All 93 EastEnders pictures for next week as end of an era is ‘confirmed’

Nigel is in a bad way (Picture: BBC)

Phil finds him out in the street (Picture: BBC)

He’s barefoot (Picture: BBC)

Nigel dismisses his concerns (Picture: BBC)

Phil doesn’t know what to do for the best (Picture: BBC)

Later, he finds the kitchen in a mess (Picture: BBC)

And Nigel knocks boiling water all over him (Picture: BBC)

Denzel gets permission to host a party (Picture: BBC)

He’s got to look after the younger kids though! (Picture: BBC)

Jean is pleased when he invites Tommy (Picture: BBC)

Joel angles for an invite too (Picture: BBC)

He’s not the sort of person they want to hang around with! (Picture: BBC)

He’s hoping to use it as a way to get closer to Amy (Picture: BBC)

Denzel makes it clear he’s not welcome (Picture: BBC)

Tommy seems to finally be on the right track (Picture: BBC)

There may be trouble ahead… (Picture: BBC)

Tommy’s still wary of him (Picture: BBC)

A party is planned for Patrick’s birthday (Picture: BBC)

The Fox-Trueman-Branning clan are excited (Picture: BBC)

Elaine agrees that the party can be hosted at The Vic (Picture: BBC)

George steps in to help and she’s not happy (Picture: BBC)

Kat notices that Phil is struggling (Picture: BBC)

She tells him he needs to accept support (Picture: BBC)

Johnny has a chat with Elaine (Picture: BBC)

Phil is annoyed to see that Elaine has left Linda alone again (Picture: BBC)

Joel attempts to chat up Amy (Picture: BBC)

She’s not interested (Picture: BBC)

Kat calls back to the Mitchell house (Picture: BBC)

Nigel’s memory is worsening (Picture: BBC)

Kat can see that he’s becoming too much for Phil (Picture: BBC)

He refuses any extra help (Picture: BBC)

Kat exits, clearly worried (Picture: BBC)

She’s been spotted… (Picture: BBC)

By Jean! (Picture: BBC)

The two are at loggerheads again over the business partnership (Picture: BBC)

She turns to Patrick for support (Picture: BBC)

The two share a drink (Picture: BBC)

He counsels her over the situation (Picture: BBC)

Jean is urged to make amends (Picture: BBC)

She heads to Kat’s flat (Picture: BBC)

She brings up her friendliness with Phil (Picture: BBC)

Kat isn’t impressed by what she’s implying (Picture: BBC)

She insists that it’s a purely platonic friendship (Picture: BBC)

Nigel offers to help Lexi with her homework (Picture: BBC)

He comes confused and mistakes her for Clare (Picture: BBC)

Lexi is worried (Picture: BBC)

Harry can see that Barney is down (Picture: BBC)

It’s hoped that the Mitchells’ half-Christmas celebration will lift his mood (Picture: BBC)

Elaine has organised a huge party for Patrick (Picture: BBC)

She’s heard from George that he might be entitled to some of the pub in their divorce (Picture: BBC)

We know that a change of ownership is incoming… (Picture: BBC)

Howie is engrossed in Patrick’s party, but the women aren’t as impressed (Picture: BBC)

Johnny has an issue (Picture: BBC)

He’s going to have to win Bernie over (Picture: BBC)

Denzel and Joel are up to no good (Picture: BBC)

Elaine allows them to have a glass of punch each (Picture: BBC)

They run off with the jugs (Picture: BBC)

Johnny addresses his concerns to Denise (Picture: BBC)

She’s worried that The Six’s secrets will be on the brink of exposure (Picture: BBC)

What will Johnny do? (Picture: BBC)

Denise tells Phil to look after himself (Picture: BBC)

Felix wants Johnny to get Bernie’s seal of approval (Picture: BBC)

Will she spill about Keanu’s murder? (Picture: BBC)

Vicki notices some irregularities with the Panesar accounts (Picture: BBC)

Billy and Honey arrive for the Christmas lunch (Picture: BBC)

Things turn awry when Zack arrives (Picture: BBC)

Nicola throws him out (Picture: BBC)

Teddy sits down with Barney (Picture: BBC)

He has a confession to make (Picture: BBC)

He’s ok with Barney having a relationship with Zack (Picture: BBC)

What will Barney do? (Picture: BBC)

Vicki can’t get her head around the unusual invoices (Picture: BBC)

Ross tells her to speak with Ravi directly (Picture: BBC)

What will she do? (Picture: BBC)

Bernie brushes her off again (Picture: BBC)

Ravi’s delighted with his new car (Picture: BBC)

Priya looks pretty thrilled too! (Picture: BBC)

Bernie watches on from afar (Picture: BBC)

Is she hiding something? (Picture: BBC)

Joel calls by to see Tommy (Picture: BBC)

Kat doesn’t look impressed (Picture: BBC)

Is he dripping more poison into his ear? (Picture: BBC)

This can’t end well (Picture: BBC)

It’s because of Joel that Bert and Ernie drank the punch (Picture: BBC)

Linda’s upset (Picture: BBC)

She’s had another bad time with Elaine (Picture: BBC)

Johnny comforts her (Picture: BBC)

Nicola clocks Ravi’s new motor (Picture: BBC)

Barney chats with his mum (Picture: BBC)

Is he discussing Zack? (Picture: BBC)

Bernie meets up with Felix (Picture: BBC)

She looks nervous (Picture: BBC)

Suki and Ravi have questions about the accounts (Picture: BBC)

Phil Mitchell (Steve McFadden) is out of his depth in EastEnders next week, as my new spoiler pictures show, as Nigel Bates’ (Paul Bradley) young-onset dementia worsens.

He firstly finds his mate barefoot in the street – and the problem only escalates when Nige causes chaos in the kitchen and scolds Phil with boiling water.

There’s also an incident where he mistakes Lexi Pearce (Isabella Brown) for his adoptive daughter Clare (Gemma Bissix).

His ex-wife Kat Moon (Jessie Wallace) is deeply concerned and urges him to seek help from a professional carer, which sets her cousin Jean Slater’s (Gillian Wright) tongue wagging about their relationship.

Kat is quick to shut her down, asserting that it’s purely platonic.

There’s lots of celebrations next week – Patrick Trueman’s (Rudolph Walker) 85th birthday causes issues for the teens when they’re firstly served alcohol by Elaine Knight (Harriet Thorpe), and then steal two jugs of punch.

They leave the booze unattended, and youngsters Raymond, Bert and Ernie get their hands on it!

Christmas comes early for the Mitchell clan, as Nicola (Laura Doddington) and Teddy (Roland Manookian) hope that a mid-year bash will boost son Barney’s (Lewis Bridgeman) spirits after learning about his true paternity.