Week beginning 4 June – spoilers + pics

Monday 4 June
No episode due to Jubilee

Tuesday 5 June
Both of Chryed in BBC cast list
Meanwhile, Zainab is curious when she spots Masood going into a lady’s house, suspecting that he could have a new love interest. When Zainab later confronts him over this, Masood explains that he is continuing his tutor lessons. Unsure if this is really true, Zainab asks where all the extra money is. However, all becomes clear when Masood pulls out a ring and asks her to marry him.
Elsewhere, Christian worries when he hears that Ian is still away and pushes Lucy to let him ring Jane, but Bobby lies that he has already spoken to her, [and] Afia continues to feel deflated by her life and annoys Tamwar by ploughing ahead with plans for a speed dating night. (Digital Spy)

Wednesday 6 June
Hour-long episode
Meanwhile, Afia is surprised when Zainab reveals that the college called earlier, meaning that Tamwar must be planning to go back. Fearing that Tamwar is keeping things from her, Afia decides to hurt him by flirting with a number of guys at the speed dating event. Later, Zainab suggests that a baby could be the solution to the couple’s problems, but neither seem keen.
The situation at the Masood house soon comes to a head when Tamwar denies signing up for college again. Afia is furious as she believes that Tamwar is lying, but Masood is forced to admit that he’s the one who enrolled in college. Soon afterwards, Afia has a heart-to-heart with Tamwar and admits that she can’t see herself ever being happy in Walford… (Digital Spy)

Thursday 7 June
Meanwhile, Tamwar is keen to save his marriage and tells Afia that they should go travelling together, leaving her thrilled. Zainab isn’t pleased with their plans, but eventually agrees with Masood that this is something the couple need to do, so she offers her blessing. However, Afia isn’t pleased when she realises that Tamwar still wants to return to Walford once the trip is over. Afia finally accepts that she and Tamwar want different things and says an emotional goodbye to the Square, despite her husband’s attempts to convince her to stay. (Digital Spy)

Friday 8 June
Elsewhere, Zainab blames herself for Afia’s departure while Masood comforts Tamwar. (Digital Spy)

Cast lists 28 May-1 June + other bits and pieces

Cast lists for next week’s episodes (see Upcoming Spoilers for the brief info we have about these episodes):

Monday 28 May
No Chryed or Masoods.

Tuesday 29 May
Christian, Zainab and Afia are in this ep; no Syed.

Thursday 31 May
Zainab, Masood, Christian and Afia are in this ep; no Syed.

Friday 1 June
Christian, Syed, Zainab, Masood, Tamwar and Afia are all in this ep.

Monday 9th July
Script peek from the BBC EastEnders website
Zainab: … Kamil’s bath at 6:30… And make sure your father remembers to feed him
Tamwar: … We were planning on leaving him out to be reared by wolves…
Zainab: Tamwar, I’m depending on you. Your father means well, but he’s… prone to distraction. I need you to be my…
Tamwar: … Spy…?

Couple of John Partridge links (thanks, Laura):
Video of him talking about HIV/AIDS for the National Aids Trust 25th Birthday
Doodle created for the National Aids Trust

Johnny is also presenting the Lottery draws tomorrow (26th May) and next Wednesday (30th May).

29 May – 8 June: Soap Mag Spoilers

Various bits and pieces from today’s soap mags, nothing really new Chryed-wise (thanks surreal for typing up the Soaplife spoilers!):

Tuesday 29 May
Quick-thinking Patrick stops Andrew from getting physical when Tyler mocks Zainab. (Soaplife)

Thursday 31 May
Masood makes plans for a new career. (Soaplife)

Friday 1 June
Tamwar fears he’s losing Afia. (Soaplife)

Tuesday 5 June
Christian’s suspicious about missing Ian. (Soaplife)

Wednesday 6 June
Afia fears for her future in Walford. (Soaplife)

Thursday 7 June
Tamwar comes up with a plan to wow Afia…Will it work or do they both want different things? (Soaplife)

Careless Whispers (from Soaplife, could be any soap unless specified)

• Which EastEnder is left heartbroken when his love turns her back on him for a big adventure overseas? (Possibly Tam/Afia?)
• A one time married couple decide to try again….But will it be a happy ever after for them this time around? (Possibly Zainab/Masood?)
• Which gay lover believes their partner is cheating….And who with? (Think this may be Sean/Marcus from Corrie!)

Week beginning 28 May – detailed spoilers

Tuesday 29 May
No new spoilers, but Christian, Zainab and Afia are all in the cast list.

Friday 1 June
Tamwar fears he is losing Afia when she ignores his disapproval and decides to host a speed dating event at the Argee Bhajee. (Digital Spy)

Also, Marc, Nina, Nitin and Himesh were papped outside Elstree on Friday – you can see the pictures on the Marc Elliott and John Partridge Appreciation Page here. (Thanks, Laura!)

Week beginning 4 June – magazine spoilers

Tuesday 5 June
Zainab and Cora jazz up the Vic for the Diamond Jubilee, while Tamwar discovers Afia’s gone behind his back. (All About Soap)
Elsewhere, worried Christian asks Lucy to phone Jane. (All About Soap)
Zainab is suspicious of Masood, and he confesses that he’s been tutoring in secret. She’s shocked when he produces an engagement ring! (Inside Soap website)
Lucy is struggling, and Christian wants to call Jane. Bobby lies to him saying they have spoken to her. How much longer can Lucy cope alone? (Inside Soap website)

Wednesday 6 June
Afia wonders whether she’ll ever be happy in Albert Square. (All About Soap)
Zainab tells Tamwar that what he and Afia need is a baby. Tamwar isn’t sure he wants a family and Afia admits she isn’t happy in Walford! (Inside Soap website)

Thursday 7 June
Afia calls time on her marriage to Tamwar. (All About Soap)
Tamwar tries to make amends with Afia, but it’s not enough. She realises that they want different things from life and tearfully says goodbye to him… (Inside Soap website)

(Thanks, KBambi!)

Location filming pics 19 May

Some pictures from the location filming yesterday, involving the Queen Vic football team which is being started in June (from the Daily Mail):

Marc (Syed) on the left, clearly in the team:

Johnny (Christian) and Tameka (Kim) messing around:

Nina (Zainab) in this one as well:

The scenes will air in July.

Filming news + preview clip

Few wee snippets:

Marc, Johnny, Nina and Nitin were all spotted filming last night (as were a large amount of the rest of the cast, so maybe some crowd scenes related to the Olympics or the QV football team, as below?). There’s been a number of filming spots over the last few weeks, so hopefully screentime may improve as we go into June and July!

Johnny/Christian is also mentioned in this Daily Star article about a Queen Vic football team. (Thanks, KBambi!)

Christian is in the episode preview for Monday on the BBC site, in a scene with Roxy:

(Thanks, Laura!)