There’s a flurry of scheming on the way for EastEnders next week.
Evil serial killer Gray Atkins is continuing to romantically pursue Whitney Dean but little does she know that he is the one who murdered her beloved late fiance Kush Kazemi.
Meanwhile, mischievous minx Janine Butcher is back living on Albert Square but without a job or a penny to her name - but could a return to a favourite location of hers be the answer?
Elsewhere, Keegan Baker and Tiffany Butcher try to figure out what the future of their marriage is.
Finally, as Isaac Baptiste and Lola Pearce try to start a new future together, could his mother Sheree Trueman ruin everything?
Gray Atkins manipulates Whitney Dean
Whitney Dean tries to make things up to Jen to restart her music career.
An upset Whitney later sees Gray Atkins who asks her out to dinner but gets rejected.
Whitney can’t get over the death of fiancé Kush Kazemi - who unbeknownst to her was murdered by Gray.
Gary pretends to be Whitney’s manager and tries to get Whitney back in Jen’s good books.
Later on, a delighted Whitney tells Gray that Jen is going to help her after all - not knowing his hand in what happened.
Gary then manages to persuade Whitney to make a go of a romance, albeit slowly.
As the week continues, Gray supports Whitney at her rehearsal but sees his former flame Chelsea Fox at the bar and it remains tense between them.
Jen soon offers Whitney the chance to work as a singer on a cruise ship, prompting anxiety that she will soon leave him.
As a result, Gray acts out to get what he wants but how far will he go?
Janine Butcher back in The Vic
Scarlett Butcher awakens to find Zack Hudson in the living room after his one-night stand with Janine.
Kat Moon is angered by Janine’s antics, prompting Janine to talk with friend Billy Mitchell about getting her life in order for Scarlett.
Janine soon comes to the rescue of Frankie Lewis in the Queen Vic after she struggles to control the pub crowd while clashing with sister Nancy Carter and grandmother Shirley Carter is preoccupied with tracking down missing sister Tina.
After helping Frankie behind the bar, Janine is offered a trial shift in the pub.
Sharon Watts is horrified to see Janine back behind the bar but Janine is loving it.
Later in the week, Janine tells Scarlett about her new job at the pub, but will it get her back in her daughter’s good books?
Sheree Trueman plots family exit to Trinidad
Sheree Trueman pushes her husband Patrick to go to Trinidad with her as she hopes they can leave with her son Isaac Baptiste.
Determined to live with girlfriend Lola Pearce, Isaac is upset as they are rejected for a flat due to his previous time off work for mental health treatment.
Despite Isaac being determined to do this alone, Lola tells Patrick who offers to be a guarantor.
Later, Isaac is ready to go back to work at the school and tells his mother he is aware she was trying to do the right thing for him.
Sheree feels torn and isolated as the family plans a housewarming for Isaac and Lola.
What will be her next move and will she and Patrick leave for Trinidad?
Tiffany Butcher and Keegan Baker’s marriage over?
Keegan Baker offers to help sister Bernie Taylor find out answers about whether Rainie Highway is losing drugs again.
Keegan confronts Rainie and Stuart in a fiery row and his estranged wife Tiffany Butcher diffuses the situation, prompting Rainie to take a drugs test.
Bernie tells Keegan and Tiff that they make a good team, leading to Tiff admitting she and Vinny Panesar were not an item.
The pair decide to be friends but this falls apart when Tiff discovers Keegan has frozen their joint bank account.
Tiffany later gets a drink with sister Whitney but they get a surprise when a bottle of champagne arrives at their table.
Meanwhile, Keegan speaks with his parents and realises he wants to fight for his marriage and goes to see Tiff.
Will everything go as planned or does a further twist await Keegan?
Also next week
Bobby Beale annoys brother Peter when he takes time off of work and plans a surprise breakfast for girlfriend Dana Monroe.
Meanwhile, Harvey tries to persuade Dana to dump Bobby and is annoyed when he learns she is deferring her university plans - prompting him to turn to Bobby for help.
However, Bobby’s alliance with Harvey backfires and Dana remains firm in her choices despite Harvey’s efforts.
Elsewhere, a gloomy Martin Fowler moves in with pal Zack Hudson and Sharon Watts and drowns his sorrows.
After getting help from a solicitor with Sharon’s help, Martin is further upset by his divorce from ex-wife Ruby Allen when he overhears Ruby’s lawyer badmouthing him.
Jean Slater, meanwhile, heads to court to face the drug charges related to Ruby.
Finally, Honey Mitchell needs to take Janet to an audition but is scared to take time off.
Honey decides to confront Suki Panesar about her work bullying over the unreciprocated kiss and is horrified when Suki pretends she does not remember the kiss.
*EastEnders airs on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.
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