'EastEnders' Patrick is victimised by the Mitchells - Spoiler Pictures

EastEnders' Patrick Trueman faces bullying and intimidation from the Mitchells next week as Ben's secretive behaviour has a big impact on Albert Square life.

As we reported last week, Patrick (Rudolph Walker) will soon spot Ben kissing his new love interest Duncan in The Vic's alleyway, causing the teen to panic and go all-out to ensure his silence - even though Patrick has already promised to keep quiet.

Ben (Joshua Pascoe) initially throws a brick through the B&B window to make a point, but the situation escalates when he barges into the Minute Mart, locks the door and starts to destroy the shop.

Phil (Steve McFadden) stumbles across the commotion just as Patrick has begun to lose his temper with Ben. Believing that Patrick locked Ben in and intended to harm him, Phil angrily threatens the shopkeeper when he refuses to apologise.

The Walford hardman's fury soon leads to a full-on bullying campaign as he orders Alfie to lay Patrick off at the pub, and also teams up with Jay to destroy Denise's car headlights.

Battle lines are then drawn on the Square as Heather moves out of Phil's in support of Patrick, while Denise publicly accuses Phil of racism at The Vic.

With the situation so tense, will Ben have the courage to clear Patrick's name and reveal what's really going on, or will he keep quiet?

For full details on this story and all of next week's episodes, head over to our EastEnders spoiler section. Here, though, Soap Scoop presents a full picture preview of the upcoming scenes.