Christian vows to win back Syed

Christian vows to win back Syed
Christian vows to win back Syed (Image credit: BBC)

Zainab is keen to make sure Christian spends as little time with Syed as possible and ropes in the book club to help her finish off the decorating. Christian is annoyed to find the ladies in the flat and tells them he's being paid to do the job. Christian and Zainab are left alone and Zainab accuses Christian of trying to steal her son then tips a tin of paint over him. Christian won't rise to the bait, but later tells Zainab that he's going to win back Syed. Carol forces Ricky to take on Billie at the Arches. Billie only lasts a day at the garage and tells Carol that it's not what he wants to do. Billie and Carol are interrupted by the police who want him to sign a witness statement about Kylie. Carol is horrified when Billie later reveals to her that he gave the gun to Kylie and she ushers him to the Army recruitment office. Danny visits Glenda and she questions him on how much money they can siphon out of Roxy's account without her noticing. Danny is gleeful when Roxy lets slip that she keeps the pin number for the account in her phone. Danny manages to copy down the number without Roxy noticing. Click here to watch whatsontv.co.uk's weekly soaps video preview, the Soap Scoop Get EastEnders storylines first! Sign up to receive our EastEnders Extra newsletter

Patrick McLennan

Patrick McLennan is a London-based journalist and documentary maker who has worked as a writer, sub-editor, digital editor and TV producer in the UK and New Zealand. His CV includes spells as a news producer at the BBC and TVNZ, as well as web editor for Time Inc UK. He has produced TV news and entertainment features on personalities as diverse as Nick Cave, Tom Hardy, Clive James, Jodie Marsh and Kevin Bacon and he co-produced and directed The Ponds, which has screened in UK cinemas, BBC Four and is currently available on Netflix. 

An entertainment writer with a diverse taste in TV and film, he lists Seinfeld, The Sopranos, The Chase, The Thick of It and Detectorists among his favourite shows, but steers well clear of most sci-fi.