That's Tyler Moon in the above image, flipping pancakes to ingratiate himself with the Jacksons after swiping Whitney Dean's heart on Valentine's Day with a Tyler Moon romantic balloon.

Yesterday was Shrove Tuesday, so EastEnders tipped its hat in the direction of tradition with this slightly awkward scene. There can't be many viewers who find Whitney and Tyler's blossoming relationship a particularly happy watch, especially as their union initially required the breaking of Fatboy's heart. He's a slightly irritating boy when he's in a good mood, that Arthur - when he's moping about all lovelorn it's even worse. Happily the pancake scene didn't go on too long, because Alfie Moon - Shane Richie plastered in foundation, presumably to hide an ill-advised facial tattoo - called for a celebration of something or other. He invited Tyler and his beau plus Anthony and his unlikely girlfriend Amira round for dinner.

This led to further, unavoidable invitations. It'd be rude not to invite Michael (another Moon) and his girlfriend Janine, despite the slightly uncomfortable historical detail that Janine stabbed herself to try and get Jean's Stacey in a world of trouble. Add to this potent brew of resentment the fact that Tyler and Anthony are at each other's throats at the moment and the party was bound to end in some form of trauma. Only Roxy seemed to enjoy herself to any real degree.

But her chirpiness won't last long. Yes, she skilfully manoeuvred the dense Branning brother Jack into giving up their shared baby, but it seems to have come at a cost. His older sibling, Derek - who's frightening and pathetic in equal turns - now has a grade 'A' listed vendetta against the Mitchell, and it's coming to a head any day now. Des has arranged some kind of hit for Roxy to scare her off and terrify her into handing Amy back to Dad. Knowing Derek, it won't be a custard pie to the face. It'll more likely be a lorryload of copper-piping dumped at her door, rendering her unable to get in to her own abode, ultimately leaving her effectively homeless.

He likes his copper piping, does Derek Branning.