Overview
- Linda Carter is slated to return on Monday 15 December, with an unexpected face-to-face with Max Branning the following day.
- A blaze at No. 25 traps Zoe Slater and leaves Oscar injured, and Max arrives during the crisis before keeping vigil at his son’s bedside.
- Max becomes wary of Ian Beale’s closeness with Lauren, shares his concerns with Jack Branning, and makes a public declaration in The Vic as he tries to support his daughter.
- The role of Annie has been quietly recast, a change fans suggest could underline her resemblance to biological father Max.
- Elaine Peacock’s Peacock Palace launch is thrown off course by Linda’s return, and Sam Mitchell undergoes a hospital biopsy with brother Phil’s support.