Johnny Carterā€™s EastEnders return revealed as he š¯•’ttacks mum Lindaā€™s rš¯•’pist Dean Wicks
The son of Mick and Linda Carter hasn't been seen since 2018.
LINDA Carter has been struggling to cope with Dean Wicks back in Walford – but she gets another ally against him next week.
TheĀ EastEndersĀ icon welcomes back her son Johnny Carter to the Square and he’s soon involved in a brutal brawl with the rapist.
Six years have gone by since Johnny Carter last saw his family in Albert Square as he decided to head to Manchester for a new legal career in January, 2018.
But during his time away, his mother Linda (played byĀ Kellie Bright) was left to struggle as she is the onlyĀ member of her large familyĀ in the fictional London borough following the departures of all her children,Ā her mother-in-law ShirleyĀ and theĀ disappearance of her beloved husbandĀ Mick Carter.
To make matters worse, Linda has recently had to face the comeback of her rapist, Dean Wicks (Matt Di Angelo).
And after facing adversity, her son Johnny finally takes matters into his own hands as he comes back to Walford with a vengeance.
Coming up on BBC One, and as announced by soap bosses in December, 2023, actor Charlie Suff reprises the role of Johnny Carter from Ted Reilly.
Everything kicks off when, upon his arrival, Johnny helps a drunk Linda up and is horrified by the state of her.
Back at The Vic, he quizzes the family to find out why sheā€™s got so bad, and Elaine Peacock (Harriet Thorpe) reveals Dean is back.
Johnny rushes to confront Dean and is spotted by Ben Mitchell (Max Bowden), who follows him into Beale’s Eels.
Ben has to drag Johnny away from Dean, and, with Callum Highway (Tony Clay) they talk over a drink.
Later, at closing time, Johnny punches Dean and warns him to leave Linda alone.
In other scenes, Johnny is determined to stop Linda from drinking by not letting her out of his sight, but it soon becomes too much for her.
After secretly boozing, Linda makes a show of herself by dropping Gina Knightā€™s (Francesca Henry) birthday cake in front of everyone in The Vic.
Johnny, who has found out Gina dated Dean, lashes out at her for laughing.
Ben and Callum are concerned by Johnnyā€™s angry behaviour, and the former promises to help Johnny get rid of Dean.
While underhanded tactics may be expected, Ben assures his husband Callum itā€™ll all be legal and above board – will he keep his word?
Later on, Johnny has decided to launch a civil case against Dean until Callum tells him about Lindaā€™s “confession.”
Regular viewers of the London-based program will remember that, in order to help George Knight avoid legal repercussionsĀ for attacking Dean, Linda has had to lie and tell her attacker that she had been lying about her rape while he recorded her.
Johnny and Gina decide to work together to get the recording from Dean and wipe it.
When Gina comes up with a plan, Dean is initially scepticalĀ due to her punching himĀ during their last date but then goes out with her.
Unfortunately, things don’t go according to plan and things go from bad to worse for Linda.
During an argument between Dean and Johnny, a glass gets smashed, and Linda cuts her hand.
Johnny canā€™t believe it as Linda goes completely ballistic and shocks everyone.
What will he do?
Could Linda tell JohnnyĀ what is really on her mind?
EastEnders airs from Monday to Thursday at 7.30pm on BBC One.
