{"id":17765,"date":"2022-06-30T21:00:41","date_gmt":"2022-06-30T19:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1670937"},"modified":"2022-06-30T21:23:14","modified_gmt":"2022-06-30T19:23:14","slug":"eastenders-shirley-blackmails-sam-over-devious-plot","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/eastenders-shirley-blackmails-sam-over-devious-plot\/","title":{"rendered":"EastEnders\u2019 Shirley blackmails Sam over devious plot"},"content":{"rendered":"

Will it be the beginning of a new partnership? <\/p>

By Laura Denby\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Thursday, 30 June 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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Shirley Carter (Linda Henry) gave Sam Mitchell (Kim Medcalf) a big ultimatum when she uncovered her secret plot in tonight\u2019s EastEnders (Thursday 30th June).<\/p>\n

Viewers found out that Sam was behind this week\u2019s menacing shooting<\/a> which saw her take a bullet for Kat Slater (Jessie Wallace). She had engineered the whole thing by hiring the two dodgy men, and later met with them to pay for their services.<\/p>\n

But it was clear that, despite being handed the keys to Peggy\u2019s nightclub by Kat, Sam was nowhere near finished with her underhanded tactics. Tonight, she feigned reluctance to take charge, pretending to be struggling after her injury.<\/p>\n

As Shirley arrived to \u2018apologise\u2019 for her recent behaviour under son Mick\u2019s (Danny Dyer) instructions, Sam refused to accept her words and demanded a large fee in compensation.<\/p>\n

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Shirley has Sam all worked out<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

But when Shirley caught up with Dotty Cotton (Milly Zero), who revealed the CCTV at the club had been turned off before she could get to it in order to help Shirley trash the place<\/a>, Shirley realised what had happened afterwards was in fact an inside job.<\/p>\n

She headed back to confront Sam, saying she had no intention of paying her damages. Shirley casually informed her that it was obvious what she was up to and demanded to know her plan. Sam denied all knowledge, but when Shirley threatened to go to Phil (Steve McFadden), Sam revealed she was out for revenge after Kat, Phil and Sharon Watts (Letitia Dean) cut her out of the business.<\/p>

As Sam mocked Kat, Shirley taunted her over how easy it was to get her to confess \u2013 was she really a Mitchell? It wasn\u2019t long before Shirley\u2019s anger returned and she lamented everything the family had done to her.<\/p>\n

Shirley then blackmailed Sam, demanding \u201ca piece of the Mitchell empire\u201d if she wanted her to keep quiet. With the Carters suffering in various ways thanks to the actions of the other family<\/a>, Shirley wasn\u2019t going to let this go.<\/p>\n

\u201cYour family owe me \u2013 and now I\u2019m here to collect,\u201d she told Sam.<\/p>\n

Will Sam agree, or find a way to get Shirley off her back? You\u2019ll have to tune in to EastEnders next week to find out.<\/p>\n

Due to BBC\u2019s summer of sport, the soap is being released every Monday as a boxset on BBC iPlayer as well as airing alternately on BBC One and BBC Two.<\/p>\n

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