It's a big week for Lauren and Jimmy (Picture: BBC)
It's a big week for Lauren and Jimmy (Picture: BBC)
The special week of episodes sees the infant receive a devastating diagnosis (Picture: BBC)
The special week of episodes sees the infant receive a devastating diagnosis…
She's having a difficult time (Picture: BBC)
She's having a difficult time (Picture: BBC)
Peter tries to support her (Picture: BBC)
Peter tries to support her (Picture: BBC)
Peter has his own concerns (Picture: BBC)
Peter has his own concerns (Picture: BBC)
He wonders whether she has relapsed (Picture: BBC)
He wonders whether she has relapsed (Picture: BBC)
A run-in with Cindy doesn't help (Picture: BBC)
A run-in with Cindy doesn't help (Picture: BBC)
Nigel is having a tough time too (Picture: BBC)
Nigel is having a tough time too (Picture: BBC)
He can't help but think of Clare on her 40th birthday (Picture: BBC)
He can't help but think of Clare on her 40th birthday (Picture: BBC)
Kathy and Harvey adapt to their new normal (Picture: BBC)
Kathy and Harvey adapt to their new normal (Picture: BBC)
But their happiness is short lived... (Credits: CREDIT LINE:BBC/Jack Barnes/Kieron McCarron)
But their happiness is short lived... (Credits: CREDIT LINE:BBC/Jack…
Lily is having to manage the Slater household in Jean's absence (Picture: BBC)
Lily is having to manage the Slater household in Jean's absence (Picture:…
Kat hands Harvey his marching orders (Picture: BBC)
Kat hands Harvey his marching orders (Picture: BBC)
He's lost his job at the cab office (Picture: BBC)
He's lost his job at the cab office (Picture: BBC)
How will he support himself? (Picture: BBC)
How will he support himself? (Picture: BBC)
Lauren fears she's a bad mum (Picture: BBC)
Lauren fears she's a bad mum (Picture: BBC)
Linda arrives with a gift (Picture: BBC)
Linda arrives with a gift (Picture: BBC)
The women talk about their experiences of addiction (Picture: BBC)
The women talk about their experiences of addiction (Picture: BBC)
Linda urges her to trust her maternal instinct (Picture: BBC)
Linda urges her to trust her maternal instinct (Picture: BBC)
She knows something isn't right (Picture: BBC)
She knows something isn't right (Picture: BBC)
Tensions run high between Lauren and Peter ahead of their meeting with the health visitor (Picture: BBC)
Tensions run high between Lauren and Peter ahead of their meeting with the…
Peter dismisses her concerns (Picture: BBC)
Peter dismisses her concerns (Picture: BBC)
He's convinced something more sinister is at play (Picture: BBC)
He's convinced something more sinister is at play (Picture: BBC)
The health visitor dismisses her worries (Picture: BBC)
The health visitor dismisses her worries (Picture: BBC)
Lauren is frustrated (Picture: BBC)
Lauren is frustrated (Picture: BBC)
Peter is worried when it's suggested that Lauren may be suffering from post-natal depression (Picture: BBC)
Peter is worried when it's suggested that Lauren may be suffering from…
Ian is shocked that Cindy wants to unite the family (Picture: BBC)
Ian is shocked that Cindy wants to unite the family (Picture: BBC)
Here's Cindy! (Picture: BBC)
Here's Cindy! (Picture: BBC)
Noticing that something is wrong with Jimmy's eyes, Lauren makes an appointment (Picture: BBC)
Noticing that something is wrong with Jimmy's eyes, Lauren makes an…
She's worried that he's blind (Picture: BBC)
She's worried that he's blind (Picture: BBC)
Kat intervenes when she realises that Lily is all alone (Picture: BBC)
Kat intervenes when she realises that Lily is all alone (Picture: BBC)
She stages an intervention (Picture: BBC)
She stages an intervention (Picture: BBC)
Later, she gathers everyone together to work out how best to support Stacey (Picture: BBC)
Later, she gathers everyone together to work out how best to support Stacey…
They agree to help with child care (Picture: BBC)
They agree to help with child care (Picture: BBC)
Stace' overhears - and isn't happy (Picture: BBC)
Stace' overhears - and isn't happy (Picture: BBC)
She dismisses their help (Picture: BBC)
She dismisses their help (Picture: BBC)
The Beales have no idea what's happening at the hospital (Picture: BBC)
The Beales have no idea what's happening at the hospital (Picture: BBC)
Cindy and Kathy in the same room? Dangerous! (Picture: BBC)
Cindy and Kathy in the same room? Dangerous! (Picture: BBC)
These two will NEVER be friends (Picture: BBC)
These two will NEVER be friends (Picture: BBC)
Peter and Louie try to cheer up Lauren (Picture: BBC)
Peter and Louie try to cheer up Lauren (Picture: BBC)
But she's not home (Picture: BBC)
But she's not home (Picture: BBC)
Peter calls her - she's at the hospital (Picture: BBC)
Peter calls her - she's at the hospital (Picture: BBC)
The consultant does some checks (Picture: BBC)
The consultant does some checks (Picture: BBC)
She thinks that Jimmy could be visually impaired (Picture: BBC)
She thinks that Jimmy could be visually impaired (Picture: BBC)
Lauren and Peter take in the news (Picture: BBC)
Lauren and Peter take in the news (Picture: BBC)
They try to process the diagnosis (Picture: BBC)
They try to process the diagnosis (Picture: BBC)
Lauren blames herself (Picture: BBC)
Lauren blames herself (Picture: BBC)
She wonders whether her addiction played a part (Picture: BBC)
She wonders whether her addiction played a part (Picture: BBC)
Ian and Linda support Peter (Picture: BBC)
Ian and Linda support Peter (Picture: BBC)
He's heartbroken (Picture: BBC)
He's heartbroken (Picture: BBC)
Stacey can't leave her bed (Picture: BBC)
Stacey can't leave her bed (Picture: BBC)
She decides to leave for the first time in weeks (Picture: BBC)
She decides to leave for the first time in weeks (Picture: BBC)
Disaster strikes (Picture: BBC)
Disaster strikes (Picture: BBC)
She's accidentally washed her phone (Picture: BBC)
She's accidentally washed her phone (Picture: BBC)
It contains pictures and voicemails from Martin (Picture: BBC)
It contains pictures and voicemails from Martin (Picture: BBC)
She's heartbroken (Picture: BBC)
She's heartbroken (Picture: BBC)
Yolande comforts her (Picture: BBC)
Yolande comforts her (Picture: BBC)
Lily and Kat wonder whether she's suffering from a bipolar episode (Picture: BBC)
Lily and Kat wonder whether she's suffering from a bipolar episode…
Lauren returns to the Square with Jimmy (Picture: BBC)
Lauren returns to the Square with Jimmy (Picture: BBC)
She has a heart to heart with Lily (Picture: BBC)
She has a heart to heart with Lily (Picture: BBC)
The girls try to reassure one another (Picture: BBC)
The girls try to reassure one another (Picture: BBC)
Emotions run high in EastEnders next week as both the Slater and Beale families receive more bad news.
Lauren Branning (Jacqueline Jossa) is concerned about baby Jimmy, who is struggling to latch on while breast feeding.
Dismissing her worries, fiancé Peter Beale (Thomas Law) thinks that she may have relapsed – and his fears only intensify when the health visitor suggests that she may be suffering from post-natal depression.
A run-in with mother-in-law from hell Cindy (Michelle Collins) doesn’t help, and Lauren later books the infant in for an emergency appointment.
At the hospital, she’s told that Jimmy is visually impaired.
Elsewhere in Albert Square, Kat Slater (Jessie Wallace) has noticed that teenage Lily (Lillia Turner) has been left to run the household, with her mum Stacey (Lacey Turner) continuing to lock herself away.
Another big week in EastEnders (Picture: BBC/Metro)
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Kat stages an intervention, trying to work out how best to support her, but she doesn’t take her advice very kindly.
After finally braving the outdoors, Stacey realises that she’s accidentally washed her mobile phone that contains pictures and voicemails from dearly-departed Martin.
Breaking down in the laundrette, her nearest and dearest fear that she is suffering from a bipolar episode.
Elsewhere, Nigel Bates (Paul Bradley) is upset on stepdaughter Clare’s 40th birthday, and is urged by Yolande Trueman (Angela Wynter) to reach out.
Could she make her way back to Walford?
Plus, following the reveal of his affair with Kathy Cotton (Gillian Taylforth), Harvey Monroe (Ross Boatman) loses his job at the cab office.
EastEnders airs these scenes between Monday, May 19 and Thursday, May 22 on BBC One and iPlayer.
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