Howie saves the day in EastEnders when Kim loses her voice

As The Six watch on, suppressing their inner torment.

When Kim loses her voice, the Walford carol concert is in jeopardy, but after some words of encouragement from Patrick, Howie steps up.

And Sharon, Kathy, Linda, Stacey, Suki, and Denise all watch on as they try to suppress their inner torment.

EastEnders continues Mondays to Thursdays at 7.30pm on BBC One with first look episodes available from 6am on BBC iPlayer