Anna Knight is in turmoil over the terrifying incident in Wednesday’s episode

of EastEnders (7:30 pm. See our TV Guide for full listings). Anna Knight has been

taken to hospital after the spiking incident at Peggy’s that left her in a deadly

situation. Sister Gina Knight and her friends Freddie Slater and Felix Baker are beside themselves over what happened to Anna, as it occurred on their watch. A still terrified Gina keeps a close eye on Anna as she comes round and is relieved when Anna’s allowed to go back home. At the Queen Vic, Gina suggests to Anna that she needs to report the spiking to the police. Still traumatised over what happened, Anna refuses. When Freddie speaks to Gina, he realises the whole situation is too much for her to handle and he turns up to support Anna and give Gina break.

Lauren Branning was initially defensive when Junior Knight suggested that her son Louie might be having trouble with his schooling. After taking a calmer of view of things, she looks into it and finds out that Louie is indeed struggling. When Lauren later bumps into Junior, she tells him what’s going on and the pair exchange numbers. Lauren’s grateful when Junior reveals that a friend of his son Xavier’s might give her a few insights into what’s going on. Louie’s dad Peter Beale interrupts their chat and he’s scathing about Junior’s comments. Lauren and Peter have only been back together for a few months after reuniting following a split the previous year.

Fed up that Peter’s been gone for two days with no warning after running after his mum Cindy Beale, she storms out, taking their son with her. George Knight is brooding about his broken relationship with fiancee Elaine Peacock. The pair had a falling out after Elaine discovered George kissed his ex Cindy Beale but they’ve been trying to repair things. Yolande Trueman has become close to Elaine in recent months and when she sees George in the laundrette, she encourages him to show Elaine how much he loves her. Realising that Yolande is right, George approaches Elaine and tells her they need to make a firm date for their wedding! Also, Cindy Beale struggles with the events of the last few days and is shell shocked when Ian Beale hits her with another massive bombshell…