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Ben Mitchell plans revenge on James Willmott-Brown in EastEnders drama

Ben will fly off the handle when he discovers his mother's rapist is closer to home

BEN Mitchell is going to attack James Willmott-Brown in EastEnders.

The young mechanic – who is played by actor Harry Reid in the BBC soap – will fly into a rage when he discovers his boyfriend Luke is the son of the man who viciously raped his mother Kathy.

Desperate to seek revenge on the brute, Ben, who has already killed Heather Trott and come close to killing boyfriend Paul’s murderers, will hatch a plan.

But when he learns that Willmott-Brown wants to meet him, it looks like he will get the chance to put his plan into action.

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With mum Kathy begging him not to go, Ben decides to confront the problems head on and agrees to meet with Willmott-Brown.

Spoiler pictures released by the BBC show the moment Ben wields a hammer at the rapist, but could he really kill him?

On Friday night’s episode of the BBC soap, viewers watched with intrigue as Ben’s dad Phil discovered Willmott-Brown was Luke’s father.

The Mitchell hardman had visited Willmott-Brown to force him to stay away from Kathy Beale after he cornered her in the cafe, years after he viciously raped her.

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Kathy had locked herself away in her house for days after her Halloween horror when the vile businessman tried to intimidate her in the cafe.

But now with Ben ready to deal with Willmott-Brown, will she finally be free of her abuser? And will this lead to Ben’s exit after it was confirmed Harry Reid would be leaving the show.


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