EastEnders’ Jean Slater is headed for a whirlwind week on the soap as she plans a surprise for little Arthur, but things don’t go to plan.
Jean (Gillian Wright) plans a surprise for the kids in EastEnders, but Arthur (Hunter Bell) doesn’t get quite the surprise he was hoping for when he ends up injured.
Meanwhile, BBC spoilers have revealed that Stacey's (Lacey Turner) fears for her mum intensify as her behaviour becomes increasingly erratic.
Stacey has already addressed concerns that Jean, who has bipolar disorder, is having a manic episode but she is set to grow fearful of her mum’s welfare on the soap next week.
Stacey is alarmed when Jean reveals she is planning a surprise for the children and when she then pressures Stacey to tell Arthur the truth about Kush’s death - who was murdered at the hands of evil Gray Atkins.
Jean then later blocks the market by buying a bouncy castle for all the kids, leaving Martin concerned for her as well.
Stacey is humiliated when she sees her mum jumping away in the bouncy castle, only for the situation to go from bad to worse when Jean accidentally hurts Arthur, prompting an embarrassed Stacey to try and pull her off from the inflatable.
When Harvey then returns home, he joins Jean on the bouncy castle, infuriating Stacey, who begins to understand she hasn’t got to grips with the nature of Jean's condition.
Afterwards, Stacey goes to desperate lengths to try and help her mum and even bans her from being alone with the children until she sees a doctor, but Jean only goes to Kat to try and convince her capable of looking after the kids.
Jean then manages to slip out to the Tube station with Arthur, where she breaks the devastating news of what happened to dad Kush to the little boy.
When Stacey finds Jean and Arthur, she is horrified to discover what Jean told him and the pair become embroiled in a huge argument.
Jean arrives at Harvey and Rocky's, announcing that she's moving in with them and Stacey is dead to her.
Desperately concerned, Stacey tries to explain to Harvey how Jean's current behaviour is evidence that she's experiencing a manic episode.
After an upsetting visit to Aaron in prison, Harvey suggests to Jean that they get away from London for a while, but is then thrown when Jean insists on leaving straight away.
What will Harvey say to Jean's suggestion?
Meanwhile, Stacey becomes desperate to get Jean the help she needs and, against Eve’s advice, she pretends to be her mum to get a doctor's appointment.
How will Jean react when she finds out what Stacey’s done?
EastEnders airs these scenes from Monday, March 21 on BBC One.
