{"id":46319,"date":"2024-02-21T11:33:51","date_gmt":"2024-02-21T10:33:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1995743"},"modified":"2024-02-21T14:00:30","modified_gmt":"2024-02-21T13:00:30","slug":"eastenders-airs-distressing-cliffhanger-for-denise-fox-in-early-bbc-iplayer-release","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/eastenders-airs-distressing-cliffhanger-for-denise-fox-in-early-bbc-iplayer-release\/","title":{"rendered":"EastEnders airs distressing cliffhanger for Denise Fox in early BBC iPlayer release"},"content":{"rendered":"

Spoiler warning for the episode released on BBC iPlayer on Wednesday 21st February 2024. <\/p>

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

Published: Wednesday, 21 February 2024 at 10:30 AM<\/p>

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Warning: This article contains spoilers for Wednesday 21st February\u2019s EastEnders, which was made available on BBC iPlayer at 6am.<\/strong><\/p>\n

This article includes descriptions of mental health trauma that some readers may find upsetting.<\/em><\/p>\n

EastEnders<\/a> has aired distressing scenes for Denise Fox (Diane Parish) as her mental health took another terrifying turn.<\/p>\n

Having begun to see hallucinations of Keanu Taylor (Danny Walters) after helping to cover up his murder last Christmas<\/a>, Denise\u2019s mind continued to play tricks on her when Johnny Carter (Charlie Suff) tried to talk to her about the missing murder weapon.<\/p>\n

Seeking salvation, Denise paid another visit to her serial killer ex-husband, Lucas Johnson (Don Gilet) and confessed to burying a body<\/a> and insisted that the devil was after her.<\/p>\n

Lucas ultimately refused to believe that Denise was capable of such a thing, and when she ran off, convinced that Johnny was coming for her that very night, Lucas called Denise\u2019s husband Jack Branning (Scott Maslen) to express his worry about her.<\/p>\n

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Diane Parish as a troubled Denise Fox in a woodland setting at night in EastEnders.<\/span><\/figcaption> BBC<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Jack was on the brink of leaving Denise, though his secret lover Stacey Slater (Lacey Turner) urged him not to after Suki Panesar (Balvinder Sopal) ordered her to finish the affair for the sake of protecting The Six\u2019s secrets.<\/p>\n

Stacey was guilt-ridden over sleeping with Jack while knowing that Denise was likely suffering from psychosis, and she tried to explain to insensitive Jack just how ill his wife had become.<\/p>

After returning home, Denise left stepchildren Amy Mitchell (Ellie Dadd) and Ricky Branning (Frankie Day) scared and panicking. When Denise announced that she was fleeing<\/a> to protect them all, Amy persuaded her to let her come with her.<\/p>\n

Denise drove erratically as Amy grew more distressed, and after swerving to avoid an oncoming car, Denise decided to leave the car. Amy refused to go and begged Denise to stay with her in the warm, but she ignored her.<\/p>\n

As Denise wanders alone through the dark woods, muttering bible verses to herself for comfort, will she be found and brought to safety?<\/p>\n

Anyone affected by Denise\u2019s story can visit Mind UK<\/a>, where you can find support for psychosis<\/a>,<\/a>\u00a0or call the helpline on\u00a0<\/em>0300 123 3393<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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