George Knight (Colin Salmon) was left horrified in recent EastEnders scenes when he discovered that his adopted father Eddie Knight (Christopher Fairbank) murdered his biological father Henry Kofi Asare.
In the aftermath of his discovery, George has leaned on ex-wife Cindy Beale (Michelle Collins) for support, accepting advice from her over what to do about his current situation.
He went on to cause friction between them when he asked her not to mention their chat to anyone, as he had promised fiancé Elaine Peacock (Harriet Thorpe) that he would turn to her in his time of need.
With George and Cindy having seemingly grown closer once again following Cindy’s sudden reappearance in his life, actor Colin Salmon reveals how their relationship is set to shape up in the future.
‘One of the things that becomes clear is how important George’s relationship with Cindy is to him. I think it can get confused with romance, but actually, it’s Cindy’s knowledge of him, Gloria and Eddie that matters.
‘George’s world suddenly becomes very small, and Cindy becomes very important spiritually. She has the ability to talk him down because she understands him better than anyone does right now.’
In upcoming scenes, both Elaine and Cindy are set to join forces in an attempt to calm George down after taking the stand in court for Eddie’s trial.
It comes after a tough week, which sees George discover that there his DNA tests have found no matches, meaning there is no trace of his birth family.
‘George is in a desert of knowledge, and he was hoping to find some connections,’ Colin explained. ‘Suddenly, he’s got West African roots, but he doesn’t know anything about his heritage.
‘I quite like that he’s totally oblivious about this and has to look it up. I also like that George knows what he doesn’t know and is prepared to find out but not getting any DNA result matches leaves him with a massive hole because he hoped to find something.’
Colin went on to reveal that it is ‘crucial’ for George to find his biological family, following the revelation that his father had come looking for him.
‘It’s crucial because now George knows that his birth father came back for him, and that changes things. Now, he realises that his parents wanted him back, and they were always his people.
