{"id":445821,"date":"2026-02-26T02:01:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T02:01:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/445821\/"},"modified":"2026-02-26T02:01:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T02:01:09","slug":"max-turns-kidnapper-to-deal-with-tim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/445821\/","title":{"rendered":"Max turns kidnapper to deal with Tim"},"content":{"rendered":"

Episode 7287 | Airs on Monday 02 March 2026 at 19:30 on BBC One<\/p>\n

Linda admits to Johnny that she could have prevented Tim’s twisted “test” for Callum. Johnny gives Linda a hard time for interfering. When Johnny and Tim then meet to deal with some paperwork, Linda turns up to berate Tim.<\/p>\n

When Linda confides in Max about what’s going on, he takes matters into his own hands by pretending to be Tim’s taxi driver and heading off with him.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Julie is told that Nigel’s care home place will be available once he’s ready to leave the hospital. She soon faces another decision when Nigel asks to see Clare.<\/p>\n

Elsewhere, Ravi worries when he learns that the police are plotting a sting operation to take down lower-tier people in the gang \u2013 which means that Mark could be caught out.<\/p>\n

Also today, Patrick’s loved ones worry that he’s becoming overly reliant on the AI version of Anthony.<\/p>\n

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