How far will Peggy go to keep the Vic?
Peggy wants to convince the brewery to hire her to run the Vic if they buy it from Roxy. Peggy holds a barbecue in the Square in honour of Jim's birthday to show the brewery she can pull in punters. Peggy is horrified when she discovers a group of down and outs gathered around the barbecue. Brewery representative Ken, however, is impressed that Peggy is 'helping the homeless'. Peggy thinks she's got it in the bag until Ken reveals the brewery won't employ anyone over 30! Elsewhere, Carol is sure that Bianca is up to no good when she sees her leaving the house in a low-cut top and full make-up. Carol follows Bianca and overhears her on the phone to 'Bobby'. Carol confronts Bianca, but Bianca storms off. Carol finds Bianca at the Vic barbecue and in front of everyone accuses her of having an affair. Ricky is confused and Bianca is humiliated. Whitney gets ready for Billie's return and tells Tiff that they're in love. Billie takes Whitney to the park and she's worried when he's distant. Whitney insists that she's willing to make sacrifices to fit around his army career. Whitney is devastated when Billie tells her that he can't give her what she needs. 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
Get the What to Watch Newsletter
The latest updates, reviews and unmissable series to watch and more!
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.