EastEnders will air a mixture of dark scenes and joyful times this Christmas, ahead of the normally dramatic Christmas Day episode.
This December, and New Year, will see one character left for dead in a brutal attack - spanning into a new whodunnit storyline.
Ian Beale will push one character too far leading to him fighting for his life, and with so many enemies it remains unclear who attacks him - with suspicions to be teased for a while.
Another dark plot sees Denise Fox in turmoil, as an unexpected face from her past returns. With serial killer ex Lucas Johnson and her daughter Chelsea Fox both heading back to Walford, there's plenty to come.
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