Mark Jr’s search for the mole reaches a crescendo (Picture: BBC/Jack Barnes/Kieron McCarron)
EastEnders’ Mark Fowler Jr (Stephen Aaron-Sipple) is back on Albert Square for one reason and one reason only: to find the the leak within the criminal organisation he’s up to his neck in.
Of course, we know that Ravi Gulati (Aaron Thiara) is the grass, something that Mark himself discovered last week, when Ravi saved him from a drug deal he knew the police were planning to bust.
Despite Ravi putting his life on the line to save him, the only thing on Mark’s mind was reporting back to his shadowy boss.
‘Mark’s under a lot of pressure,’ Stephen begins.
‘The whole reason he is back in Walford is to figure out who this informant is, and he thinks he knows, but it’s a big step to take without being in full receipt of the facts.
‘He’s definitely under the cosh, and therefore he needs to make sure he is making the right decision.
Mark is desperate to protect his sister (Picture: BBC/Jack Barns/Kieron McCarron)
The biggest source of pressure has been to remove the threat placed on his sister, Vicki Fowler (Alice Haig), who the gang have threatened to hurt lest he discover the identity of the informant and silence them permenantly.
‘For a long time, Mark has only really had to look after himself so the fact that Vicki has unwillingly been bought into this situation has been a huge factor into how overwhelming he is finding it all.
‘He feels completely out of control of the situation.’
Mark confronts Ravi, but he calls his bluff (Picture: BBC/Jack Barnes/Kieron McCarron)
The week kicks off with Mark attempting to confront Ravi in the boxing gym and holding his feet to the fire.
‘I think deep down, Mark doesn’t want it to be Ravi because Ravi is a family man and he sees a lot of similarities between himself and Ravi.
‘But, at the end of the day, in Mark’s mind, his family is more important, and Vicki’s safety is more important.’
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Though Mark seemingly buys what Ravi’s selling when he comes off the back foot and goes on the attack, an encounter with Priya Nandra-Hart (Sophie Khan-Levy) does nothing but reignite his suspicions.
‘Mark has to be sure it’s Ravi and Priya has unknowingly put him back on to the idea that it is, so he has to find evidence.
Priya unknowingly puts Mark back on Ravi’s scent… (Picture: BBC/Jack Barnes/Kieron McCarron)
…leading him to break into their flat (Picture: BBC/Jack Barnes/Kieron McCarron)
‘The only way to do that is to break into Ravi and Priya’s house, and confront Priya to find absolute evidence that Ravi is the informant.’
As Ravi’s already precarious mental health continues to unravel, he takes Mark and drives out of the Square, unnerving him.
‘When Mark gets in that car, he’s not sure if this is a fallout from the bosses, if this a fallout of him breaking into Ravi’s house, or if this is Ravi taking matters into his own hands.
‘He is not sure what is going on, but he knows he needs answers which is why he gets into the car with Ravi,’ Stephen said.
Ravi drives Mark out of the Square… (Picture: BBC/Jack Barnes/Kieron McCarron)
…leading to a violent confrontation (Picture: BBC/Jack Barnes/Kieron McCarron)
As the situation continues to escalate, Priya is forced to turn to Vicki to locate Ravi and Mark, in turn, revealing Mark’s ties to the criminal gang to his thus-far unknowing sister.
On the revelation of his true line of work to Vicki, Stephen said: ‘Mark is embarrassed that Vicki knows about his criminality, but he’s also angry that she’s got involved.
‘He feels like he is his own man, and Vicki is not his mum, so she needs to be OK with however he chooses to live his life.
Priya reveals the truth to Vicki (Picture: BBC/Jack Barnes/Kieron McCarron)
‘Understandably, she’s not happy with that, but he does also recognise that she does not operate in the world that he does, so he’s always protective of his older sister.’
While we can’t reveal how the showdown between Ravi and Mark goes, Stephen went on to tease what’s in store for his alter ego.
‘We’ve got lots of drama on the horizon for Mark. High stakes, tricky situations, but he remains mischievous throughout.’
Sounds juicy!
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