EastEnders followers had an identical response to the information that the cleaning soap will probably be going dwell as soon as once more subsequent 12 months to commemorate its fortieth anniversary.
On Monday evening, the BBC unveiled plans to mark EastEnders’ fortieth 12 months on the air in type, with a novel dwell episode.
The long-running cleaning soap final went dwell virtually a decade in the past with a particular week of episodes to have a good time EastEnders’ thirtieth anniversary, which largely went off with out a hitch… that’s, except you converse to Jo Joyner, who infamously ended up going viral when she by chance referred to co-star Adam Woodyatt by his actual title, slightly than that of his character.
And it’s this second that was recent in followers’ minds over on X when the newest plans have been introduced…
The subsequent dwell episode – which is because of air on BBC One in February 2025 – will even mark a primary for the present in that it’ll enable viewers to vote for the end result of 1 storyline.
A BBC press launch defined: “In a primary for the cleaning soap, the anniversary week can have an added twist to incorporate an interactive ingredient the place the viewers will have the ability to select their desired end result of a love story.
“While these in query presently stay beneath wraps, their destiny will stay firmly within the viewers’ fingers and the end result will play out in the course of the dwell episode because the solid and crew will probably be set to adapt the scene to painting whichever result’s voted for by the general public.”