Jane pretends she´s staying in Walford

Thursday 26th January, 19:30 on BBC1

Poor old Jane still can’t pluck up the courage to tell Tanya the truth about her plans to leave Walford, so she keeps up the pretence that she’s staying. Soon afterwards, Tanya asks Jane to accompany her as she attends a follow-up appointment at the hospital. Jane agrees to join her but continues to feel guilty about hiding her plans from her best friend.

A whileLater, the pair head to The Vic together and Tanya confesses that she attended the appointment to get some advice on sex, because she fears that Max could cheat on her as they’re not currently sleeping together. Jane continues to be a supportive friend as they chat, but the mood turns sour when Masood joins them and blurts out that Jane is still leaving. A shocked Tanya immediately storms out and when Jane later tries to make amends, she is cruelly dismissed by her friend. Losing her temper, Jane gives Tanya a piece of her mind, and their friendship is left in bits.

Across the square, Mandy wants to prove that she can be a good mother figure to Ian’s kids, but she’s left disheartened when Bianca gives her some home truths about the unglamorous life of a mother. Determined that her life won’t be like Bianca’s, Mandy asks Ian for a car and quickly manages to get her own way. Later, Mandy is forced to ask Jane for help when Bobby locks himself in the house and fears that Mandy doesn’t want him around. Mandy is relieved when Jane advises that Bobby doesn’t need another mother and will only need her to be his buddy.

Also tonight, Derek’s plan to control the Mitchells business empire starts to unfold, Lauren is left with a new found respect for Max after she joins him for a day of hard graft at the car lot, Bianca is livid when Ray introduces Morgan to his daughter Sasha, Lucy remains suspicious over the phone calls and texts that Mandy is receiving and tries to investigate, while Shirley is furious when she sees what Derek is doing and vows to see Phil to find out whats going down.