EastEnders Spoilers Week 16 (16th - 20th April 2012)

[Perdita]

Monday

There is great anticipation over the re-launch of Ian’s café, in particular its new name. Lucy eagerly awaits the reveal, but will it be the surprise that she hoped for?
Struggling financially, Alfie looks for a way to pay Derek off and Roxy comes up with a plan to help.

Meanwhile, Shirley’s constant reminiscing about Heather is alarming Ben and Jay and Phil worry that there is no end in sight.

Tuesday

Derek stirs trouble when he tells Ian that the reason Mandy is doing thriving business in the café is because she is charming the male customers.
Ben and Jay go back to school in the hope of bringing some sort of normality to their lives, but Ben is more interested in what his psychiatrist report says.


Thursday

When Alfie is sent to complete another one of Derek’s ‘jobs' and goes missing, Roxie panics. She is livid when she realises she has been sucked into another of Derek’s games.
Max tries to ignite some passion into his relationship with Tanya but she continues to pull back.

Ben gets the results of his psychiatric test and tries to hide the report from his dad.

Friday

Shirley and Andrew are shocked when they discover that Phil was behind Jean's decision not to go to the police and decide to confront him. How will he get out of this one?
Whitney, Carol and Bianca go on a girl’s night out, which ends up in disaster when their method of sneaking booze into the club goes awry.

Janine tells Michael that he needs to contribute to the wedding if he wants to make decisions. He goes about getting his hands on some money, but who does he manipulate into giving it to him?

[tammyy2j]

Let me guess Ian calls the cafe Mandys

[sarah c]

Let me guess Ian calls the cafe Mandys


"Mandy's baps"

[parkerman]

"Mandy's baps"

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

[lizann]

Love to see Andrew knock out Phil

[sarah c]

Love to see Andrew knock out Phil

or just before he does - Andrew takes on Ben with no witnesses!!!!

He (Ben) is Mr Potato Head!!!???

[tammyy2j]

I thought Jay was finished school or gave up to work in the garage?

[sarah c]

I thought Jay was finished school or gave up to work in the garage?

he did ages ago? that comment by Phil didnt make sense?

[alan45]

Over on EastEnders, Bianca Butcher has a showdown with Roxy Mitchell at the Queen Vic as she cracks under the pressure of her ongoing financial problems.

Bianca (Patsy Palmer) is still struggling to make ends meet, so she decides to sell some make-up in a bid to raise funds for a food shop. However, there's trouble ahead when the make-up mysteriously disappears.

As Shenice was recently at the Butcher residence, Bianca decides that the youngster must be the culprit, so she storms round to the pub to accuse her of being a thief - which leaves Roxy (Rita Simons) outraged.

Bianca is soon left embarrassed when it emerges that Tiffany took the make-up and gave it to Shenice. Despite Shenice's innocence being revealed, the bitchy remarks continue between Bianca and Roxy.

When Roxy criticises the way Bianca brings up her kids, the fiery mum finally loses it - launching herself at Roxy until Jack and Derek step in…

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[middz]

It's actually quite obvious that Ian's re-opening of the cafe will involve Mandy which will leave Lucy bitter, so will she try cause trouble again? It is more than likely!

[alan45]

Monday

Shirley's constant reminiscing about Heather is alarming Ben. The twisted teenager voices his concerns to Phil about Heather's constant 'presence' in the house, but it looks like the worst is yet to come when Shirley announces that the hunt for Heather's killer isn't over.

Meanwhile, as Ian takes the delivery of a new neon sign for the café, Lucy hopes that it will be named after her. However, when the launch arrives, everyone is shocked when the new name of the café is revealed as 'Mandy's'. Dot comforts an upset Lucy, while Mandy tries to hide the fact that she's embarrassed by the whole thing.

Elsewhere, as Roxy knows that Alfie is in debt with Derek, she advises him to borrow money from Jean to give to him as a sweetener. Roxy then lies to Jean by telling her that Alfie needs money for Spencer, and Jean is quick to offer up the required amount. Later, Alfie offers Derek the money, but is left disturbed when the villain says that he doesn't want it - he'd rather leave Alfie hanging.

Also today, Janine gets tearful due to her pregnancy hormones, while Bianca goes hungry as she's still struggling with her finances.


Tuesday
Shirley's constant reminiscing about Heather is alarming Ben. The twisted teenager voices his concerns to Phil about Heather's constant 'presence' in the house, but it looks like the worst is yet to come when Shirley announces that the hunt for Heather's killer isn't over.

Meanwhile, as Ian takes the delivery of a new neon sign for the café, Lucy hopes that it will be named after her. However, when the launch arrives, everyone is shocked when the new name of the café is revealed as 'Mandy's'. Dot comforts an upset Lucy, while Mandy tries to hide the fact that she's embarrassed by the whole thing.

Elsewhere, as Roxy knows that Alfie is in debt with Derek, she advises him to borrow money from Jean to give to him as a sweetener. Roxy then lies to Jean by telling her that Alfie needs money for Spencer, and Jean is quick to offer up the required amount. Later, Alfie offers Derek the money, but is left disturbed when the villain says that he doesn't want it - he'd rather leave Alfie hanging.

Also today, Janine gets tearful due to her pregnancy hormones, while Bianca goes hungry as she's still struggling with her finances.

Thursday
Roxy is concerned when Derek asks Alfie to carry out a job for him. Alfie vows to go ahead with it, as the slate will be wiped clean once it's over - so Roxy watches on anxiously as he gets into Derek's car followed by two burly men. When Roxy sees Derek later on, she asks about Alfie and is horrified as Derek implies that he's in trouble. Roxy tries to ring Alfie's phone, but worries further when Derek answers and says that it's the wrong number before hanging up. The situation gets stranger when two men drive Alfie's car away.

Later, Roxy spots Alfie back on the Square, and the pub boss is confused when he sees that she has been worrying about him. A smug Derek then reveals that Alfie was only doing a bit of laundry for him, which leaves Roxy livid. That evening, Alfie is stunned when Roxy explains that Derek has been playing a game with her all day, as he knows she has fallen for him. Does Alfie feel the same way?

Meanwhile, Ben pretends to head off to school, but actually hangs around on the Square to intercept the arrival of the psychiatric report. However, Phil later demands to see the report and is shocked by its contents. The report claims that Ben is painfully desperate for his father's love and will do anything to earn it. Phil is left to wonder whether this means Heather's death was in some way his own fault.

Elsewhere, Bianca asks Masood to be Tiffany's maths tutor when he helps her to work out a '2 for 1' offer at the Minute Mart, Shirley makes posters about Heather's death containing her contact details in case anyone knows anything about the murder but doesn't want to go to the police, while Tanya pulls away from a passionate moment with Max - leaving him frustrated yet again.


Friday
Shirley is frustrated with the police's lack of progress in catching Heather's killer, so she continues with her own investigations. When Shirley questions Jean about the night that Heather died, she's shocked to learn that Jean saw Andrew that night, but Phil told her not to go to the police. Shirley soon quizzes Phil about his interference, but he manages to throw her off the scent by insisting that he just thought Jean was imagining it.

Later, Ben hatches a new plan as he watches Phil sleep. He suddenly wakes his father up in a fake panic, pretending that Phil has just been talking about Heather in his sleep. Ben warns Phil that he could inadvertently reveal the truth if this happened again, especially if Shirley was there. Fearing that Ben could be right, Phil goes downstairs and deliberately provokes an argument with Shirley, which results in her being kicked out of the house.

Meanwhile, Janine continues to tease Michael by claiming that he'll have to wear a pink tie to the wedding. Michael realises that he needs to contribute financially to the wedding if he's going to have any say in what goes on, so he starts to manipulate Jean - convincing her to invest in the boxing gym. Later, Michael arrives home with the money and reasserts his authority by telling Janine that he'll be wearing blue.

Elsewhere Whitney, Carol and Bianca go on a girls' night out, which ends up in disaster when their method of sneaking booze into the club goes awry.

[Perdita]

EastEnders' Shirley Carter will feel more alone than ever next week as she is kicked out of the Mitchell house.

Shirley (Linda Henry) faces her latest heartbreaking setback thanks to Ben (Joshua Pascoe), who successfully launches a scheme against her in the coming days.

The latest twist plays out as Shirley continues her unofficial investigation into Heather's murder, vowing that she'll find the killer herself as the police don't seem to be making any progress.

Ben is alarmed by Shirley's behaviour and realises that life would be a lot easier without her around the house.

Putting a plan into action one evening, Ben heads into Phil's bedroom and wakes him up in a fake panic, claiming that he's just been talking about Heather in his sleep.

Ben warns Phil (Steve McFadden) that he could inadvertently reveal the truth if this happened again, which could be disastrous if Shirley was in the same room.

Believing his son's every word, Phil goes downstairs and deliberately provokes an argument with Shirley - which results in her being kicked out of the house. It seems that another one of Ben's schemes has worked perfectly…

EastEnders airs these scenes on Friday, April 20 at 8pm on BBC One.

[Perdita]

EastEnders' Alfie Moon is in for a shock next week as Roxy Mitchell confesses her feelings for him.

Roxy (Rita Simons) has fallen for Alfie (Shane Richie) while working alongside him at The Vic in recent weeks, and the story will soon come to a head as she struggles to keep a lid on her secret crush.

Next week's episodes see Alfie come to Roxy's defence when she is involved in an argument at the pub. Roxy is delighted that he's acting as her knight in shining armour, which doesn't go unnoticed by Christian Clarke (John Partridge) or Derek Branning (Jamie Foreman).

Christian addresses the subject head-on with his best friend, asking her when she's going to tell Alfie that she loves him.

Derek, meanwhile, decides to cause some mischief by letting Roxy believe that Alfie is in serious danger.

The bad boy launches his plan by sending Alfie away on a mysterious job for him, before teasing Roxy throughout the day by suggesting that there's something sinister afoot.

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Pictured: Roxy is concerned after Derek sends Alfie away on a job.

Roxy is worried sick over Alfie, but he later returns home and is baffled to see her so concerned - he's only been doing laundry for Derek!

Back at The Vic, Roxy tells Alfie that Derek has been playing a game with her all day - and it's because he knows she has fallen for Alfie. How will Alfie react to Roxy's confession, and will he be tempted to cheat on Kat?

EastEnders airs these scenes on Thursday, April 19 at 7.30pm on BBC One.