There’s devastating discoveries, a marriage in danger, and a sinister scheme in danger of being discovered next week in EastEnders.
Sheila's deadly games with Jordan
Sheila Atkins continues with her manipulation of Chelsea Fox as she follows her serial killer grandson Gray Atkins’ insidious orders. With the Fox-Trueman family pre-occupied with Denise Fox’s cancer and Patrick Trueman’s return, will there be anyone in Sheila’s way to stop her twisting poor Jordan Fox?
Lauren's heart torn between two men
With her heart torn in two, Lauren Branning deals with the reality of her two worlds colliding when Peter Beale begins to suspect that something is going on with Mark Fowler Jr and his wife. As the Beale-Branning family spins out of control, what road will Lauren take?
Who bludgeoned Joel?
After the brutal humiliation ritual and vicious attack suffered by Joel Marshall, Ross Marshall and Vicki Fowler are leaving no stone unturned as they attempt to discover who was responsible, even if it means clashing with Kat and Alfie Moon and the other parents of Albert Square, but who did bludgeon Joel?
Monday August 3
Barney turns to Zack for help, confessing that he saw Nugget Gulati acting suspiciously on the night of Joel’s attack. Vicki’s own suspicions are peaked when she receives some interesting news and, alongside Ross, they confront Kat and Alfie. Discovering that they knew more than they let on, Ross is left furious and determines to go to the police. Despite her attempts to act indifferent, Lauren is rattled when Mark tries to make her jealous. Peter is growing suspicious, and Lauren has to fire fight when he finds something on her phone. Later, Mark later admits his feelings to her, just as Peter himself arrives. Meanwhile, Eve is concerned about Jean when she begins to fall behind on her rent.
Tuesday August 4
There’s a deeply emotional reunion as Patrick comes home and sees Denise for the first time in a while, before attempting to ease the obvious pressure building between Chelsea and Denise. Later, Chelsea allows Sheila to spend time alone with Jordan. Tensions look set to explode as Vicki and Ross join the gathering of parents, organised by Kat and Alfie, while Jack Branning pleads with DC Craig Ingram for a favour that could help him protect Amy Mitchell and Ricky Branning. While Barney makes a statement, Joel makes a very surprising request. Meanwhile, with no other option, Lauren reveals all about the stolen car racket to Peter, before being forced to also tell all to Max Branning, leading him to clash with Cindy Beale, while Ravi continues to try and discover who Priya’s mystery man is.
Wednesday August 5
As Lauren spirals, Jack steps in to give Max some brotherly advice over Cindy. While Penny Branning encourages Lauren to be honest about her feelings for Mark, she remains torn in two, but when Mark comes looking for her, she asks for a big gesture from him to prove that his feelings for her are true. Sheila’s left with Jordan as Chelsea goes to see Diane, and begins testing his ability to keep secrets with sinister games. Though there’s a close call, Sheila’s scheme pays off, something she happily reports back to Gray. Also, Amy tries to glean information from Craig, while Jean takes a job cleaning Max’s flat.
Thursday August 6
Cindy and Max’s reconciliation is interrupted when Mark rocks up and gets into an argument with Max about Lauren. Mark is eaten up with guilt when Louie Beale turns to him, heart broken over what’s happening between his parents and later, when Peter summons her, Lauren’s stomach drops when Peter reveals that Mark has told him the truth about everything. Meanwhile, while Sheila continues to scheme, Chelsea’s suspicions are raised by some choice words from Jordan and a knock at the door brings further unease, as Sheila turns back to Gray for help.
