EastEnders spoilers: Louise Mitchell goes into labour

The week begins with Lisa preparing herself to say her final goodbye at Mel's funeral. At the wake the residents pay their respect but Lisa is left livid when Phil and Sharon arrive.

When Phil spots his wife comforting Jack Branning it gets him thinking… Everyone praises Sharon at Mel's funeral but it becomes the final straw for Lisa.

Lisa goes to confront Sharon but Louise Mitchell manages to stop her in time. Lisa then makes her speech at her friends funeral but it quickly becomes clear that she's still fuming with Sharon when he accuses her of being a murderer.

Lisa goes one step too far in The Vic and reveals Sharon's baby daddy is not Phil… Later, Louise ignores her mum following her outrageous behaviour but Phil is keen to sort out all the drama.

Keanu tries to convince Phil that Lisa is unwell but Phil is determined to get to the truth and visits his ex-wife. He later discovers that Lisa has been taking her medication – despite what everyone else thought.

Outside, Louise arrives and desperate to see her mum she pulls out all the stops to talk. Elsewhere Keanu worries the truth is out when Phil rings.

Keanu continues to try and convince Phil that Lisa's unwell but it quickly becomes clear that Phil's determined to figure out the truth.


Sharon overhears the Slaters gossiping about her – following Lisa's outburst at The Vic – but Jac intervenes before it all kicks off with the women.

When Keanu spots Sharon and Jack in the café, he's quick to bundle Phil out. However he's not prepared for a text message from Louise – her water has broken.

Tubbs is shocked when he discovers Ben Mitchell's boyfriend Callum Highway is planning to join the police office.


The news quickly travels and it's not long before Phil's associates pull out of various deals – which forces Shirley Carter to step in.

Ben helps Callum out with his training but when Shirley arrives and warns him about the severity of the situation, he's forced to sort out the problem.

While Keanu and Louise wait for the ambulance, Phil confronts Sharon over Lisa's accusations. Shaz shuts down the accusations – leaving Phil feeling guilty. However she later makes a mysterious phone call…

Phil soon discovers his daughter has been rushed to hospital and he quickly follows. Louise is adamant that Sharon should be there but Phil fails to get hold of her…

Ben worries that his dad knows about his business troubles and ignores all his phone calls. However he races to the hospital when he discovers his sister is in labour. EastEnders bosses have confirmed that Louise will pay tribute to her nan Peggy Mitchell.

When Ben sees how vulnerable Phil is, he reassures his dad and after a surprise heart to heart, Phil is wracked with guilty about his dad's reputation. He puts a plan in place to protect his dad.


Over at the Arches, Ben arrives to meet Shirley but when Tubbs arrives, he puts his plan into action.

Elsewhere Mick tries to come up with a solution for his wife's drinking problem and decides they should go on a Christmas detox. Despite agreeing, Linda is fuming at the idea.

Mick continues to worry about Ollie settling into his new school put it soon dawns on him that BFF Mitch Baker could be the answer to his problems.

While Mick prepares for the 'Ball and Change' quiz he's pulled in different directions; he's forced to offer Honey some advice, he realises he shouldn't have trusted Shirley with the questions and he manages to salvage the night.

Mick manages to rope Mitch into his plan to impress Ollie's teacher and tries to help him land 'Learner of the Week'. Unfortunately things don't go according to plan when Miss Gardner looks like she wants to be anywhere but the Queen Vic.

Mick's plan begins to unravel when Ollie's teacher overhears his plan, he tries to defend his actions but Miss Gardner reveals some surprising news that leaves the landlord and landlady elated.

Mick's happiness doesn't last long though because he soon realises that Linda's been drinking again. Linda is quick to reassure Mick that she's got things under control.


Following some advice from Mitch, Mick relents and pours Linda a drink so they can toast to their little Ollie.

Elsewhere on the Square, Adam Bateman's lies begin to catch up with him when he lies to Iqra Ahmed to cover his tracks and then backs out of his plans with Honey.

Aware of what Adam's up to, Honey decides to distract herself by helping Mick out at The Vic. When Iqra asks about Adam's secretary 'Sally', Honey's suspcions are confirmed – he boyfriend doesn't have a secretary.

At the quiz, Honey questions Adam and when it dawns on him that she's aware of what he's been up to, he quickly deflects.


When Honey spots Adam flirting at the bar she's forced to take matters into her own hands… The next day she begins to worry about her future without Adam.

She tries to get in contact with Billy but fails. She manages to catch him off-guard at home and when he suggests she move back in, Honey is left speechless when she discovers Billy is not alone…

Chantelle is left speechless during her latest therapy session with her hubby Gray when he finally opens up about his past.

Karen Taylor is left worrying about money and a concerned Billy steps in and hatches a plan when he discovers Ben is behind all the drama.

After Jack talks to Callum about Leo King, he's quick to find Whitney and warn her off. Just as Jack is about to tell her about Leo's outburst in court, Whitney reveals he has already explained everything.

Jags hatches a plan to drum up business for their pest control business but things don't go well when Sheree catches him out.


When Denise discovers there might be rats in the salon she orders Sheree to sort it out. Denise is left furious when she discovers how much money Sheree spent on the pest removal. It's not long before they go head to head.

Kat Moon notices Jean Slater's odd behaviour and later on in the week, Jean continues to volunteer at the hospital. As she begins to talk about Daniel her emotions get the best of her.