EastEnders spoilers: Has Jack Branning nailed his suspect?

Jack has a suspect in mind in EastEnders

EastEnders spoilers - Jack Branning seems to be edging closer to finding the truth out about Ian Beale’s shocking attack but is he on the nose with his assumptions?

Jack Branning sets his sights on a new suspect in Friday’s episode of EastEnders (at the later time of 8.35 pm, see our TV Guide for full listings).

EastEnders Jack Branning

Jack Branning has been making enquiries around the Square but who does he think wanted Ian Beale dead? (Image credit: BBC / Jack Barnes)

Jack Branning continues to lead the way on the investigation into Ian Beale’s shock attack. After Ian was left for dead on the Queen Victoria pub floor, his enemies went to ground, with some trying to cover their tracks...

EastEnders Kathy Beale in the Square

Kathy Beale turned against son Ian Beale after he took out a loan in her name (Image credit: BBC / Jack Barnes)

Over recent weeks, Ian has given more than one person a reason to hate him, from double dealing the Panesar family and grassing up Phil Mitchell and Ben Mitchell, to cheating Max Branning. He’s also insulted Rainie Highway and Stuart Highway, betrayed sons Peter Beale and Bobby Beale and even stolen from Kathy Beale, his own mum!

Let alone, winding up Tina Carter over taking the pub from her brother Mick Carter and, of course, being secretly responsible for the death of Sharon Mitchell's son Denny. Has she found out the truth?

EastEnders Max Branning

It's well known that Max Branning hates Ian Beale and he's been threatening over the money he swindled from him but is he brother Jack Branning's suspect? (Image credit: BBC / Jack Barnes)

After a week looking into possible suspects, the police identified someone who seemed to be top of the list and made an arrest. But Jack has an alternative suspect in his sights and he takes another resident in for questioning. As fellow police officer Callum Highway piles on the pressure, it looks like his line of enquiry could be striking closer to home. Have they solved the case already or is the truth yet to come out? 

EastEnders continues on BBC1 on Monday.

Rachel Lucas
Forward Planning Deputy Manager

Rachel is a soaps and TV writer for WhatToWatch.com, soaps podcaster and resident soap expert for UK TV listings magazines What's On TV and TV Times. After graduating with an art and design degree from Birmingham City University, she found her true calling in all things soap and has been writing about them for magazines and websites for over 20 years. A self-confessed soap addict, she's always had a great love of all the UK and Aussie soaps and owns everything from a Neighbours 1990 Annual to a DVD box set of classic Corrie episodes to prove it.