'EastEnders' spoilers: Gray Atkins fears he's been found out!

Gray Atkins on the phone in EastEnders
Gray Atkins has swapped the law for flipping burgers in a restaurant! (Image credit: BBC)

Gray Atkins' lies about his job are about to be blown wide open in Thursday's episode of EastEnders (7:35 pm. see our TV Guide for full listings).

Gray Atkins pressures Chelsea Fox into looking after his daughter Mia Atkins for him. Whitney Dean is listening to the couple discuss minding Gray's kids, knowing that Gray lost his job as a solicitor. She approaches Gray for the money he owes her and he fobs her off, saying he'll have it for her next week.

Meanwhile, an oblivious Chelsea has Gray's credit card and suggests to Mia that they go on a shopping trip, not knowing he no longer has the money to fund her extravagant tastes...

Despite a warning from Tiffany Butcher-Baker not to confront Gray about losing his job until she's absolutely sure, Whitney is determined to discover the truth. She calls Gray while he's on his shift at the burger bar. 

Although he lies about where he is, Whitney recognises the sounds from the burger place. When she sees Chelsea and Mia on their way back from shopping she's torn over whether to tell Chelsea about Gray...

Jean Slater flirts with Harvey Monroe in EastEnders

Harvey Monroe is keen on Jean Slater! (Image credit: BBC)

Harvey Monroe lends a helpful hand to Jean Slater when she accidentally breaks Kat Slater's prized new possession - a ceramic leopard! He and Vinny Panesar help Jean repair the ornament and sparks fly between Harvey and Jean!

When Aaron Monroe arrives he makes a comment about the pair going on a date and Harvey is left feeling awkward. After he and Jean return the leopard to pride of place in the cab office, Harvey asks her out. What will Jean say?

Dotty Cotton in EastEnders

Dotty Cotton is on a mission to raise her finances! (Image credit: BBC)

Dotty Cotton is getting stressed about her drug addict mum Sandy Gibson's safety. Sonia Fowler is concerned to see Dotty in such a state and she offers her some cash to help out. 

When Dotty later bumps into Rocky Cant she comes up with a plan to get more money. She tries to persuade him to get back together with Kathy Beale so he can get more money out of her entrepreneur grandson Peter Beale!

There is NO episode of EastEnders on Friday 19 November due to Children in Need. EastEnders continues on BBC1 on Monday 22 November at 8:00 pm.

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.