Max Branning (Jake Wood)

[moonstorm]

Jake Wood has said his EastEnders character Max Branning has turned over a new leaf.

Max cheated on wife Tanya (Jo Joyner) with daughter-in-law Stacey (Lacey Turner), prompting her to drug him and bury him alive.

However, Wood said Max is determined to make a fresh start after leaving Walford to give Tanya a chance to recover from her broken heart.

He told TV Times: "He's made every effort to clean up his act while he was away; he claims to be a new man.

"Everyone's got the ability to change. When someone goes through very traumatic events, like the burial stuff, it can have repercussions for the future, good or bad."

Wood recently returned to filming following his period of paternity leave which saw the birth of son Buster with wife Alison. He returns to screens on June 23.

[Chloe O'brien]

Yeah how will it be before he is back to his womanising ways.

[Jojo]

Buster?! Did his wife give birth to a dog or something? Sorry, OT I know, but Buster!!

[Siobhan]

Buster?! Did his wife give birth to a dog or something? Sorry, OT I know, but Buster!!

thanks for the laugh

[JustJodi]

what is it with these celebrity baby names ??? BUSTER ??? Yea JOJO it sounds like his wife gave birth to a puppy .. a ginger bulldog,,

[StarsOfCCTV]

Buster....ooh no..I hope he has a good middle name he can use instead

Good to see Max return he can put an end to this Tanya and Jack!

[Perdita]

EastEnders' Max Branning is left fighting for his life at the end of the month when he is dramatically mown down in a hit and run.

Max, played by 36-year-old Jake Wood, plots revenge against his brother Jack (Scott Maslen) when he has him arrested for attempted murder, but in a sensational Halloween twist, Max is knocked over by Darren Miller's (Charlie G. Hawkins) speeding car and left for dead.

An Albert Square source told DS: "It's definitely a shocker. Max finally realises the trauma he's caused his family over the last number of months and goes to resolve his differences with Tanya. He doesn't make it across the Square, though. Before he gets across the road, an unidentified driver knocks him down."

They added: "Max has made enough enemies over the last year to last him a lifetime. So the big question will be - who tried to kill Max? Was it Bradley? Stacey? Tanya? Callum? Peter? The list could go on!"

Earlier this week, it was announced that former Footballers' Wives actress Alison Newman is to make an appearance as DI Keeble, one of the detectives who heads up the investigation.

Earlier this year, Max's wife Tanya (Jo Joyner) tried to kill her husband by burying him alive in a coffin.

The hit and run will transmit in an hour-long Halloween special on Thursday, October 30 at 7.30pm on BBC One.

[Bad Wolf]

remind me how liam in corrie died again...........????????/








sounds familiar from somewhere

[parkerman]

They added: "Max has made enough enemies over the last year to last him a lifetime. So the big question will be - who tried to kill Max? Was it Bradley? Stacey? Tanya? Callum? Peter?

Peter?

[sindydoll]

ive just been reading this on digital spy!! eastenders just gets worse dosnt it