DANGER is looming on the horizon for Suki Panesar as her husband grows increasingly unhinged.
Meanwhile, two hopeful EastEnders characters are hit with a devastating blow. Get the lowdown on the upcoming drama.
Nish Panesar’s behaviour is becoming a growing cause concern
He drops a chilling ultimatum on Suki
1. Nish issues chilling ultimatum
The criminal portrayed by Navin Chowdhry is growing paranoid, convinced his wife will leave him for another man.
Coming up on BBC One, Nish tells Suki (Balvinder Sopal) that their marriage blessing ceremony has been brought forward to the following Thursday.
Suki tries to stall by insisting it’s too short notice but a controlling Nish insists on re-arranging the day.
Later on, the tap in the Panesar household breaks and Suki calls Mitch Baker (Roger Griffiths) for help.
The pair confide about the stresses of family life and Mitch’s words soften Suki – she offers him a permanent job as a handy man for their tenants.
All is well between Suki and Mitch… unaware that Nish watches on in a jealous rage from across Albert Square as the handy man leaves No.41.
Nish spirals but is still intent on focusing on his marriage blessing ceremony with Suki.
He ends up inviting Eve Unwin (Heather Peace) and the Slater clan to the event.
At Walford East, Suki grows concerned when she overhears Nish and Ravi Gulati (Aaron Thiara) talking about Mitch and the pair erupt in a furious row.
Suki nervously tries to reassure Nish that he is the only man for her as his jealousy is clearly getting the best of him.
While there may not be another man for her, there IS a woman that could make Suki happy.
But some Walford residents don’t want to see Suki taking advantage of beloved character Eve Unwin.
Stacey wants to make sure Eve is treated right
2. Stacey takes action
With the help of a loan, Stacey Slater (Lacey Turner) and Eve re-open the bap van to raise some much needed cash.
Nish accosts Eve whilst she is working and asks her to pick up Suki’s wedding outfit.
Eve obliges which leads to chaos in the bap van as Stacey is left to serve their customers single-handedly.
After some harsh words with Eve, an enraged Stacey heads to the Minute Mart and threatens to reveal all if Suki doesn’t start treating Eve with respect.
Will Suki listen?
Suki’s conversation with Eve is overheard
3. Suki’s secret exposed
Despite several rejections, Eve arrives at the Panesar’s in a last attempt to convince Suki to give her a chance but their argument is cut short.
Both women hear the front door slam – who could it be and what did they hear?
The day of Suki’s marriage blessing arrives and she’s paranoid about who was eavesdropping on her conversation with Eve.
Could it be Nish?
Will his controlling and abusive nature cause more trouble for Suki?
Is Eve in danger?
Jack is trying to take down a Walford criminal
4. Jack has a new target
Overwhelmed by his home life, and more particularly by his children’s issues, Jack Branning is also trying to make sure he does his job correctly.
The copper portrayed by Scott Maslen has neglected his wife Denise (Diane Parish) as a result which even led her to stray and flirt with Walford gangster Ravi Gulati (Aaron Thiara).
However, after almost sleeping with him, Denise has come to her senses and decided to avoid him at all costs.
Coming up, the hairdresser has a tense run-in with Ravi at the Minute Mart before returning home to give all her attention to Jack.
Feeling guilty, she tries to seduce him as he works from home… but she’s stopped in her tracks by a shocking discovery.
Denise learns that Jack is investigating Ravi when she finds a picture of the gangster on his laptop.
The worst immediately comes to Denise’s mind as she starts to panic that her actions may be exposed.
Whitney and Zack get sad news
5. Baby bombshell dropped
There’s more heartbreak ahead for Whitney Dean as her pregnancy takes a devastating turn.
The beloved character played by Shona McGarty gets bombshell news this week.
Whitney Dean has been going through a hard pregnancy, particularly after finding out her unborn baby has a condition called omphalocele.
This resulted in the young mother-to-be to undergo further testing and Zack Hudson (portrayed by James Farrar) is trying to remain hopeful.
The pair head to the hospital next week to find out the results of their CVS test.
Sadly, their world crumbles when their baby is diagnosed with Edwards’ Syndrome, as previously teased by soap bosses.
Following the diagnosis, Zack is heartbroken and struggles to cope with the news.
He can’t even face joining Whitney at the hospital.
But after words of encouragement from his half-sister Sharon Watts (Letitia Dean), Zack heads to the hospital to support Whitney.
In later scenes, Whitney is clearly falling apart and begins to push her loved ones away.
Zack is urged by Eve, during a heart-to-heart, to be present for Whitney.
Back at No.1, Zack comforts her and reassures her that she is not to blame for their baby’s diagnosis.
What will Whitney decide to do about her pregnancy?
Ben isn’t being completely honest about things
6. Ben is keeping a secret
After being diagnosed with a terminal brain tumour, Lola Pearce (Danielle Harold) came to terms with the fact she doesn’t have long left to live.
This made her hesitant when her partner Jay Brown (Jamie Borthwick) popped the question during the festive period but, when she realised he was the only one for her and he was determined to stand by her no matter what, Lola agreed to walk down the aisle with him.
The couple tied the knot in emotional scenes that left viewers in tears as they remembered how many obstacles the lovebirds had to overcome to finally get their happy ending.
Lola and Jay then left Albert Square to enjoy a drama-free honeymoon.
But all good things come to an end and the newlyweds finally return to Walford in scenes due to air next week.
As they do so, both Lola and Jay are reminded of their money woes, deciding to seek help.
They separately ask Ben Mitchell (Max Bowden) to help them out financially.
A reliable friend for the pair, Ben unequivocally agrees to support them both… making sure they never find out he’s been keeping a big secret from them.
Will Patrick move on from Sheree?
7. New love interest for Patrick
Denzel Danes tried his luck at The Walford Young Writers Competition and is surprised when he’s shortlisted.
His father Howie (Delroy Atkinson) is over the moon and takes him and his pal Nugget for a celebratory breakfast.
However, the lad portrayed by Jaden Ladega is soon embarrassed as he admits to Nugget that he stole the story from a TV show he once watched with Amy Mitchell.
He then opens up about his fear that his lie will be obvious during his interview with the Walford Gazette and Howie’s pride diminishes when this is later proven to be the case.
Yet instead of pushing his son to opt for honesty, Howie goes along with Denzel’s false narrative to save face in front of the journalist.
The youngster digs himself a bigger hole when he promises an extra interview with his grandparents who he insists are the inspiration behind his story.
Fearing Denzel may be in too deep, Howie turns to Rocky Cotton (Brian Conley) who is no stranger to covering up his tracks with fibs.
The pair of men enlist the help of Patrick Trueman (Rudolph Walker) and Vi Highway (Gwen Taylor) to act as Denzel’s grandparents for the local newspaper.
In later scenes, Vi and Patrick are a surprising but instant success with the Walford Gazette and the reporter is so impressed by their fake love story she asks for a follow up interview.
Can Vi and Patrick pull it off?
EastEnders airs from Monday to Thursday at 7.30pm on BBC One.
