EastEnders spoilers: Billy’s violent past revisited as he considers committing brutal 𝕒ttack

Billy Mitchell (Perry Fenwick) is continuing to have his patience tested following the arrival of his dad Stevie (Alan Ford) in EastEnders.

Stevie, who made his first on-screen appearance at Aunt Sal’s (Anna Karen) funeral in January, hasn’t seen his son in 25 years. They came face to face at the end of April and a war erupted between the family in The Queen Vic.

After Phil (Steve McFadden) told him to clear off, and Lexi questioned who her great great grandfather was, Stevie sat himself down at the bar and drowned his sorrows.

Later in the evening, Billy found himself willing to hear his dad out, but when he brought up Jamie’s (Jack Ryder) whereabouts, he threw him out and warned him not to show his face again.

He’s feeling the stress

In tonight’s (May 8) episode of the BBC One soap, Stevie once again ignored Billy’s wishes to stay away from Walford.

In the café, Stevie found Will (Freddie Phillips), who was revising for a drama exam.

The advice Stevie gave to Will about retaining information for his tests helped him, but the calm dynamic took a turn when Billy entered.

Billy told Will to leave, but he refused to budge. Standing up, Will ignored his father’s wishes again which angered Billy, so much so it looked as though he would’ve attacked his son if Honey (Emma Barton) never arrived.

Later, Billy paid a visit to Phil. He was disappointed in himself for contemplating violence – something we know Billy is capable of after he physically abused Jamie – and believed his behaviour had changed as a result of Stevie getting in his head.

Phil pointed out that Stevie’s never been violent, and the situation was more than likely caused as a result of teenager Will pressing his dad’s buttons.

He then gave Billy advice and said keeping Stevie close to his family might be a good idea because that way, he will find out what he’s really up to.