He gets a big surprise.

EastEnders spoilers follow.

EastEnders’ Alfie Moon is due to face a big setback as the Tommy child to parent abuse storyline continues.

Previously, Tommy attacked mum Kat Slater and when she pushed back, social services were called.

In scenes set to air next week on BBC One and the iPlayer streaming service, Tommy bunks off school, and Alfie and Kat don’t know how to deal with it.

Kat has a go at Alfie for not teaching Tommy discipline in her absence, and he decides to close the bookies early in order to have a one-on-one with his son.

Unfortunately, it leads to Alfie losing his job. Beyond that, it’s clear that things are nowhere near sorted with Tommy, despite the nice-guy act he puts on.

Alfie tries to find himself a new job, with help from Tommy. He gets an interview for manager of the Minute Mart, but once there, gets an unexpected surprise. Kat convinces Alfie to take the job… but what has the mystery surprise got in store for him?

Meanwhile, another EastEnders legend, Bianca Jackson, is back on the Square this week, and she’s not happy with what’s happened to Sonia, who’s being wrongfully blamed for Debbie’s murder.

“Bianca is frustrated by everyone,” actor Patsy Palmer said. “She’s screaming it from the rooftops and telling everybody she needs help with this, but no one is listening to her. Everybody seems to really like Reiss, and that’s understandable because he seems like a really nice guy.”

EastEnders airs on Mondays-Thursdays at 7.30pm on BBC One. The show also streams on BBC iPlayer, where most episodes drop early at 6am ahead of their TV broadcast.