EastEnders Spoilers 25th - 29th December 2017

[Perdita]

It's official – EastEnders will reveal the last of Max Branning's dark secrets in the show's dramatic Christmas Day episode.

Max (Jake Wood) has recently gone public with his shocking scheme for revenge against Albert Square, but even now, his loved ones still only know the half of it.

Fortunately, Jane Beale helpfully left a voicemail message on Stacey Fowler's phone in her final episode in October, which revealed everything about Max. Jane mentioned how he was responsible for Steven's death and nearly killed her too.


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This secret message now looks set to play a major role in the hour-long festive special, so brace yourselves for plenty of drama.

Upcoming episodes see Stacey (Lacey Turner) finally get her missing phone back, after Karen Taylor finds out about her son Riley stealing it to bring in money for the family.

Karen warns the boys to make sure the phone is returned to Stacey, who's very grateful to be reunited with it on Christmas Day.

Max and his daughter Abi (Lorna Fitzgerald) both spend December 25 with the Fowlers, so when Stacey plugs in her phone to charge it, tense scenes see it become a ticking timebomb.

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Abi and Max Branning spend Christmas with the Fowlers in EastEnders
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Abi Branning and Max Branning spend Christmas with the Fowlers in EastEnders
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As the full truth about Max's bad behaviour finally comes to light, show bosses have teased that his dramatic downfall will be on a massive scale.

The truth about Max has been tipped to destroy the Branning family forever, but as ever with EastEnders at Christmas, you'll just have to tune in on the night to find out exactly what's in store.

EastEnders airs an hour-long episode on Christmas Day at 9pm on BBC One.


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[lizann]

did jane tell stacey max killed stephen? i thought her message was max was dangerous not to be trusted

[parkerman]

did jane tell stacey max killed stephen? i thought her message was max was dangerous not to be trusted

Jane's message was that Max was responsible for Steven's death and that he left her to die in the fire.

[lizann]

Jane's message was that Max was responsible for Steven's death and that he left her to die in the fire.

be great if stacey just ignored it :p

[tammyy2j]

Lauren and Jack does not want Abi and Max for Christmas?

[lizann]

online chatter that phil shoots max but abi or lauren gets shot instead either way max coming out the loser in all this

[tammyy2j]

online chatter that phil shoots max but abi or lauren gets shot instead either way max coming out the loser in all this

I could see Lauren standing in front of Max if he attempts to shoot Ian :p would she do the same for Phil?

[tammyy2j]

EastEnders boss John Yorke has confirmed that there'll be a shock death over the festive period this year.

The show's executive consultant announced the news at an EastEnders press event this week, warning that someone won't make it through the holiday season alive.

Speaking to Digital Spy and other media, Yorke explained: "I came up with a tagline to guide us through the episodes.

"It was pretty cheesy, but as Mick and Linda were about to renew their wedding vows, I came up with this line: 'Someone old, someone new, someone's dead and someone's blue'. Marketing quite rightly raised their eyebrows! But in my head, the gist of that promise holds true."

The identity of the unlucky character is being kept tightly under wraps, but it's no secret that we'll see the Brannings, Carters and the Beales taking centre stage over Christmas and New Year.

Max Branning has been tipped to get his comeuppance on Christmas Day, while repercussions have also been promised for evil James Willmott-Brown and his fellow Weyland & Co conspirators.

We also know that Mick Carter's involvement with Aidan Maguire and his planned heist will also end in tears, so it seems that any number of characters could find themselves in the firing line over the next couple of weeks.

Teasing Christmas, New Year and further ahead, Yorke added: "Someone old – Mel, Big Mo, Jean, Kat and Masood. Someone new – Hunter Owen, the Ahmed family, and a brand new Slater. Someone's dead – one person. And almost everyone else, as this is EastEnders, is in various shades of blue!"

[kaz21]

My moneys on max dying at Xmas.

[lizann]

My moneys on max dying at Xmas.

daily star has funeral pictures today and max is there so am thinking lauren or abi die

[kaz21]

Lol after watching tonight’s episode, I did wonder about Martin, as random as that is.

[lizann]

Lol after watching tonight’s episode, I did wonder about Martin, as random as that is.

michelle is at funeral too

i like new martin shame stacey cheated on him

[Debs]

Hello :cheer:
I love Max character , and love him and Stacey together. I think hes a gonner this xmas! His and Staceys storyline will have come full circle, and during an appearance on This Morning a few weeks he gave a strange look and was very cagey when asked about his contract! I am hoping its Abi TBH but feel its more likely to be max :(

[lizann]

how is abi and max at stacey's for Christmas day martin wanted him gone and she bonked him again

[tammyy2j]

Is Tanya back to be killed off?

[kaz21]

Apparently to lose one or both girls by the looks of it.

[tammyy2j]

Apparently to lose one or both girls by the looks of it.

Where was Oscar, he needs to stay away from Walford

It is bad to have the same sister deaths a year after Ronnie and Roxy

I think the show had no idea how to deal with Max's release and subsequent revenge

Stacey and Max "connection" have now lead to 3 deaths from The Queen Vic roof

[Rear window]

Someone used the word fantasy on another thread. They have drifted off into complete nonsense.

[tammyy2j]

I cannot see how Max and Stacey can be redeemed, how can they live with the guilt

[Rear window]

I cannot see how Max and Stacey can be redeemed, how can they live with the guilt

and someone really needs to lock that bloody roof door. or pull the pub down. who'd want to save the pub now?

[Rear window]

Am I cross the writers/long term planners have 'copped' out of dealing with abi's baby storyline, or denying at least one brannng a happy escape from the square?

[tammyy2j]

Did Jane send Tanya to let Ian know, why did Jane herself not come back?

[parkerman]

Did Jane send Tanya to let Ian know, why did Jane herself not come back?

I don't think so. Jane told Tanya what had happened so she came to get her two girls away from Max.

[Debs]

Hello :cheer:
I love Max character , and love him and Stacey together. I think hes a gonner this xmas! His and Staceys storyline will have come full circle, and during an appearance on This Morning a few weeks he gave a strange look and was very cagey when asked about his contract! I am hoping its Abi TBH but feel its more likely to be max :(

So happy my feeling was wrong! I have loved these christmas episodes. Gutted for Stacey but really feel this has put some life back into her character! I have not enjoyed the slummy mummy, bored housewife Stacey, that we have seen for too long. Not enjoying the second wait to see who died. I think Abi will be Braindead and kept alive to give her baby a chance to survive.
What was the real point of the gunshot, it seemed a bit out of place to me to shoot that gun for nothing! But surely if it somehow managed to hit somebody that would have been revealed tonight.

Loving Eastenders again at the mo

[tammyy2j]

I don't think so. Jane told Tanya what had happened so she came to get her two girls away from Max.

Tanya knew also about Jane's messages to Stacey which Max lied was from Jean

I don't see why Jane is not returning now

[Rear window]

What was the real point of the gunshot, it seemed a bit out of place to me to shoot that gun for nothing! But surely if it somehow managed to hit somebody that would have been revealed tonight.

Loving Eastenders again at the mo

Yes it pinged off something, wasn't heard by anyone, so has it stuck in a tyre and will cause a blow out at speed and then kill someone?
If nothing comes of it it was a bit pointless.

I think loving it might be a bit strong, but it has got me fully engaged even if not in a positive sense.

[lizann]

where is cora she lives close by

[lizann]

so where is tanya and lauren now?

[parkerman]

so where is tanya and lauren now?
Lauren was in a hospital bed tonight.

[tammyy2j]

I felt I was missing an episode tonight as it looked to skip from the cliffhanger from Tuesday's episode

Stacey is ruined :angry: Sharon on about a party in the pub after Lauren and Abi just fell from it's roof, what a heartless cow :thumbsdow

[lizann]

Lauren was in a hospital bed tonight.

she was in theatre having a serious op last we saw now all well another soap super fast recovery