EastEnders’ Roxy draws Amy closer to creepy Craig – who is hiding a secret

| Freelance Soaps Reporter Published September 14, 2026 11:59pm Amy is drawn further into Craig’s web (Picture: BBC) Craig Ingram (Matthew James Bailey) continues to manipulate Amy Mitchell (Ellie Dadd) next week in EastEnders, as the insidious grooming plot gets even darker. The pervy policeman turned up as part of the investigation into Joel Marshall’s (Max Murray) attack, which saw him smashed over the head and left for dead, with Amy forming part of the line up of suspects. Determined to find out exactly what evidence the police had, Amy attempted to get close to Craig, but instantly found herself out-manipulated, and eventually confessed all to him, and while he was initially contemplating reporting her admission, he soon found himself off the case. See, Craig’s creepy behaviour toward young, vulnerable Amy isn’t the first time he’s been inappropriate professionally. After previously facing an investigation due to gross misconduct, his boss suspended him as it turned out another complaint had been levied against him, this time due to engaging in an inappropriate relationship with a female colleague. Yeah, he’s pretty grim is Craig, and when he told Amy that he’d simply chosen to keep her name out of the case, while also neglecting to tell her that he’d been suspended, it became clear that he’s was about to get even grimmer. Craig has crossed every line (Picture: BBC/Jack Barnes/Kieron McCarron) And grimmer it got, when Craig asked Amy out for a drink, subsequently ordering her a double gin – when she’d requested a single – before getting her to open up about her current troubles, while also calling her an ‘old soul’, surrounded by a ‘childish’ friend group. He then kissed her. When Amy’s dad and Craig’s colleague, Jack Branning (Scott Maslen), discovered that they’d been texting, he confronted Craig, who told him all about Amy’s guilt in relation to Joel, before continuing to message her in secret. Can anyone save Amy? (Picture: BBC) Ask Metro Use AI to go deeper into the stories you care about – powered by Metro and trusted publications. Next week sees Craig begin to ignore Amy, riling her up, before he finally agrees to a meet up, where he blames his ignorance on his increasing workload. Y’know, the work load he doesn’t have? Because he’s suspended? Soon, Amy falls further into his trap when she begins to expose her trauma over the death of her mum, Roxy Mitchell (Rita Simons), and her fear of losing step mum, Denise Fox (Diane Parish) to cancer, but when he notices the scars from her past self-harm, she flees. Deals of the Day An Instagram mattress left me with back pain – this one completely changed my mind Book Val d'Isère, Val Thorens and Tignes for less in Club Med's ski sale Save 25% on red light therapy masks, sauna blankets and sleep gadgets in Bon Charge sale The viral LED face mask with over 350 lights that's currently discounted by £100 A friend said I looked 'snatched' – I credit this new Charlotte Tilbury powder By the end of the week, though, she’s caught right back up in his web. With a long way to go in this dark plot, it’s doubtful anybody will realise and intervene at this point, but just how bad will it get for Amy? Arrow MORE: Take Metro’s latest Soaps quiz after a truly explosive week in Soapland Arrow MORE: What happens next in EastEnders as Craig is caught out? Spoilers for next week confirmed Arrow MORE: How old is EastEnders’ Amy Mitchell star Ellie Dadd in real life? The Soaps Newsletter – Daily All the latest soaps spoilers and gossip, in your inbox every morning.