Is Danny Dyer Returning to EastEnders? Mick Carter’s Fate Left Open
Is Danny Dyer coming back to EastEnders? The latest episode on BBC One left the fate of Mick Carter open, with a death certificate, a coffin and a confession from Janine Carter. Linda Carter still does not know the truth.
Warning: this article contains spoilers for EastEnders.
Is Danny Dyer coming back to EastEnders? The latest episode of the BBC One soap did not settle it, leaving the fate of Dyer's character Mick Carter unresolved after a death certificate, a coffin and a confession from Janine Carter.
The episode airs at 7.30pm on BBC One and can be streamed on BBC iPlayer.
Last week, Janine Carter (Charlie Brooks) was seen exchanging money for documentation in an office. Linda Carter (Kellie Bright) then answered a call on her son Lee's phone. Danny Hatchard plays Lee. The caller said her late husband Mick had been found.
Mick went missing in the English Channel four years ago, and there was no chance of him surviving. Linda was told that funeral arrangements were in the hands of his widow, Janine.
Janine showed Linda a death certificate. It said Mick had died just two weeks earlier. Janine claimed he had been living in North London for the last few years and had suffered a fatal heart attack.
She said she had him quickly cremated. She added that she still resented him for letting her give birth to their son in prison.
Linda confided in her boyfriend, Max Branning (Jake Wood), then went to a church to pay her respects. There she found Janine attending a funeral. Janine said it was Mick's, that he was in the coffin, and that she had lied because she did not want Linda at the service.
Linda began to unscrew the coffin lid. She wanted to be sure Mick was inside, but she could not bring herself to face his body. Max took over the job.
While Linda was away, Max pressed Janine for answers. She admitted the man in the coffin was not who she had claimed. A contact, she said, had helped her fabricate Mick's death.
Her motive, she said, was Lee revoking Mick's death certificate. That meant she would have to hand back the life insurance payout she received when Mick went missing.
Max was about to call the police. Janine offered him a share of the money instead. She said Mick would forever cast a shadow over his relationship with Linda, and that this was his chance to rid her of the memory.
Max then walked outside to the car and told Linda that Mick's body was inside the coffin. The episode closed on the question of whether Linda will ever learn the truth.
