Danny Dyer (Mick Carter)

[parkerman]

new reports suggesting many cast and crew happy danny going

And at least one viewer....

[Perdita]

EastEnders is lining up more shocks for Mick Carter as he prepares for a prison stint in next week's episodes.

Mick has recently found himself on the wrong side of the law after being arrested over scheming Aunt Babe's boozy breakfasts, despite knowing nothing about it at the time.

With the pressure building for Mick as he struggles to find the money he needs to pay his fine, his mother Shirley decides to step in by turning to Kathy Beale and Ben Mitchell for help.

Although Ben kindly offers to lend the Carters some money, Mick stubbornly refuses to accept it - forcing Shirley to come up with another way around their problems instead.

Mick Carter shocks Johnny and Shirley by turning down an offer in EastEnders
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When this new plan also backfires, Mick is left fearing for his future and ends up getting drunk at Sylvie's birthday. As Whitney steps in to help him (when does she not?), Mick finally cracks and breaks down as he realises that she is blaming herself for being the cause of all the trouble.

With Mick at rock bottom, Whitney continues to try and support him, prompting a stern warning from Shirley, who speaks for everyone by warning her to back off (hurrah!).

But as the Carters start to turn on each other as the pressure mounts, Mick is thrown a life line when he receives an unexpected offer which could save him from going to jail.

However, Mick later shocks his family by turning the offer down - and instead, accepting the fact that he's going to prison.

Of course, we know that Danny Dyer will be taking a break from EastEnders, but fans will have to tune in to see if this is how Mick's absence will be explained on screen.

Either way, Mick is making plans for his time behind bars by the end of the week - with his son Johnny telling him to come clean with Linda beforehand. Is Mick going to prison? Or will someone step in and save the day?

Digital Spy

[Perdita]

EastEnders: Mick & Linda come home!
But when will we next see them together?
EastEnders star Danny Dyer has returned to the UK following his recent trip to South Africa. The actor - who plays Mick Carter in the BBC One soap - recently took a break from Walford, and is expected to resume filming again soon.
Meanwhile, his telly wife Kellie Bright, who plays Linda, was back on our screens just recently to allow a brief - and saucy! - reunion for the Carter couple. However, Inside Soap can confirm that Kellie's appearance was a one-off for now, and she isn't expected to return properly from her maternity leave until later in the year.

[Perdita]

Exciting news, EastEnders fans – you've only got two weeks left to wait until Danny Dyer makes his on-screen return.

Danny took a much-publicised break from his role as Mick Carter earlier this year, but he's been back filming for several weeks now and the Queen Vic will be getting its popular landlord back soon enough.

Word has now leaked out that Mick will be back in Walford from Friday, May 19 after time away taking care of his daughter Nancy in Bulgaria.

Mick rushed off to help Nancy on March 23 after receiving the news that she'd been hit by a car on her travels with her boyfriend Tamwar and was now being treated in a Bulgarian hospital.

Since then, things have gone from bad to worse for the Carter family with Lady Di's illness, the pub freehold being sold, Lee Ryan's character Woody causing a stir – and most shockingly of all, Tracey the Barmaid being sacked after 30 years of loyal service at the Queen Vic.

Little is known officially about what's in store for Mick once he's back, but there have been rumours that he'll have a must-see punch-up with Woody shortly after he returns. We can't wait!

Lee Ryan also said recently: "I love Danny, he's so great. I was really looking forward to working with him and we got some great scenes.

"It was only a short time we got to work together, but I can't say too much about that because I'm not allowed."


Woody catches Whitney Carter making contact with Mick in EastEnders
© BBC

Before Mick left, he was also getting closer to his daughter-in-law Whitney, with fans fearing there was more to come between them following their secret kiss in January.

After some time away to reflect, will Mick still have a spark with Whitney or will he be keeping her at arm's length from now on?


Digital Spy

[parkerman]

Exciting news

[Perdita]

We are very happy that Danny Dyer is back in EastEnders, and we're even more excited that he'll soon be getting his own episode – okay, he's sharing it with Shona McGarty and Kellie Bright, but that's just because he's the nicest guy.

Speaking with Metro, the soap's current head honcho, Sean O'Connor, revealed plans for "a showdown with Mick and Linda in the pipeline which will be a Carter three hander where all of the emotions of the past few months will come crashing into the heart of the Square".

So what emotional things, specifically involving the Carters, have happened in the last few months?


Mick Carter comforts Whitney in EastEnders
© BBC

Well there's been lots of sexual/romantic tension between Mick and daughter-in-law Whitney, which has already resulted in a kiss during the bus crash week.

Whitney has also been involved in a fair bit of drama, involving her split from Lee, being caught shoplifting and sleeping with Lee Ryan out of Blue (only, he isn't actually referred to as Lee Ryan out of Blue).


Mick and Whitney got very close again in last night's (20 May) episode so it's entirely possible that they could kiss again – or more – before Linda returns.

We say entirely possible, we mean this will definitely happen because soaps.

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[tammyy2j]

I cannot believe he cheated on Linda with Whitney he was away looking after his very sick daughter and thinking of his son's wife

[mysangry]

Ugh Mick went beyond for me in the episode where he snogs Whit,ld have known it was only a matter of time before he betrayed his wife
so that's another nice family going t**s up, one by one their all evaporating, no matter what the excuse is
OHhh so bored with EE at the mo

[tammyy2j]

I think Mick was another who commented on Max's relationship with Lucy and also Jay's with young Linzi and now he and his young daughter in law, he should be friends with Max compare notes as both cheaters with their daughter in laws

[lizann]

what a miserable boll#cks, the show send him away for rehab and back playing a drunk which he is bad at, get over whitney concentrate on his own family