Eastenders Episode Synopsis' for the week from Monday 27th February to Friday 2nd March - Lorraine, Mandy Salter's mum is back!

EastendersThis week on Eastenders, Max begins to flirt with Roxy, is cheating on the cards for him once again? Elsewhere, Mandy is shocked when her mother Lorraine makes a return to Albert Square and Michael does something very surprising!

WARNING: This article may contain spoilers

Monday 27th February

Max tries to comfort an unsure Roxy but when she misreads the signals and tries it on with him, she’s left disheartened when he rejects her advances. Trying to seek solace in Alfie, Roxy is once again rejected when Alfie has to explain to Jean that there’s nothing going on between the two and ends up feeling like nobody wants it. Later that day, whilst Max tries to reassure Jack that he’s a great father, Roxy approaches him and has to be rejected once again. Later that night, after a male poker party at Alfie’s place, Max bumps into Roxy again and calls her a ‘game-playing tease’, has been tempted by Roxy? Elsewhere, Lucy tries to get Ben to help her catch Mandy off.

Tuesday 28th February

Lucy grows increasingly suspicious of Mandy and as Mandy wonders why Lucy hasn’t shown Ian the photographs of her bracelet in the pawn shop, Lucy tells Lauren that she needs more evidence to prove that Mandy is playing away. Later on, when Mandy catches Lucy going through her handbag, she gets Ian to tell her off but Lucy gleefully shows a bank transfer statement from Mandy’s account to an ‘L Stevens’ and the photo of the pawned bracelet but Mandy swears that she isn’t having an affair with anyone and that she can explain however later that day, Lucy tells Lauren that she has contacted ‘L’ and arranged to meet ‘him’ in Walford! Elsewhere, Ray offers Bianca £300 when he realises that she’s in dire financial states and Cora reports Janine over her ‘Manic Mondays’.

Thursday 1st March

Lucy receives a reply from ‘L’ asking where she wants to meet. Meanwhile, her and Mandy pretend to be friends in front of Ian but when he spots the pair bickering later that day in the kitchen, he announces that it’s his birthday yet neither of them remembered because they’re too busy with their petty feud. Elsewhere, Lauren advises Lucy to be careful because she knows from experience that interfering in her parents’ marriage ruined her life. Deciding to let the matter drop, she panics when ‘L’ agrees to come in 5 minutes and tries to get Ian to leave The Vice but ends up arguing with Mandy again and ends up blurting out that Mandy is having an affair with an ‘L Stevens’ but everyone is in for a shock as ‘L’ Stevens is actually Mandy’s mum Lorraine! Elsewhere, Max gets jealous when Tanya invites Jack over for lunch.

Friday 2nd March

Janine is feeling guilty about her argument with Michael last night and when Billy tells her that her baby is lucky in that it will have a father in its’ life unlike Lola’s child, she decides to try and patch things up with Michael but he’s having none of it.  Later on that day however, Billy tells her that a man has called over a business opportunity and she is instructed to meet him at the Gherkin. When she gets to the building, she finds herself in a deserted restaurant with a perfect view of London skyline and is stunned when Michael appears and questions if she’s the girl of his dreams before proposing on one knee! Elsewhere, Mandy is furious when Ian insists that Lorraine stays and Lucy and Whitney patch things up for Lauren’s sake.