On Monday, Max surprises Tanya by presenting her with a pair of tickets to a concert. Bradley meanwhile isn’t on top form and reveals to Max that he wants a divorce from Stacey. Max, trying to lighten his son’s mood, hands over the concert tickets so that Bradley and Syd can have a good night out. Later, Bradley shows the tickets to Syd but his mind and their discussion remains on the topic of divorce. Syd, however, insists that he must make the decision for himself as opposed to doing it for her and Noah.

Later, Max tells Tanya that he’s given the concert tickets to Bradley, prompting her to take charge of arranging their evening. When Max turns up at the house, he’s surprised to find Tanya dressed up and oysters on the menu…

As she goes to kiss him, he thinks his luck’s in but Tanya admits that she’s only after for some fun. Max isn’t impressed but he soon manages to convince her that they should be back together. Realising that they’ve no condoms, Max goes to the shop to buy some but on his way, he bumps into a dishevelled blonde walking through the market and is stunned to realise it’s Stacey.

Meanwhile, Zainab’s not impressed that Syed’s planning to move in with Amira. Later, Syed asks Janine if he can rent the room in her flat again but she’s completely unaware that Amira’s moving in, too. Amira however has second thoughts and admits to Syed that they should probably live separately for the time being.

Libby asks Darren to spend time with Whitney and although Bianca’s pleased to learn that Whitney’s going to resit her GCSEs, she gets the wrong end of the stick when she hears that Whitney plans to spend time with Darren.

Elsewhere, Denise isn’t happy that Chelsea’s ended her relationship with Theo as the pair say an awkward goodbye and everyone seems to have forgotten Christian’s birthday but he’s chuffed when anold school friend James turns up on the Square.

Finally, Ronnie receives a text from Roxy and Minty, Manda, Ronnie and Jack arrange a cheeky game of strip poker.

On Tuesday, a dishevelled and agitated Stacey frantically rings the doorbell at the Slater’s and Jean’s stunned when she opens the door and sees the state of her daughter. She takes her into the front room and attempts to find out what happened to her before noticing her cut and blistered feet. All the time, Stacey’s eyes are glazed as she stares into thin air. Jean goes to the kitchen and cries as she realises that Stacey’s suffering the same symptoms of bipolar that she did. Stacey soon opens up to Jean and confesses that she’s been working in a club.

When Charlie and Mo arrive home, Jean tries to keep them away from Stacey but when Mo barges past her into the living room, she can’t believe that she’s staring at the same Stacey that left a few weeks ago. Jean eventually agrees with Mo’s suggestion that Stacey go to see Dr Jenkins, though Stacey isn’t impressed and starts to cry. Tanya soon arrives, but Mo quickly throws her out, accusing her of interfering. Jean leads Stacey into the Square’s gardens and tells her teary-eyed daughter that they’ll get through her problems together. Tanya, meanwhile, looks on from across the Square, evidently concerned for Stacey. Later, Tanya tells Max that he’s partly to blame for the state Stacey’s in

Meanwhile, Chelsea’s not impressed in the slightest by her mother and father’s arrival at R&R, especially when she spots Denise dancing to ‘Can’t Touch This’. Later, Ellis sends over a bottle of champagne to Denise and Lucas before Chelsea properly introduces them to her boyfriend. A drunken Denise knocks Chelsea’s bag to the floor and when Lucas picks up the contents, he’s shocked to see a wrap of cocaine. Pocketing the drugs, he hands back Chelsea’s bag and takes Denise home.

Later, Lucas confronts his daughter about the drugs and she claims that one of Ellis’s friends gave them to her, but Lucas knows otherwise. Later that night, Ellis leaves Chelsea a voicemail and as he hangs up, he’s struck on the back of the head, by Lucas!

Elsewhere, Janine’s shocked to realise that Amira’s moving in, not Syed, but it seems that Janine may have met her match in Amira. Also, Christian celebrates his birthday with James in the club but when he returns to the house, he finds Peter and Lucy drinking with their friends, so he promptly throws them out. Later, James rejects Christian’s advances and tells his old friend that he’s in a relationship.

Meanwhile, Minty, Manda, Ronnie and Jack play strip poker and when it’s over, Jack and Ronnie stay behind at the Vic after closing for some quality time together but they’re interrupted by Peggy.

Finally, Darren offers Whitney a job.

On Thursday, Stacey’s unresponsive on the sofa as a concerned Jean attempts to bring her daughter back to reality. Tanya unexpectedly calls at the Slaters’ to see how Stacey is, but Jean dismisses her concern and says that the doctor has told Stacey that she needs rest. Intent on helping however, Tanya chats to Dr Jenkins about Stacey, but she’s confused when Dr Al claims that he hasn’t seen her. Later in the Vic, Jean’s not impressed that Tanya’s been speaking to the doctor about Stacey and decides to tell the whole pub that everyone should mind their own business.

Furious with Tanya’s interference, Jean storms across to her house and demands that Tanya and the rest of the Brannings stay away from Stacey as they’ve caused enough problems for her. When Jean returns to the Slaters’, she walks in on Stacey watching old videos of her and Bradley in the Square while they were together. Turning the television off, Jean sits with Stacey and insists that they talk about the situation.

Meanwhile, Zainab’s outraged when she learns that Christian’s put her name forward to sing at an event. A hungover Christian is later quizzed by Syed about his night out with James, who later turns up at the Masala Queen unit. During a heart-to-heart in the Vic, James is adamant that the right guy for Christian will turn up one day…

It’s Whitney’s first day working at the car lot but Libby’s not too impressed with Darren’s decision to hire her and she makes her feelings known to both Darren and Whitney. However, Libby later apologises to Whitney for her outburst over the job and claims that she’s perfect for the position. Also, Whitney opens the envelope her mum Debra left before she fled Walford and is puzzled by its contents.

Also, Aunt Sal arrives at the Vic after being invited over to dinner at Jack’s flat and she and Peggy decide they’ll have a nosey snoop around the couple’s flat, but they’re not prepared for what they find – an engagement ring.

Finally, Chelsea’s shocked to see the state Ellis is in following Lucas’s attack on him and after an argument with her mum and dad, Chelsea posts a letter through the door and drives off with Ellis…

On Friday, it’s the day of Bushra’s big event and Zainab’s psyching herself up to sing, however, as Syed’s about to introduce his mother, he spies Amira across the room and invites her on stage instead and everyone’s relieved when Amira begins to sing beautifully. Bushra’s impressed by Syed’s role at the event but Syed explains that he couldn’t have pulled it off without Christian and the pair share a satisfied look.

Later, Amira’s shocked to hear Zainab mention a November wedding date for her and Syed, while Christian reveals to Bushra that he’s gay. Evidently taken aback, Bushra walks away while Zainab’s annoyed they could’ve lost business as a result and tells Christian to stop flaunting his sexuality.

Christian angrily confronts Zainab about her reaction to him revealing his sexuality to Bushra but she insists that he can live his life in any way he likes, just not around her and the business. Syed asks Christian to let the argument drop but Christian says he wants to hear Syed’s thoughts on the matter; Syed says that homosexuality is “against God’s will” prompting Christian to leave in disgust.

Later, at the Masala unit, Syed arrives with the news that Bushra’s booking them for more events but Christian’s still furious about their earlier argument. As the pair stand close, Christian demands to know what Syed’s problem is and is then shocked when Syed leans in and kisses him.

Whitney’s intrigued by the key her mother left behind and vowed to return for. Nervous, Whitney decides to visit her mum’s flat in the hope of finding the lock in which the key fits. However, when she gets there, she makes a shocking discovery – the flat’s been torched! Returning home, a worried Whitney confides in Libby who reckons that Debra must’ve instructed her not to open the envelope for a reason and the pair agree that Debra’s in trouble.

Meanwhile, Jean’s concerned as Stacey readies herself for work, but Charlie insists that if she feels up to it, she should be back out on the market and on her way out, Stacey apologises to her mum for scaring her. Later, Bradley and Stacey meet for a drink. After describing the events of the café fire, she’s shocked when he asks her for a divorce. Bradley hands back her father Brian’s wedding ring and says goodbye, kissing her on the cheek as he goes. Stacey returns home and sits in the kitchen with her jewellery box and her father’s wedding ring before breaking down in tears.

Elsewhere, Peggy pays Jack a visit following the discovery of his engagement ring and shocks him by revealing that she’s arranging an engagement party for the following week, so he’d better propose to Ronnie quickly!

Also, Denise realises that Chelsea’s disappeared and she and Jean have a heart-to-heart about their daughters. Later, as Denise and Lucas share a kiss in the Square, Patrick sees Lucas’s ex Trina watching from afar.