It’s fair to say Ian Beale (Adam Woodyatt) has a somewhat tortured history with the Wicks brothers in EastEnders – and next week, his worst nightmare comes true.

Long-term fans of the BBC soap will know that Ian’s wife Cindy Beale (Michelle Collins) first had an affair with her ex-boyfriend and his half-brother Simon Wicks (Nick Berry), which resulted in her falling pregnant with son Stephen.

While Ian and Cindy eventually reunited – with Ian agreeing to bring Stephen up as his own – their marriage was rocked once again when Cindy fell for the charms of Ian’s other half-brother David Wicks (Michael French).

So intense was Cindy’s love for David that she even hired a hitman to kill Ian so they could be together without Ian getting custody of the children.

Ultimately, the failed plot is what landed her in prison, where she was later believed to have died during childbirth in 1998.

Twenty-five years later, we found out that Cindy actually entered a witness protection programme while behind bars, and went off to live a new life in Spain as Rose Knight.

With Cindy now back on the Square and shacked up with Ian once again, there’s a huge threat to his happiness next week when he finds out that David is back in town.