EastEnders legend declared dead as body is found
A major EastEnders icon has been declared dead
EastEnders spoilers follow for Monday’s (November 9) episode, which can now be streamed on BBC iPlayer. The episode in question will air at 7:30pm.
The day Linda Carter (Kellie Bright) has dreaded sadly arrived in new scenes as the former landlady of the Queen Vic boozer was told that husband Mick’s (Danny Dyer) body had been found.
Linda was enjoying a normal day going about her typical Peacock Palace duties when she answered a call on son Lee’s (Danny Hatchard) phone to learn the devastating information.
Mick, as viewers will recall, disappeared at sea four years ago, just hours after discovering that new wife Janine Butcher (Charlie Brooks) had deliberately driven a wedge between he and ex-wife Linda, who she framed for a catastrophic car accident.
With evidence uncovered to prove such a thing, Janine fled – but Mick and Linda gave chase. When Janine’s car plummeted into the icy depths below with his beloved L trapped inside, Mick jumped into the water to retrieve her.
After being instructed by a petrified Linda to save pregnant Janine, Mick returned to the ocean for his one true love – unaware that Linda had made it to safety.
He never returned. Linda has struggled to live her life without soulmate Mick by her side, but recent scenes saw her decide to give things a go with resident lothario Max Branning (Jake Wood), who she controversially cheated on Mick with six years ago.
Upon learning that Mick’s body had been found, Linda sought support from Max, who struggled to hide his jealousy over the fact that she was reminiscing about life with the man of her dreams.
To make a stressful situation even worse, Linda couldn’t find out any information on where Mick’s body was being held, nor was she privy to the funeral arrangements given that – prior to his death – Mick was married to Janine, meaning that she is his next of kin.
Determined to get answers, Linda set off to confront her former love rival – who is no longer in prison despite her arrest at the time – and the stage was set for another classic EastEnders showdown.
The question is: just what is Janine up to? We saw her previously get her hands on a document, presumably Mick’s death certificate, but is everything above board?
Or is this all part of an elaborate scheme?
If history has taught us anything it’s that one can never truly trust that Janine has turned over a new leaf so fans should expect the unexpected when it comes to her.
