Steve Macfadden as Phil 'Crack-whore' Mitchell (copyright BBC)It'd be no surprise for a casual viewer to turn on Eastenders at the moment and finding Steve doing what he does best (I hope to God it's not method acting; for then I fear for the Macfadden man dem); which is basically acting drunk in the wake of the loss of his children. But, alas, the scriptwriters clearly wanted to challenge his acting prowess and have written in a crack addiction for Phil to cope with - making Phil Mitchell and his accomplice Rainie Cross the Doherty & Winehouse of Albert Square.
After merely three days on crack cocaine, the Mitchellite's flat already looks like a leftover set from Danny Boyle's Trainspotting (what is it about drawn brown curtains and creating an instant nicotine-stained addict mis-en-scene?) and viewers have already forgotten about Lucas-gate. But what else has been happening in Walford-the-place-to-be? Well, there's Janine and Ryan getting engaged and a sleazy mysterioso trying to buy the Vic - not the most action-packed week on the Square, but I'm sure next week will entertain with an episode set entirely within Phil's David Lynch-esque subconcious during a bad trip - Inception meets Requiem for a Dream with a cockney vibe.
