay should leave it, after chatting to Callum and Kat, Jay decides to search for Julie online and discovers she’s frantically looking for Nigel. But when Jay returns to speak to Nigel, Phil steps in again, prompting Jay to take matters into his own hands as he makes a call to Julie.

Arriving in Walford, Julie demands to know what has happened to Nigel, as Jay braces himself to put her in the picture about the full extent of Nigel’s dementia.

Nigel and Phil are both shocked when Julie rushes over to them in the Square, especially as Nigel doesn’t recognise her and quickly becomes overwhelmed.

As Phil and Julie begin to argue, this provokes an angry outburst from Nigel and Phil later shares a video with Julie that Nigel made for her, so she can understand his decision to leave.

However, later that day, Julie tells Phil that she is taking Nigel home to Scotland.

With Phil and Julie continuing to clash over her plan to take Nigel back to Scotland, Linda tries to support Phil as he grapples with difficult emotions.

Later, Julie discusses the close relationship between Phil and Nigel with Jay and discovers more about their recent past.

During another argument, Nigel begs Phil and Julie to stop and rushes out. Who will end up getting what they want?

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