THE Six will be front and centre once again in EastEnders next week as the trial of Dean Wicks for Keanu Taylor’s murder gets underway.
It is the plot that has dominated the BBC soap opera for almost two years with it looking set to be brought to a dramatic conclusion next week.
An eerie trailer has already been revealed seeing Dean in court with the ladies of The Six – Sharon Watts, Linda Carter, Kathy Beale, Denise Fox, Stacey Slater and Suki Panesar – looking on sheepishly.
Now, he will finally be forced to answer questions about the crime which he did not commit.
BBC One viewers will remember that Linda Carter brutally stabbed Keanu to death after he attempted to strangle Sharon on their failed wedding day following the revelation that he was not baby Albie’s father.
The women quickly covered up the death by burying his body in the cafe but it wasn’t long until his body was discovered.
Amid panic over what to do, the woman opted to frame Dean having all been wronged by him in the past and as a result of him failing to be brought to justice for his previous crimes including Linda’s rape.
Now, The Six will have to fight for their freedom and do what they can to ensure Dean is sent down.
In upcoming scenes, Linda and Sharon will come together in Walford to support one another before heading to the court.
However, the pair are soon interrupted by Phil and Albie ahead of his first day at school.
This unsettles Sharon who is saddened to be missing such a special day for the trial which equally leaves Linda unnerved.
Sharon then asks Suki and Kathy to check-in on Linda before she heads to the court.
At court, Sharon feels the heat as she begins to struggle under the pressure of being questioned by Dean’s legal team.
Dean’s brief begins to bring up plenty of things from Sharon’s past and soon a shock situation occurs that could have terrible consequences for all of The Six.
As the week rolls on, The Six are forced to wait anxiously following revelations as Johnny Carter and Phil must work together to track down Linda’s whereabouts amid the fallout.
More and more updates spill out of the court leaving the ladies reeling as the severity of the situation plays out.
Under the immense pressure, one of the ladies makes a choice which they could live to regret.
But just exactly will go down as they are forced to fight for their freedom from prison…
LOVE triangles are a fundamental part of soap-land, but which ones have become the most iconic?
EASTENDERS
Bradley/Stacey/Max: Stacey Slater began an affair with boyfriend Bradley Branning’s dad Max in 2007.
Despite their romps, Stacey still married Bradley, but their deceit came out in an iconic Christmas Day episode that year.
Grant/Sharon/Phil: Heading even further back in Walford history, EastEnders fans were gripped in the 90s as Sharon Watts had a one-night stand with her brother-in-law Phil Mitchell.
Sharon confided in best friend Michelle Fowler – not realising it was caught on tape – and her husband Grant eventually found out and played it in front of everyone at the Queen Vic.
Syed/Amira/Christian: Syed Masood was engaged to Amira before realising he had feelings for another man, Christian, which he confessed to him on his wedding day.
A devout Muslim, Syed refused to admit his true sexuality and went ahead and married Amira anyway, but when they returned, the two men started an affair before being caught in the act by Amira.
CORONATION STREET
Shelley/Peter/Lucy: Peter Barlow took the concept of a love triangle and ran with it in Coronation Street – extending it to bigamy.
He was in a relationship with Shelley Unwin but started dating Lucy Richards, and quickly married her after she fell pregnant with his son, Simon.
But it didn’t stop him also marrying Shelley, but he was eventually caught when Lucy turned up in Weatherfield and the two women confronted him.
Ken/Deidre/Mike: Back in 1982, Deirdre Barlow started sleeping with her husband’s nemesis Mike Baldwin in secret, before confessing all a year later.
When Mike turned up at the marital home, Deirdre was being throttled by her husband who then kicked her out, but years later they reconciled.
Maria/Aidan/Eva: In 2017, Aidan Connor started sleeping with girlfriend Eva Price’s best friend, Maria Connor.
Eva eventually found out and she decided to take revenge by faking a pregnancy, spending his money and planned to confront him on their wedding day.
But she had a change of heart when a remorseful Aidan confessed, and decided to marry him anyway, only for Maria to arrive and expose her fake pregnancy.
EMMERDALE
Ross/Debbie/Pete: Debbie Dingle found herself torn between two brothers, Ross and Pete Barton in 2015 in Emmerdale.
She eventually decided to marry Pete but yet again, a soap wedding day was ruined when the groom learned of his bride’s betrayal via a recording played at the wedding.
Chrissie/Robert/Aaron: Robert Sugden was married to Chrissie White and all seemed well – until he began a steamy affair with Aaron Dingle.
Robert’s ex Katie Sugden almost exposed the affair – but fell to her death before she had the chance.
However, a guilty Aaron eventually cracked and told Chrissie about the affair – after which she announced it to the whole pub.
