Mark tries to make the best of the situation when Natasha and Maisie leave for a two-week break. A veiled dig from Cain reminds Mark that his wife is leaving their marriage hanging by a thread. Cain remarks that he wouldn’t be surprised if Natasha didn’t return - a thought that’s clearly already crossed Mark’s mind.

Returning to Home Farm, Mark’s hurt when Natasha tries to leave without saying goodbye and he demands to know where he stands. Natasha admits that she’s fallen out of love with him but raises his spirits by insisting that she will return.

That afternoon, Mark is none the wiser as Faye and Ryan move into Tennant’s house. Ryan questions her motives for being there, but what is Faye really planning?
Meanwhile, Debbie prepares for her holiday with Sarah and warns Cain not to cause trouble with Andy while they’re away. Andy’s overjoyed when Debbie allows him to join her and Sarah at the park. Cain’s incredulous when he sees Andy and Sarah alone together and questions Debbie’s sanity. Debbie asks her dad to back off and reluctantly, he agrees.

Andy tells Diane that he’s determined to do everything he can to ensure he’s well enough to see Sarah when she returns from her holiday. Can Andy rise above his depression?

Elsewhere, John takes Adam to begin work on the farm. As the other Bartons settle into their new home, Moira splits up an argument between her daughters over the bedroom situation and reminds them that they’ll have to share once their nan arrives. John reveals to the family that he’s been summoned for a meeting with Nathan and speculates as to the reason.

Later, the Bartons are welcomed into the pub by Diane and begin to fall under the scrutiny of their new neighbours. Will their opinion of the locals be a positive one?

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Ashley has spent a sleepless night in the hospital’s relatives’ room worrying about Claire. When Lloyd arrives, Ashley reveals that Claire’s had a pulmonary embolism. The doctors eventually allow Ashley in to see Claire but he’s thrown into a panic when he’s asked to leave the room as her monitors begin bleeping.

Ashley’s relieved when the doctor later confirms that Claire is alive and as she opens her eyes, Ashley tells her that she’s in hospital, before revealing that she was pregnant but has lost the baby. He kisses her hand and fights back tears.

Deirdre is hopeful of a promotion within the council but when she goes into work she doesn’t get the news she was hoping for. Instead of being offered a promotion, she’s told that she has to apply for her own job!

She doesn’t get much sympathy off Ken, however, as he’s noticed Peter’s reluctance to attend his alcoholism meeting and offers to go with him. Peter eventually agrees but he hadn’t bargained on Deirdre and Blanche inviting themselves along, too.

Meanwhile, tensions are running high at Number 7 as Maria feeds baby Liam. Helen disapproves of Ozzy sitting nearby and tells Maria exactly what she thinks. Maria, however, has had enough of Helen’s interfering and summons Tony to rescue her from the in-laws. Tony’s only too happy to oblige.

Julie encourages Sean to pursue Leon, so he heads for the gym Jacuzzi. Deciding to go for the sympathy vote, he pretends to cry and says that Jason has dumped him. Will this his tactics work?

Elsewhere, Norris is suffering with his bunions and isn’t willing for his brother Ramsey to help.

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Whitney stands staring at the man who’s been shadowing her movements around Walford for the last few months. She’s a little taken aback that her mother Debra knows him, revealing his name as Ryan. Debra insists that she used to work with him and maintains that he’s dangerous and shouldn’t be trusted. Whitney, however, jumps to his defence, recalling his heroic actions when the café exploded. A vicious row between Debra and Ryan breaks out over what’s best for Whitney and when Ryan pushes Debra, Whitney jumps to her mother’s defence. At that moment, Ryan exclaims: “She’s my mother, too!”

Whitney’s stunned by Ryan’s revelation and is bewildered when Debra admits that Ryan is actually her son. However, she insists that she has nothing to do with him any more as he’s dangerous and has been involved with the wrong crowds. Ryan, meanwhile, explains that he wanted to get to know his half-sister a little better before revealing his connection to her. Eager to hammer her point home, Debra reveals that she has a knife of Ryan’s in her possession as he used it in a fight and needed somebody to hide it. Ryan protests that he simply used it in self-defence but now needs to destroy the evidence that could potentially be used against him in the future. As Debra and Ryan argue, Whitney’s left visibly torn between her mum and half-brother.

Meanwhile, Stacey’s sprawled on the floor with blood pouring from her head. As she stares upwards, she sees the Brannings looking back at her. As Lauren and Abi are sent to their rooms, Jean rushes in to find Stacey in a state. Max offers to take her to the hospital to get checked over and while he’s there, he apologises for all the heartache that he’s caused in the past. Emotionless, Stacey becomes agitated with waiting to be seen by a nurse. Jean insists that Stacey stay to have stitches and becoming unsettled herself, Jean tells a nurse that she suffers from bipolar and is concerned that Stacey’s suffering, too.

Stacey reluctantly agrees to talk with hospital psychiatrist Dr Simmonds, who manages to coax Stacey into chatting about her rollercoaster year. Eventually, Stacey admits her biggest fear - that she’s suffering with bipolar like her mother. With the facts in-hand, Dr Simmonds suggests that Stacey be admitted to hospital for a few nights so she can be stabilised on a course of medication. Max returns home to his family and while Abi excitedly believes everything’s about to return to normal, Lauren has her reservations…

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Danny Dyer has admitted that he is desperate to tone up after growing concerned about his appearance.

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The actor has started to notice the effects of bad eating habits in recent years and now worries about the possible impact on his career.

“I’m 32 this year and I’m looking down at my belly now,” Dyer told Celebs On Sunday magazine. “I used to be able to eat anything I wanted - like four chocolate eclairs while watching telly or something - but it’s catching up with me now.

“The gym’s boring, but I’m gonna have to go. I want to tone up. Not for birds - I’m happy with my missus Jo - but to get work.”

Dyer recently turned down a role in EastEnders following discussions with the BBC soap’s producers.

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