EastEnders’ Tony Clay reveals huge twist as Callum becomes ‘hellbent’ on catching killer
EastEnders' Callum Highway (Tony Clay) is set to take on the murder case of Keanu Taylor in episodes this week, as he tries to distract himself with work after husband Ben Mitchell (Max Bowden ) was jailed for fraud earlier this year.
And as his detective skills lead him to grow suspicious of Linda, things could be all over in for The Six. The events of Keanu Taylor’s murder went down in the Queen Vic on Christmas day, with Linda Carter (Kellie Bright) being the one to finalise the lethal strike. However, it was Dean Wicks (Matt Di Angelo) who was arrested for the murder, after Stacey Slater (Lacey Turner) planted the murder weapon in his flat.
Now, it looks like Linda and Sharon are under scrutiny from Callum almost six months after the events went down, as Tony Clay opens up on the future of his character, and what’s going down with ‘The Six’.
“It’s been a bit of a storm for him," the actor reveals in a new interview "He’s had a lot to take on in a short space of time so I think he feels a little bit lost at the moment. I think the reason he starts snooping around Keanu’s case is so he can throw himself into his work. He’s trying to distract himself, and he’s trying to be there, and be present for Lexi and everything that she’s got going on."
Meanwhile this week, Callum fails to invite Phil to Ben’s prison call, but Sharon persuades him otherwise. Explaining that he doesn't think this was done with malice, Tony shares: “I think it is a genuine oversight. The pair of them have had a tumultuous relationship over the years [Ben and Phil] so he wrongly assumes that Phil wouldn’t want to be a part of the call.
"When Callum realises Phil’s upset he’s more than happy for him to be involved. There’s no animosity between the pair, and I think they both feel like they’re in this together, and that the family has to collectively pull together and be there for Lexi despite how they’re all feeling,” he explains.
Callum’s suspicions of Linda arise during a conversation in the Vic after she makes a comment about Dean, and expanding on the moment, the actor said: “I think Linda’s façade slips in that moment, and as much as Callum would not want to believe that she could be involved, because he loves her dearly and because she’s a big part of his life as are the rest of the Carters, a part of Callum thinks what she says is odd.
“The policeman part of Callum also doesn’t want anything untoward happening. He’s glad to see Dean in prison, but he wants to make sure it’s for the crimes he’s committed.”
Sharon isn’t free of suspicion either, after her behaviour has left Callum wondering if there is "more than meets the eye" when it comes to her.
However, there is a part of the character that ‘turns a blind eye’ to the situation, as he “doesn’t want to see anything happen to Sharon and Linda, but equally he is throwing himself into his work and so he’s going on every single lead because he’s trying to keep himself distracted and busy,” admitting it’s a distraction to what’s going on in his personal life, and with Ben.
As expected, Callum does hit a few brick walls, as Johnny and Jack, who both know about what happened with The Six, try to defer Callum from going any further in the investigation.
“There’s a really nice scene between Callum and Johnny where Callum opens up and admits that he does miss Ben, and that kind of makes Callum rethink. Jack also puts him on a new case, so Callum has got a new distraction, and he also feels like he’s got his suspicions off his chest for now,” the star teases.
