EastEnders is set to stir up some old trouble in next week’s episodes as there’s an update on Gray Atkins (played by Toby-Alexander Smith).
The disgraced serial k.i.l.l.e.r is currently in prison for multiple m.u.r.d.e.r.s after k.i.l.l.i.n.g his wife Chantelle (Jessica Plummer), Kush Kazemi (Davood Ghadami), and Tina Carter (Luisa Bradshaw-White). But in forthcoming episodes, Chelsea Fox (Zaraah Abrahams) gets a shock when she spots a ‘for sale’ sign outside number 1.
The mum-of-one and his former sister-in-law Bernie Taylor (Clair Norris) soon realise that Gray is selling up. But is the villain really gone from their lives for good, or is he playing mind games once more?
Gray Atkins is a serial k.i.l.l.e.r (Image: B.B.C/Jack Barnes/Kieron McCarron)
Chelsea and Gray share a young son Jordon, but he appears to have kept out of their lives since he was banged up in March 2022.
Gray is also dad to Mack and Mia who now live elsewhere with their nan Karen Taylor (Lorraine Stanley). But is Gray up to something and where will Chelsea turn to?
Across the Square, there is an update on Ben Mitchell (Max Bowden) when his mum Kathy Beale (Gillian Taylforth), brother Ian (Adam Woodyatt), and Lexi Peace (Isabella Brown) visit him behind bars in America where is serving time for fraud.
But their trip leaves Callum Highway (Tony Clay) downhearted he can’t visit his husband in prison due to work commitments. But Johnny Carter (Charlie Suff) resolves to cheer him up.
He tries to get the copper to let off some steam but Callum isn’t in the mood and is left further upset when he misses a call from Ben, so Honey (Emma Barton) insists that he joins her for a drink later.
During a heart-to-heart, Honey advises him that life is for living and encourages him to have a night out with Johnny.
Callum is gearing up for a fun night out with his pal when Billy (Perry Fenwick) comments that it hasn’t taken him long to move on, leaving him horrified.
Elsewhere, dying Nish Panesar (Nish Panesar) sets another evil plan to work. He asks Avani (Aaliyah James) for her help in tracking a random woman down, who he claims is an old friend of Suki’s – but who really is the woman and is there trouble ahead for the Panesars?
Nish is also enjoying being the centre of attention with his sons Ravi (Aaron Thiara) and Vinny Panesar (Shiv Jalota).
But when Vinny tries to get involved with a business deal, Nish side-lines him. Feeling frustrated, Vinny vents to his mum who advises him to be bold to gain Nish’s respect.
At Walford East, Vinny gate-crashes the meeting and works hard to charm their potential client to impress his dad but things go wrong when Priya (Sophie Khan Levy) disrupts the meeting.
She launches into a character a.s.s.a.s.s.i.n.a.t.i.o.n of Nish, but this gives Vinny food for thought as he tries to win his dad’s trust. But will Nish see through Vinny’s deceit?
This scenes air in EastEnders from Monday, July 29.
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Source: The Wall Street Journal
