Yeh that is interesting...

A very powerful scene between Dean and Mick. Looks like Dean still thinks he and Linda had a consensual one night stand then.

There were some great scenes. It's interesting because he still thinks he's done nothing wrong. It was good to finally see some emotion from Dean though.

I agree.

Just re-watching Hustle and I think the first minute and a half of this is so good from Matt.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yP4k9St8-lA

I don't know whether it's accurate, but Matt is half way up the cast list for the live episode

Is he definitely:

I think so.

Wow Matt has some great scenes next week going by the spoilers!

Anyone else get the feeling he's going to do something stupid and will leave by the end of next week? It must end with him getting his comeuppance next week I think.

I'm not sure

I could definitely see Dean do something stupid next week and leave for awhile, but I don't think he'll die. In her interview from a couple of weeks ago, Rakhee Thakrar (Shabnam) said she and Dean would share some scenes together and we'd hear what each remember from their night in the club.

I suppose she could be blowing smoke up our asses, but I get the feeling the whole Roya thing wouldn't have happened if Dean was going be killed off almost immediately.

I don't think he's leaving either. I hope not anyway, but there's too much in the air at the moment for it all to be resolved this week!

Maybe he ends up getting sectioned in the live ep?

Yes it sounds like it was planned for a while that he would be the father of Shabnam's child so there has to be a reason for it. I'm not convinced that this doesn't mean he won't permanently leave despite Rakhee's comments. Either way if he doesn't leave permanently I think he will be off for a while. I don't know what this revenge entails but it seems likely to me that Sez is right that he is possibly sectioned due to his actions. I find it hard to come up with any other way in which it would be possible for him to stay past next week!

Edit - just seen the cast list for Monday after the live and he is not in it. Neither is Linda but Mick, Nancy, Shirley and Lee are at the top.

I do find it odd that he isn't in the episode after the live if he isn't leaving. So he either is killed off or runs away I think.

It could be the storyline for Shabnam is a custody one between her and Shirley? But then I think Dean being around gives more dramatic potential than that.

If he does make it out alive, maybe he'll get sectioned and that's why Matt said he has had some time off?

It was great to see Matt on the Graham Norton Eastenders special

Oh i didn't watch it, was he on it much?

Will have to catch it on iplayer!

I didn't realise he was going to be on it!

The spoilers for next week don't sound promising for Dean not leaving.

I really don't know what's going to happen....

Matt was in the special just briefly, but told a funny story about being on the set with Danny Dyer.

We see him tonight

So annoyed I am going out tonight to the cinema to watch a certain film with a friend so I will miss tonight's ep.

I will have to watch it on iplayer on Thursday!

That's a shame, don't worry though - I missed last night's and just watched it on iplayer

Just seen the spoilers about tonight. I wonder how it ends. Nancy doesn't know what happens to Dean and worries Mick's killed him but that won't be what happens. Maybe he somehow convinces Dean to get help. He could then leave for a few months and come back. Whatever it is it seems that Mick won't initially tell anyone else.