BBC EastEnders Dean Wicks’ downfall ‘sealed’ after hospital mistake

EastEnders has appeared to hint at Dean Wicks’ downfall on the BBC One soap.

Soap fans will recall that Dean recently reconnected with daughter, Jade, who has undergone a life-saving lung transplant surgery amid her cystic fibrosis battle. Only recently, Jade struggled with guilt as she tried to muster up the courage to tell her father that she was moving to Pakistan with her mother Shabnam.

Jade ended up finding solace in Jean Slater, and the two had a heart-to-heart about the youngster’s predicament. Together, Jade and Jean headed to Beales Eels, where Jade broke the news to her deflated dad that she was moving to Pakistan with Shabnam.

Jade explained: “Mum’s flown out to Pakistan because Nani Zainab’s not well… she’s moving out there and she wants me to go, too.” As expected, Dean reacted badly to the news and he met with his solicitor to see if he could stop her from leaving. However, his solicitor delivered news Dean didn’t want to hear as she pointed out that if Jade’s health is stable there’s “no grounds” to keep her in Walford.

Later, Jade went to the doctor after she had been coughing recently, where she was prescribed antibiotics for a chest infection. In a sick twist, Dean sent Jade to bed to rest as he told her he would put her antibiotics in her pillbox with her other medicines. However, when alone, Dean tampered with the antibiotics in a sinister bid to make Jade stay.

Things have only got worse this week as Albert Square got together to support Jade’s fundraiser and on Wednesday night, despite being banned from the event due to it taking place at the Queen Vic, Dean managed to manipulate the situation so he could go.

At the event, Dean and Jade got into a disagreement about her plans to go to Pakistan as Dean tried to emotionally blackmail her into staying. However, Jade snapped: “I am moving to Pakistan! I am going to live with mum and there is nothing you can do to stop me!”

Furious at the thought of his daughter leaving, sinister Dean made yet another evil decision as he disconnected Jade’s oxygen tank, leaving the youngster completely in danger. It wasn’t long until Jade started struggling with her breathing and at the same time, everyone in the Queen Vic thought it would be best that Dean left due to Linda Carter being distressed by his presence.

As Dean waited outside, Jade went to go on stage to deliver a speech at her fundraiser but she struggled to breathe and collapsed in a shock moment. Dean then ran into the pub, where he shouted: “What have you done?” while an ambulance was called.

On Thursday night, Jade was recovering in hospital as the doctor admitted he was concerned about Jade’s chest infection not clearing with antibiotics. Dean instantly got defensive as he asked the doctor if he was accusing him of something, which left Jean suspicious.

The doctor calmed Dean down and explained he wanted to see her antibiotics just to check it was the right dose to which Jean agreed to fetch them. Upon returning, Dean snatched the tampered pill box and instead gave the unopened antibiotics to the doctor.

Jean started to get suspicious as she questioned how Jade’s oxygen tank had come loose, the antibiotics not working and Dean suggesting it was his fault his daughter was in hospital. Jean confronted Dean as he attempted to threaten her as she warned: “I think your daughter is at risk… I need to find a doctor.”

Dean was quick to pull Jean back as he promised to tell her everything but instead he lied again, pretending Jade had tampered with her own medicine to stay in Albert Square. Jean appeared to believe Dean but fans think she’s still suspicious and she will be the one to expose him.

Taking to Twitter, now X, one person said: “Listen Jean is so smart, she’s clocked onto Dean’s nonsense #EastEnders”, a different account put: “Jean is onto Dean #Eastenders” while another added: “For the bad things you didn’t do?” Jean clocked Dean #EastEnders.”

Elsewhere, one person said: “Anyone with common sense can see Dean is too defensive and he has been messing with this child’s antibiotics #Eastenders” while another added: “I really hope jean is recording this convo with dean #EastEnders!”