It’s been quite the year for George

Knight (Colin Salmon) so far in EastEnders.

After welcoming his adoptive parents to

Walford, George discovered Eddie (Christopher

Fairbank) and Gloria (Elizabeth Counsell) only adopted him as part of a process called child farming.

From thereon in George seemed to receive bad news after bad news. He learnt that Eddie was facing trial for murder, and then discovered the victim was his biological father Henry.

Most recently, after being part of the trial that ultimately sent Eddie to prison, George said goodbye to Gloria, who died after experiencing a heart attack.

As George contacts Rufus to arrange a fight, Gina Knight (Francesca Henry) and Anna Knight (Molly Rainford) contact their half-brother Junior about holding a memorial in the pub for Gloria.

When the day of Gloria’s memorial arrives, George is nursing some bad injuries from his fight the night before. After Anna and Gina realise Junior isn’t coming, things get even worse when George gets dizzy and almost collapses.

Realising what’s happening, Cindy Beale (Michelle Collins) and Phil Mitchell (Steve McFadden) insist he goes to the hospital.