TV Times – 10 August 2019

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EastEnders

JCallum is grief-stricken at

Chris’ memorialJHabiba opens

up to Honey about IqraJIan

struggles to process Bobby’s

newsJSonia discovers that Bex

is considering not going to uni

JMick collapses again JBex

(right) gets her A-Level results

JHoney tells Adam they’re

taking a tripJIqra moves

in with Robbie JBobby

questions Max about Lucy

JStuart calls an ambulance for

MickJCallum offers Bobby

some adviceJJean supports

a distraught Daniel JGray

gives Chantelle his blessing to

enter a hairdressing contest

Sympathy: Whitney’s

worried about Callum

Sad news: Vicky

tracks down Callum

TUESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

EASTENDERS THIS WEEK

MONDAY

Callum’s

PAI N

He’s rocked by the death

of an Army friend

S

ecrets and lies have

surrounded Callum’s

time in the Army. Last

year, he gave Whitney

and the Carters a half-truth about

how he got his shrapnel injury.

And more recently, of course, he

fibbed to his doctor that he was

still racked with pain, to avoid

going back on duty – a decision

that was way more agonising

than any war wound.

Could his emotional reaction

to the death of a fellow serviceman

this week finally shed light on

why Callum gave up the career

that he clearly loved?

The soldier in question is

called Chris, and Callum finds

out about the tragedy when the

lad’s sister, Vicky, tracks him

down and breaks the sad news.

‘Callum is in utter shock,’

reveals our Walford mole, ‘and

it takes some time for him to

process what Vicky is saying. As

the news sinks in, he’s devastated.

‘Vicky explains that there’s

going to be a memorial service

for her brother the following day,

and encourages Callum to come

along and pay his respects.’

As the pair say an emotional

goodbye, Whitney spots the

exchange from afar, and she

wonders what’s going on. She

has been confused lately by her

fiancé’s lacklustre attitude to their

forthcoming wedding – unaware

that Callum’s grappling with his

sexuality and that he recently had

a gay fling with Ben.

Seeing him in the arms of

another woman sets alarm bells

ringing in her head.

The following day, Callum

struggles to focus on his job at

the funeral parlour, and leaves,

unannounced, to attend the

memorial. But once there, he’s

overwhelmed by grief, and

quickly heads home.

Back in the Square, as he

tries to gather himself together,

Whitney confronts him and

demands to know if he’s having

an affair. Callum insists he’s not,

and eventually reveals that his

friend has died.

Whit’s full of sympathy for

her partner and, as she tries to

support him, Callum decides he

must go back to the memorial.

He’s deeply troubled, and it’s

fairly obvious that Whit isn’t

getting the full story – after all, if

Chris was such a good pal, why has

Callum never mentioned him?

Could he and his fallen

comrade have been more than

just good friends?

Callum is in

utter shock

JCallum discovers his friend Chris
has diedJIqra tells Habiba she’s
in a relationship JKush learns why
Martin and Stacey fledJBobby
tells Ian and Kathy he’s Muslim
JStuart tries to make up with Rainie

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