FREDDIE Slater rocked up Albert Square last year with the firm intention of finding his father.
Graham Foster makes a shocking return to EastEnders next week – will his son get the truth from him?
Freddie Slater is determined to know who his father is
But Kat Slater intercepts his efforts
Will he ever get the truth?
The truth of Freddie Slater’s conception was carefully swept under the rug when he first returned to Walford last year.
Freddie (played by Bobby Brazier) came back to the Square ahead of Kat Slater’s wedding to Phil Mitchell and was hellbent on finding out who his father really was.
He was initially convinced that Billy Mitchell was his father due to his mother, Little Mo, being married to him at the time he was conceived.
However, the market trader made it clear to him – he was looking at the wrong man.
Since then, Freddie has left the issue on a backburner as he was most notably diagnosed with ADHD for the first time.
Coming up next week on BBC One, Freddie helps Alfie Moon (Shane Richie) arrange a surprise pirate-themed birthday party for Bert and Ernie after his original plans are scuppered when Kat reveals Phil are planning to take the twins away.
The party is a roaring success and after watching Alfie’s amazing fatherly bond with his children, Freddie decides it’s time for him to search for his father.
He turns to Kat Slater (Jessie Wallace), demanding to know about his dad’s identity, but she quickly dismisses him in an attempt to protect him from the truth.
An undeterred Freddie continues to search for answers, and asks Alfie and Billy (Perry Fenwick) to share what they know.
Kat intercepts the conversation and agrees to tell Freddie the truth later that evening but not wanting to betray Little Mo’s trust, she lies.
Unfortunately for Kat, her own son Tommy Moon betrays her when he overhears a conversation between her, Jean (Gillian Wright) and Harvey Monroe (Ross Boatman).
The little boy heads to Freddie to share his dad’s real name – Graham Foster.
Freddie later beams as he discovers ‘Graham Foster’ on a car dealership website with a contact number, completely unaware of what really happened between him and Little Mo.
Bobby Beale (Clay Milner Russell) helps Freddie set up a clandestine meeting with his dad, Graham, as he pretends to test drive one of his cars.
Overwhelmed at being face to face with his dad, Freddie soon reveals his true identity – how will Graham react?
Elsewhere, Kat, Billy and Alfie frantically try to track down Freddie before Bobby reluctantly reveals his location under the pressure of Kat’s interrogation.
Will Freddie ever get to the bottom of things?
Diehard fans of the London-based drama will remember that Graham raped Little Mo and her pregnancy eventually destroyed her marriage with Billy Mitchell.
But how will Freddie react once he finds out?
EastEnders airs from Monday to Thursday at 7.30pm on BBC One.
Tommy overhears a shocking conversation
But how will Freddie react when he finds out his mother was raped?
