EastEnders pulled from BBC iPlayer on Monday as new boss issues statement

EastEnders will not drop on iPlayer on Monday (Picture: BBC/Metro)

A new era dawns on Walford as Ben Wadey takes over as EastEnders boss from next week, and in order to mark the occasion, a mysterious and intriguing offering of the BBC One soap lined up.

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.

‘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, 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.

Alfie Moon is determined to help Jean Slater (Picture: :BBC/Jack Barnes/Kieron McCarron)

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).

Joel Marshall (Max Murray), meanwhile, is arrested after he assaults a Tube passenger, much to the horror of Tommy (Sonny Kendall).

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.

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