Evil Eddie Knight (Christopher Fairbank) has torn the Knight-Mitchell family apart since his unwelcome return to EastEnders. However, next week, his son George Knight (Colin Salmon) finally snaps and takes action to get rid of him for good.
The racist murderer has been living with George and his partner Nicola Mitchell (Laura Doddington) since getting early release from prison after being diagnosed with terminal lung cancer. George was previously estranged from his adopted father after it was revealed that Eddie killed George’s birth father in a racially motivated attack when the former Queen Vic landlord was still a child. That revelation came after George discovered that Eddie and his wife Gloria (Elizabeth Counsell) adopted him through an illegal process called baby farming back in the 1950s.
Upon his reappearance on the BBC soap earlier this month, Eddie made it clear he was determined to spend his final days with his son. He bribed Nicola into making his living arrangement happen in exchange for cash to save her flailing businesses.
Next week, George realises he needs to do more to protect his family after Eddie’s true colours resurface. Gina Knight (Francesca Henry) learns from her boyfriend Harry Mitchell (Elijah Holloway) that Eddie has made disgusting remarks about her again. She later confronts George about the situation. George pales upon learning that Eddie has not changed and attempts to apologise to Gina, but she flees.
Knowing he needs to step up for his daughter, George then tells Eddie he is sending him back to prison to see out his final days. However, Eddie drops the bombshell that Nicola allowed him to stay in return for money, leaving George dumbfounded. As the pair argue, old emotions bubble to the surface, and George finally renounces Eddie as his dad for his actions and treatment of his family.
He then makes a last-minute decision to protect himself and his family from his dad’s actions for good. However, soap bosses have teased that George may ‘live to regret’ what he ends up doing. With next week’s special episodes set to ‘change everything’ for several key characters – George being one of them – could it be that he impulsively kills Eddie?
EastEnders airs these scenes from Monday 1st June at 7.30pm on BBC One or stream first from 6am on iPlayer.
