{"id":47134,"date":"2024-03-05T01:01:41","date_gmt":"2024-03-05T00:01:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1998558"},"modified":"2024-03-05T03:09:42","modified_gmt":"2024-03-05T02:09:42","slug":"eastenders-colin-salmon-teases-cindy-importance-after-devastating-eddie-trial","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/eastenders-colin-salmon-teases-cindy-importance-after-devastating-eddie-trial\/","title":{"rendered":"EastEnders\u2019 Colin Salmon teases Cindy importance after devastating Eddie trial"},"content":{"rendered":"

George will seek comfort in Cindy. <\/p>

By Helen Daly\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Tuesday, 05 March 2024 at 00:01 AM<\/p>

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There\u2019s a tumultuous week on the horizon in EastEnders<\/a> for George Knight (played by Colin Salmon) when he has to make a decision about testifying in Eddie\u2019s (Christopher Fairbank) trial.<\/p>\n

While George wants nothing to do with his racist adopted father at the moment, that all changes when he discovers Eddie has some information on his birth mother that he so desperately wants.<\/p>\n

After trying to find his biological mother, George is left with no choice when his dad offers him a bargaining chip \u2013 testify, and he\u2019ll give him information about his mum.<\/p>\n

What will George decide to do? And how will it cause him to run back into the (open) arms of Cindy?<\/p>\n

RadioTimes.com<\/a> and other press heard from Salmon about the latest storyline development.<\/p>\n

This week, George gets the results from his DNA tests and there are no matches. Is that a big disappointment to him?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Colin Salmon:<\/strong> Yes it is, because George is in a desert of knowledge, and he was hoping to find some connections. Suddenly, he\u2019s got West African roots, but he doesn\u2019t know anything about his heritage. I quite like that he\u2019s totally oblivious about this and has to look it up. I also like that George knows what he doesn\u2019t know and is prepared to find out, but not getting any DNA result matches leaves him with a massive hole because he hoped to find something.<\/p>\n

Why is it so important for George to get the answers he\u2019s looking for?<\/strong><\/p>\n

CS:<\/strong> It\u2019s crucial because now George knows that his birth father came back for him, and that changes things. Now, he realises that his parents wanted him back, and they were always his people. This opens up a whole new avenue of discovery for George, and he\u2019s grateful for the opportunity to have a family. What\u2019s sad is that he\u2019s always had them, but he was manipulated into believing he didn\u2019t.<\/p>\n

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Colin Salmon as George Knight in EastEnders.<\/span><\/figcaption> BBC\/Jack Barnes\/Kieron McCarron<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

How does he feel towards Eddie at this point?<\/strong><\/p>\n

CS: <\/strong>It\u2019s a hard question because George loves Eddie, and some people will think that\u2019s bonkers, but this is still his dad. However, in George\u2019s mind, he\u2019s now thinking, \u2018I knew you were a wrong \u2018un and I didn\u2019t like the way you treated Mum, and you bullied us all our lives.\u2019 Growing up, George thought this was acceptable, but now he knows as a man and a father that it\u2019s not, and nobody needs to be like that. So, George is struggling to understand what Eddie did. However, he gets that Gloria loved George so much, and he realises that Eddie must have loved Gloria to do what he did for her so she could keep this baby. It\u2019s love, but twisted love.<\/p>\n

Gloria is being coerced to pressure George to testify. Does she have any influence over George at this stage?<\/strong><\/p>\n

CS: <\/strong>She does because Gloria is his mum and the only one that he\u2019s ever known. Theirs was a household of \u2018don\u2019t upset him\u2019, and we intimate so much without saying anything. We don\u2019t talk about domestic violence or any of that, but it\u2019s implicit. George just wanted his mum to be safe, and he became the toughest of the tough to protect his mum as much as anything else. Gloria is a cockney sparrow \u2013 a fragile bird, and she\u2019s just managing to keep out of the cat\u2019s mouth.<\/p>\n

Why does George decide to visit his parents the night before the trial and tell them to leave him and the girls alone?<\/strong><\/p>\n

CS:\u00a0<\/strong>George\u2019s girls embolden him. It\u2019s traumatic for George to go to the flat and the estate, as we saw the other week, but Gina is the one who encourages him to stand up and say, \u2018This can\u2019t go on\u2019. Thankfully, George is one of those guys who listens to his girls. He goes there to protect them, his family but he does know that his mum is in trouble, and it\u2019s hard for him to leave her with Eddie.<\/p>\n

Eddie plays a trump card by revealing he has information about George\u2019s birth mother but will only share it if George testifies. What is his reaction?<\/strong><\/p>\n

CS: <\/strong>It\u2019s a beautiful piece of writing because George now feels he has no choice because all other avenues are closed, and Eddie has this nugget of information to share. I like to think of George and Eddie as always in the boxing ring, testing each other out. Eddie knows George\u2019s buttons, so he\u2019s making a play in doing this. It\u2019s a brilliant war strategy that leaves George with no choice.<\/p>

Is George willing to testify for Eddie to get this information?<\/strong><\/p>\n

CS: <\/strong>He speaks to Johnny about the legal implications of giving the statement and if it would set Eddie free. After that conversation, he briefly thinks that it won\u2019t do any harm and change the verdict one way or the other. George is just so desperate for this information. He wants to do the right thing, but he\u2019s now got another excuse to prevaricate. Don\u2019t forget that he\u2019s a witness to this murder, and Eddie\u2019s ultimatum gives him a reason not to tell the court what he saw. George is also being bullied by Eddie, and the bully always holds the power until you stand up to them.<\/p>\n

Following the court case, George is in a really bad state. Can anybody reach him?<\/strong><\/p>\n

CS: <\/strong>George is a boxer, and he\u2019s been trained to be self-sufficient, so he\u2019s trying to deal with everything in his own head. He\u2019s becoming isolated and self-contained, and it\u2019s very hard for George to ask for help. It\u2019s all becoming too much for him, but he knows where to go to let the pressure off \u2013 the boxing ring.<\/p>\n

Can you tease what\u2019s ahead for George?<\/strong><\/p>\n

CS: <\/strong>One of the things that becomes clear is how important George\u2019s relationship with Cindy is to him. I think it can get confused with romance, but actually, it\u2019s Cindy\u2019s knowledge of him, Gloria and Eddie that matters. George\u2019s world suddenly becomes very small, and Cindy becomes very important spiritually. She has the ability to talk him down because she understands him better than anyone does right now.<\/p>\n

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