A new era dawns on Walford as Ben Wadey takes over as EastEnders boss from this week, and in order to mark the occasion, a mysterious and intriguing offering of the BBC One soap lined up.
‘Next week marks the start of something big in Walford that we hope will get everyone talking, and it’s only just the beginning,’ said Executive Producer Ben on Friday, teasing what’s to come.
‘We’ve got twists, shocks, and plenty of drama lined up for a summer you don’t want to miss.’
The excitement is real… but if you’ve tried to tune in already, you’ll have noticed that it’s nowhere to be seen.
EastEnders will not drop on iPlayer on Monday (Picture: BBC/Metro)
Why is EastEnders not on BBC iPlayer?
With ‘something big’ on the horizon to kick things off the new chapter, Monday’s (June 16) edition of the long-running serial will be withheld from BBC iPlayer until after it’s broadcast on BBC One at 7:30pm.
EastEnders, as audiences know, traditionally drops daily episodes on BBC iPlayer from 6am, over 12 hours before they transmit on telly.
But this service will not be available to fans on Monday, who will instead have to wait until the evening to get their daily Walford fix.
Do you normally watch EastEnders early on iPlayer?
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Yes – I like my early morning visits to Walford
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No – my daily Albert Square fix is better suited to evenings
Monday’s episode will pick up following Kat (Jessie Wallace) and Alfie’s (Shane Richie) special wedding day and Jean (Gillian Wright) is yet again on the warpath, making it her mission to sabotage Harvey (Ross Boatman) and Kathy’s (Gillian Taylforth) new business venture.
Alfie does his best to stop her interference but he’s soon distracted by a phone call from Stacey (Lacey Turner).
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Joel Marshall (Max Murray), meanwhile, is arrested after he assaults a Tube passenger, much to the horror of Tommy (Sonny Kendall).
Over the weekend, the BBC soap has posted a number of cryptic clues, seeming to suggest that a return could be on the cards.
The first of these videos showed a door opening onto Albert Square, captioned: ‘Knock knock, who’s there?’
Further videos followed the apparent point of view of the returnee, with the camera briefly flickering to black at occasions to indicate blinking.
But who could it be?
The offering in question will be the first tribute to Ben Wadey, who takes over from Chris Clenshaw.
Under Chris’ reign, EastEnders won a string of awards – including a whopping eight at the Soap Awards last month – and received acclaim on a regular basis.
EastEnders continues Monday June 16 at 7:30pm on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.
