Heed this: If you don’t want to know what happened in today’s EastEnders (18th March 2025) episode, avoid watching it on BBC iPlayer as it contains spoilers. Enjoy!
As funeral plans continue for beloved EastEnders favourite Martin Fowler (James Bye), there was a touching detail revealed about his final farewell.
Martin tragically passed away during a live episode of the BBC soap opera’s 40th anniversary celebration in February, and honestly, it’s an emotional loss that we will continue to feel deeply.
In a heartbroken state, Stacey Slater (Lacey Turner) opted against revealing to her distraught partner Ruby Allen (Louisa Lytton) that Martin ultimately picked Stacey instead.
With Stacey now taking a break from Walford, Ruby has been organising Martin’s send-off, and has allowed Stacey’s mum Jean Slater (Gillian Wright) to help her.
With Martin’s aunt and godmother Kathy Cotton (Gillian Taylforth) helping Jean get through to Ruby, Jean asked Kathy to join the discussions.
Kathy concurred, yet she felt apprehensive because she was involved in a clandestine relationship with Harvey Monroe, who was Jean’s partner. (Ross Boatman plays the role of Harvey Monroe.)
At The Albert, Kathy played referee as she encouraged Jean to show friendly approval over the horse and carriage Ruby had arranged, despite this having been deemed too over the top for Martin.
But when talk turned to flowers, and Ruby revealed that she wanted roses for the coffin, Jean argued that it should be lilies, in honour of Martin’s adopted daughter Lily Slater (Lillia Turner).
Ruby pointed out that roses were used by Romans to honour loved ones, so they were in honour of Roman – Ruby and Martin’s young son.
Kathy steered them off this subject – and this was where things took a more heartfelt turn.
Ruby clarified that Martin will be buried with his parents, Wendy Richard as Pauline and Bill Treacher as Arthur, along with his cherished older brother Todd Carty, who was known as Mark.
This felt like the perfect choice, paying tribute to EastEnders’ first family, and Kathy and Jean warmly agreed.
When Jean found out that Ruby was planning to bury Martin, she firmly declared that Martin would have preferred to be cremated instead.
More than that, Jean felt strongly that Martin would have wanted the money spent on the funeral to be put behind the bar for his friends – adding that this “frugal” mindset was one of the reasons Stacey loved Martin so much.
Ruby made it clear that Martin and Stacey were no longer together, and Jean inquired, “Was that so?” But she kept quiet about the details.
As Ruby and Jean clashed once more, Lily struggled to deal with her own grief for Martin, and Avani Nandra-Hart (Aaliyah James) offered a friendly ear.
Later on, Kathy managed to lift Jean’s spirits by creating a special cocktail, which they decided to name “The Albert,” in tribute to Martin.
Harvey and Kathy felt awkward when he arrived to hear Jean singing Kathy’s praises, with Jean oblivious that her other half’s commitment to her is now a farce.
But, at least when it comes to Martin, Walford is very much committed to giving him the best send-off possible.
And with more Fowlers on the way home, Martin’s funeral is sure to be a fitting occasion.
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2025-03-18 10:37